New-York tribune., 1910-06-22
PRESIDENT WINS
ON POSTAL BANKS
lnSurgent Filibuster Against
House Bill in Senate Quickly
CoIIapses.
AGREEMENT TO VOTE ETO-DAY
Mr. TAFT Abandons Visit to Yale,
and Says He VIII Stay in Wash
lngton Ali Summer if Neces-
sary-Prompt Results.
lFron The Tribune Rrreau

washington, June 21-PreSident Taft
/ Is sitting on the lid and the insurgents
OF the Senate are securely fastened down
They have come TO time on the postal
savings bank bill. and before sundown
tomorrow that measure-long a popular
demand-wil be ready for the signature
Of the President.
Mr. Taft dropped into a sitting posture
at psychological moment He chose
the hottest day Washington has known
this year-a day that made f1libustering
real work and made regulars, insur-
gents and Democrats long for an early
adjournment. The mercury stood at 9e
degrees when Mr.. Taft sat down and
announced that he was willing to stay
IN Washington all summer if need be.
He declared that he regarded II as one
of his highest duties to fight to the end
for the fulflment of the Republican
platform pledge that Congress would en-
act a postal savings bank law. The
Democrats surrendered soon after they
heard the news from the White House.
Three or four of the more radical in
surgentS wanted to continue the fill
buster, but the fight was a hopeless one.
and when the various Cummins amend
ments to the bill had been voted down,
Senator Carter was able to obtain an
agreement for a final vote at o'clock
tomorrow. At that hour Mr.. Carter's
motion to concur in the House amend
ments will be adopted and the bill will
go 10 the President.
In order to force the redemption Of his
party's solemn pledge. President Taft
had to forego a long cerished hope. He
found IL necessary TO abandon his trip
TO New Haven to see his son graduated
from Yale for he received reports to-day
indicating that the insurgents, led by
Senator Cummins, intended to take ad-
vantage of his absence TO amend the
postal savings bank bill and thus force
it into conference, which would have
made its enactment at this session i'm
possible
The President said he purposed to
stay and force the Senate to accept the
House amendments. He called to the
White House certain Senators who, al
though friends Of the President were
disposed TO join the insurgent-Derno-
cratic coalition against the postal saw
ings bank bill To these Senators Mr..
Taft pointed out that in the present con-
dition of the public business, and with
final adjournment close at hand, the fate
Of the postal bank bill was hanging in
the balance He called attention TO the
fact that the House bill had been formu-
lated at series OF Republican caucuses,
at which there was the fullest oppor-
tunity to offer amendments. Every Re-
publican member of the House, including
insurgents who draw their political In
spiration from the Senate insurgents,
voted for the bill, which also commanded
the .11pnort of twenty-five Democrats.
The President made ii clear that he was
satisfied with the bill, that he would de-
fend II before the country. and that it
was the duty of Republicans TO join him
in carving II to the statutes
II did rot take the President long to
get results The doubtful Senators came
into line for the Taft programme. While
the Democrats, announcing that they
would vote for the amendments offered
nv the insurgents. refused to remain par
ties 70 hIibuster. They did not want
70 stay in Washington all summer, they
said.
The President is so determined to Sc
cure the adoption Of the postal savings
hank bill at this session that he is send
ing personal teIegrams this evening TO
all absent Senators, urging them TO be
oresent or to make certain that they
are uaired against every possible amend
ment OF course. the effort of the in
sureents who are opposing the bill VIII
he TO lure away few votes from the
sunnorters of the President by offering
sonoe attractive amendment which it Will
he hard TO vote against
I The President is also making every
/ effort to impress on Senators the fact
I that anv amendment at this stage OF the
game will kill the bill Any amend
r,ert. however simple. will make IL
necessary to send the measure to. con-
ference. and that would doubtless mean
IFS defeat for this session. The Presl-
dent has no fear regarding the success
of the bill. but he is determined that
those who are standing BY him, some OF
them in violation Of their personal pre-
affections. shall not lack any assistance
/ he can give
All Amendments Rejected.