Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-23
PRESIDENT AND LEADERS OF
SENATE AND HOUSE AGREE
UPON WORKING PLAN.
MEASURES TAFT WANTS
PASSED TO BE SUPPORTED
Republicans Of Both Houses Promise
to Get Together and Pass, First, the
Railway Bill and Then Postal Bank
Law-President Will Call Upon In
sursents to Help Move Things.


Taft and the leaders of both houses Of
congress have agreed upon a plan
which is expected to result in the pas
sage of the majority of important adj
ministration measures and to bring the
| united republican party up to an early
adjournment of congress.
At a conference begun Wednesday
night and continued thru Friday, Presi-
dent Taft went over the legislative sit
uation. 1t was decided to adopt strin-
gent measures to get the railroad bill
out of the way in beth houses so the
other administration bills and the reg
ular appropriation bills can be pushed
thru eXpeditely.
One of the prime motives for hasty
action is the demand of the members
of both houses that congress adjourn
early. The democratic congressional
victories in the east and the return to
Washington of the congressman who
have spent a few days in their home
districts have convinced the party
leaders and the individual congressman
that they must begin early campaign
work in anticipation of the primaries
and general elections.
To Ask Aid of Insurgents.
The president intends to call on the
insurgents for help in moving the more
important bills thru the house. At the
conference last night Chairman Weeks
and Congressman Gardner of the house
committee on postoffices pointed out
the difficulties encountered in trying to
agree upon postal savings bank bill.
The president now is convinced that
a satisfactory postal savings bank bill
will be passed before adjournment.
1t is understood that in the event the
final passage of all administration bills
is found impossible without prolonging
the session into the summer months,
the leaders may leave one or two of the
administration bills in conference COM
mittees until the next session in De-
cenber.
This contingency may arrive thru
the failure of the two houses to reach
an understanding on the important
features of the railroad bill. 1t is I'M
derstood that the president hopes no
bills will be left in the conference COM
mittees.
Railroads Bring on Trouble.
The president intends to give the in
surgents in the house ample opportun-
ity to make good their assertion that
they are anxious to help in enacting
the measures to which the administra-
ton is pledged. 1t is expected they
will be called upon for active help in
bringing about an agreement upon the
postal savings bank bill. The insur-
gents pledged themselves to help this
legislation.
Just what action is to be taken in re-
Kin
made clear. The Cummins fight on the
traffic agreement amendment is wag-
ing, and the senate seems far from an
agreement. Within the last week an
other element has been injected into
the fight which promises embarrass-
ment. The railroads have descended
upon Washington with force of lead
ing officials to prevent the passage of
the section of the house bill and the
Dixon amendment to the senate bill,
which seeks to re-establish the long
and short haul principle.
This requirem ent, that a road shall
not charge more proportionately for a
short haul than for a longer haul over
the same line, would accomplish by
legislation the point for which Spo-
kane, Salt Lake, Denver, and other
western cities have been fighting for
four years.
Conservation Bill Satisfactory.
The conferences have resulted in a
union Of forces. The president is salts
fed with the conservation bill passed
by the house and also with the measure
agreed upon in the senate committee.
While the latter bill does not confirm
the Roosevelt land Withdrawals, the
president feels that he can confirm
them at any time if necessary by max
ing new withdrawal Of lands when the
new law is passed
The statehood bill Is well under way,
as is the anti-injunction bill 1t is
believed, however, that the statehood
and anti-injunction bills may be forced
to wait,
For the remainder of the time that
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich is in the
support the Taft policies and the Taft
legislative program, whatever it may
be, with all his energy. The Rhode Is
land senator conferred with President
Taft today and at the conclusion of
the conference persons close to the ad-
ministration made it known that the
senator and president were in accord
and that Mr.. Aldrich had declared that
Il am with the president in whatever
he does, am his to command wl1er-
ever / may be-"
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