The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-28
TAFT'S MESSAGE
MATTER Of DOUBT
Continued from Page One1
take the initiative in whatever new
action is TO be considered.
Revision of Tariff


action is TO be considered.
Revision of Tariff.
But. while so cOntending, the Demo-
/ cratic leaders are much aba rrassed
/ by the Presidents position in favor of
! beginning the revision of the tariff
! schedules. They go even further than
Mr.. Taft in their denunciatiOn of the
wooden schedule, and while preferring
! themselves TO designate the way of its
/ rewriting, they admit that they would
| find ii difficult TO resist an effort at
reduction whatsoever and by WhOmsO-
ever il might be undertaken. Such also
is the case with the reference TO other
schedules; they could scarcely do less
than cooperate in reductions at any
time.
There is sympathy among Democrats
with the Presidents plan for a federal
Incorporation act and for the modifiea-
tiOn Of the laws relating 10 Injunction
and trusts. All these questions are
complicated, however, and the time is
far distant when anyone can say with
assurance what may be the fate of the
administration bills along these lines.
Under the circumstances. the chances
are strongly against most OF them.
To FOrtify Canal.
Among the measures to be pressed
are those providing for the fOrtifica-
ton of the Panama canal and this. it
is conceded. will provoke controversy:
the amendment OF the postal laws so a.
TO provide for a parcels post along
rural delivery routes and for increased
postage on the advertising portions of
magazines; the granting of ship sub
sides; the pensioning of superannuated
employees of the civil service; the Gre
alton of a public land court; and the
establishment OF forest reserves in the
White mountains in the north and in
the Appalachians in the south.
Opposition TO the naval program for
the annual addition of two battleships
TO the navy may be expected but il
q affanffxrn In la
approaching session.
The forest reserve bill occupies a fav-
orable position and probably will be-
come a law. 1t has passed the House
and a day for vote on IL by the Senate
has been fixed.
Talk on ship bill.
The ship bill is the unfinished bust
ness in the Senate, but some of the
Democrats say even now that any per-
sistent effort to pass it would result in
an extra session
They are ready TO talk it 10 death.
This bill also is expected TO be pre-
scented 10 the House for a vote in the
session and the chances there are
doubtful. The measure has once passed
the House and has been once defeated
by that body, the majority being small
in both instances
There are enough Republicans 10 pass
the bill. If they can be prevailed upon
to accept it as a party measure. Many
of the Republicans are, however, as
strenuously opposed 10 the measure as
are the most pronounced Democrats and
in a case or q vote the result would be
demanded by the doubtful element
The present Congress will be asked to
provide for a reapportiOnment of the
House of Representatives to conform
TO the developments of the thirteenth
census and any measure with that end
in view is liable TO become the subject
OF sharp controversy. Actually there
Is not much chance for party advantage
in the apporuonment, but IL always is
assumed that there is. and the Demo-
Gratis will contend for the postponement
OF this legislature until the beginning
OF tile SiXty-second Congress.