The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-07
FORECAST OF TIE
 WEEK IN CONGRESS-
Postal Savings Bank Bill to the
 House Today
QUIET TIME IS EXPECTED
Amen dment to the Postal Bank Bill Is Considered . Slap at President Taft-Railroad Bill Comes
 Up Next

I
 ings bank bill will be received by. the
 House tomorrow and promptly sent to several weeks oblivion in a committee,
 while the administration railroad bill is given the center of tho Senate stage and
 the House drones on with the sppropria-
 tion bills to the accompaniment of po-
 litical speeches made under the cloak Of
 general debate.
 Dreary discussions probably will be the
 order of business for the next few days,
 or until Congress has warmed to another
 of the administration policies.
 Before the railroad bill, which creates
 court of commerce. besides amend ing the interstate commerce laws in other 1 ways, is taken up in earnest. it Is likely
 that the agricultural appropriation bill | will be put through the Senate. This will noto take long.
 Members of the House are beginning to
 analyze the amendments which were put
 on the postal savings bank bill Satur-
 day in the last few hours of considera- tion The one that is causing the most
 comment is that which will prevent postal
 funds from being invested in 2 per cent government bonds while making all high CT interest bearing securities available for such investment in time of war or other exigency.
 4 Slap at the President Practically no contest was made against
 this amendment when it was offered by
 Senator Borah. It was accepted by Sem ator Carter, who had charge of the bill and the votes against it were few. In the light of President Tafts New York speech, calling attention to the obliga- tion of the government to see that the
 holders of the 2 Der cent consols should suffer no loss, and that the government could give the holders relief by using postal funds to buy these low class bonds, some members of Congress profess to at the President.
 In only one other way Is the adoption of the amendment explained, and that is
 by the fact that those who were in charge of the bill believed it could be passed only by making concessions to insurgent senators.
 It was charged on the democratic side of the Senate. chiefly by Senator Bacon, that the adoption of the Borah amend ment was not in good faith and that it
 would be dropped in the House and finally eliminated in conference. This charge, however, obviously cannot be based upon certainty and is nothing more than spec
 ulation.
 At an informal conference at the White House last week it was agreed that the
 administration bills shall be held in com
 mittee in the House until the appropria-' tion bills are passed. If this rule is fol- lowed Chairman Weeks, of the commit
 tee on postoffice and post roads, can be trusted to keep the postal bank bill bot tied up until the time is propitious for it's passage in the House.
 The Senate will be given an opportuni- y within few days to compare the ma lority and the minority views of the com littee on interstate commerce in regard 10 tho administration railroad bill The majority report. which will support tho bill in the form in which 1t was finally irafted by Attorney General Wickerslarl
 ready for presentation tomorrow. Under sn agreement already reached it will be printed in the Record in connection with the report of Senators Clapp and Cum nnins which was presented several days ago
 The Railroad Bill While the debate on the railroad bill is likely to extend over several weeks, re- publican leaders in the Senate have prom ised President Taft that 1t will be passed without material change. Unquestion- | lpy this attitude will provoke acrid dis | cussion. accompanied by condemnation of | what is termed White House domination | Charges of this character were made or the floor of the Senate in connection with | the postal bank bill and in this measure | there was no influence cxerted outside of | Congress to prevent changes of phrase oiogy. Senators who recall the heated de- | hate over the Hepburn bill predict even warmer exchanges over the Townsend | Elkins measure.
 | All the reports which come from the | Senate committee on territories seem to indicate that the statehood bill is in trou-
 1e and that Senator Beveridge will nave | difficulty in getting 1t passed. The exact l cause for the delay is not apparent be- yond the dissatisfaction that has been | expressed with the qualifications for vot- | ing in the two proposed new states Sen | etor Reveridge continues to insist that 1t will pass. He expects soon to be abssn. | from the city for several days and the
 hearings will go over until his return. l Another effort is being made in the
 Youse to have a small omnibus public tuiidingg bill in order to give some assist ance to certain political districts where l the congressional incumbents are in dis
 tress. The Senate Is opposed to the bill.
 however and points to the large rivers
 and harbors appropriation in support Of 'heri objection to another pork barrel this
 session. The latter bill probably will not | be brought out of the committee on conl-
 merce before March Is or 20.
 l Conservation Measures | Little discussion is heard concerning the | conservation bills and the court :niunc- | Ion bill, which are on the President s | programme. The reason is said to be | trat leaders believe that if action on these | pleasures is delayed they can be brought | lut of committees and passed with cof1l- | raratively little debate In the last few days | of tie session. when all members will be anxious to get home to look after their
 campaigns.
 The pcatoffice appropriation bill is still
 i.e fore the House. All of last week was
 occupied by members in making political | ,y,ecches. Consideration of tae measure
 will require several days more. The naval bill Is about ready to t- reported. but the
 'eaislative, executive and judicial bill
 ..l-eady is on the calendar and will be
 next in order in the House.
 Many important features of the admir- sirntion railroad hill remain to be con
 sisered by the House committee on inter-
 statc and foreign commerce and 1t ca,t- not be fo-ocasted when the bill will be
 reported.
 HOLOCAUST IS VERY
 NARR0WI,Y INVERTED