Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-13

Washington, May 13.-The Legislative
program in congress is beginning to
take something like definite shape.
When the time comes for congress to
adjourn, it will probably be found that
these bills have been enacted into law:
The bill charging the government
control over railroads.
The bill for a system of postal saw
ings banks.
The bill giving the president power TO
withdraw public lands containing min
erals, water powers and forests from
entry.
The bill for the publicity Of campaign
contributions.
Indications are that bills will not be
passed on the other subjects included
in the White House program. The out
look is not good for the passage of an
anti-injunction bill or, as the leaders OF
organized labor call it, The pro-in-
junction bill Nor are the prospects
bright for statehood legislation, tho the
bill for the admission OF Arizona and
New Mexico has not entirely gone by
the board and some of its friends in
sist q way will still be found to force
it to passage.
If the four bills enumerated as likely
to pass, are passed, it will be legisla-
tive accomplishment of good deal OF
inheritance In case the senate puts
thru the railroad bill in something like
the same shape as the house bill, it will
make material enlargement of the
power of the government over the rail-
roads. This is the general verdict OF
house republicans. whether lnsurgent
or not In fact, the insurgents look on
the house bill as in the main their
product They point out that the bill
has by no means been shaped by the
regulars and that it is not by any
means the administration bill as orig
inally introduced. The fight made by
the insurgents compelled the striking
out of sections z and IL and other inn
portant notifications.
Some Postal Lego .,tion.
With respect to the posrS savings
bill, the belief now, in view of the eff
forts being made to compromise on a
bill, is that something will be put thru
The compromise favored by the house
committee on postoffices comprehends
reserve fund of S per cent; half the
remaining deposits to be deposited and
kept in the localities where they be-
long; and the other half to be invested
in government bonds of the denomina-
ton of $24 and multiples thereof, bear
ing interest at ~. per cent. President
Taft has been consulted about this
compromise 1t means, if contaminated.
that the $700,000,000, 2 per cents will
not be available for purchase with pos
tai savings funds. The president has
been extremely anxious to protect the
2 per cents. The compromise will not
do it but the president will assent to it.
The next step will be to call a caucus of
the republican members Of the house
and this is likely TO be held next week.
The withdrawal bill is the only one
of the conservation measures likely to
become law. 1t is looked on by the
friends of conservation as meager
beginning. They do not like the senate
bill for the reason that the senate COM
mttee on public lands has struck out
the house provision validating past
Withdrawals
Publicity Bill Probable.
That campaign publicity bill will go
thru is probable. The senate commit
tee on privileges and elections has or
dered a favorable report on one. 1t
can not be called drastic measure,
and is critised in some quarters as
weak. 1t provides for publicity only
after elections. 1t applies to congress
sional elections. The house bill pro-
vided for publicity both before and af-
ter the elections and there will be
good deal of support for this idea in the
senate 1t can at least be said that the
passage of any bill on this subject will
be a beginning in the direction of cam
paign publicity Hitherto, 1t has been
impossible to get the privileges and
elections committee to recognize the
principle.
President Taft is urging the passage
of the Noon anti-injunction bill but it
will probably fail. 1t merely requires
notice and hearing before injunctions
satisfactory to the leaders of organ