Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-11
Quitting Time Matter Of Speculation
Until Question is Settled.
sUEDRY CIVIL BILL RANKS NEXT
viii Be Taken Up in House Early,
Then Pass to Senate.
OTHER BUSINESS SCHEDULED
BaIEiaEer-Pinehot InvestiEatfon to
Continue Daring WeeIz--standard
0u Case Before suvrewe
Court.

WASHINGTON. AprH I0.-Everything in
congress is subordinared now 70 the con-
struction OF the administration railroad
I bM through its having been advanced 10
privileged status in both branches The
differences OF opinion which exist in rsla-
ticsi to many of ITS most important features
have brought the regular and insurEent
republicans into sharp conflict. while the
democrats look on ready to grasp any po-
lfricaI advautage tha1 may chance to crop
out Of the discussion
Until the railroad bill Is out q the way
il would be idle 70 speculate upon the proc
able date of Adjournment The most opt-
mistlc OF the republican leaders of the
senate predict that the measure viii not
pass the upper house before May In the
lower house no one has hazaried a guess
The rules COMMITTEES, il is reported. is nor
Inclined to bring In a rule TO limit debate
After the railroad biH is passed BY both
branches aad goes to conference, where
there wiz be several weeks hard work.
probably in the reconciliation Of the ideas
Of the senate ard lower house the other
Taft policies will have to be considered.
Statehood. injunction bills. postal savings
and conservation legislation ali viii re-
euire time for their disposition
9uRdFy Civil Bill
II congress concludes its labors BY June
q. therefore. no one here viii complain,
, Notwithstanding the general anxiety OF the
members 10 get home to look after their
ian campaigns. After the general appro-
priation bill. the sundry civil bill is the
only one remaining 10 be considered By
the house that will take much time It is
iikeiy that this viii be taken in the COM
I over the railroad bill, in order to pass il
on to the senate committee on appropria-
rions. which has run out OF work
/ Senator Lodge is expected TO call Up to-
morrow the request OF republicans mem-
bers OF the cost Of living cormittes for an
approprfati0n or SIS. o80 70 sxtend ias work
TIE outline of work the committee wishes
70 undertakes is comprehensive. but IL has
occasionsd some criticism from democrat
senator's. who aIleEe politics is involved
in the inquiry
Z The rivers and hsrbors biz also viii be
reported to the senate Monday. II prob
ably VIII be called Up during the week.
but western members win demand that il
20 over Until some agreement is reached
on the measure authorizing the issue Of
Z s900o0.000 in certificates Of indebtedness to
comDlete reclamation projects already
begun This bin has passed the senate
and Is being held up in the house
I BaIEinEer-PiRchot FIghA
There viii be sessions this week Of the
committees investigating the BalIinger-
PinchOt controversy. the cost OF living and
the charges by Representative steeners0n
Of Minnesota that there is a lobby here
to Influence snip subsidy legislation. The
end OF none OF these Investigations ia in
] sid inf tim in H-a
presidents program this week viii be the
3 reunion AT a dinne- tomorrow night OF
the Taft party that travelled with him In
{ 1905 10 the Philippines and the orient
The president viii give attention during
the week TO pressing further legislation in
I which he Is interested He NAV announces
the appointment OF a successor to General
James 5. Clarks0n. surveyor ot the port
I OF New York The possibility that a deci-
sion viii be announced Monday in the
I Standard on dissolution suit the uobaccn
/ trust case or the corporation tax cases
directs attention 10 the supreme court OF
the United STATES Arguments in cases
I involving the validity Of a number OF state
laws viii be heard during the week Among
these VIII be the cases involving the Ken
lucky tax on double stamped spirits. the
Missouri law prohibiting foreign corpora
u
federal courts and the Wisconsin Jury com
WIissioners' Law.
Standard OIL Case.
I Other Interesting eases that may come
before the court involve the decree Of the
supreme court OF Tennessee ousting thu
Standard on company OF Kentucky from
doing an interstate business in Tennessee
and the Jim crow car in fntersrate com
merce as raised IN the Chles case
/ Wednesday the complaint OF the Federal
sugar Refining company against an the
railroads which lighter frszsht In New ToriS
harhOr win be heard b. the Iutsrstara
1 Commerce commission
/ In effect this Is complaint of an inds-
| pendent sugar concern TO compel the rail-
( roads 70 afford 70 g. the same UEterage
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