Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-10

CONSERVATION LEGISLATION
UP THIS WEEK.
Public Land Withdraw Bill Causes New
Alliances Among Senators House
Expected to Support Taft's Plan
Rules Committee Reports, and Hot
Fight Follows Railroad Bill Up.

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Rules Committee Reports, and Hot
Fight Follows Railroad Bill Up.
Westinghouse Conservation LEGISLATION
In the senate and the postal savings bill
III tne mouse constitute the feature of
the congressional program for the com
ing week. The general opinion is that
both measures will be voted upon before
saturday night, and that they will be
sent to conference
PARTY lines will be dissolved and new
lines of insurgency developed in the SEN
ate IN connection with the public land
withdrawal bill. Some of the western
members are preparing to make vigorous
assaults upon the Roosevelt Garfield adj
mlnlstration of the domain and as re-
| CARDS the blanket withdrawals of LARGE
areas.
1t is not improbable this course will
lead to some bitter criticism of the more
conservative policies of the Taft-Ballin-
ger administration.
Western Men in Rival Camps.
The discussions will be over the adj
mlnistration bill that has passed the
house to authorize the president to with
draw public lands for purposes of CLASH
tication for the protection of water
power sites, for forest reserves, and to
prevent mineral lands from falling into
the hands of monopolies. Many western
members, notably Senators Warren and
Clark of Wyoming, Hepburn and Borah
of Idaho, Carter of Montana and
Hughes of Colorado, express fear that
the enactment of this measure would
mark the return of the policy of Clock
ing up" great tracts of land and that
the western states might be deprived
of the benefits that would accrue from
their development,
On the other hand, the more radical
program carried out during the regime
of former Chief Forester Pinchot is ia
vored by such western members as Sen
ators Dixon of Montana, Flint and Per
kins of California, Piles of Washing
ton, Chamberlain of Oregon and Bourne
of Oregon, Smoot and Sutherland of
Utah and numerous others.
Strong support for Taft Plans.
Administration leaders are committed
to the conservation legislation adyo-
Gated by President Taft, and it is not
doubted that the house bill for the with
drawal of public lands for conservation
purposes will be passed at any early
date and that the measure will emerge
successfully from conference.
Statehood Legislation.
Supporters of statehood legislation are
willing to give the administration meas
ures the right of way if the republican
leaders will give the pledge that vote
; will be taken upon the Arizona-New
, Mexico statehood bill before adjourn
; ment.
1t is expected the committee on rules
will meet this week and report out
special rule that the state savings bank
bill be given the right of way through
; legislative channels This rule will pre-
; cipitate a hot fight in the rules commit
; tee and on the floor of the house, 1t is
, expected. Both of these committees were
| ordered by a majority of the republican
5 caucus to take the action outlined.
= Republican leaders of the house say
, there will be no difficulty in putting the
; bill through without amendment. Demo
= cratic members of the house have made
no PROMISES, but informal discussions
= have indicated that the vote will be
/, along party lines except for the limited
=, number of insurgent republicans who re-
3 fused to be bound by their party caucus
Unless some arrangement is reached
: bv which a conference can be avoldeu
+ both the house and the senate will name
J, conferees on the railroad bill.
= What the Railroad Bill Provides
d The railroad bill passed by the sen
: ate contains the following provisions
Commerce court of five to hear appeals
from the interstate commerce commls
sion exclusively. l.,
Prohibits greater charge for shor'
n than for long haul, except when au
It thorized by the commission
Commission may rule, either on com
n plants or from its own i1i nit I'VE
/. whether rates are unreasonable, dis
d criminatory, preferential or PreJqal' "a,
e New rates may be suspended by tn
U,;ssion for 10 months, pending
n hearing thereon. ovoossiv,
n All charges found to Dc eA0o''i'
It must be refunded to shipper.
,. Commission may fix through rae
d and must analyze tariffs and clasSin
n. ''1 Telegraph and telephone lines inc ar ar
e. placed under jurisdiction OF 'ns cum
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