The Washington times., 1910-03-28
CAUCUS MAY DEAL
WITH TAFT BILLS
President Makes Effort to
Bring Together Republi-
can Members.
By JAMES HAY, Tr.

Anxious and lnsisteut that his legis-
lative program be no longer delayed in
the House. the President today, before
leaving Washington for New York. an
nounced TO his callers that he would
like To see the Republicans Of the House
hold caucus IN the near future and
make definite arrangements FOR the pas
sage OF the measures he particularly IA
vors.
Mr.. Taft expects the Ohio delegation 70
take the iul. ative IN arransinz for the
caucus this week, and the adoption by
that body OF a satisfactory plan for
enacting the desired legislation.
What he wants passed in hurry-up or
Ger consists Of the following.
The railrJad bin IN such shape that Il
Will retain the provision for the inter
state commerce court
The anti-injurctlon bill.
The postal savings bank bill.
some OF the conservation bills notably
that which gives the President statutory
authority 10 withdraw certain land.
rom entry.
Members Summoned.
Mr. Taft began the week this morn
T. ing by sending for some Of the most
influential members Of the party I'm the
House and pointing out 10 them the
great Importance Of prompt action nv
Congress on his legislative program.
He emphasized the country's need for
such legislation and pointed out tho 10
ltical wisdom Of the Iaw-ma kers show
Ing NOR activity than they have been
doing for the past two months.
Two Of the men with whom he talked.
townsend Of Michigan and Fish oS
New York, made the suggestion thar
Jhe pest way 10 settle the difficulty and
enc tne delay was TO have a caucus OF
the House Republicans. This the
President .-elCOmed as a wise surree-
ton, and n has already asked members
81 the Ohio delegation 10 take the nee
esSary steps TO have the caucus some
time this week. 10 is thought il will
be held Friday night.
Second Conference Planned.
On Wednesday Mr.. Taft will have a
second conference with REPRESENTATIVE
Townsend regarding the railroad bill
Mr. TOTn-cnd let il be understood this
afternoon that the President Is salts
hed with the measure as II has beaD
reported to the House from the Com
mIttee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce, but that he does not insist on
It's going through unamended. He ba,
raised some question Of the wisdom Of
the long and short haul clause. but he
Is extremely deSirOuS that the commerce.
court feature he retained in IL
MT. Tart = expressions of willingness
TO accept the House form Of TIE rail-
road bill Will doubtless do much 10
cnauge the AttltIde Of those Senators
VINO nave been insisting that the Senate
form go through unchanged. Il is gen
orally believed in the House that the
House form Of the measure is much the
more effective Of the two.
Taft Grows Restive.
For some time it has been rather an
open secret that the President was
growing res tive under the cor -nuaI de-
lays to which his legislative program
had been subjected in the House. He
could see no good reason for such a
policy, and he has realized all along the
need for the legislation. both to solve
The problems Of public policy which thew
ahect, and also to enable the ReDub-
lican party to 60 before the country
with a good record Of things accom-
plshed.
His activity in hurrying the Iaeis-
lators was welcomed by members Of ibA
House themselves II Is now tbo1~bt
that Congress should be able 10 al
jOurn by June l.
The Presidents first action toward
getting his program through within Tho
next six weeks was his conference last
night at the White House with the en-
tire Ohio delegation, and he got that
body's promise to do all It could along
the lines he mapped out