The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-10
TAFT SAYS BILLS
WILL PASS SENATE

PASSA1C,, NIL May 9,-7In a speech
before the Paasaie board of trade
here tonight tie President declared
with a great deal OF emphasis and amid
an outburs, Of applause that The rail.
road bin has not been cmasculated
In any vital way and predicted that a
satisfactory law would be passed.
THE BILL" said the president, still
retains all OF its principal features
and ] am hopeful that within the
next few weeks. We shall see the pas
sage OF the bill in both houses, tho
ndjustmenet OF the differences OF the
two houses and It's 1Ial enactment. /"
In a review OF pending legislation
President Taft expressed the belief
that the following measures would
be enacted into law:
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
Postal savings banks
The so-called validating bin Of the
conservation measures
The publicity OF campaign expeudi-
tures. fe
The railroad bill
PASSAIC, n. J.. May 9.-Speakipr
at banquet here tonight given by the
Passaie board of trade. the president
discussed the administration program
now before congress. The president
said:
You have been doubtless advised
by your newspapers that there Is GER
tain legislation pending in congress
in which the administration has very
intense interest growing out OF the
fact that it was promised by the plat
form OF the Republican party and has
been recommended by the president
10 congress and feel as If It might
not be without some use for me to
say that the condition OF the legisla-
ton is and what the prospect is OF
It's passage
In the flrst place. the bill granting
statehood to New Mexico and Arizona
passed the house some months ago.
but 1t is still pending In the senate
Objection WAS made to the bill as
1t passed the house In regard to GER
tain provisions as to elections which
disfranchlsed Mexicans not speaking
English. who had therefore, by rea-
son OF length OF residence. acquired
under previous laws, the right Of suf-
frage. There Is some difference, too,
between the houses as to the provis-
Ions made In respect to the public
lands and the payment OF the debts
OF the territories
Republicans Hesitate.
There is hesitation on the part
of the Republicans in the senate to
pass bill which is solidly to add four
Democrats to the senate. or IL Demo.
cratic. Republicans OF that radical
type that arezentirely out of sympathy
woth the more conservative notions
Of the east
Still there's a promise in the plat
form distinct and clear. that this bill
shall pass, and lam very anxious that
the party shall meet its obligations
In this regard. and enact the necessary
legislation I do not think shall be
disappointed,
THE conservation bills. with refer
ence to the public domain by which
the government shall retain over the
undisposed lands a power OF disposi.
ton or readjpstment OF interests In
water power sites. coal lands. oil lands
and phosphates, are not In a very ad.
vanced state
One Law Only.
The conditions are such as TO make
it imperative in the interest of con-
seryation the passage Of only one
law That law has passed the house
and 1 am very hopeful II will pass the
senate 1t ratifles all the Withdrawals
of public land heretofore made.
10 upwards of 60.O00.000
acres, and IL specifically empowers
the president TO make Withdrawals
when he desires to ask congress 10
pass laws varying the existing laws
for the disposition In class OF public
lands
The absolute necessity of this act
the reservation Of $4,000 600
acres, II subjected to the test OF legal
ity In the courts, could stand.
There are other acts. one with
reference TO oil lands. one with refer.
ence TO water power sites. one with |
reference TO coal lands The one with |
reference to conl land provides that |
the surface OF coal lands shall be sub. |
ject to the settlement as agricultural |
lands under the homestead and pre-.
emptlon laws. but that the coal be. |
meath the surface shall still belong TO |
the government and be subject to |
mining by those to whom the govern.
nent may lease II or in other methods
part with title to 1t,
There is bill providing for the
OF lands useful in pre-.
venting a fraudulent disposition of
them
There is bill providing for the
exploration OF oil lands and fixing tho
rights Of explorers who discover oil
And then there is bill providing for
the granting OF water power sites to
the states. with a view to their dis.
position to privte owners.
This bill is a most important one.
It probably needs amendment. but the