Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-06-11
ALDRICH A TRAITOR
TO SENATOR BORAH
FAILED TO KEEP PLEDGE MADE
TO IDAHO SENATOR FOR IRRI-
CATION CERTIFICATES.
Made 1t Necessary for Western Mem
beers TO Act Independently.


WASHINGTON, June 11.-If Sen
ator Aldrich had kept a pledge he
made to Senator Borah of Idaho early
in the present session of cnogress 1t
would have been unnecessary for
western senators to attach the $780,
600, 900 irrigation bill as a rider to
the administration bill authorizing
the withdrawal of public lands.
When the 10000. 900 bill was
first called up in the senate Senator
Aldrich Joined with Senator Carter
in Directing to a bill providing for
the issuance of bands, as stipulated
in the bill drawn by Senator Borah
and approved by Secretary Ballinger
and President Taft. He thought
some other form of security would
be preferable, and took up the Car
ter scheme of issuing certificates of
indebtedness instead of bonds.
Aldrich Makes a Promise.
Senator Borah had conference
with Senator Aldrich at the time
this change was being proposed. He
told him he had no pride of opinion,
though he felt convinced that bonds
would be more salabIe than certifi-
Gates. and therefore better for the
west. Primarily. however, the Idaho
senator declared he wanted the mon
ey, and If it was not the consensus
of opinion in the senate that certifl-
Gates were more desirable than bonds
and If Senator Aldrieh, himself. real
ly thought it necessary to make the
change, he would give his consent
on condition that Senator Aldrieh
would use his influence to get the
certificate bill through the house.
This Senator Aldrich solemnly prom
ised to do, and after a conference
with Speaker Cannon and Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means COM
nittee, told Senator Borah the bill
would pass.
Promises Not Kept.
Subsequent events have shown that
Senator Aldrich's promise has not
Peen kept He has not even budged
he 100000 bill from the ways
nd means committee, to which it
as referred as soon as 1t passed
De senate, and there is not the
ishtest indication that 1t will ever
acted upon by that committee
hairman Payne is opposed to it, 50
Representative Dalzell. the rank
member. and so also. is Repre-
'ntatiye Underwood OF Alabama, the
mixing democratic member.
Yet II is generally believed that .
alority of that committee would
te to report fayorably upon the bill
given an opportunity to voice their
numents. Chairman Payne, how.
'er' after concluding rather exhaust,
hearings on the bill. tucked the
easure away in his desk, and has
yer given the committee an oppor.
hity to pass upon its merits. Thi.
purely the arbitrary exercise Of
e-man authority In the ways and
ans committee. and there is ne
POT whatever that Payne woulC
Fe relented had Senator Aldricl
De any serious effort to fulfill hi,
dse TO Senator Borah.
Il Now an Amendment.
I vas because OF this breach O.
n that the western senator's wer'
PEELED to resort to other tactics
even get the $50. 00o. 600 bin be
the house. for a. 4 separat,
sure II was unquestionably dead
pa amendment to a Bill that hai
Ady been passed by the house
ever, II now goes 70 the hous,
out having been acted upon BY
'li,'ee, and the house e. Who'll,
have the hrst opportunity to z,
record.