Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-02-19
MAY Change POLICY
House And SENATE BUSY
With MANY BILLS.
Policies of President Taft May Be Re
arranged by Party Leaders-Little
Roadway Made ON Platform Promises
Some Talk Early Adjournment
Investigation to Be Made.

Washington, Jan. 31.-Little head
way has been made in the two months
that congress has been in session to-
ward the enactment of important legis-
lation demanded by President Taft; yet
on every side are predictions of an
early adjournment.
The thoughtful members are asking
each other what kind of a reception
they viii get if they go to the White
House on April Is or May - with
plans to quit work for the summer if
the administration program is untitled.
The question is one that congress
sional leaders admit is giving them deep.
concern. The absence of unanimity of
thought on almost every one of the
president s measures is such as to make
exceedingly difficult the work mapped
out for those who have the bills in
charge Bills to create a court of CON-
merce and amend the railroad rate laws,
to establish postal savings banks, to
validate Withdrawals of public lands
wanted for conservation purposes and
to legalize national charters for cor
porations doing interstate business have
met with determined opposition.
From a political point of view repub
ican waters seemingly are becoming
muddied by the several investigations
in progress, and the minority members
appear not unwilling to let this pro-
cedure continue indefinitely. Inquiries
such as that being made into the af
fairs of the interior department and
the forest service naturally are having
some effect upon plans to amend land
laws and enact legislation for Alaska
and even bear to some extent on the
Arizona and New Mexico statehood
bill.
Other Investigations, such as those
relating to see0nd-class mail matter and
the postofIice deficit, and causes of in
creased cost Of living tend to minimize
complete redemption Of republican
campaign pledges. A conference of re-
publican leaders is being considered and
probably viii be held soon after Sena-
tor Aldrich returns from Florida, as he
is expected TO do this week Vigorous
means viii be advocated to restore some
semblance Of order TO the chaotic eondi-
tions.
Rearange Taft Policies.
The plan most In favor with such
republican Leaders as are now IN Wash.
ington is for Encouragement of the
Taft policies, placing them in order Of
executive preference or IN such Sc
quenee as it Is thought would most
benefit a majority Of the party n has
been declared that no progress viii be
made 30 long as some leaders are push
ing interstate commerce legislation
others conservation policies and others
postal saving banks on federal moor
polailon laws.
Al present che house y occupied with
appropriation bliss ID the senate two
administration measures the postal
saving bank bill aud tAe Alaskan leg.
ls'aiiff council afe being placed
against eaeh other Opposition haa de-
ffloped against boil and fepuhliean
leadefs say tAe present tactics may
effect change "a both 4Ae statehood
DIll A. ready for consideration by iAe
senaif And iAe army appropriation blll
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