Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-24
Shows Much Skill in Avoiding
Clashes With Either Wing
ct Republican Party.
NOT SURE OF INSURGENTS
sscmocrats Think lie Is Working Hard
To Beat Them Out of Any
Chance Of Next House.

Washington. Jan. os.-Activity,
such as seldom has been displayed by
committees so early in the first regular
session of a Congress, is now in eN'-
dence in both wings OF the Capltoi-
Although there are practically three
PARTIES. regular" Republicans, III
surgent" Republicans and Democrats
there arc signs on every hand that
President Taft is daily gaining sup
porters for his legislative program
The skill shown by the president III
avoiding clashes with either Repuoh-
can faction. and the knaclS he has ex-
hIbited in compelling the aid oil ooth
in his fight for the redemption oil
party pledges. has noticeapiy I'M
pressed the Democrats majority
In the house there are indications
that threatened fusion of Democrats
and "insurgcnt' Republicans on sew
feared by the majority
AS DEMOCRATS SEE 1T.
Taft is trying 10 beat the Demo
crats out of any prospect of controlling
Inc NEXT house" remarked promi-
nent Democratic leader. OF the senate
Yesterday. "If 1t were not for the way
he Is knocking Republican heads TO-
rether and making them rail- INTO inc
Tor advanced egislatlon-Democrat
legislation, il YOU plesse-we Wou,u
get you fellows sure predicted tn's
minority leader. addressing the Re-
Tublicans present
Tho senator was talking to men
who had just agreed upon inc pL'uie
ME of a piece of western legislation
that admittedly few of them favor
cd. The incident furnished good
Illustration of the present congress
sional situation
Committees are now consluerlns SUI
tects usually postponed until a1ter tno
appropriation bills are passed by inc
house. The senate committees, unnet
pressure from the White House, nave
laid plans 30 take up the adInlhlstra-
ton measures. while the house has
supply bills under consideration. In
dIctions arc that by the
time the house calendar has
been cleared OF budget bills
the senate will have ready for the at
tention of that body a number OF
the most important Taft bills
LITTLE WARNING GIVEN.
Senate leaders who have gone TO
the White House have been told that
by the house on matters designed TO
carry out Republican pledges. Those
inclined 10 stay away from the White
House have been sent for, or tho
warning has been delivered to them
by their colleagues.
Not content with such notice, Mr,
Taft has taken the further precau-
ton of getting service by publica-
tion." In other words, he has made
l. 6nn fnQ
perhaps. incidentally. his supporters,
on most OF the advanced legislation
proposed by him.
1t is regarded probable that the
presidents railroad bill Will be enact
ed at the present session, regardless
of the fact that bills on the same
subject, and somewhat opposed TO
the Taft bill. have been introduced In
the senate by Mr.. Cummins and in the
house by Mr.. Mann of Illinois,
There may be some Democratic op-
position to certain features OF the ad-
mlnistration bill. Mr.. Tillman is study
Ing II and has reached the conclusion
that the proposition to allow railroads
under certain conditions to make
Joint rates amounts to pooling. The
Republicans say he Is mistaken, and
an interesting session of the senate is
predicted for Friday. Railroad bills
will be taken up by the house COM
mittee oil Thursday.
The presidents federal incorpora-
ton bill Is expected to have the hard
est sle1dIng of any measure in his
progra d Land bills and conservation
measures will receive careful atten-
tion at the present session. regard
less of the Ballinser- Pinchot investi-
cation.
The urgent deficiency bill is before
Nh.
within two days. The agricultural
bin. carrying approximately $17,-
100000, and the Indian bill are ready
for attention. and other supply bills
are well under way.
In the senate the fortifcations bill
will be reported tomorrow and the