Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-14
HOPE Of
SHIP SUBSIDY
LEGISLATION
THROWS WET
BLANKET ON SCHEME
Ignoring Of Measure by PreSi-
dent in New York Speech
Considered Significant Fore
cast of Week in Congress,

Especial Correspondence 10 Morning Journali
Washington. Feb. lathe fact that
President Taft IN his New York speech
picked out for emphasis such subjects
as postal savings, Interstate commerce
Legislation. anti-iniunction. statehood
and conservation Of natural resources
seems To mark these as subjects for
early consideration by congress.
1t is remarked also that the char
aeter or MIR Taft's illusions to the
federal Incorporation bill would hard
Is justify The placing Of that meas
lurc IN the first rank OF administration
measures. while the fact that ship
subsidy was ignored altogether. makes
Iit questionable whether the executive
will bring pressure to further It's
chances.
ship subsidy legislation seems al
most certain 10 pass the senate. but
the democrats In the house are pre-
pairing to line up against the bill and
believe that. with some republican as
stance. they will be able to defeat IL.
IT Is not improbable that the senate
would then place the measure. upon
the %postoffice appropriation bin as a
rider. in which event q second contest
WAtniO Ht4 HIttiIitlttAA III AAt htNH"N
II is expected that the select com
mittee OF the senate to conduct an
inquiry into the cost OF living Will be
ANNOUNCED curly this week. There IA
little doubt that the republican mem
bers of the committee will be senator
Lodge, chairman. and Senators Elkins.
McCamher Smoot and Crawford. The
democratic membership has not been
determined, but indications are mat
, ( Etp,f,,D1G of North InrOtlntt
and Senator CLARK Of Arkansas VIII nc
asked to serve
The republican members generally
express tho opinion that the INJURY
can be conducted 50 speedily as 10 M
sure a. report hefdre the eolciusion ~
the present session Of congress. They
viii undertake especially to demon-
strntc that the tariff ls not responsible
for the present high prices
The question whether the house
committee on ways and means win un-
dertake an investigation OF the cost
of living Is still undetermined. There
i. no general demand for a rival in-
qmiry and the indications are that the
house viii be willing ia cave the
whole subject to the senate as the lat-
tors Investigation is intended to be
defensive of republican principles ana
designed for use IN the consressionhi
elections,
Postal savings banks and appro-
priations bills will take up practlcaHN
The entire week IN the senate, ~ the
house the rivers and harhors biz VIII
probably occupy considerable time and
there are other appropriation biils
ready for consideration. Among these
is the p%ostoffice bill CARRYING about
$40. 600. 900 n the Indian hiil- IL
is unlikely that any Of the admlnlstra-
tons bills viii he considered III inc
house this week.
The Ballinger-P inchot investigation
Il scheduled for resumption tomorrow
There will be important hearings also
al both ends OF the capitol on the ad-
ministr0tion railroad bill. ,
The hearing on the anti-option hlil
Is attracting general interest. Inc
hearings will be resumed tomorrow