The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-01
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CONSERVATION
ADMINISTRATION MEAsuer.
CONGRESS HAVE HARD w
ROAD TO TRAVEL.
Railroad Measure Will Proh,h,
plant conservation-Fight on g..
nood-senate and House Bills Ill.,,
Little Resemblance.

Associated Press disnatoho
washington state that the amh;.. IRON
Representative Townsend of Mioh uu Of
to assume charge of the admini lsan
ton railroad bill on the f1oor =.
house, will not be gratified tho " ~ 'ae
going to Chairman Mann Of tbo A0lOr
mlttee on interstate and FOREIGN WI
merce. Oh col'
This fact developed Sunday and ,u
porters OF the bill in the form # wn WY.
originally introduced by Renras ~ was
tive Townsend are greatly disapnoiu,
ed. "ppolnt'
1t had been thought the intanso
position OF Mr.. Mann to certain f0p W.
lures of the bill as drafted bv Att ea' :
ney General Wickersham Womb ms.
him disinclined to champion if u
success in Incorporating mapv Of his
own ideas into the measure hovoraS
made Mr.. Mann willing to assumo w.
spoons orship. VIC
Opposes Commerce Court
Mr.. Mann was particularly onnoSoa
to the provision for the creation Of .
court OF commerce, but in view of tb0
fact that President Taft is so firmly ~
favor of the court, it is not thongbt
Mr.. Mann will make any move for its
elimination from the bill.
The administration is looking to tho
senate to save the principal features
of the original bill. Supporting tha
president in this matter are Senators
Elkins, Aldrich, Kean, Crane. Cullom
and Nixon, from the committee on
interstate commerce, as we'll as manv
other Republican leaders.
Want Insurgent Help.
That the coalition of insurgent Re.
publicans and Democrats is Formidable
is admitted by friends of the bill, and
they are now giving their attention to
the formulation of amendments which
they hope will harmonic some of the
differences. This scheme even in.
cludes the acceptance of one or two
of the amendments favored by insur.
gents.
Not the slightest consideration is
being given by the senate to the atti-
tude of the house on the bill The
chances are when a conference is held
the two measures as passed will re.
semble each other very little.
Conservation May Go Over.
It would surprise no one if the con.
servation measures should go over
until another session. 1t is also Ger.
tain there is a hard road ahead for
the statehood bill, although the Dem
ocratic senators have given some ind.
cations of demanding an agreement
that vote be had on the statehood
bill, as the price of giving an open
road to the railroad measure.
Appropriation bills are being passed
by the senate about as rapidly as they
are received from the house. The spirit
of retrenchment, which has a hrm
hold in the senate committee, pre-
cludes the enlargement of the bills TO
any extent.
Contest May Break Out.
If the row between the regulars anu
insurgent Republicans is at an end' as
leaders of both factions profess TO DE-
lieve, it would appear that congress
may be expected to adjourn aoou'
June Is. There are indications, now
ever, that the fires of the recent con-
test are smoldering and may oreah
out at any moment. Considerable IalA
is heard about eliminating Canaon
from the speakers hip, and on Saturua!
the idea was advanced that Asner w.
Kinds, the parliamentarian OF 'n'
house, might be favored for that place.
In view of the fate OF the Burleson
resolution, which was designed 10 ci.
ate a vacancy, members mlght nv vs !.
tate to renew such a motion. Inv
whole subject, nevertheless, IS a1'fa'''
ing attention.