The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-06
Conservation Measure Will Be
Subject of Warm Combat
i'm Senate.
WESTERN MEMBERS ARE
NOT FULLY In HARMONY
Statehood Bill Still Rapping
Loudly for Recognition in
Both Branches.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Conservation
legislation in the senate and the postal
savings bank bill In the house consu-
tutc the features OF the congressional
programme for the coming week. The
general opinion is that both measures will
be voted upon before Saturday night and
that they will be sent to conference.
Party lines will be dissolved and new
lines OF insurgency developed In the SEN
ate in connection with the public land
withdrawal bill, which, II is expected.
VIII be taken up tomorrow. Some Of the
western members are preparing TO make
vigorous assaults upon the Roosevelt
Garfield administration OF the public do
main, especially as regards the blanket
Withdrawals of large areas it Is not i'm
probable that this course will lead to
some bitter criticism OF the more con-
servative policies OF the Taft -Ballinger
administrations.
The discussions will arise over the con-
sideration OF the administration bill,
which has already passed the house, to
authorize the president to Withdraw pub
lie lands for purposes of classification.
Tor the protection of water power sites.
for forest reserves and TO prevent min
eral lands from falling into the hands
OF monopoles.
Many western members, notably Sem
ators Warren and Clark OF Wyoming.
ueyourn and Borah OF Idaho Carter of
Montana and Hughes of Colorado ex-
press fear that the enactment OF this
measure would mark the return OF the
poIicy OF locking up great tracts of
land and that the western states might
be deprived OF the DEMENT'S that would
accrue from their development.
On the other hand. the more radical
programme carried out during the regime
oi lorner Chlef Forester Plnchot is IA
Vored by such western members as SEN
ators Dixon of Montana Flint and Per
GINS gins OF California. Piles of Washington.
Chamberlain and Bourne OF Oregon Srnoot
sutherland nf irnh
others.
Measure Probably Will Pass.
Administration leaders arc committed
TO the conservation legislation advocated
ny President Taft and il is not doubted
tneTetore: n.,i5 that the house bin for the
Vetion purposes will be passed at an
early date and that rae measure will
emerge successfully from conference.
supporters of statehood legislation are
Wiillns to give the administration con-
serratlon measures the right OF way IL
me republican leaders will give their
pledse that vote shall be taken upon
5he Arlzona-New Mexico bill before ad-
lournment. At one time thore wore IN
o,cat1ops that there would be n serious
tIash tda-o on the question OF which should he
Inc Democrats were inclined to oppose
eahihg up any other measure In advance
OF tne statehood bin. but at an informal
conference yesterday they decided rhelr.
cause would not be advanced by precipi-
tating such a controversy rs long as
@ mere Is no time fixed for the present ses-
could force action before adjournment, in
any event.
Postal Savings Bill
The house committee on postof1ces and
post ppS roads meet tomorrow and probably
VIII report to the house the postal saw
inss bank bill perfected last week in
the Republican caucus. 1t is expected
that the committee on rules will meet
"a Nd p.t ,,,t
tnat the postal bank bill be given the
nels
This rule Will precipitate a hot fight in
the rules committee and Oh the floor of
the house. it is expected Both OF these
committees We're ordered by n majority
ton outlined,
Republican leaders OF tho house say
tnere VIII be no difficulty III putting the
bill through without Amendment They
estimate that not more than fourteen in
sursent Republicans will vote with the
Democrats against the measure.
Democratic members OF the house have
made no prophecies, have held no eau
Gus and havo planned none. but informal
discussions have indicated that the vote
will be along party lines except for the
limited number OF lnsurgent Republicans
who refused to be bound by their party
caucus on this question.
Conference on Railroad Bill.
Unless some agreement is reached by
Which conference can be avoided, both
the house and the senate will name con-
ferees on the railroad bill tomorrow. The
suggestion made Saturday that the house
accept the senate amendments to the
bill met with favor In some quarters and
for that reason no action was taken In
the house. Speaker Cannon allowing the
question of naming conferees 10 go over
until tomorrow.
Even though objection is made TO the
acceptance OF the senate bill, the fact
that the proposition was not rejected out
right Is taken rs an indication that it
viii be comparatively easy 10 harmonize
the differences in the two measures.
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