The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-03
HEYbURN-CARTER
CLASH SIGNIFICANT
May Mean RecOmmitment Of
the Administration Postal
Savings Bank Bill.
ANGRY WAR OF WORDS
BETWEEN TWO SENATOR'S
Sutherland Joins With Carter
in Defense of the Taft
Measure.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-The ad-
ministration postal savings bank bill
NAV be referred back 10 the post
office committee when the time comes
for a vote on that measure by the SEN
ate.
Senator Heyburn of Idaho so init
mated in speech iu the senate today
on his substitute for the pending bill.
Whether lie would offer tine substitute,
he said, would depend upon develop
meuts tomorrow.\
81 have heard many expressions of
dissatisfaction with the legislation as
1t slands.' he said, "a number of
senators have indicated desire that
the bill be recommittcd. that it may
have further consideration before we
commit ourselves irreconcilably TO tho
policy of postal savings system.
Republicans Not Pledged.
He added that the republican party
was under no pledge 20 pass savings
bank law ut the very beginning Of the
Taft administration. There still would
he time for consideration if tho bill
should 90 back TO the committee
Mr.. Hepburn s speech was followed
by sharp clash between himself and
Senator Carter, in charge of the bill
He bad begun by suggesting change
of title and Mr.. Carter charged him
with irving TO change the constitutional
character of the bill by altering the
title.
Mr.. Hepburn replied somewhat We
effort and Mr. Carter undertook 70
show that he had done so. While thc
Montana senator was speaking Mr..
Hepburn sought TO interrupt Mr. Car
ter declined TO WELD
II should think he would decline
after such a speech as he has made.
declared the Idaho senator, and started
out of the chamber.
The Rctort Incisivo.
"Aud ! - retorted the Montana sem
! ator would think that thc senator
would leave The room after such 4
speech as be has made
Mr.. Carter declared the Hepburn
substitute ridiculous and said that Mr.
| HcybUrp had offered II 10 present
something different rather than TO
present something better. y
Mr.. Hevburn 5 measure provides for
postal savings bank at the capital
the theory shat a government savings
system is cOustitutioDally permissible
only under the borrowing clause Of
tho constitution.
Defending the constitutionality Of
the Carter bill. Mr.. Bradlev said that
those who were attacking 1t We're of
the same party that had conteuded for
The right of rebellion.
'If' be said, 'thcv could have had
their way. the Union would have been
in the condition of John Sloat. who
was killed bY train in the west. His
father wired 'Scnd his remains home
The response came promptly, There
ain t none.
He asserted that none of the dire
democratic predictions against the va
rious republican measures had been
realized and he predicted that none
would be.
Sutherland Heard From.
MIR Sutherland also defended the ad-
ministration bill. both as constitutional
and as expedient He said q postal
savings system would aid 10 prevent
papics but this statement brought out
series of statements from Mr. Hale
who snid he was fearful that the effect
Of the proposed law would he bad on
other banks in time of panic. He
feared, he said. that it would cause
timid depositorsl in the ordinary sav-
incs banks to withdraw their funds and
deposit them with the coyernment;
Mir Carter Joined in Mr.. Suther-
land : response They agreed that
money taken ont of the banks for de-
post In the postal banks would immcdi-
atelv find its way back Ia the ordinary
banks. They also brought out the idea
that the limitation on postal deposits
would protect regular banking institu-
tious.
With the conclusion of Mr.. Suther-
lands speech Mr. Smoot presented thc
amendment TO fine bill previously
agreed upon by the republican mana
gers Further consideration Of the