Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-06-06
CONSERVATION
HAS RIGHT
Of WAY
FRIENDS OF STATEHOOD
YIELD PRECEDENCE
Believed Vote on Enabling Act
Will Be Reached in Senate Be-
fore Adjournmeti 4 Measure
May Die in Conference,

fBy Morning Journal speeial J.eased wireI
Washington, June 6.-cDnservation
Legislation in the. senate and the
postal savings bank bin in the house
constitute the features ~ the CON
gressional program for the coming
week The general opinion is that
both measures will be voted upon be-
fore saturday night ana that they
lwin be sent to conference
Party lines will be dissolved ana new
lines Of. insurgency developed ia the
senate in connection with he public
! land withdrawal bill which it is ex-
lpeeted will be taken up tomorrow
Some of the western members are
4 preparing to make vigorous assaults
upon the Roosevelt Garfield admins
tration of the public domain especial
/ ~ as regards the blanket Withdrawals
of large areas. 1t is not Improbable
that this course will lead to some hit~
ter criticism of the more eonserva-
tive policies Of he Taft Bahlnger adj
ministration.
The discussions viii arise over the
consideration OF the administration
/ bill which already has passed the
/ house to authorize the president "a
Withdraw public lands for the pur-
pose Of classification, for H.. protec-
tion OF water power sites, for forest
reserves, and to prevent mineral lands
from falling into the hands of mon-
/ opolies. Many western mem Ders. ne-
tably Senators Warren and clark OF
4 Wyoming. Hepburn and Borah OF
/ Idaho. Carter of Montana and Hughes
I Of Colorado, oress fear that the en-
actment of this measure VIII mark
/ the return Of the policy OF locking
up" great tracts of land ana that the
western states might he deprived of
the benefits that would accrua from
their Development
on the other hand, the more radical
/ program carried OH duri.g me
regime of FORMER Cnitt Forester Pfi-
chot is favored by such western mem
( bers as Senators Dixon of Montana,
Flint and Perkins OF California, Piles
of Washington, Chamberlall and
Bourne of Oregon Smoot and lsuther-
I land Of Utah. and numerous others.
Administration leaders are COM
mitted to the conservation legislation
advocated by President Taft and it
is not doubted therefore tnat the
house bin for the withdrawal oi public
be passed at an early date and that
the measure viii emerge successfully
from conference.
Supporters OF statehood legislation
are willing to give the administration
conservation measure the rigth OF way
if the republican leaders Will give
their pledge that a vote shall be taken
Iupon the Arizona New Mexico bill be-
fore adjournment AT one time there
] fi-.r,r
serious clash over the question OF
which should be taken up first.
The democrats were inclined 10
oppose taking up any other measure
in advance of the statehood bill bul
at an informal conference Yesterday
they decided then cause would not be
advanced by precipitating such con
troversy so long as there is no time
fixed for the present session 70 adj
iourn They argued that they could
force action before adjournment in
any event.
The house committee on postoffice
and post roads viii meet tomorrow
and probably will report to the house
the postal savings bank bill pGrfcct-
ed last week in the republican caucus.
1t is expected that the committee on
rules viii meet on Tuesday ana re-
port out special rule that tho postal
bank bill be given the right Of way
through legislative channels. This
rule VIII precipitate "a hot fight in the
rules committee and on the tloOr of
the house, it is expected. Both of
these committees We're ordered bY
majority of the republican caucus 10
take the action outlined.
Republican leaders of IL q house
say there will be no difficulty in put
ting the bill through without amend
ment. They estimate that not more
than fourteen insurgent republicans
will vote with the democrats against
the measure Democratic members of
the house have made no prophcsies,
however, held no caucus and have
planned none but informal discussions
have indicated that the vote VIII bee
along party lines except for the lim-
tied number of insurgent republicans
who refused to be bound by their
party caucus on this question.
Unless some agreement is reached
bv W hich Il conference can be avoided
both the house and senate viii namo
conferees ON the rallroad bill tompr-
row The suggestion made SATURDAY
that the house accept the senate
amendments to the bill met with OPP
position in some quarters and for that
reason no action Was AIKEN in the
house Speaker Cannon allowing the
question of naming cohferces TO go
over until tomorrow.
Even though objection is made 20
he. acceptance of the senate bill, the
fact that the proposition WAS not re-
jected outright is taken as an indica-
ton that 1t viii be- comparatively easy
to- harmonic the differences in the
two measures
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