The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02

ANXIOUS MEMBERS ARE
PREPARING TO GO HOME
Repairing of Political Fences
Far More Important Than
Congressional Demands.

WASHINGTON, May 1,-Admnistra =
TO feel good deal Of concern about the
chances of putting through the several
measures on which President Taft has
set his heart. Hot weather has already
settled on the city and sitting days are
sure 10 create a general desire among
members Of congress 10 set away. Many
who have hard political battles In pros
pcct now are making their plans to
leave.
Nearly all the Taft blis are suspended
by more or less uncertain threads. The
railroad bill. which is the pending bust
ness in both branches. is not out OF dan
ger, The amendments already adopted
in the senate and house will produce
measures so widely different that har-
mony in conference threatens to be ut
terly out of the question.
The house has adopted an amendment
making provision for asccrtaining the
physical valuation OF railroads and this
is sure to meet with opposition In the
senate. it is said also that on the final
! provision for the creation of a. COM
merce court, feature that is certain
to be retained by the senate. Indications
point to the adoption OF provisions for
| the making of traffic agreements which
Will be at variance.
BY the time the bill reaches conference
President Taft will have returned To
Washington and IL Is hoped he may bring
the conferees together,
Chairman Mann OF the house commit
tee and Chairman Elkins Of the, senate
committee both hope 10 bring the bills
/ 10 their final votes this week.
In Calendar Form.
That the administration senators will
put the bill through in about the form
in which it now appears on the calen-
dar Is indicated by the vote last week
OH the Cummns amendment relating TO
traffic agreements.
Supporters OF the long and short haul
amendment, which was introduced by
Senator Dixon, say they have votes
enough to incorporate IL in the bill.
What measure will bc taken up in the
senate after the vote on the railroad
bill lis a matter Of speculation, The ad-
mnistration senators want TO bring up
the bill giving TO the president unlimited
authority 10 withdraw public lands for
conservation purposes. but Democratic
senators. under the lead of Mr. Bailey.
will Insist that the statehood bill shall
| be considered.
In the house there is some demand
that the postal savings bank bill VIII be
| taken up. but 1t Is still In committee
and an order Of majority Of the house
may DO necessary 10 dislodgc II.
| Peculiar situations exist In relation TO
both the statehood and the postal bank
Il
radically different bill has been report
ed from the senate committee on terri
tories The postal bank bill has passed
the senate. but IN a form which seems
TO be wholly unsatisfactory 10 the house.
II the statehood bill should pass the
senate in the form In which 1t is re
ported and the postal bank bill passes
the house in form approaching the gen
J cra1 demand OF that body, II is doubt
full whether either blu could get out OF
conference.
Rivers and Harbors.
What the president Will do with tho
rivers aud herbors bill is agitating many
members of the senate and house. The
measure Is now In conference but no
headwsy has been made In disposlng OF
! the difference between the two branches,
| Delay is said To be caused by the rumor
| that the president will veto the bill
Practically nothing is heard about the
| antl-lnjunction bill which the president
! included in his programme. TIE Moon
bill favored by the administration, still
! is In the house committee and VIII moi
| be reported until after there have been
! extended bearings, The commit
tee on judiciary has announced that II
! will walt on the house committee be-
! fore taking any action on this subject
! The only measure in the Taft pro-
gramme which appears 10 have a stra light
| road in tho land withdrawal measure
The bills pending I'm both branches are
| so near alike that little difficulty is cS-
pectcd in reaching an agreement after
the two houses have acted.