The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-02-23
CONGRESS SIMPLY
MARKING TIME
Absolutely No Roadway Is Being
Made on Bills Of Recognized
Importance.
PR0GRESSIvEs NOT TO BLAME
Are Not in Control of PRINCIPAL Com.
mittees, and Therefore Have Not
the Power to Push Legis.
Iation Forward,

Iation Forward.
Washington. is no escaping
the conclusion that congress is mark
ing time. No Roadway is being made
in the passage of the bill included II
the presidents legislative program
Independent Republicans of the sen
ate and the house are not standing If
the way OF the fulfilIment OF the de
sires of the president. They are not
in control of the important commit
tees, and consequently are not in Il
position to force the fighting.
It was fear of an attack on the
part of the Progressiyes that com
PEELED the postoffice committee of the
senate to report out the bill providing
for postal savings banks Now that
1t is before the senate 1t is being
jockeyed by the well known methods,
peculiar to that body,
The different measures which rep.
resent the presidents policies, with
the single exception of the postal sa.
wings bank bill, have not received con
sideration of any kind. The Interstate
commerce committee of the house is
holding hearings upon the presidents
railroad bills. and these are dragging
along without exciting the slightest
interest among members of the house.
and little interest from the railroads
or the shipping public,
Prediction is again made that there
will be no important legislation at
this session of congress-
Status Of Postal Savings Bank Bill
From the lineup forming in the
senate it appears that the early indi,
cations in regard to the postal savings
bank bill are not to be fulfilled. That
Is, the people are not to get the good
bill from the senate which the action
of the Progressive Republicans in
forcing the committee to change the
terms of the bill now under considera
ton seemed to warrant
There is now on pretty play in the
senate. A game of politics A game
Of big business. game in which par
ty lines play but minor role. A
game in which men in both parties
are serving big business-bis banking
business. ..
The postal savings bank bill is be.
ing assailed. Senator Hepburn is
leading the attack upon the hprovi,
sions of the bill He finds fault with
it's details. o.
Democratic senators assail the bin
upon constitutional grounds The dear
Did constitution is dragged in at every
opportunity and the senate is told
how this bill will outrage it if it be
comes a law. IT. may be that these
Democrats do not fully realize the
interests they serve by making these
attacks. However. whether they dc
or not, these men are playing into the
hands of those who oppose the kind OF
postal savings bank which the people
want, because such banks would keef
the money in the vicinity in which il
Is deposited, and out of the hands Of
those who favor the creation of sucl
banks for the purpose of providing
new and short road for money to fine
its way to Wall street
The Organization of the senate /.
opposed to the bin as reported by thu
committee, and as it has been perfect
ed upon the floor. Senator Root o
New York Is to be the great genera
to bring the organization ont of tn,
hole in which it finds itself ia relation
to this measure and to point the wa
to a solution which will give to tn
Wall street interests the kind of DOS
tai savings banks which they want
and to the country the kind of posta
savings banks which it does not want
According to the present bill thes
banks are to be made an adjunct t.
the postoflice department and unde
the direction OF the postmaster ger
eral. 1t is commended by the Demo
Gratis that there is no warrant in tn
constitution for these banks. It
the plan to have Senator Root com
forward and admit the force of thj
argument, but at the same time t
say that there is ample authority !
the constitution for the establishmer
of these banks as an adjunct of tn
treasury department.. Then, with tn
votes of the Organization behind hin
the necessary changes can be mac
and the bill put back into form sd
isfactory to Wall street interests ar
to satisfy constitutional obie ,tors. TT
Organization has the votes to do tn
and the Indications on the senate flo,
point to the contamination of the!
changes, which will be acclaimed as