The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-12-15
Washington
NOT
pLLAACAATIEEn BY TAFT
No Adjustment Of Past Differ,
ences Has Been Discussed
Even by Either Side.

tH -VSA Wy AAVASA 0AASs e5tase
Washington, Dec. 13.-Feeling be-
tween the White House and the pro-
gressives In the Senate and the House
has not been helped by the recent con
ference. In the talks that such pro-
gressives as Cummins, Borah, Norris,
Hubbard and others have had with the
president, the discussions have related
chiefly to the judgeships or the mes
sage.
has been no talks over past differences
OF any suggestion in definite terms by
the president that he would like to
heal them. The position taken by the
progressive leaders, Cummins, La Fol-
lette,S Bristow, and others, is that the
p~ublfc-spirited men, and that if he does
not they will fight them to the last.
They are setting up a certain standard
for the president to come to and If he
does not they will make a
AS the result nf the recent confer
ences the Indications are that Judge
Hook, Of Kansas, will be named. The
other will probably be a southern map,
though Chief Justice Winslow, of the
Wisconsin supreme court, stands some
show. The whole series of White House
progressfyes' conferences have been
l dDOuI DIX pdClllC us GllG IGSOlidllOIlS VI
the two men who persist in talking
peace while busy reaching for their
gun handles.
PREPARATION claims aggregating more
than 100000 growing out Of the Mis-
souri, river rate case have been filed
with the Interstate Commerce commits
sion and more are coming in. On June
"a, 1908, the commission directed the
carriers operating between The Missis-
sippi and Missouri rivers to make a re-
duction in freight rates between these
points on traffic originating east of the
Mississippi river. The railroads got out
an Injunction and carried the case to
the supreme court, which several weeks
ago sustained the commission, and the
lower rates were hen put into effect
However, for q period of nearly is
months the rate decided by the COM
mission as too i prevailed and the
shippers now seek to collect the differ
ence between the rate directed by the
commission and the higher rate of the
carriers. The commission will hold a
special hearing in Chicago o: Decem-
Der 81 to hear all the cases together.
A claim involving a large sum has
been filed by the Traffic bureau OF
Sioux City upon behalf Of William.
Warnock. of that city.
In a telegram to President Taft pro-
"A IGSIluR dSdlllSI Tx dppClllllllCltL
John c.. Pollock OF the United States
district court for Kansas to the SUI
preme court. Governor Stubs asserts
that Pollock is unfit for his present po-
sition.
The governor in a second telegram,
says he has important court records
which the president should see beforl
naming Pollock. The governors tele-
gram says:
~ understand you are being petit
toned to appoint Judge Pollock to the
federal supreme court. In my opinion
he is wholly unfit for the position
which he now holds. The corporations
would be greatly pleased with Pol
locks appointment, but the rank and
file Of the people I know would con-
slider him q corporation Judge. / sin
cerely hope the newspaper reports re-
garding the appointment Of Senator
Sutherland of Utah are not correct
-
Senator William Lorimer timed hi.
appearance on the floor Of the Senate
the day congress met with such car,
that he walked into the chamber a
the moment the vice president DE,
clared the hour Of adjournment hac
/. arrived.
His face was bland and genial In it.
expression, and was cast to convinc'
his colleagues and the world, as rep
resented in the galleries, hat the in
, vestigation of the Senate committe
On privileges n elections int
connection with his election ha,
caused him not the slightest menta
anxiety.
Innocence and q kindly feeling to
ward all his fellow men radiated iron
l his person. He ostentatieusIy greete
q senator here and a senator there an
chatted smilingly with democrats an
republicans.
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, called a
the White House yesterday. Mr.. Cum
Minis spent IN hour or more with tn
president. He, waited until the end c
the busy afternoon in order to see tn
r president alone.
1t was said the senator again talke
: with the president regarding suprem
court appointments and made a repo1
on several suggested candidates. low
, is in the Eighth circuit, which is t
be represented in the supreme cou
appointments, and the president
senators and congressmen from til
\ circuit as possible.
Senators Bacon. and Terrell ar
Representative Bartlett, of Georgi
Were at the White House to urge tt
appointment OF Judge Joseph r. Ls
mar, of Augusta, Ga He is q demo
crat-
Information from an efficient, IL n,
absolutely authoritative, source ind
Gates that President Taft has detel
mined upon two new members Of tt
new court of They al
Judge Charles A. Prouty, Of Vernon
and Franklin X. Lane, Of Californi
both of whom are now members of Il
Interstate Commerce commission.
It is understood to be the desire
the president to secure men for the ne
coast who are not only in touch Wi
the freight rate situation througho'
the country, but familiar with pr
ceedings Of the Interstate CONNER,
commission.
It is we'll known that Chairman Ma
tin A. Knapp, of the commission, WI
considered for the position of presidil
Justice Of the new court, but it is sa
the president felt Judge Knapp w;