The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13
CONGRESS PLAYING
WITH THE PRESIDENT
Not a Single Legislative PrOpO-
sal Submitted by Chief Mag
istrate Has Passed.
EARLY ADJOURNMENT Is
DESIRED BY POLITICIANS
Nevertheless, There Is Dilly,
Dallying With All the Big
Appropriation Bills.
BY RALPH M. wHITESIDE.
y Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-ls con-
rress PLAYING with President Tatt'
There are reasons to suspect the
answer to this question should be yes
Although there are urgent political rea-
sons why an early adjournment is most
desirable and though the extra session
of congress got an early start, not
single legislative proposal submitted hN
the president has been passed by either
branch of congress The house did pass
a statehood bill for Arizona and New
Mexico. but it was not the admlnIstra-
tion measure and the work will have TO
be done all over again when the senate
finally passes the bin which accords
with the views of the president and hls
advisors Legislatively speaking, the
recommendations OF President Taft, as
expressed in bills pending before con-
gress, are in the following positions;
Conditions of Bills,
Amendments to the interstate COM
mercc act-Bills introduced In both
branches and hearings lust begun on
the subject in the house. Consensus of
opinion in both houses is that there will
be legislation on this subject before
adjournment
Postal Savings bank bill.-Carter bill!
reported favorably TO the senate. de-
bated at length and may pass at any
time. Several such bills introduced IN
the house. but no activity displayed by
The postOffice committee as yet. Carter
bill may pass the house at this session
If sufficient pressure is brought to bear
Conservation Measures.
Conservation bills-Nine bills in
tended to legalize the Roosevelt conser
,n1sn,ao hn,-n hann rDfrnHnpnd
in the senate and two have been in
troduced IN the house and one more Is
ready for introduction. One bill legal
izing the authority of the president TO
set aside reservations in the government
domain subject TO congress has been
reported TO the senate. Some of the
conservation bills are expected 10 be
come laws before adjournment.
Ship subsidy.-Humphrey bill en-
dorsed by the president, reported to the
house. Similar bill has been introduced
in the senate. Not believed this legisla
tion can pass the house this session.
Federal incorporation.-Intro
in both houses, but will not be acted
upon at this session.
Alaska Government Bill.
Alaska government bill.-Introduce
In the senate favorably reported by the
senate committee on territories and now
Campaign fund publicity bill-Hear-
ings held before the house committee
on the elections of president vice-presi-
dent and members of congress. Has eX
cellent chance of being reported 10 the
house.
Anti-injunction egislation-Various
bills introduced in both houses, but no
effort made TO pross them.
Leaders Complain.
Complaint is being made by leaders
OF congress because of the slow progress
through the house during the session. |
None of the bills has yet reached the |
president for signature. Last year the |
appropriation bills passed the house as
follows: Legislative, executive and iu- |
dlcial, December II; District of Colum- |
bia, January IA; pensions and urgent |
deficiency. January 10; naval, January |
%; postofice, January 81; army. Feb |
ruary 2; agricultural. February IL; In
dian. February l6: Notifications, Feb |
ruary 19; diplomatic and consular, mill |
tary academy and rivers and harbors,
February 20; sundry and civil February
20. and general deficiency, February 27. |
The following bills were in confer
ence during the last session before Feb |
ruary 10; Legislative, executive and |
Judicial, urgent deficiency and army.
Unusually Slow.
Only five appropriations have passed
the house as follows: District of Colum-
bia, December 20; army, January IL: |
Notifications, January 13; urgent de. |
flciency, January q, and agricultural,
February 3.