| Show I PARTY PROMISES t SHOULD OP BE KEPT I r rI I r ri j jI I President Anxious for Admission I Of New Mexico and Arizona i As States i i p jr i 1 ADMINISTRATIONS PROGRAM I II I i I II It tl VIII Will III be br dd Oat I nUl I 1111 X Not Noti H i j J n c I It i t I 1 Pa wale N X J MH May I a 9 In II a speech I before the luMa board bard of trade here he tonight night ti President Pio dent Taft Talt declarers declared with 1 I A 0 I groat grunt deal Ial fir r f and a amid an of that the tIM railroad d h Lill Mil ban not been IJ o on emasculated In any vital vial way wy and pr that a satis satisfactory J factory law would be tar passed pa paThe rt The bill aid the th president slid mill retain Ita its Important feature fatur and I Iem Il l em ate ho hopeful tul that within the th next few fw I week weeke we hall shall see eee the passage of the Ih Mil bill In both hordes hut the adjustment of lOt t the tile between b the two houses ou ouI I I and Ita it Anal I enactment n i t i r In III a are review of nf t pending Mr Air Taft the th I h b t the I t following measures mure would bo bs beI enacted i Into Inlo law I 1 for or Arizona and New Mex I a leo Postal savings bank banke i j t Antl i I The Th validating bUt bill of the th conservation mer merThe The publicity of campaign expenditure e ree reek J k Tile The Tl e railroad bill l I t 1 at et a banquet here tonight II t I l riven Ihen bv by b th 11 ilia hoard of trade I t the tho president dt the th administration I tion program pru ram now nw before Congress The president said Id been You have ha been hn doubtless advised bv by byr b r ti 1 your mtr newspapers that thaI there I la certain legislation pending In Congress Con In int t which the administration ha has a very vry t Intense Interest I out of the th thI fort that It Il ni aia by b the th plat pint platform s I I 1 f form of nf th the Republican IU public an parly party and hoe ban hoet Ul UlI t I been recommended by the th president to tor toI r I and I feel as if It might not nott noti t i be 1 om some nee line for me to sayI say aay y yI I jl what the th pro od In Is I of UK It passage In n the th first place pl the II bill granting I to 10 New Mexico and Arisona t I twined fanned J the th hou house e tonne ne month ago agot t i but It l I la till Mill till pending In the senate ornate nal nalI t I Objection wan wa made md to the th bill as ne asIt nei asI I I It thin the hou house e In regard rega rd to cerI r I thin provision as cc a to tn elections election which disfranchised Mexican not speaking I English who ho had heretofore by reason of nf length of acquirer acquired l under previous Inn the Ih right of nf suffrage There U is I some acme difference too between I tho the houses an aft a to the tI provisions trade made I 1 1 In reelect reaped to tn the th public laude lands Ian and tile the I payment J of the dente debt of the th territories There Thre Is Ic I a fl hesitation on IOn the part p rt of nf the Republican In the Ih senate nit I to pass pan panr pann pa paI I n bill hili I Is so no likely to add dd four fourr r r I I Democrats Democrat to In n the lime senate s nate nal or lOr If not noti Democrats Democrat of that thai radii radt nl tl i type that are entirely out of I with the Ih more n ore oro conservative notion of the out Baal PLATFORM PROMISE there is Ia a promise prom I In the th plat pint platform form distinct and clear cier that this bill hall intern und and I am very VrY anxious anlou that the th party pt shall hall meet Ito Ita It obligation tl n In InI Inthis I this hi regard and enact the net necessary essary 1 J do not lot think I shall hall be beil il disappointed l app imd The Th bills bill with reference refer reference ence to 10 the th public domain by which the Ih government shall retain over the land lande a power of lion or readjustment r of ot interest In I water tr power rho er sites It coal 1 land and phosphates are not In a very advanced slate lute at The Th are uh such u h A as to make n In the Ih Interest I o t I of nr Mitlon the Ih of nf only on fin law taw That law Iii hn bon been n by j the th and I am rr rry hopeful It will Mill ill Anse the senate It II ratifies rail all the withdrawals of nf land heretofore made maI amounting to upward upwards of nf acra and It pf empower the th president to tn make mk other withdrawal when n he h desire to ak ask k to topas topa topa pas pa pa lu laws buu s varying the existing law laws for the disposition In clam cl of public land lant The Th absolute necessity of hl art act arise arle from the th very vry grave crave doubt whether the th of nf acre If It subjected to the t test tt of legal lead UN It In the courts court could stand It I a very vry grave question whether the executive has ha h the th to t make mak thus thua In ten merely mry to avoid the tl of the theland th theland land under existing congre On In onal 1 cn en 0 and nd there are those Ih in on the th wrest ue it t afro 1 taking advantage of the doubt In question and 1111 the are without authority art Ir staking out Im with a view lew to tet tt log their validity In tho the court murt 1 Should the courts court hold the executive authority haa lies b s been n In this re regard regard gard then It will leave Ive the Ih public do domain domain main In a men m For title reason I J In