Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-17
Satisfactory Ballinger-Pin-
chot Committee Will
Not Stop Struggle
CLASHES EXPECTED
Fate of Bills Which Cham
pion Taft's Policies
Is in Doubt
ASSOCIATED Pressl


W rangement Is made for the He.
lection Of the Joint committee to In
vestigate the Ballinger- -Pinchot contro-
versy, the insurgent fight promises t
occupy a prominent place in the CON
gressional situation this week.
That there will be a lull in hostili-
ties in the house as soon as the Bal
linger- -Pinchot committee is appointed
is conceded, but those who are anxious
that legislation may proceed without
delay are not oVersanguine of their
efforts to keep the insurgent row il
check. They look for renewed out.
breaks whenever any question affect
ing the Cannon rules is interjected into
the proceedings
Second in interest to the discussion
of the battle between the Republican
organization and insurgents of the
house, is the gossip in both branches
of congress as to what will be the fate
of administration bills to put into
force what are now known as Taft
policies. These embrace the program
for the amendment of the interstate
commerce laws, amendment of the
Shedman antitrust law, and for the
conservation of natural resources.
Little opposition has been heard OF
strengthening the interstate commerce
act On all sides it seems conceded
that some such measure as is pro-
posed by Mr., Taft will be enacted.
Insurgents to Hold Conference
Insurgents of the senate expect tc
hold a conference to consider then
attitude on the administration bills. lr
the meantime the senate committee OF
interstate commerce will take up the
interstate commerce bill next Friday.
The message of the president bear
ing on the question of enacting a vol
untary federal incorporation law to Off
set the Interpretation placed on the
Sherman antitrust law in the Stand
ard Oil company case, and a possible
affirmation of that decision by the SUI
preme court, has attracted little at
tention in the house. Members of thu
senate Judiciary committee have read
the bill which President Taft and At
|. torney General Wickersham have
drafted and which will be presented
to. the senate through Senator clark
of Wyoming.
Comments on the federal incorpora-
ton bills have not been altogether
favorable. Many lawyers have taken
the position that it interferes with the
rights of states to tax property of cor
believe that, if the decision in the
Standard Oil case is AFFIRMED by the
supreme court, that company would be
the first to take advantage of vol
untarv federal incorporation act.
Opposition to the Standard Oil COM
pany, as a monopoly, impels these
members of congress to be against any
measure designed to give relief to any
trust.
Volunteer Sponsor Is Wanted
Administration bills on the conserva-
ton of natural resources are still be-
fore the house committee on public
lands, awaiting the announcement OF
some volunteer that he is willing to
undertake their defense in the house.
The offer of Chairman Mondell of Wy
oming to introduce the bill "by re-
quest" having been declined by Presi-
dent Taft and Secretary Ballinger, at
tention will be given to the measures
bv individual members of the commit
tee, and they may be parCeled out
among several western representa-
tives.
Many people believe the administra-
tion forces made mistake in de-
clining the proffer of Mr.. Mondell. His
opposition to the Ballinger bills is
said to be in harmony with lukeWarm
support given Dy Illlll I'll lllt past ~
the Roosevelt program on conservation
of natural resources.
1t is pointed out that few bills
withdrawing for government reserve
any part of the public domain that had
been subject to public entry, have had
Mr. Mondells support. The measures
i'm question were drafted by Secretary
Raliinger, and the Endorsement Intro
duced by request" would have brought
them prominently to the attention of
the country as administration meas
ures. ,,...
In view of the fact that Mr.. Balm
gers conservation tendencies have
been questioned it might prove ad-
yantageous to him to have his per-
sonal label on them.
An interesting situation will be
raised in the house committee on eX-
penditures in the interior department
nv Representative Hitchcock of Ne
braska, who will endeavor to sub
stantiate his charges of extravaganza
in the conduct of land offices.
The bill giving separate statehood
10 New Mexico and Arizona is on the
house calendar Mr.. Hamilton of
Michigan, author of the measure, says
if it's passage is delayed it will be in
the senate.