The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-05
Desperate Effort Made Once
Again TO Control Legis-
latiYe Situation.
EARNEST APPEALS
MADE BY ALDRICH
Influence of Taft Relied Upon 70
Drive Recalcitrant Repub-
licans Into Line.
By John sNuRE.

Senate regulars are making a des-
perate effort to rally their forces and
once more get into control Of the legis-
lative situation on which they have lost
their grip since the Hght over the rail-
road bill Senator AIdrich has made
the most earnest appeals 20 the Senate
regulars and near-regulars 70 line I'D
and prevent the insurgents and Demo
Gratis from dominating the course OF
the railroad measure, as wen as OF 9th
er legislation
While some Of the regulars are stiI
discouraged over the outlook and are
advocating hurried adjournment. there
got over their fright TO some extent and
are prepared 20 fight 70 the utmost 10
shape the railroad bill
VIII Go Over.
For the present there viii be no Sen
ate votes on the railroad measure II
viii 20 over Until Monday. so far as vot-
ing on amendments is concerned In the
meantime. the regulars VIII hold numer-
Gus conferences among themselves and
VIII confer with President Taft on his
return Senator Aldrlch has gone 70
Rhode Island and VIII not be back until
the nrSt Of the week. probably Tuesd1y-
Before Senator AidrlCh went he
talked TO the regulars IN vigorous
fashion He was busy about the cloak
rooms and corridors He made an
effort 10 rally the routed regulars by
asking them II they were going 10
permit the Insurgents, with the aid u
Democrats, 70 run the senate. and 20
allow the old conservative leadership
10 80 10 pieces He also talked about
the whole program OF Admin SLratIGu
Legislation being beaten unless the
regulars got the upper hand He IN
sisted that they must get together
Before GSenat0r AIdrich left IL was
asserted that foTrv-fOur Republican
Senators We're pledged 10 stand By the
rest Of the Ia i1rDad bin. that two or
three more would be won over. and
that perhaps two or three Democrats
mi =ht join the coalition
With these votes, Senator Aldrich
hopes TO he able 10 control the course
Of the railroad measure
Taft Relied Upon
The influence Of President Taft IS -
lied on TO drive a few Republican Sena-
tors into line with the Al5rich forces
J Opinion continues TO be divided wheth-
er there VIII be any legislation Insur-
VIII not b. long until the regulars are
found TO he lighting openly 10 prevent
ANYTHING being passed and the IDsur-
Sents the ONLY Republicans fighting %
Il looks now as II the chief homes
| OF contention in the Senate would be
| the long and short Haul clause, and the
/ capita ization features The physical
1 valuation question VIII also str up dis
/ cT-SSion- The Insurgents are trying %
/ work out q satisfactory long and short
| haul clause. which. they realize. Is q
/ vital importance The regulars IN the
/ Senate are disposed 20 accept q long
! and short clause amendment bv Payn-
| ter Of Kentucky. for the purpose Il
! splitting the insU rgent and Democratic
| combination
/ Fight for Reward
The whole policy Of the regulars WI
! be TO Try 70 keep from the fnsUrgeut'
the credit for doing anything.
! Senator Elkius expresses confidence
there viii be legislation and that IN ths
end a good bin viii be put through
This view Is not held by some Of ths
most prominent regulars who sal
frankly they have lost control and thai
TIE thing to do IS 70 adjourn, after pass
ms the appropriation bills II Is EkCly
the situation viii be considerably clear
ed I'D by Monday. after the numerou.
conferences have been held among tn,
regulars and with the President, afte
| the insurgents have settled on theft
course and the House has disposed o.
the bill
/ Consideration OF the bill vas resumes
in the House today Representative,
Mann hopes for early passage Of tn,
bill there and thinks IL VII be pu
| through not later than Friday