The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17
SENATE MOVING TOO
SLOWLY, He INSISTS
ChaStened Leaders VIII En-
dedV0T 10 Push Through
Presidents Program
y lBy Associated .ress.l


Z Wasting on, H. G., Feb. H. --ln
effect, President Taft said to some OF
he senate leaiers, whom he called
% the White House last evening:
why don't you push measures 10
redeem party pledges while the house
is dealing with app. opriation bills?
You are moving too slowly.
The President was anxious TO push
the postal savings bank bill.
by way OF result the senators were
able to announce last night that this
prog am had been inaugurated.
The almost hopeless tangle in
which the Roo, and Smoot amend
ments have ensnarled the postal saw
ings bank bill viii receive attention
at conference TO be held today in
the rooms Of the finance committee
of which Aldich is chairman. When
whipped into shape, the postal saw
ings bank bill is to displace the Alas
ka legislative council bill as the un.
finished business, and the latter is TO
be laid aside as involving problems
that cannot be solved at the present
session.
The administration bill Is to be re-
ported from the commi. tee on inter
STATE commerce during the next week,
and force put behind 1t to pass in
without material amendment.
Several conservation bills are 10 be
pc fecled by a special committee Of
Western senators, appointed today
by Chairman Nelson from the mem-
bership OF the committee on public
lands, and these measures TO be re-
ported to the senate as rapidly as
completed.
The multiplication bill Is to be
considered by the judiciary commit.
tee at It's next meeting Monday.
Statehood legislation, which already
has been reported from the commit
tee on territories, is nor to be per
mltted 10 lag, aad probably will re-
ccive attention rs soon as the postel
savings bank bill Is out of the way.
This program includes neither the
Federal incorporation bin nor Ship
subsidy legislation, although the lat
ter is likely to pass the senate with
out hurdles In the house,
When the senate adjourned yes
terday the postal savings bank bill
was in such Cangle that no one was
willing to prophcsy its outcome.
All afternoon senators We're seen
entering and emerging from Senator
Aldrich's room. AS a result of these
visits IL was arranged to have a con
ference today hetween all the SEN
ators who have introduced conflict
ing amendments to the bill and the
Republican leaders who have an.
nounctd their dete mination TO see
the President through on his pro-
gram. Senator Aldrich predicted the
incongrroiH amendments would be
harmonlzed and an agreement reach
ed which would bring TO the support
OF that bill a majority of the Repub-
leans large enough to pass II
Mr.. Aldrich does not disguise the
fact that he considers the problem
exceedingly difficult. On the one
hand sonator Root and his followers
are contending for provision like
that con aimed In the Root ameno-
ment which would constltutionally
justify the creation OF the postal
Ddnkb ny pldflnS tufM uHufl lne DOT
rowing clause of the constitution. On
ihe other hand many of the western
/ senators take the position that such
a clause would Inevitably have the Of
( fcct of concentrating at Washington
! tho vas fund that II is expected the
postal repositories will bring out ol
hiding
The two positions are ultra antag
onistic and friends Of the bill feal
/ that unless one side or the othel
gives way the bill must fail.