The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-17
1t Promises to Bob Up
Throughout Entire
Session.
tLEGISL TON is
BADLY RETARDED.
chickering's Spread to Senate
Wing and Work Is at Stand
still-Fate Of Taft's Cherish
ed Bills in Doubt-No
One Willing to Father
Them.

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Washington. D. C.. January Il Ma
ment is made for the selection OF Al
joint committee to investigates the
controversy, tho tirl-
surgent fight promises to occupy u,
prominent place In the congressional
situation during the coming week.
Dissensions between the Insurgents
and regulars In the House have occu-.
pied the centre Of the stage for fort
night, although several important
measures have been passed. The bick.E
erings have even spread to the Senate
wing of the Capitol. and legislation
there has been at a standstill.
That there will be 1ull in liostiIitles
IN the House as soon as the BalIingcr.s
Ptnchot committee is appointed is con-
ceded, but those who are anxious that
Legislation may proceed without delay
are not over-sanguine of their efforts
to keep the insurgent row in check.
They look for renewed outbreaks
whenever ony question affecting the
Cannon rules is intarJccted into the
proceedings.
Fate In balance.
Second In interest to the discussion
of the battle between the Republican
organization and the insurgents in the
House is the gossip In both branches OF
Congress as to what will be the fate
of the several administration bills to
put into force what are now knowntas
Taft policies. as Differentiated from
Roosevelt policies. These. embrace the
program for the amendment of the: lns-
terstate commerce lasyHi theA Sherman, !,
antitrust Law, and curt y4nSs siist d. ~
feet measures for the conservation OF
natural resources
Little opposition has becn heard to
the admins tration measure for tbs
strengthening of the Interstate cunl-
lnerce act. On all Sides itsseems to be-
I:snaceded that Sotne siicil iiie tes szza-
lis proposed by Mr.. TAFT will be en-
acted.
| The message of the President bear
| ing upon the question of enacting
voluntary Federal corporation law to
offset the Interpretation placed upon
the Sherman antitrust law by the
STANDARD Oil Company dissolution8c case.
and possible affirmation by the Su.
premc Court of that decision. has as
tracted little attention In the House.
On the Senate side the members OF
the Judiciary Committee have been
favored with an opportunity to read
the bill which President TAFT and At
torney-General Wickersham have
drafted and will present to the Sen
ate through Senator Clark. OF Wye
ming, chairman OF the Committee on
Judiciary.
Comments upon the Federal incor-g
y Grafton bill have not been altogether
favorable. $50
The administration bills to carry
out Mr.. Taft's views on the subject
of the conservation of natural re-
sources are still before the House
Committee on Public Lands awaiting
the announcement of some volunteer
that he Is willing to undertake. their
defense In the House. The offer OF
Chairman Mondell, of Wyoming, to in
troduce the bills "by request" having
been declined by President Taft and
Secretary Ballinger,g attention will be3
given to the measures by individual
members of the committee. and they
may be parcelled out among several
of the Western Representatives.
Think Taft Mistaken.
Many people believe that the admin
instration forces made mistake In
declining the profrer OF Mr. Mondell.i
His opposition to the Ballnger bills
is said to be in harmony with luke-
warm support given by him i'll the
5past to the Roosevelt or Taft pro-
grams for the 9conservat tion of natural
L Il
\ resources. 4
Several hearings OF more than ordi-
4 nary interest are scheduled to take Z
i place, or at least begin. during the
coming week. There will be the con
4 sideration of the Interstate commerce
4 bills at both ends of the Capitol. the
i Mann canal bill before the Senate Com-
i nlittee on Interoceanic Canals. and the
meat inspection question before the
House Committee on Agriculture. An ~
other interesting situation VIII 90
4 lraised In the House Committee on I'm
q penditures in the Interior Department
II by Representative Hitchcock, OF Me-
braska, who will endeavor to substan.t
] tiate the charges made by him IN the
I House OF extravaganza In the conduc'
Il Of land offices.
4 The bill giving separate statenooa3
i to New Mexico and Arizona is now on (
j the House calendar. Mr., Hamilton. aoi
! Michigan, author of the measu re- does o.
not anticipate serious opposition IN the
| House, and says that if its passase y
1 delayed it will he by the Senate