The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-22
SENATE A.DVI SED
TO.D0 some WORK
Taft Is Displeased With
Policy of Marking
Time. =
WANTS MEASURES
MADE INTO LAWS
Leaders Called "onto Carpet at
White House and Told That
They Must Meet Platform
PronnisesO Outlook Now
Brighter for Important
Legislation.

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Washington, d. c.. January 21.-
/ President Taft read in the papers to-
/ day that the Senate was marking timo
! while the House is struggling with its
various appropriation bills. So he
| sent for Senator's Penrose, OF Pcnnsyl-
/ vania; Crane. of Massachusetts,, and
/ Carter, Of Montana. and asked why
1t would not be. a good thing for the
] Senate to get busy on some of the
! measures he has recommended.
/ The President ibroached the subject
| OF the postal savings bank bill. All
, three of the Senators thus summoned
I are members of the Committee on Post :
| Offices and Post Roads. Mr. Penrose IL
| chairman and Senator Carter Is spon-
| sor for the measure.
But some Senators, 1t was suggested
4 in reply to the President, are not
| warm advocates OF postal banks But
| the President argued. the Republican
| platform called for postal savings
/ banks, and surely the Senators were
going to redeem the party pledges.
But what about the House? This
was propounded as a poser.
President Taft is said to have as
sured the Senator'S that they need not
| worry about tho House. 1t is said
that there is every reason to believe
that the House .s coming around all
right
Got to Do Something,
Every man on Capitol Hill is look
Ing for another term, and he has got
to do something. and all the Republi-
cans, regardless of sfhes isiit against
Cannon or the Rules Committee. are
going to vote for Mr.Taft,s measures
said one of the Presidents callers to-
day.
So 1T happened when Senators PEN
rose. Crane and Carter left the White
House. the latter. acting as spokes-
man for the trio, declared:
! Tne postal savings bank PROPOSE
/, tion will become . law at this session
of Congress-"
I he postal IA I.sss iowcs- e-. xvii not
be the first OF the Taft measures con
.sidered. The President ranks his rec
concentrations for changes in the In
ierstate commerce law as of first Inn
portance, and he SO indicated his posi-
ton to the Senators this afternoon.
The President told his callers also
that he regarded at least one of the
/, conservation bills he has recommended
TO Congress as of prime Importance.
This is the bill to validate the with
drawal of lands containing water power
sites, coal and phosphates.
President Taft believes that the Sem
ate should go ahead with these three
the. House can get them in some sort
of shape. and can put the measures
through In short time, once the supply
bills are disposed Of
confident of Aldrlch.
The President is confident that Sen
ator Aldrich will do all he can 10 fur
ther the passage of the postal savings
bank bill. This bill. 1T is argued will
give the leader OF the Senate an OPP
portunty to show to the people OF the
country that they are to get their share
OF the benefits of Forthcoming tinan-
! cial legislation. Mr.. Aldrich is anx-
ious to secure the support of the coun-
/ try for the new currency laws and the
central bank of issue. or whatever
| form the legislation may take and the
/ President believes that the best way
| to secure this support Is first to pro-
! vide for the. postal banks. Throughout
| the remainder Of the present Congress
lit is agreed the caucus rule is to pre-
| vail in the House of Representatives.
This state of affairs IS credited to the
efforts of the President
! The power of Speaker Cannon and
| the Rules Committee has been so far
| impaired that the caucus has come as
| the best and fairest means of provid-
| ing for legislation. Before each caucus
| is held, the PURPOSE of the gathering
| is to be announced and no other sub
lect is to be considered. Regulars ant,
| insurgents alike are to he invited tt
/ such caucuses. and in this way the
| administration believes it Is assured
| of tho support of all Republicans.
" II M
Washington. d. G.. January a1.-Rep-
nois, was to might chosen in place Of
| Representative LLOYD, of Missouri, as
the second Democratic representative
on the Joint congressional committee
to Investigate the Interior Department
and the Forestry Service. Ollie James,
Of Kentucky, is the other Democrat,
already chosen. Graham's selection
was made at caucus of the members
of the House, He was named by Mr..
Clayton. OF Alabama, and the nomna-
tion was made unanimous.
Speaker Cannon had already paved
the way for this action by ruling lust
| before the House adjourned to-da that
a member of that body could not be
forced to serve on n committee against
his will. This sustained the resigna-
tton of Mr.. Lloyd, who had protested
Lnat MS dutiss 5us chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee
would make It impossible for him to
serve on misunderstanding committee.
The Sneaker ruled that no action az
lthe House was necessary in such a case.
the resignation being effective without
| its acceptance. IF, ssSl4j,
To-nisht's canous occupied several
hours, and there was occasional boil =
|ligerenlt talk that disturbed the gem
eral 'love feast" as Champ clark,
1.-the minority leader. would say Sew
eral members criticized president TAFT
Land Speaker Cannon as attemntinr Ia
dictate the Democratic party's choice
on tho commit ee. g j. MI E,ilerhee, OF
Isthat the Democratic party shnmld mat ~ ~
summit to Republican dlctatjony Mr.
\ lRichardson, OF ALBANIA and ~ hcrs al.
spoke along that llne.ssi Y ant n e,tler
Clark and Al,s Underwood. Il" Aln ,nnmr, hnmn