Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
TAFT'S HALF LOAF
Reasonably Certain Four
Measures Will Be Passed.
OTHERS FALL BY WAYSlDE
Not Much Chance for Alaskan and
Incorporation Bills.
PROTESTING AGAINST BUGHER
New York Republicans Do Not Want
Him for Port Surveyor-Day
at White House.
PROTESTING AGAINST BUGHER

From repeated conferences with Senate
and House leaders President Taft has
CLEANED that there will surely be put
through Congress at least four OF the
administration measures:
Amendments to the interstate commerce
act.
Postal savings bank BILL
Anti-injunction propositions.
Statehood bill.
AS things now look, the Alaska reor-
ganization bill. the Incorporation bill and
several other measures desired by the
Afraid of Statehood.
OF the four administration measures
thought to be sure of passage. the state
hood bill shows signs of weakness. Re
publicans in the Senate are fearful that
IN providing for statehood they are max
ing four democratic senators and what
ever number of representatives the .wo
territories will get under statehood.
The President, however. does not wish
TO look at the subject in such a partisan
way. He remembers only that the re-
publican national platform, adopted two
years ago. declared for separate state
IL. Hitchcock, the political general of tine
administration and holding close rela-
tons with Arizona because of his fire.
quent visits to that territory, often spend
ing months there on vacation, is in &C
cord with the President that the political
possibilities should not be allowed to
W Ugh a. ainst definite and fair promise
Whatever pressure the President may ex-
ert. therefore, will be for statehood. leav-
ing the future to take care OF itself as
n Ion Congress-
The President has had some difficulty
in smoothing out the wrinkles arising
over postal savings bank differences. He
mas had TO pull off Senator Smoot, whose
proposed amendment threatened TO defeat
the bill now or later cause its turning
down on the ground of unconstitutional
:ty. He has also been compelled to ask
Senator Root not to press an amendment
ment bonds. He conferred late yester-
day with Senator'S Smoot and Aldrich.
Acceptable to President.
The anti-in1unction bill introduced in
the House by Representative Moon OF
Pennsylvania, chairman of the commit
tee on revision of the laws, is accept
able to the President. 1t does not diff
fer materially from the original adj
ministration measure, Mr.. Moon merely
insisting on defining accurately and
definitely the various phases of injunc-
ton processes. II follows the existin Z
laws in dividing injunctions into three
classes-permanent, temporary and re-
straining orders. Mr.. Moon speaks OF
two classes, interlocutory and final.
The President thinks these are differ
iences without distinctions, but Is WILL
ing that Mr.. Moons views shall prevail
as to making the distinctions clear.
The White House has never had doubt
as TO final success in the interstate
as well as the republican platform. ie-
manded these amendments, and the
pressure, the President has been conn :
dent, would be sufficient to compel
enactment should the voters suspect
any lack Of intention in good faith.
Protesting Against Bugher.
New York republicans are making a
| big kick against the contemplated APP
pointment of Frederick Bugher. deputy
| police commissioner of New York, as
surveyor of the port there in place OF
| Gen John S. Clarkson, whose term will
| expire in short time.
Representative Bennett of New York
was at the White House today. lie was
asked whether he understood that Mr.
/ Bugher had been definitely decided upon
| Il do not so understand, declared Mr.
| Bennett, and / hope he is not to he APP
pointed. He Is u democrat pure and
1 simple, and 1 see no reason why there
are not hundreds of good republicans In
New York just eligible. He has nc
| special qualifications for the position
| and would not make a good officer"
| Mr. Bennett declined TO say whether he
had objected to the nomination i'm his
| talk with the President, but 1t is gener-
ally understood that he represents all the
| republican congressional delegation from
| Greater New York in protesting against
<selecting democrat. 1t is understood
| that for some time Senator Root ha:
| been trying TO persuade the President tc
place Mr.. Bugher, who is a nephew o
/ John r. Mclean and Of Admiral Dewey
wife, in the Office of surveyor. He ha
been deputy commissioner OF police ir
New York for a number of years, show
| Inc an independence of spirit that has
/ won attention to him. He Is a man o,
| Independent wealth and cares little fol-
political office for the sake OF the salary
His social connections In Washington
and New York are extensive.
Beveridge Doesn't Get All.
President Taft, as stated, has definitel,
announced that he will loo<ato Senate.
Beverage for federal appointments in In
diana. but it is learned today that tn,
President has conceded to ex-senator