The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-14
HOUSE SKATERS
THEORIES OF TAFT
Administration Railroad Bill
Getting Severe JOlts From
the Insurgents.
AND BITTER
DEBATE IS PROBABLE
Large Part Of Presidents Pro-
gramme Is Likely to Be
Sidetracked.

WASHINGTON, March 13-Although
identical, when introduced IN the two
houses of congress, it is now evident
that the measures to create a court of
commerce and to amend the interstate
commerce law will bear little resemb-
lance TO each other when the delibera-
tions of the two bodies are concluded.
In the house committee many of the
administration theories on the issuing
of stocks and bonds and the merging Of
non-compeling lines have been shattered
and the end is rot in sight for as
saults on the bill viii continue on the
floor.
While the opposition to the admins
tratlon bill was not strong enoug1 TO
amend the bill in the senate. IL is con-
ceded that several important changes
VIII be forced on the floor, The debate
on the bill will begin either tomorrow
or Tuesday Senator Cummins Will
open the discussion IN support of GER
tam changes advocated IN the minority
report Of the senate committee.
Will Be Plenty of Talk.
Practically all the insurgeut senators
Will speak on the railroad bill and there
viii be many speeches from the Demo
cratic side. No one estimates that the
debate Will be finished IN less than SIX
weeks and some senators predict that
| much more time will be consumed.
An effort will be made by the house
committee on interstate commerce to re-
port the bill this week. and it is prob,
able that debates on the same subject
VIII proceed simultaneously al both
ends Of the capitol
Statehood legislation, which has
passed the senate, have been side
tracked for the administration railroad
bill. The postal bank bill, as hearings
have been ordered by the house com
mlttee on postoffice and postroads. will
not reach the floor for several weeks,
and IN all probability not until the seS-
sion nears its close.
! Neglecting the Programmes
Regardless Of the fact that the postal
! bank bill. the anti-injunction measure.
statehood legislation and the admins.
| tratlon conservation measures all are a
| part or tine administration programme
there IS not apparent anywhere q posi-
! tive force pushing them for considera-
tlon. If the debate on the railroad bill
lags, II may require a presidential mes
sage 10 luStill life into other features
OF the programme.
In the house many matters are pend
ing shat will call out sharp debate aud
there is a disposition TO let some Of
hem 20 by the board. These include
the Mondell bill, to permit the bone.
| stead entry of the surface of coal lands,
which would involve 10000. 900 acres
Ship subsidy. the construction of two
battleships, which may be a feature Of
I he naval bill; and the issuance OF Ger
tlticates of Indebtedness or bonds to the
amount Of SSO,o00,000 10 complete rec
lamation projects.
Polls arc being taken on the question
OF making appropriations 10 construct
bHttlcsbips and The question Of anti
injunction legislation along the line of
the Moon bin. The preliminary count
Is said TO be opposed to the battlcsbins,
bl, the attitude of The house on the
Moon bill has not been disclosed