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Washington.-Thsre IL NO escaping
the conclusion that congress Is mark
ting time. No headwAy Is being made
in the passage Of the bill Included in
the presidents legislative program.
:. Independent Republicans Of the sen
ate and the house are not standing Ii
the way of the ful1llment OF the de
sires of the president. They are not
in control OF the important commit,
tees, and consequently are not in a
position to force the fighting.
1t was fear OF an attack ON the
part Of the Progressiyes that com.
PEELED the postoffice committee OF the
senate to report out the bill providing
for postal savings banks Now that
it is before the senate 1t is being
jockeyed by the well known methods
peculiar to that body.
The different measures which rep
resent the presidents policies, with
the single exception of the postal sa-
wings bank bill, have not received con-
sideration Of any kind. The interstate
commerce committee OF the house is
holding hearings upon Che presidents
railroad bills, and these are dragging
along without exciting the slightest
interest among members of the house,
and little interest from the railroads
or the shipping public.
Prediction is again made that there
will be no important legislation at
this session OF congress.
Status Of Postal Savings Bank Gill.
From the lineup forming in the
senate 1t appears that the early indi-
cations in regard to the postal savings
bank bill are not to be fulfilled. That
is, the people are not to get the good
bill from the senate which the action
OF the Progressive Republicans In
forcing the committee to change the
terms of the bill now under consIdera-
tion seemed to warrant
There is now on pretty play In the
senate. A game of politics. A game
OF big business. A game in which par.
ty lines play but a minor role. A
game in which men In both parties
are serving big business-big banking
business.
The postal savings bank bill is be-
ing assailed. Senator Hepburn is
leading the attack upon the provi-
sions of the bill. He finds fault with
fits details.
Democratic senators assail the bill
upon constitutional grounds. The dear
old constitution is dragged in at every
opportunity and the senate is told
how this bill will outrage 1t ii 1t be-
comes law. It may be that these
Democrats do not fully realize the
interests they serve by making these
attacks. However, whether they do
or not, these men are playing into the
hands Of those who oppose the kind of
postal savings bank which the people
want, because such banks would keen
the money In the vicinity in which It
Is deposited, and out of the hands of
those who favor the creation Of such
banks for the purpose of providing a
new and short road for money to find
its way to Wall street.
The Organization of the senate is
opposed to the bill as reported by the
committee. and as 1t has been perfect.
ed upon the floor. Senator Root Of
New York Is to be the great general
TO bring the organization out of the
hole in which it finds itself in relation
to this measure and to point the way
to solution which will give to the
Wall street interests the kind of DOS.
tai savings banks which they want.
and to the country the kind of postal
savings banks which 1t does not want
According to the present bill these
banks are to be made an adjunct to
the postofiice department and under
the direction Of the postmaster gen
eral. 1t Is contended by the Demo.
Gratis that there Is no warrant in the
constitution for these banks. It is
the plan to have Senator Root come
forward and admit the force of this
argument, but at the same time to
say that there is ample authority in
the constitution for the establishment
of these banks as an adjunct of the
treasury department. Then, with the
votes Of the Organization behind him
the necessary changes can be made
and the bill put back into form sat
ssfactory to Wall street interests ant
to satisfy constitutional objectors. The
: Organization has the votes to do this
and the indications on the senate foo
point to the contamination Of these
changes. which Will be acclaimed az {