The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-25
THE LEGISLATIVE SITUATION
EVERYTHING nv GOOD sHaPE
IN FHH HOCSg.

% wml Pass the RAsrsaa B@i ms wers
and Fake ID me smsdry Civn DmL 80
Ne Followed ~ M Ansb-snJ unetisa
BlIl- adpsaFumeat Date tneertnin-
WAsHuSaroN. April 3a-Ths Rspub-
lean leaders IN the House Of Repre~snta-
tivea will breathe q bic easier after the
middle Of this weed. when the railroad
ball IL scheduled for passage. Thsrs u
good deal ot vork yet remaining 20 be
done by the lower branch Of Congrsss.
and thoss responsible for 10 viii fed
b~ster when all the org bills are out % the
uay and the question % the date q adj
iournment u largely up 20 the senate.
After the railroad bill u out Of the way
the sundry civil ball. which IL the biggest
and moss bothersoms appropriation
measure on the list. will b. taken up
Il usually takes ten full legislative days
70 pass this bill. bat this year Chairman
Tawnsy - the Appropriations COMMITTEES
will make an attempt % hurry Il along
BY trying 10 secure an agreement that
there will b. very LITTLE general debate.
and that limited strictly 20 the provisions
% the Measure. This 81 course. - din
cult N connection with an appropriation
bill which contains legislation aheotIng
practically every branch Of the Govern
ment service. bat some stipulation 20
this eject may result n cutting down
the speeches on academic and abstract
questions. such ~ sometimes occupy
the time % the House when general debate
- allowed
II vaa hoped that after the sundry
ciy1l blu had been pa--ed the postal
SAVINGS bang legislation. which - much
desareh Ov tns Administration. and 20
winch both ths Republican and Demo
cratic parties ars pledged oy pAAnks N
But A. tbs House Post Once COMMITTEES
- split On the subject, With only t~o
members favoring the postal -avnGD
bang ball A. It came from the Ssnats-
! and thsse two not enthiIslassic-It - not
| believed q glll Dc possible 70 put any
measure o@fors th. House IN the near
future. Chairman WssAss Of the com
mat@~ has repeatedly sAid that he thinks
the HDlse Republicans should cAncus
on The proposition There - oppo@ltlon
20 this plan. however, A. some Eneuaosrs
contend thar q would look foolish 20
cnacils on legislation pledged bv the
parry and advocesd BY the President
NhtLa everybody seams 20 agr~@ that a
postal savings hank ball viii pass Congre~S
! az the ss'.zion. q cooks a. u the inevttAo -
In Consequence the anti-njuncsion bail
| ingrodncesi by Representative Moon VI
Pennsylvania, and favorabiy reported a
month OF agO by the Houss Cotnmitt'@
On hevis,on Of the Lass. u which he -
| chairman. viii probably follow the SIN
| tfrv owl bill in rhs House. President
| Taft xav. unltlali fad Endorsements 20 this
measure IN a letter written ~ MY. MN
zorns weeks ago. The ball probably viii
nasa about az " came from the cornriittes,
|
statutory hair solittsrs have had sh@ar
| say.
Conservation legislation DESIRED by the
administrator u In pretty good shap~
- far A. the Hou~e j. concerned. The
| oil authorizing Withdrawals u and nv
I the Pr-~issent va na~~ed last 4Se-S after
every am@nsiFn~ut 81 inpDrs@nce -ug-
r.---.-f ~ Representative Mondeh -
wyoming. chairman ~ me Public lands
'0mmitt--. Who - understood 20 10
! oolictss had been uIrucd dOSn. Ih@
Ho,I-.. rCde roaghshod over Mr.. Mond~ll
| and hls Republican COLLEAGUES on the
COMMITTEES. Who tndors.-d bis view. and
this - taken a. an Indication that the
| AtnuinissratOu prlicies in tins direction
Will have the srpport 81 majority az the
body The oilis proposing Statehood for
Arizona seem tO De IN a stat o9 coma.
Ons. rnsasiIrs has passed the Bouas and
one the senate. They Ars not ~ all @irnl-
AR ADD t1e Two oOrhsss ss~-ul 70 ~le~s Ill
vtOlent differences Of opinion on this
ssIbls rt
altogether the House IL ia pretty good
shape 1.@pubtican Leaders cay. and there
shoslld BE- no dlfY3csliry in final adjourn
un~nt being had by June AZ tho latest %
FAR a. the lower branch - concerned. But
there never was more uncersaInty about
AZ adIourunnent date There arr some
rosy sp~ctacied optimists who think shs
legislators wiIl Get away from here be-
tween May Is and -. vnile on the other
hand thoss meFnbers Who look on the
dark side are coundsnt 70 VIII os FAR into
bIlv before the gAvess fall for he ssnsi0a
Probably some date midway beewssn
those two -~iIl be found preesy~close-to
fh. farea