Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-20
Presidents Demands Secure Approval
in Nearly All Cases.
RAILROADS, STATEHOOD
These Are Most Important of the
Administration Measures.
SAVINGS BANK BILL IS PENDING
Document May BE Put Ont of way
Before ouitting--Arixonn and
New Mexico BuI to he
Signed Today.

WASHINGTON. June 19.-Congross lead.
ers confidently expect to wind up tho
business OF the present session this week,
and adjourn not later than Saturday. If
the session is carried beyond that time II
will be because of amendments to the gem
eral deficiency bill, or complications which
nay t.ise in connection in connection with
the omnibus and public buildings bill Some
members lool, for the adjournment to take
place as early as Thursday.
1t is pointed out by republican leaders
that there never has been a congress
where the president has obtained the
amount of legislation that has resulted
from the demands of President Taft.
Starting in on the demand for revision
Of the tariff, he procured this at an ex-
traordinary session. Then at the beginning
of the present session, he demanded legis-
lation amendatory of the interstate com.
merce laws, enabling the president to pur-
sue forward conservation policy, admit
ting Arizona and New Mexico to state
hood, creating postal savings banks and
on the subject Of the use OF injunctions.
Bills on all these subjects have passed
both branches of congress with the excep-
ton or the anti-in1unction measure. That
Will have to wait until the next session.
but 1t is said the prospects are good for its
passage at that time. All of the regular
supply have passed both houses, except
the general deficiency bill. That was
passed by the house Saturday and will
be reported to the senate not later than
Tuesday. Unless there is trouble IN con-
nection with scheme for the retirement
OF superannuated employees OF the govern
ment, which the bill may carry, II is
thought it's passage will take not more
than one day.
Bank Bill Before Sennte,
The postal savings bank bill is stiH before
the senate. 1t came from the house In.
the form OF an amended bill and senator
Carter moved that the senate concur Ia
the house amendments Opposition do,
Veoped and the motion has been debated
int rmittently since the bill returned from
the house President Taft approves CT the
house BILL and it seems reasonably certain .
that the senate will accept 1t.
The rivers and harbors bill is Awaiting
the presidents signature and he will soon
have the omnibus public buildings bill.
which was reported TO the house yesterday.
with both OF these measures before him,
no is in position TO command that action
ne taken on such remaining Legislation as
he feels should pass
President Taft tomorrow win sign the
statehood bill 1t is likely that there win
oe number Of claimants for tho pen used
IN signing that historic instrument Pres-
dent Tart probably will use two pens In
approving the bill and give ore to Dele
gate Andrews, representing Now Mexico,
and the other to Delegate Cameron, rep
resenting Arizona.
In the last few days of this session there
VIII be flood of requests in both branches
OF congress for unanimous consent to take
up measures of Importance to the COM
munities of Individual members. MANY
members arc doomed to disappointment
for neither branch of congress as a whole.
shows much patience in dealing with meas
ures which have not commanded attention
until adjournment is imminent.