Arizona republican., 1899-05-13
AN EXTRA SESSION
No Definite Decision Thai
 Congress Will Be Called.
Causes Which Lead Some 10 Think That inc President May Take Such NCflon-There Are Reasons Why He Hay Not.

Washington, May 12.-There is no definite decision that there is to be an extra session of congress this fall. but this expectation is a matter of judgment. There is good reason for as serting that the president does not at this time contemplate calling congress together before the regular tima of meeting, but that he recognizes the possibility that the situation may be such this fall as to render an extra session desirable. Therefore he has said to senators and members who, contemplating protracted tour abroad. have asked the dire..t ques- ton, that it would be we'll to be on hand and prepared for an extrl ses- sion in the fall This advice $ merely precautionary
 An extra session is possibility, but net certainty. Some members of the house desire an early meeting of con- gress, so as to shorten the spea Nership contest. The radical advocates of financial Legislation want an early meeting so as to afford time for the
 
 to be had during the first session. But there is decided opposition in the senate to an extra session being called. Just before congress adjourned the question of whether or not the need Cf financial legislation or of pro- visions for the government of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippines would be likely to require an early assembling of congress was thoroughly discussed by the republican senators, and the decision reached, with practi- cal agreement, was that nothing to be foreseen in the ordinary progress of these matters would make an early meeting necessary.
 "A few senators regarded it as de- sirable that a fall session shoultf be called, and it is understood to be the opinion of Senator Davis. chairman of the foreign relations committee. that s1Il extra session will be called. Nt this time there has been no determina- tion in the matter and an extra ses- sion is merely a possibility dependent upon future developments. To those who are eager for legislation the fact that the election of a new speaker and the reorganization of the new commit tee will take up several weeks of the session is strong argument in favor of an extra session, but usually a more extreme necessity is required for suca a course.
 Certainly until there has been some mere definite results in the Philippine affairs the matter will be as much an open question as it was three months ago. Neither the situation i1 Cuba nor that in Porto Rico and Hawaii makes an urgent demand for legisla- tion before the ordinary session Of congress, and the question of financial legislation is too unsettled to warrant a session expressly for such legisla- tion. No understanding on the subject has yet been reached between the house caucus committee and the sen atorial managers, and it is yet to be determined. whether they can agree.
 It is acknowledged to be doubtful whether they can agree on any prop orsition open to controversy, and if the p1an proposed is such as not to arouse much opposition there viii be no need for. extraordinary steps to hasten it's adoption.