Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-17
PRESIDENT GETS
VERY IMPATIENT
Wants to Know Why Senators
Are Not Pushing Measures to
Redeem Party Pledges.
SAYS THEY ARE TOO SLOW.
They Make an Announcement Telling
What Their Immediate
Program I..

Washington, Feb. 16.-In effect Pres
ident Taft said TO some of the senate
leaders, whom he called to the White
House today;
Why don't you push measures to
redeem party pledges while the house
is dealing with appropriation bills7
You are moving too slowly"
1t Is said he exhibited extreme i'm
patience with the degree of progress
thus for made toward the enactment
OF administration bills. BY way of re-
suit the senators wore able to an
nounce tonight the following:
POSTAL BANKS TANGLE.
The almost hopeless tangle in which
the Root and Smoot amendments have
ensnarIcd the postal savings bank bill.
will receive attention at conference
tomorrow in the rooms of the finance
committee of which Senator Aldrich Is
chairman When whipped into shape
the postal savings bill is to dfspace the
Alaskan legislative council bill as tho
unfinished business. and the latter is
to be laid aside as involving problems
that cannot be solved at the present
session
The administration railroad bill is to
be reported from the committee on In
terstate commerce next week and force
put behind 1t to pass It without ma
terial amendment.
The several conservation bills arc
to be perfected by special committee
of western senators, appointed today
by Chairman Nelson from the mem
bership Of the committee on public
lands, and they are to be reported to
the senate as rapidly as completed.
The anti-injunction bill is to be con-
sidered by the judiciary committee
next Monday.
Statehood legislation. which already
has been reported from the committee
on territories. is not to be permitted
to lag. and probably will receive at
tention as soon as the postal savings
bank bill is out of the way.
This program Includes neither the
federal Incorporation bill nor ship sub
sIdy legislation. although the latter
is likely to pass the senate without
much debate. 1t Will meet difficult
hurdles In the house.
idge carried from the Capitol Presi-
dent Taft's views of the delays en-
countered by bills contained in his
program. They reported that there
could be no mistaking the presidents
temper.
The postal savings bank bill gave
him the most concern, 1t Is said be-
cause the opposition that had dcvel
oped to such legislation did not ap-
pear to him based on sound principles
When the senate adjourned today
the postal savings bank bill was In
such a tangle that no one was willing
to propheSy Its outcome. In truth the
adjournment was brought about chief
ly because the senate was not ready
to face the situation in reference to
this bill and there was nothing else
that could be considered. as the Alas
kan bill was In a snarl even more
intricate
All afternoon senators entered Sena-
tor Aldrich's room. AS a result OF
these visits 1t was arranged to have
At that time will gather all senators
who have introduced conflicting
amendments to the postal bank bill,
and Republican leaders have an
nounced their determination ito sec
the president through" on his pro-
gram.
ALDRICH'S PREDICTION.
Senator Aldrich predicted tonight
that would bring to the support of the
bill enough Republicans to pass It.
Mr.. Aldrich does not disguise that he
considers the problem exceedingly diff
fcult On the one hand. Senator Root
and his followers are contending for n
provision like that contained In the
Root amendment which would con-
stitutionally Justify the creation of
the postal banks by placing them un-
der the borrowing clause of the Con-
stitution.
On the other hand many western
senators take the position that such a
clause would inevitably have the ef-
feet of concentrating at Washington
tho vast fund that 1t Is expected the
postal depositors will bring out of hid
Ing.
the two positions are ultra -antag-
onistic, and friends of the bill foar
that, unless one side or the other gives
way. the bill must fail.