The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-02-18
IDEA NOT LIKED
BY THE LEADERS

FeueTdj llCeIlSe OF Corporations
Is Opposed by Many in
Congress.
UNLIKELY TO BE MADE LAW
Pension Bills Introduced Providing for
Volunteer Retired List"-Two Cit
les Want Exposition Marking the
Canal Opening.
Washington.-The Republican lead
ers In congress practically have
agreed that II it can be accomplished
the majority of the Presidents recon-
shall be enacted into law
at this session, but there is growing
evidence that among the minority Of
the recommendations which are to be
overlooked, the Presidents wish that
n law legalizing the federal licensing
Of interpretations may not be fulfilled
at this session.
In telling Mr.. Taft that 1t is unlikely
that his federal license law is to go
through the leaders have made tao
1t promise that at a future date, prob
ably at the next session, the recon-
shall be taken up and put
through In some form. 1t seems that
the plan for the licensing of corpora
tons by the federal government has
aroused antagonism among some Of
The Republicans and among a major
ity Of the Democrats. 1t Is understood
also that the leading Republicans.
men who ordinarily can get the rest
of the party representatives in line,
are not over-zealous in their desire
that this bill shall become law, Ger.
tainly not at the present time. 1t Is
Impossible in the absence of any d.
rect statement Of the reasons for their
objections to tell why 1t is that the
leaders apparently are determined to
postpone action upon this particular
piece Of legislation, but 1t seems to be
assured that consideration of It is to
be postponed until "a more convent
ent season."
Postal Savings Banks.
One Of the most peculiar situations
Is that In regard to postal savings
banks. Much has been written about
this matter and, in the main, former
opinion was that the postal savings
bank bill might have great trouble in
getting sanction for itself from the
leaders of both houses. AS everybody
knows, the members of the national
monetary commission would prefer
that consideration OF the postal saw
ings bank bill should be put of until
after the commission has made its re.
port. President Taft, however. is In
sistent that postal savings bank legis.
lation shall be enacted this winter
and 1t is believed today that the
leaders have agreed to accede to his
wishes, as they have also agreed to
do what he wants them to do in the
matter Of amendments to the inter.
state commerce law and OF laws
which will safeguard the interests of
the nations natural resources.
Bills for Veterans.
Before the military committee Of
the house Of representatives there
are eight principal bills intended to
benefit the veterans of the civil war
In several of them there is a specific
provision for the creation of what is
called volunteer retired list" fol
the civil war officers. who are still
living.
In the Sixteenth congress Repre-.
Beeman G. Dawes Of Ohio
introduced bill which II 1t had be-
come a law would have put all the
commissioned officers of the civil
war on the retired list with month.
" pay of one-half that which they
received while they were wearing
swords in the field. There is re-
Representative Dawes is not now in
Congress-. but the provision in his
bill which was intended to care for
the volunteer officers has been incor.
porated In several of the bills which
are now before the military commit
tee for action. 1t seems probable
that before long congress will pass
one Of these measures and that every
man who wore bar. q leaf, an eagle
or q star on his shoulder during the
civil war and who Is alive today, will
be put on practically the same footing
% officers Of regulars. who after long
years Of service are retired and paid
as though they were still fighting IN
the field.
Substitute for Pensions.
OF course pensions az such for the
volunteers will be done away with II
any Of these bills passes congress,
the retired pay viii take the
pensions place .
Likely 20 Carry $40 . Month.
II the volunteer oficers' retired bill
passes It 3 possible that It will carry
with It pension giving enlisted men
VI the civil war pension Of $40 per
month each. all present pensions be.
Ing abolished except IN cases Of total
or almost total disability whore the
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