The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-18
Begins to Look as Though
Lower Branch of Congress
Will Pass Administration
Railroad Bill During Week.
REPUBLICANS HOPE TO
ADOPT 1T BY SATURDAY
Senate VIII Consider River and
Harbor Bill Today and Week
May EIapSe Before Other
Measure Comes Up,
MANY DIFFERENCES SURE

Washington April lit looks after
all as though the House viii beat the
Senate in passing the administration
railroad bill, as the latter branch had
a start of two OF three weeks in taking
up the measure.
About the only advantage in this
priority is that the new law for the
control of transportation lines while
prepared almost entirely by Attorney
General Wickersham. will near the
name of Representative Mann of Illinois
instead of Senator Elkins of West Vir-
ginia.
Preparations have been made in the
House for the early closing of debate
on the measure. Mr.. Mann yesterday
secured an arrangement for night ses-
sIOns tomorrow and Tuesday. 1t is eX-
pected by next Thursday general de-
bate Will have been concluded ana Fri
day the bill viii be placed before the
House for amendment under the five
minute rule. Republican leaders be-
lieye il can be passed by Saturday.
Several days will elapse, in all prob
ability. before he railroad bin is
taken up again in the Senate. COnsid-
Grafton of the river and harbOr bill
viii be resumed Monday, and Senator
Newlands Will sneak advocating a more
complete cooperation among those re-
sponsible for the various Improvement
projects.
When he concludes tie bill will be
considered fGr' action or Senate amend
ments. There viii he more or less de-
bate on these amendments
The interest of the President I'D the
details of the railroad bill is so great
he will not leave Washington while
the measure IS i'm conference If he can
avoid it, The differences between the
House and Senate are sure to be many
and the real law, as is often the case
with legislation of such Importance.
will be made by the cOnferees.
Tremendous pressure is being brought
to bear on President Taft to take some
part in deciding the claims of rival
cities for the honor of holding an eX-
position in 1918. in commemOratlOn OF
the completion Of the Panama canas.
During the latter part OF next week iie
will receive Governor Gillette of CatifOr-
MIA and. large delegation of san Fran
ciscans to urge the selection of the
Golden Gate city New Orleans and san
Diego citizens have been here already
and WashingtOnians are shouting their
bids on every occasion
The confidence OF tie delegates that
the canal will be finished in 1915 anu
that the government VIII take part m
the celebration in some selected city is
sublime. All the cities named appar-
entity are going ahead with their plans
for that dat without a thought OF
what will happen If The canal is nOc
finished then Thus far the President
has given nothing but Kind words 30 the
exposition boomers.
Now that the Standard Oil and the
American Tobacco companies cases are
to be reargued before the supreme court
the corporation tax cases move up into
first rank among those in which de-
cisiOns may be expected in the near
future It is not impossible decisions
may be handed down in these cases to-
morrow.
Secretary Wilson expects TO set an
example for cabinet members. He is
now planning to make his vacation
serve for the advance ment OF the de-
partment of agriculture. There are
several big problems confronting the
department among them the forestry
question and il is likely he will make
an inspection Of the forestry service
Secretary Dickinson will spend his
vacation visiting the Panama canal and
other insVlar possessions and Secretary
Myer is talking of making leisurely
visits to several navy yards
Ma ior General J. Franklin Bell viii
surrender the office Of chief of staff Of
the army on Friday TO Major General
Leonard Wood. General Wood is on
route TO BUenos AyTes. however. and
the office will be conducted until July
by General Tasl<er IT. Bliss.