New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05

other for political purposes only, can
see little hope of conference commit
Zee agreeing on a bill which viii be &C
ceptable TO both branches Of Congress
and to the President.
II the President will accept the kind
Of bin which some Of the Senate lead
ers believe can be passed the HOUSE
leaders will try to pave the way in the
House toward the adoption Of q confer
.ence report which eliminates the House
amendments providing for the physical
valuation Of railroads and the inclusion
Of telegraph and telephone companies,
although there is no probability Of their
abandonment before the measure passes
tine House.
The biggest fly in the ointment seems
80 be the long-ano- short-haul clause
The House has gone on record for this
clause by q substantial majority, and
the provision has the hearty approval or
Representative Mann. chairman Of the
Committee on Interstate Commerce
The Senate leaders are determined to
resist 20 the end q long-and-short-haui
r,royision. IT is admitted that the vote
IN the Senate on this question will be
cInse unless there is a wide split in the
ranks Of the Democrats. The Republi-
can advocates are seeking TO modify the
Dixon long-and- short-haul clause in
such a way as TO commend II to the ap-
nroval Of a majority Of the Republicans.
Another lonu-and Short Haul Clause.
The situation was complicated some
what this afternoon when Senator Tayn-
ter. of Kentucky, offered lons-ano-
ehort-hatll amendment which has the
approval of many Democratic Senators
Some Of the insurgents thought they saw
in this move an attempt by the Repuo-
lican leaders 10 divide the Democrats on
this question
The House Democrats are preparing
substitute bill which will include all the
radical amendments adopted thus lar,
and excludes the Commerce Court. This
Substitute will be offered by Representa-
tive Adarnson, of Georgia, who hopes TO
force the insurgents into voting for it
Among the leaders who arc confident
that q bill will be passed is Representa-
tive Tavney, of Minnesota, who counts
on President Taft to whip the insurgents
into line. or at least enough Of them to
iuslIre the adoption Of a conference re-
port which represents in some measure
the desires Of the House
AIdrich Warns the Regulars.
when Senator Aidrich called the regu-
lar Republican Senators together this
afternoon he confronted them with d
grin, description of the possible political
effect of their apparent defeat at the
hands of the insurgents and Democrats
He asked his associates whether they
were ready TO submit TO domination by
such q combination. Any such surrender
he warned them. meant the failure OF
the Taft policies and the downfall OF
conservative control not only in Con-
rress but IN the Republican party gen.
orally.
some one reminded Mr.. Aldrich that
the Senators gathered there were not
tu agreement on all points. He replied
that they must get together and agree
n stand together. and let the details be
secondarv. otherwise, he said, Congress
would adjourn without a single feature
The entire tone of this conference was
,,e1liEerert toward the insurgents. This
VAS the dominant note: Let US get
together and stand as a unit against
every insurgent proposition If the in
surgents propose anything good, We'll
take it over bodily and put il through
as our own. if they propose anything
bad. Well stamp it out
IL was asserted that President Taft
had been kept fully advised of the situs-
ton. and Was in sympathy with the
plan. 1t vas said in behalf of the con-
ferrees that while the measures which
would be advocated were heroic they
we're necessary in defence Of the admin
istration and the integrity of the Re
publican party, and as q means to any
effective legislation whatever
To Senator Aldricll WAS given the lead
ership Of the movement In his absence
the plan is to mark time and en-
deavcr TO hold the fort There viii be
many further conferences at the White
Hcuse and elsewhere. and the details
Of the militant plan Will be perfected.
Mr.. Payne Optimistic.
Representative Serene z. Payne, Of
New York. majority leader in the House,
sounded an optimistic note tonight.
Il haven't seen or heard anything on
the House side V llich indicates z great
split in the party he said. Have
,-oue- he ncuired. with q brea5 smile.
I think those fellows IN the Senate are
,,,,5s,5,, alarmed
Representative VreeIand, Of New York,
said:
This insurgency IS not becoming