The San Francisco call., 1910-05-16
SENATE REGULARS
TALK COMPROMISE
Some of "MiIder" Progressives
at Taft's Conference Also
Suggest Reconciliation

WASHINGTON, May I5.-Whether it
is feasible at this late day to wipe out
republican factional lines and meet on
some common ground that would unite
the insurgents and regulars is the
question before republican leaders. It
was raised last night at a conference at
the White House, which began at 1880
o'clock and continued until 1:15 o'clock
this morning
great many things were talked
over at the midnight gathering and a
revised legislati tive program was made
up tentatively which. it is believed,
would command the votes of practically
all regular republicans. A discussion
followed on the possibility of making
certain concessions that might attract
all the republicans of the senate.
Practically all the republican sena-
tors from the west were present last
night except the most radical progress
sives, Senators La Toilette, Beveridge.
Cummins, Dolliver, Bristow and Clapp.
Among the progressives who attended
were Senators Nelson. Borah, Brown,
Burkett, Dixon, Gamble and Crawford.
These men expressed the opinion that
the differences between the insurgents
and regulars were not irreconcilable.
DEMOCRATS HAD FRANEUP
The sudden amalagamation of insur-
gents and regulars of the senate last
Friday, which resulted in the adpotion
Of an amendment to the administration
bill on the subject of long and short
hauls, appeared TO have made the reg
ulars more tolerant of progressive
views on the pending measure The
getting together" was necessitated by
the discovery that the democrats had
formed solid front to secure the adop-
ton or democratic provision relating
10 long and short hauls, which was to
have been put in motion after they had
voted with the regular republicans to
defeat the Dixon amendment, favored
by the insurgents.
1t would be difficult to decide
whether the regulars or the insurgents
were the more surprised when they
learned the plans of the democrats. A
vote had been ordered, under the unan-
imous consent agreement, and there
was little time for thought Senator
Aldrich advised his colleagues it was
time 10 get together. The insurgents,
after learning the situation, acquiesced
and both factions acted accordingly.
ALL WILL CONFER
Neither republican faction got ex-
actly what 1t wanted, but the vote
demonstrated they could unite
N60-ASN q Sol1lilOh AT the
White House last night there was
some comment on this fact, and it was
argued il this could be done on the
long and short haul amendment to the
railway bill the case of the remainder
of the administration program was not
hopeless
When the senate tomorrow resumes
consideration of the railroad bill it is
expected there will be number of in
formal conferences. Senator'S Borah,
Nelson, Dixon and others, who have
voted with and against the older re-
publican leaders of the senate, are ex-
pected TO act as the Intermediates
where necessary. It would not be sur
prtsing if an agreement were reached
during the week for a vote on the rail-
road bill With this subject out of the
way it will be possible to speculate
upon a day for adjournment
The insurgents and regulars of the
republican majority in the house are
now working in some semblance of
harmony and President Taft appeared
satisfied last night with the prospects
for his program. The president will
devote himself this week principally
to conference with senators and rep
resentatives on the subject in con-
gress.
Many decisions of great Importance
are expected to be handed down tomor-
row by the supreme court of the United
States. Among other decisions expect
ed is that involving the constitutions
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