Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-08

feel that perhaps AFTER all tney VIII &c.
first class bill out of the conference.
They figure also that they can possibly
secure the support OF a numbeg OF re-
gulars on a motion to reject an unsatls-
factory report, since such action on the
regulars part doesn't necessarily class
the vot,r as an insurgent. For this
reason, they say. the organization IS
going to-be pretty sure OF Its ground
before it reports the bill from conference
and that means that maybe the~worst
fears of the insurgents, that they would
be stung in conference, won't be realized
after ali. Yesterdays defeat is attributa-
bic to the absence of a score or more OF
democrats. Half a dozen insurgents
who down in their hearts didn't favor
Lenroot's proposition stood with the
| Wisconsin man sOlldly.
President Taft, Senator Aldrich and
Mr.. Dwight, republican whip OF the
House, today went over the legislative
programme to find way to chop as
many DAYS as possible off this session
of Congress- As a consequence the
conferees upon the railroad bill met at
noon today and will continue TO give
every spare moment to this and rush
ont a report. Senator Aldrich is also
working in the Senate to secure votes for
the House postal savings bank bill. An
ATTEMPT will be made to shove the bill
through the Senate in order to avoid a
conference. The great differences be-
tween the House and Senate postal
savings bills would probably require
two or three weeks conference to
straighten things out but by this plan
Mr.. Aldrich hopes to finish the postal
savings bill in a week or so.
Clifford Pinchot, former forester,
doesn't like the administrations land
withdrawal bill. In statement he
declares if passed THE bill will operate
directly for the benefit of the water
mower interests and directly against the
intere It Of the people" Mr.. Pinchot Is
dead against two things in the bill -
first the provision for mineral entries,
and second because the measure doesn t
validate existing Withdrawals. The
people still own enormously valuable
water power sites OH the public lands
and national forests, Mr.. Pinchot
saws, in his statement. These sites
should never be sold, but should be held
bv the government and leased to men
who Twill develop and operate them.
Mr.. Pinchot frankly admits that he will
lobby" against the present bill. He
began his work at the capitol yesterday,
President Taft today asked Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson and Secretary OF
the Navy Meyer, to 60 to New York to
meet former President Roosevelt on his
return to this country. They will be
accompanied by the presidents aide,
CAPTAIN Butt, who will bear a letter
from the president to his predecessor
welcoming the latter home. Secre-
taries Meyer and Wilson were selected
because both were members of the
Roosevelt cabinet Arrangements have
been made for the cabinet members
who will greet the former president to
participate in the big naval pageant
that will mark his return. They, with
small party including Collector OF
Customs Loeb of New York, will be
taken down the bay in revenue cutter
to meet the liner ION which Roosevelt
returns.
In the first place it will be necessary
for them to secure the permission OF
/ the interstate commerce commission 70
withdraw their new tariffs This OF
course will be promptly given. There
upon it will be necessary for the roads t.
| file notice with the commission cancel
ing the newly filed tariffs. The old rates
will then automatically go into effect.
1t is estimated that it will cost the gov
eminent at least 100000 to put the
new railroad bill now pending IN Con
press into effect. The work OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission will be
very greatly increased and 1t Will be
necessary to augment the force OF
clerks and computers. Not only does
the bill contemplate that the commls-
sion shall investigate proposed increases
in rates before they go into effect but
telegraph and telephone lines are also
to be placed under its supervision. A
request will be made upon Congress to
include in the general deficiency bill a
sum of money sufficient to enable the
commission to transact this additional
work.
Former Governor Swanson, of Nir-
ginia, is here and says his state will
send solid democratic delegation TO
the next congress