ln Iy hope the tl quo will be tie main maln maintained by the speedy Mft ITce of ot the a ad act adIn t tIn In question by the th senate male OllIe There Then are a other otHIr acts act one on with wilh ret ref reference to flU MI lands land one ont with wt th reference to tn water power I ower sites rites alt one on with reference refer referent ent ence to coal cal land The Th one with wilh ref reference reference f fene ene to anti land provides provide that the Ih surface rf of coal bind lend shall hall be object t tto to settlement aa M agricultural land hUld under the and art preemption law la but that the coal I beneath the surface shall Khali all still 1111 belong to the govern government insist ment and amt be b t to 10 mining by those th to whom the government may limy le lease e It or In III other methods method part with title to 10 It There here Is I a Ii bill providing for tor the claa elss cl of land nd useful In preventing n a fraudulent disposition of them Timers There The I Ii a bill providing for tor the ex exploration of nf oil nil land lands and fixing the th rights right of explorers who hn discover oil nil nilAnd And then then th I Is a hill bill providing forthe for forthe the granting of water Ut r tower i er sites t too to the states till with a 1 view to their disposition dl to private owners owner own The Th water tr In the U streams It now un unit unIt unit it probably pro needs need amendment but the principle of the th Mil bm may work out tu to a satisfactory solution The water tr In the streams stream now how ho un under under der crr the control and ownership of the lac III state at The Th water power sites alte to the th establishment ur of f water pow p r plants plant belong luna to the United tithes an as II part of nf It II Its public domain It would uld be t useful to have the two united In one on sovereignty nty It la is proposed pro d to t do this by conveying con conveying on the water wat tower i i er sites site olt to t I the Ih state talea on Oft two tn conditions Th The first condition require ra th CI t stele slate In Its It de deposition position Ui tn b private settler It I to r such ouch control c over nI the II water Ir power p mr sites site It that It may Inay every vr 10 II years adjust the th rate rat at which power I to tn be furnished to tn the th public by the th grantee of r the th thIr wa water water ter Ir power fr site Ite and the th Is I that the water Ir power por site II shall stall not be hf disposed of by the th stale tat to tn any J er eriton r rn iton soo n having hn a monopoly of fOr the th water waterpower I tor torp power p wr In the neighborhood 1 The ThO bill proposes pro upon UI the II failure of or orthe r rth the th state to I enforce the th nut r i lilt posed d against pi private phat hate th Ih the tt may my enforce e the th nII titan linn against the Ih state tat and forfeit all 11 the th right of nf the private owners owner end of r rth the th state tat and testers restore tore the land to t the United State Stale There ought t to he a allIe llIe provision providing tint that the th need d Itta may sue cue u the stale Mate for forfeiture and al also alan o thil the th shall have ha the right richt to declare a for forfeiture It ft seems mK to me m In this Ihl wise the th ln ted led Male may retain effective control H Hn n an mr er r the th disposition of t the Ih land and at fit t th the same am time lime may enable the legis legislature 1 legislature lature or lOr the Ih executive uth of nf the th state Nate Nunly more mor mn familiar with local conditions to 10 fix fI the th details on the th round ground In Ih accordance with the loran local I necessity It Is le quite quit possible however these other bill will 11 go 11 over nr to the next session se lon Ion but the th one on ratifying the existing withdrawals withdrawal and granting power por to I withdraw In future hould certainly pass IRRIGATION BOSI 8 There I la III also 1 pending a 11 bill Mil authorising ing Inc the th issue or of of bonds lion with which tu to continue the II construction of Irrigation plant already Irad begun by b the th there re I bonds bond to tu be redeemed out UI of f the Ih proceeds proceed of thu th sale of pubic lands lanol and the water runt rout thane I h who enjoy iho h benefit of the Irrigation Thou This certainly ought to tta t p parse at this session Ion because the Ih nu number numb in beL ui sat u people 11 depending on the tb completion mIlIon of the tn reclamation project Is I sufficiently large to call lill for fot special II action In their behalf I Another act Is ii I the eo called in ad adjunction injunction junction act There Then are three bill bills pending l 4 to carry but ut the platform Ii It 1 different forms they all ail provide that an Injunction Issued without notice shall hall not be of ot effect fur for more than then seven even days day unless within that time actual etall notice tie Is Ia given alven and 00 a herring hearing had where of course cour the court will make ka kata such uch ta h order as It may mar be 1 vi It further flirt her provides no retraIning restraining or order order r der or preliminary Injunction shall han Issue Iv without notice unlearn the court upon evidence vin hall shall make a foaling finding either on HI the minutes minute of