The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-05-29

ICY In the house of repre-
representative Fitzgerald,
the house committee on
and Senator Kern.
party membership In the
all have declared at one
Aer In favor Of an early
OF congress. Since he
N the subject, however.
lsOn has intimated to the
correspondents assembled
that there would be no cur
the legislative program SO
Ire an early moving day.
become evident from the at
the president that no mat
the congressman may feel
i, they are to be expected to
OE antitrust legislation and then
To add rural credit accomplishment
70 the legislative list before adjourn
ment must be given consideration.
It looked . while ago a. II congress
might get away BY June /. but that
was before 1t was known that there
would be such strong fight on the
question of the repeal of the tolls ex-
: nption provision Of the Panama canal
act. When the majority members of
congress were talking about getting
away they also seemed to have an
idea that the president would not ask
that the rural credits matter should
be considered before next December
Now the members generally are talk
Ing about July Is. while Washington
observers of past situations very much
like the present think August would
be nearer the mark
election In Fall May Hurry Thorn.
Recently the senate has become
more quickly responsive to public
opinion, the direct touch OF the people
This 10 one Of the things which makes
1t seem to some people that congress
may get away earlier than the old
Time observers believe will be the
case Senators. like the representa-
tivcs. hereafter will be elected by pop
ular vote and this may mean much In
the way of securing fairly quick action
by the majority senators on meas ures
70 which the president has given his
sanction.
1t 10 held by some that adjourn
ment may not be put OF to a late day
because there have been intimations
that II the senate should show signs
of desire to be laggard In Its work
the representatives can be depended
upon to remind the upper house men
that this Is election year and that
while only one-third OF tho senators
are affected, the entire membership
OF the house has much at stake. This
II is thought may result In accelerat
ed action.
The deep interest in the repeal bill
and the interest always present In
antitrust measures may have caused
sight to be lost OF the rural credit
proposition. At any rate 1t may be
that Washington has lost Its sight
while the great country districts have
not done so. President Wilson is de-
termined that rural credit legislation
shall be enacted at the present SEES
sion.
Flood Control Fight Due.
from President Edmond T. Perkins of
the National Drainage congress. he
said that at the next session
President Wilson would ask congress
TO appropriate money to control the
hoods and to regulate the flow Of nav
igeble rivers In the interest OF inter
state commerce.
Now 1t would seem that thing like
this is such an entirely proper econom-
ic thing that the president ought to
be able to put his program through
without difficulty. but 1t is known IN
Washington. from happenings present
and not far past. that when he takes
up the subject of river and harbor ex-
pendtures. MIR Wilson will find his
party in congress and the other par.
ties. too, for that matter. divided in
to two camps OF opinion on the sub
ject. One set OF lawmakers favors
one method of procedure and another
set favors another method. and each
seems TO be mllitantly aggressive In
purpose.
About Equally Divided.
Now unquestionably the president
has his own views. or at any rate is
going to study the subject as he has
studied others In order TO obtain In
formation upon which he can base his
Communications to the lawmakers
= hen the president takes up the sub
lect. particularly of the Mississippi
aver Improvement and of the preven-
ton of floods which have devastated
the Mississippi valley in recent years.
he win find that he will have about
as many advisers on one hand as on
the other.
In the United States senate Joseph
II. Ransdell OF Louisiana and Francis
@. Newlands OF Nevada, both Demo
Gratis. disagree radically as to the gov
ernmental methods to be employed In
controlling floods and in regulating
navigable streams for commercial pur-
poses. Each man is a thinker on the
subject and each one is convinced that