The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-03-18


time ago is used by Mr. Taft's friends
to give what they say is sound basis
for the further statement that he
would be willing to have changes
made In his other legislative recon-
mendations II. by making them. all
the members OF the party can be
brought to their support
II seems that Mr.. Taft is afraid that
the Democrats will carry the next
house Of representatives. 1t Is vir-
tually known that he has expressed
fear that this will be the outcome.
even II he has not. as has been re-
ported. stated fatty that he believes
the Democrats will elect the next
house OF representatives. Many or
the senate and house leaders have
been comforting with the president re-
Gently about possible changes In the
legislation which is now before con-
gress, changes to be made with the
hope that the insurgents and the reg
ulars can get together and vote for all
the bills and thus be enabled to go
before the country and say I'VE are
all united"
Sees Need for Harmony.
President Taft. his friends say is
firmly convinced unless harmonious
action be taken that there is great
danger that the Democrats will get
the upper hand in the house of rep
resentatives In the Sixty-second con-
gress Moreover. It is said that the
president has declared just as spe-
officially that he is willing to make
concessions to the insurgent view Of
legislation provided the insurgents
will make some to his view. None of
the concessions, however. as he views
1t, should be so great as to weaken
the legislation in any prime particu-
lar. In other words. the president
thinks that there is still a common
ground upon which both factions of
the Republicans in congress can get
together on prospective legislation.
The Democrats in congress say that
1t will be utterly impossible fer the
Republicans to agree on several Of the
amendments to the interstate COM
merce law.
Court Idea Objected To.
Senators Cummins and Clapp, in
their minority report on the interstate
commerce bill. object strongly to that
part of the measure which establishes
an interstate commerce court They
say that the court is unnecessary. be-
cause history shows that only few
cases are taken on appeal from the
Interstate commerce commission. On
the other hand. the friends of the
court provision say that few cases are
now taken on appeal because of the
length of time and the expense nee
essary before final decision can be
had. In other words they say that
injustice is sometimes submitted to
by parties to suits rather than to I'M
dergo the expense Of fighting.
The opponents Of the measure also
say that the defending of suits on the
part of the government In the inter-
state commerce court should be left
to the attorneys of the interstate COM
merce commission and should not be
turned over to off Gals of the attorney
generals office. Under the bill as
prepared by the administration adj
visers the attorney generals Office is
given charge of all the government
cases before the interstate commerce
court It is understood that many
of the interstate commerce commits
sioners object to this. and 1t is certain
that a majority of the insurgent Re-
publicans also object to 1t.
Protection of Game Birds.
Sportsmen of the real type. the
kind that desire proper protection
of game. the Audubon societies for
the protection of birds, and people
generally who are interested in sa-
wing the wild bird life of woods and
fields. are supporting strongly meas
ure which has been introduced into
congress by Representative Weeks OF
Massachusetts, which has for Its OBJ
ject the vesting in the federal govern
ment of the power to protect the game
and the song birds of the United
States.
AS matters now stand the federal
government has the right only to
pass laws to protect game and song
birds in the District OF Columbia. in
the territories. and to prevent by au-
thority OF a paragraph In the inter-
state commerce law, the illegal ship
ping OF game from one state to an
other.
When the protective measure which
has been framed by the Massachu-
sets representative gets before the
senate and the house for discussion
there will be great opposition to it on
the part of members who seem to think
that every time an attempt is made
to widen the scope OF the Interstate
commerce law the constitution of the
United States is In danger The title
OF the Weeks bill is simply one ITO
Protect Migratory Birds of the United
States"
II package of meat is shipped from
Chicago to New Orleans, the inter
state commerce laws cover its passage.
Now, the sportsmen and bird pro-
tectors generally say that the game