The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-17


WASHINGTON. Il. G.. March a.
Congress took the first tardy
step toward Tue TAFT legislative
program on March 9. whom the
senate passed the postal savings
bank blll And congress means 20
adjourn by June I
There was less opposition 60 this
measure than 20 any 81 the others
and yet the lnsnrgeut republican
senators put np fighg over II that
haffled and hewlldered the regulars
for DAYS The bin had been rugged
IA create i market for government
6 per cent bonds by making the
postal bank depoaltofs compulsory
purchasers Of these securities ho
rAh. Cummins end nolllveF led the
fight that upset This game The hi
surReuts would have eliminated The
bond buying feature entirely hut
that thv democratic side waa sud
denly selaed with those convenient
constitutional doubts which always
seem to rise when Aldrich needs
democratic votes on constitution
al eroends. theu. democratic seua
tore defeated the Cummlus amend
meut
The raft railroad BIZ walked into
I tho senate rlsbt On the heels &c The
postal savings bank BIN II has
T. brought trouble With u from the
committee whore Cammlab and
Clapp have been punching e full ~
helos Their minority report II q
sharp eheileuee Tor the adminiairu
tlou and a rallylag call for All the
. insafeent sentiment that exlstH
The rost of The Tar legislative
program seems hopelesslY hosged
somewhere nn the road behind
postal savings banks ana the rail
road bill The pfeaiaeut himself
threw overheard hIA natipHai incof
{ poratlou measure w8A lia promised
immunity for bad trusts from The
sherman lae penalties AZ TIE last
minute the republican regulars have
Z backed away from ahln subsidy AZ
z loaded and dangerous % handle
E The republican promises - state
hood tn Arizona ard New Mexico
are Co be broken again The first
% the TAR conservation bills has
{ been reported with the committee
4 comment that lt IL unnecessary
I LEGISLATION. since Il makes no
change 10 existing Law This & the
Z much heralded hlll &lyinN the pres
ideut power 20 withdraw lands The
T senate public lands COMMITTEES ~.
ported that the president always
{ has had this power. despite The
I doubts raised bY Secretary halllu
( ser The Dir supposed % check
The abuse % iniunctleBs ia hidden
In some Obscure committee pigeon
hole
President Taft Was pictured IN
al the advance notices az the bis
Z 1908 political ehnw as mar whf
would do things Roosevelt has
been an nrltafor. 50 they said. Aud
bad accomplished very little. after
all. Ia the way of legislation. Tafi
Vas 10 BE- a more successful pFesi
dent he was to smooth the ruff
fled temper 81 congress that had
suffered from the biz stick His
conrliiaforY smile was 10 10 a.
much msre effective than buster
ing efforts 10 compel The lawmak
ere to make lass
Since the special tariff session
With is revision upward. the Tai
I ap0loxists have been buay explain
! lag that their hero waH caught OF
his guard Give BIN a cbane
Walt until the regular accession q
congress, they begged
The regular session ~ congress
IL uow balf over. perhaps m0fi
, than half over Il q fair uow q
point oat that ID was March be
fore the FIRST step was taken aloul
the legislative path marked out 3,
the president Il j. fair % TAX
notice thar the bulk og the Taft les
islative program Is begged down
The regular session o. this cor