The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-05-23
MEMBERS WHO FACE CONTESTS
BEFORE RETURN TO WASH.
iNGToN SILVER.
SPEECHES ARE FRANKED
Sundry Civil Bill Is Used to Convey
Many Campaign Speeches Over
Country-Postal Savings Measure
Ready for Republican Caucus on
Observation-Disclosures East and West.

Washington, May Shivers have
been chasing themselves mp and down
the spinal columns Of members who
must face SERIOUS confess In their
states or districts II they come back
to the next congress. ever since John
Dwight, republican whip of the house.
issued his prediction that the session
would not adjourn before July 10. The
contest In the house over the $2h,ooo
appropriation contained in the sundry
civil bill to extend the scope OF the
tariff board, has been mtch more
ssubbornly waged than had been an
tIclpated The democrats have opposed
iha item on the ground that the re
sults of the Investigations by the board
should be reported direct Ia congress
instead of To the president.
Campaign Speeches.
The sundry civil bin has been nsed
IA a vehicle to convey more campaign
speeches, under government irahh'
,hroushout the country than any other
measure that has been before congress
this session. The postal savings pahN
,uu which has beer reported from the
,,a,,ni,tee on postoffices and post
roads. Is ready for the republican eau
,,,, an "wednesday. Practically all the
republicans of the house sisheu t'e
cau II IN not likely, therefore, ,'"'
IN. aiyision over the bill VIII ne a'"'s
reyular and insurgent lines. IL " ''','
uke,v 10 be between eastern ah' W.
.,r, members The caucus WIZ YAM
.ha form of the whole majority ~"
rership of the house and II " p'"D"o'
,h., many changes viii bc made ~ 'h'
IN MANY western members he''Ne
,n, .71-e per cent Of deposits whl'h
IN. hin as reported would redh'fi ~
IA, kent In local banks. ~ 10" s''"n
nnf that the provision "i .h' "'' 80
oassed the senate would De NOR 81
IT,. tive to keeN deposits III '"e ''''
,nuniiies where collected. -,
The westerners charge that t't' p'''
n, drafted is bankers Dill aho i''a'
unter It's operations their coiliii'ihi-
ties might be depleted OF money. men
the caucus has agreed upon psii
which II has reason to believe J. eph
mt through the house. the majority
rsrtv probably viii endeavor To bang
In n rule with "A view to passing ihe
6ill without amendment. The demo-
cratic members and all the insnTs"h'
republicans are expected to resis' su'i'
n rule on the ground that they are OPP
rosed to "legislating In secret as t1'y
characterized the caucus m inh
After reposing on the senate ca'eiriar
for many weeks the statehood blll mas
heen called to take an active part ~
bringing the opposing factions together
IN the railroad bin. Regular repro-
,,cans conceded that they needed ieho-
cratic votes To pass the administrator.
measure In form satisfactory !"
President Taft. Many confestei i'a-
lures OF the bin meet with the iaVof
of the democrats. but they cannon over
look the prospect of bargaining na'
,he statehood bin receive early eoiisin-
Grafton If they aid the republican. MA
tor,ty I'm passing the railroad bi
senators Elkins and Aldrich re
hopefui OF getting "A vote on IN ran
road bin this coming week bn' there
10 no certainty that they VIII succeed
The appropriation bills all are IN al
vanced stages, although number oi
them still are In conference. Among
these are the Notifications, pensions
rivers and harbors and legislativs
hills. Only the sundry and genera
deficiency bills remain to be passed ps
the house and the senate VIII be ready
for these measures as soon as they
arrive.