The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-06
LAND BILL TO MAKE
NEW SENATE

ing into the hands of monopoIies.
Many western members. noyaDIy zen
ators Warren and Clark of Wyoming.
Hepburn and Borah Of Idaho; Carter of
Montana, and Hughes Of Colorado, ex-
press fear that the enactment of this
measure would mark the return Of the
policy OF locking up" great tracts OF
land and that the western states might
be deprived of the benefits thar would
accrue from their development
On the other hand, the more radical
program carried out during the regime
Of former Chief Forester Pinchot is
favored by such western members a.
Senators Dixon of Montana, Flint anu
Perkins OF California, Piles of Wash
ington, Chamberlain and Bourne of
Oregon, Smoot and Sutherland OF Utah.
and numerous others.
Administration leaders are commit
ted to the conservation legislation ad-
vocated by President Taft and il is not
doubted therefore that the House bill
for the withdrawal Of public lands for
conservation purposes will be passed at
an early date and that the measure
will emerge successfully from confer
ence.
Statehood Liquidation
Supporters of statehood legislation
are willing to give the administration
conservation measures the right of way
IL the Republican leaders will give their
pledge that 8 vote shall be taken upon
the Arizona-New Mexico bill before ad-
journment. At one time there were
indications that there would be a Sc
rious clash over the question of which
should be taken up first.
The Democrats were inclined to op-
pose taking up any other measure in
advance of the statehood bill, but at
an informal conferences yesterday they
decided their cause would not be ad-
vanced by precipitating such a con-
troversy as long as there is no time
fixed for the present session to ad-
Journ- They argued that they could
force action before adjournment IN
event.
The House committee on postoffice
and post roads meets tomorrow, and
probably will report to the House the
postal savings bank bill perfected last
week In the Republican cancus. 1t is
expected that the committee on rules
will meet on Tuesday and report on
a special rule that the postal bank bill
be given the right OF way through Leg
cipitate a hot fight in the rules COM
mittee and on the floor OF the House.
IL Is expected. Both OF these COM
mittees were ordered by majority OF
the Republican caucus to take the &C
ton outlined.
Republican leaders Of the House say
the bill through without amendment.
They estimate that not more than
fourteen insurgent Republicans will
vote with the Democrats against the
measure.
Democrats VIII he Regular.
Democratic members of the House
have made no prophecies, have held no
caucus and have planned none. but in
formal discussions have indicated that
the vote will be along party lines. ex-
cept for the limited number OF insur-
gent Republicans who refused to be
bound by their party caucus on this
question.
Unless some agreement is reached
by which a conference can be avoided.
both the House and the Senate Will
name conferees on the railroad bill to-
morrow. The suggestion made Satur-
day that the House accept the Senate
amendments to the bill met with favor
in some quarters. and for that reason
TO action was taken in the House,
| Speaker Cannon allowing the question
OF naming conferees to go over until
| tomorrow.
Even though objection is made TO
| the acceptance or the senate Dill, the
jeoted outright IS taken as an indica-
ton that it will be comparatively easy
to harmonic the differences In the two