New-York tribune., 1910-06-21
HUBUSTER IN SENATE
Daley Threatens to ProIong
Session on Engineer Bill.
POSTAL SAVINGS FIGHT
rcents Threaten to Act with
nsmocrats in Attack on the
Presidents Measure.
r1,,n The Tribune Bureau. ]

--,Isss the situation clears to-day
ren- .4sr it will not be possible to reach
fe. ss,ourr1ment this week They are
II.-s,nz every effort TO bring the present
oen-.- 81 q close not later than Saturday
's,ourrrnent this week is desired By more
oo u~r cent Of the members of both
N,nes of Congress. and the filibustering
p..o-s ere not popular at the Capitol
ers. really hot weather of the season
s.5 Washington to-day and strength
-,a cause OF those who are insisting
- congress bring its deliberations to a
greedy CONCLUSION
-.a threat OF g 6libuster was made by
.+o- Bailey when Senator Warren
.ne5 I'D the bill 10 increase the engineer
~ the army. The army engineers
--,--,sd the displeasure OF Mr.. Bailey be-
.be engineers made an adverse re-
IN g river Improvement project in
80 which he advocated He told the
.o-day that he intended 10 resist the
s-~egs of the bill and 10 hlibuster against
:. necessary 70 accomplish this result
:, yr Bailey persists in carrying out his
-,.- m action on the engineer bill will
~ taken this session
a, sctusl fIibusfer has been started by
..-sin tnsurgenr Senators who are op-
.oss5 70 the postal savings bank bili passed
~ .be House The Republican leaders are
..stiug in good faith TO carry out the plat
.,-,, nledge for the enactment OF g. postal
ssv4ngs bank Law. The House bill was
.-su,ed by the Republicans at & series of
,sucuses Il embodies the views Of 6 ma
.o-sty OF The House end was passed by an
nre-Thelring vote. Not a single RepubE-
ran voted against IL, and IL was supported
sr tgenty-three Democrats. The bill is
satisfactory 70 the President and 1t is the
desire Of the Senate leaders that the House
amendments shall be accepted 1t is be-
reved that Z the bill Is sent to conference
,bsrA Is danger that IL cannot be enacted
81 this session. Senator Cummins is lead
ing tie dght against the adoption of the
House amendments and has the support Of
Senator Bristow and g few other extreme
radicals OF the Republican side
Democrats Playing Politics.
Many Of the Democratic Senators are op-
rosed 10 the principle OF postal savings
hanks. They realize that this legislation is
popular II the country and that the enact
neil z pDSAdA SoN 4445c tS-4h INV "iA4 10
u asset O. the administration IN the aD-
PREACHING campaign Accordingly they are
giving their moral support to the Republi-
osn radicals who have started & fight TO
selo the bill TO conference.
Senator Cunmins spoke for several hours
this afternoon II criticism of the House
bl. He declared himself in favor of postal
savings repositories. but said he wanted
TIE Senate bill A poll Of the Senate dis
coses majority IN favor Of Senator Car
isrs motion 10 adopt the House amend
nertE. The leaders, some OF whom are not
personally II favor Of postal banks, but
isl that the platform pledge should be re-
deemed, have told MI. Cummins and his
associates that The sending Of the bill TO
conference viii defeat the enactment OF
postal savings hank law at this session
Senator Bacon and other Democrats VIII
speak tomorrow in opposition to the House
ttl There are about half g. dozen Demo
orsts who favor postal savings banks. and
Until To-day Il was expected they would
vote to- the adoption OF the House amend
ns1ts- The course of the Republican in
sgrsents has appealed TO the desire Of the
Democrats 70 make party capital. however.
End NOW al the minority Senators will vote
70 send the bill 10 conference
Z the fIibuster on Senator Carter's mo-
uon continues tomorrow II is probable the
Republican leaders will insist on night ses-
Eons They held conference to-day with
President Taft and assured him that they
would leave 10 stone unIurned 10 send him
postzl savings bank Dill at the earliest
rossible date
zF- H.
Assn made favorable report on the reso-
ililon authorizing the Committee on Privl-
lsses and Elections to make full inquiry
eio bribery charges in connection with the
election-of Senator Loriner. Senator Borah
wanted The resolution amended so that the
Investigation would be started Immediately.
Senator Burrows opposed Mr.. Borah' S
snenorent, which. he said, was tanta-
1ornt 10 e reflection on the Committee on
P-.glleges and Elections. The amendment
vas voted down and the resolution passed
i Is probable that the investigation Will be
na1s by subcommittee Of seven Sen
Siors. Senator Burrows will be chairman
ne subcommittee, which will begin its
Eork in Chicago. probably In October
Borah on Conservation.
Senator Borah spoke az length to-day in
.sFor Of 4 safe and sane policy Of conserVa-
lon He declared that the development OF
0s West was being retarded by inpract-
q oonservat5onists Of the Pinchot type.
&ost Of Nj. Borah's speech was devoted
70 discussion Of water power sites he
oeclared that q water power monopoly was
!npossiole ana existed only il the dreams
nen VINO were seeking notoriety-
W Neu-fz-lu FIJI AT~ RQT2h. QS-
oerllg that the most ardent conservation
81 never had advocated a policy looking TO
lie locking Up of the resources Of the coun-
y Tor the future Therefore, he asserted,
a Horah was fighting windmills MI.
"e~lsnos declared also that the contest
ss Between the interests on the one
eng and the people on the other.
% tie latter statement Mr.. Borah took
puon, contending that the large tim
holoers we're friendly TO the conserva-
-" policy He then said that the Mime
uH'oer magnate. Mr.. weyerhauser'
League
Il IS ar ardent advocate Of conserVa-
~ SAID the Idaho Senator, ''and why
'-io not he be in view of the fact that
O~hs most Of the timber outside the
'atlonsr" He declared Mr. Weyer-
hxe1 the price of timber on the
'''eSt reserves
4, oof Money suggested ceding the pub
-. 'os 70 the various states as the best
/ ~ of dealing with the land question
s.. eWIanos expressed the opinion that
-, p7Opie Of the public lands states would
So unanimous in that direction he
- however, that II was probab able thar
isction