the tb court or upon the hack back of the Injunction order defining what the Irreparable Injury Is I which Is I to be enjoined and stating mating why by there titers was u not time to Issue notice for hearing for tiro he parties present It la is t very clear elear that by thou these th two 10 provisions provision the attention of the th count COlli t twill will be he b e called to the necessity nelty for great care car no In III the exercise erel of this very vry exceptional exception tion to affect parties to a law lawsuit suit without giving them notice and an 1 that the Issuing of junction of this character will cease e eThe The Manufacturers In to op opposed opposed posed to 10 the th bill on the tb alleged ground that It weakens the power of at the cowl OUr while the Federation of Labor Ibor I Is I op up opposed I Ito posed to It on the ground that It II does doea not go far tr enough KIt With WIlh lIh this state of ot the case care I an am reasonably certain th U the bill I is a R Just Jut ors one and ought oU lt to be b put lut through I am hopeful solos nome way will willbe willbe III be b found to vote vole through juet just the th bill blI promised by the th nothing more hate III ami rat nothing lee leas 1 leeThe The savings saving lank bank h bill hili Is la I pond pend pending log InK In the house hour It having passed Paned th lh Konate nate I am hopeful because u the party Is I firmly committed to t the Intro auction of postal po savings saving that we Will snail secure at t this till session Ion nt of i a safe rate f and sans law which will oft r small mall depositors depositor absolute sc r ri i end convenience a and ond at the same amI time und and not Impair the credit of the government I and 0 1 the Integrity Int lt of lOr our tta fl al il system The Th publicity of expenditure bill was wai not recommended In the Republican platform but I ventured to 10 say y In my speech rf oaf r acceptance 8 that I should rf the passage pa e of 0 such ouch a bill with the th full fuU confidence It would tat met OI t the Ih of I am iliad glad to toay toy ay say y the Ih bill b Il has haa ha paused passed the bottle houe hou TilE THE BILL HILI Finally we come to the Ih bill blU amend amending aln 1 ing log the Interstate commerce law mw The Tha bill Is I pending In III both buth houses house hou It ham haa h hn been n amended In the house hou MOO mid also allO In lu Inthe luthe the Ih senate and amid by that freedom of tou touch for which headliner and dents dent are an so 80 o noted we have been began toil with much that the adminis administration bill has haa 1 been emasculated slated ted In both houses I Im am not an w familiar with It its condition In the house aa as I am em n In Inthe inthe the th senate but I think possibly the state of the bill In the senate will show what 1 I Is the h fact act that the th bill Mil baa haa not been emasculated In either house hou and that It contain almost all II of 0 th the remedial features of the original ad administration administration ministration bill hill and that those thoM thing thin omitted o are neither substantial nor norIn vital Ilal vitalIn In the first place pIa the bill contains contain a arl series cerise rl of section creating crea a H commerce court which I Ia to absorb beam all the juris Juri jurisdiction diction now had by the circuit and am dis Ilia district courtS court on un review by Injunction suit ault or otherwise of the proceeding of the th Interstate commerce The advantage of the th court ourt t I Is that we shall hall have a court of experts expert at t Washington v very ry familiar with th lh whole business of Interstate commerce and nil the th decisions affecting It and which will be able ble to dispose Ilia of the bune before It promptly and nd give efficacy to h the lb orders ord of th the Interstate commerce commission that are legal legate The whole of the court OUrt l la III expedition and the whole defect of the Interstate com can commerce comme merce me procedure heretofore has ham ha been be delay I regard the tb commerce tout o iL as practically the mot most Important feature tetu In the Ih Mil bill Thus Chas far It haa has remained 1 In the tI house hou although by a clue vote t and It Ith has haa h not been stricken out In the thu th son sen senate ate Another feature ft s of the bill Is I to give the attorney general complete I contil r over the litigation after It ha hu left the th Interstate commission und and gets get 1 Into Inlo court the thc inter interstate r state commission Itself nun bait ha controlled the th litigation In the th It and It presented the II anomaly or a 1 tribunal suing In lt it own II behalf balf to 10 It Its own Judgment It was waa thought wiser to 10 give KI this to tn th Ih department of JuI but hut nU have h been Intro by which hlIN who have an n interest nay may be bf html 1 by bv special counsel If It they Uy desire under regulations of or the court Another section require e eby by their agents to furnish a 1 statement In writing of the th rate or fir r charge al II able blo to a described shipment between bet stated elated places pl under schedules 11 lul or tariffs to which such uh I is a part or a n penalty fi fl faar failure faller II U 1 Th The other authorize author I 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