Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-06
SENATORS SAY THREAT OF REG
ULARs WILL NOT CHANGE
ATTITUDE.
TAFT RAILROAD BILL
TO BE AGAIN 1oMBARDEp
Administration Measure Due For
Some More ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Says Proaressives Will Continue to
Offer Amendments Deemed Needed

Washington, May S.-Iasurgent sena-
tors say they do not intend to be
swerved from their course on the rail-
road bill, no matter what tactics are
pursued by the conservative republic
al Announcement Of this unyield-
of an %insurgent conference by Senator
Cummins of Iowa. 1t was uttered in the
presence of several of his progressive
associates.
For three days the insurgents have
been in session for a thorough consid-
GRAFTON Of the political and legislative
situation, the conferences continuing
through the daylight hours when the
senate has not been meeting.
What will. be the effect upon your
organization now that President Taft
has made it clear that he is depend
ing upon the lineup of regular repub-
licans for the carrying out OF this pro-
gram?" was asked. Senator Clapp
FASTENED to answer:
He says he wants a good railroad
bill, doesn't he? Well, that is what we
are trying to give him"
Will Continue the Fight.
Senator Cummins added hat the pro-
gressives would continue to offer the
amendments they think will improve
the proposed legislation. He said he
was not ready to say whether he would
vote ultimately against the railroad
bill.
IF I think it contains legislation
which would be of benefit to shippers
and the people generally. I will vote
for il, of course, even tho it does not
carry provisions which I had thought
should be carried" he said. IF it
contains provisions which in my judg-
ment would weaken the regulation the
federal government now is permitted
to exercise over railroads. why then
I will vote against it. That is all l
can say"
Rumors that there have been serious
differences of opinion within the pro-
gressive ranks and that the divergent
views nay crept into the conferences
10 an extent that there has some
bitterness exhibited was denied by sew
eraI of the progressives.
Senator Clapp said such statements
were unfair" He explained that on
the great question involved in the rail-
road bill no group of men, nor any
TWO HSl, cOuIu ne SApSStGo ~ Oii W.
gether over night.
Several Of the insurgent senators
said they had been in substantial
agreement on the traffic agreement and
merger sections of the bill and that
they had expected these to be before
the senate for several days more; that
the move of the men in charge Of the
bill to strike out these sections had
taken them by surprise and that they
were not prepared to take up other sec
lions Of the bill.
Hope to Keep President Home.
renuo efforts will be mad by
some of the regulars Of the senate to
keep President Taft in Washington
next week They want him to under
take heroic efforts to whip the railroad
bill into shape and to obtain its pas
sage thru the senate without further
amendment, and to this end they will
urge him to stay at the White House,
within easy reach of and with
his hand close to the big stick.
The president is to return to Wash
ington tomorrow morning, and will
have the railroad situation laid before
him then by the house and senate
leaders. According to his present plans
he is to go to Passaic, n. j., next Mon
day for a banquet. returning to Wash
ington Tuesday morning. Wednesday
afternoon he is scheduled to go to New
York for the launching OF the battle
ship Florida.
The final fight on the railroad bill
has been carried over to the first Of the
week in~the senate, and it is hoped by
the senate leaders that the president
will undertake to a the fight in be-
half Of his bill.