The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-07
another OF the administration no,Icloe

Before the railroad bill iS taken mn
in earnest, ii is likely that the aerl.
cultural appropriation bil will put
through the senate. This Will NOT take
long, however.
Members OF the house are begin.
ming 10 analyZe the amendments To
the postal savings bank BIN last Snt-
urday, The ono that is causing the
most comment Is that which will pre-
vent postal funds from being invested
in two per cent government bonds.
while making all hteher interest bear
All troops in the Berlin garrisons.
numbering $4,000 were confined TO
barracks. Thousands surrounded the
park. The residents OF this section
were permitted 20 utilize the park
without interference and 1t was sud.
denly discovered that the number in
side the enclosure was being augment
ed rapidly. The socialists had dup.
ing securities available for such in.
vestment in time of war or other OK
igencies
Practically no contest was made
against this amendment when it was
offered by Senator Borah, 1t was ac-
cepted by Senator Carter who had
charge OF the bill and the votes
against 1t were few In the light of
President Taft's New York speech
calling attention TO the obligation OF
the government TO see that the hold
| ers OF the two per cent consuls should
not suffer loss and suggesting that
the government give the holders re
| lief by using postal funds TO buy
these low class bonds, some members
| OF congress see In the senate action
direct lap at the president In only
one other way Is the adoption OF the
tmendment explained and that Is. by
tho fact that those who were in
charge OF the bill believed IL could be
passed only by making concessions
| TO insurgent senators. II was charg-
| cd on the Democratic side that the
| adoption of the Borah amendment
was not in good faith aud that II
would be dropped In the house and
! finally eliminated on conference.
Informal conferenc at the White
| House last week It was agreed that
| tho administration bills shall be held
In committee until the appropriation
| bills are passed II this rule Is fol-
| lowed. Chairman Weeks OF the COM
mittee on postofflcos and post roads.
can be trusted to keep the postal bank
| bill bottled up. until the time Is prop
itlous for its passage In the house.
The senate will have an opportun-
| ity within a few days TO compare the
! majority and the minority views OF
the committee on interstate commerce
on the administration bills. The ma
| jority report, which will support the
| bill in the form in which it was final
| 1Hs draftnH ~ htfnrnnr EnDar11 lNInl.-
| ersham Is ready for presentation to-
| ready reached. IL will be printed In
the record With the report OF Senators
| Clapp and Cummins, which was pre-
sented several days ngo.
While the debate on the railroad
| bill Is likely 10 last several weeks.
Republican senate leaders have prom.
ised President Taft that It will be
passed without material change.
Unquestionably this attitude will
! provoke acrid discussion accompanied
by condemnation OF what is termed
White House domination, All re-
ports from the senate committee on
territories indicate htat the statehood
bill is In trouble and that Senator
Beveridge will have difficulty in get
ting IL passed.
The exact cause OF the delays Is not
apparent. beyond the dissatisfaction
expressed with tho qualifications for
voting in the proposed new states
Senator Beverldge continues to insist
that It will pass. He expects soon
TO be absent from the city for several
days and the hearings will go over
until his return.
Another effort is being made IN
tho house TO have small omnibus
public bill in order to give some as.
sistance TO certain districts whose
congressman are in distress The
senate Is opposed TO the bill. how
ever, and point 10 the large rivers
and harborS bill IN support of its OBJ
jectlons TO another pork barrel meas
ure at this session
The latter bill probably will not
be brought out CT the committee on
commerce before March 10 OF %
Little discussion is heard concern
ing the conservation bills and the
court injunction bill which arc on the
presidents program The reason is
said 10 be that leaders bclieve IL ac.
ton on these meaeures is delayed
| lneg Sah oe pioubhI out VI toln hnit'SNS
and passed with comparatively little
debate In the last few days of the
session.
The postomce appropriation is still
before the house. All last week was
occupied by members in making pol
itical speeches Consideration of the
measure Will require several days
more. The naval bill is about ready
to be reported. but the Legislative.
executive and judicial bill will be the
next IN order In the house, Many i'm
/ portant features of the admlnistra-
ton railroad bill are to be considered
by the house committee on interstate
/ and foreign commerce and 1t cannot
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