The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-11
Cabinet Member Says President
viii Call II Together
This Fall.
WANTS POLICY FORMULATED
The President Desires That Congress
Should Attend 10 the Philippine
Problem After Peace.

( NEW YORK Stay iG-A special 10 the
Tribune from Washington says: The re-
+ ylyai 1f the thlk of an exlru stFsion of
congress hns more behind " than idie
gossip. The contingency II such session
has been discussed ~ cabinet meeting.
and member " tha, body vino was
present az the time b. authority for the
statement that The presidents mind Is
strongly inclined toward such move.
4 Two reasons chiefly control the Dresldcns
I IN this matter he wishes the policy Of
tho government with respect 20 the
I Philippines defined and the currency
question disposed Of before The party en-
lers the campaign Of isJD The president
has declared his belief 10 hi advisers
that peace viii be- established In the
Philippines within the next thlr,y days
aud the ownership and possession OF
there Islands will no longer be disputed.
This subject coming 20 him 10 soon. ne
does not care 10 formulate a policy with
fcnptct to their government, the degree
Of home RUE 10 be granted them. etc.
without the aid Of c0ngreys In whose
hands he placed the whole subject IN his
meapage to thai body. The president l.
unwilling 10 do anything that will les
sen the present abundant prospects for
his party In the coming campaign He
fearH that anything looking llke delay
or indccisi0n viii have a bad effect. For
this reason ~ wants the whole country
to know before iglJ exactly what the
policy Of the government will be- with
respect to our new possessions Ia the
far East,
Another powerful controlling motive
that is uc.uaUng the president is his
strong desire 20 nave early and positive
action taken with respect 10 the currency
qucsllon. Ne II said to be- not thoroughly
satlrncd with the deliberations OF the
republican house caucus committee which
recently formulated bill for in,roduc-
lion In the house when u convenes again.
Although the members of that committee
are usually reticeni, II IL understood
that the committee has not In all respects
followed the suggestions Of the president.
Four strong points We're brought out
b., the president and the committee was
thoroughly acquainted with his position.
These recommendations were:
Flrst-A provision that viii make the
y3.ealied endless chain caused by the
redemption OF grecnbacks With gold and
conscqucn. runs upon the treasury re-
serve impossible.
S,cond-That national banks be- permit
ted TO issue circulation up to the par
value Of the bonds deposited TO secure
that circulation instead OF only - per
cen, as al prestut
Thlrd--A reduction OF the tax on ma
,ional bank circulation, the present tax
being one per cent
Fourlh-That national banks with
capital OF on,y S25o00 be authorized TO b.
established In small towns the minimum
now being SD,00
Not being satisfied with the measure
formulated by the house committee 10
meet the situation the president wishes
the whole question taken up and dis
posed OF as early as possible so that it
may not De factor In the coming cam
palgn, This also appears to be the view
OF the leaders. Mr.. Aldrich. chairman
ot the senate committee on finance. who
Has lust returned from Europe in an
lntervicw In New York. In the GSbune
ccently said ne would call his COM
mitiee together as soon as possible and
as no expressed Il, get right down to
business
THIS committee was authorized to sit
during the reress. but Il was believed
nat not until the cool months Of the !
iail season would 1t really do any work !
the subject The declaration OF Chair |
man Aldrlch evidently indicates change |
lf programme. In his talks with sena- |
urs and representatives. particularly /
hose who intended spending the summer
abroad, the president has intimated that
he possibility OF legislative emer-
,eucy that would require their presence
arer than was thought likely when
he Fifty-nfth congress adjourned, The
trugglc over the speakershlp will con-
ume time that was not anticipated.
Although the president Is extremely
'autous how ne discusses even the poSsi-
,nity OF u special session Of congress,
Ms advisers who are closest to him re-
,ard special session as almost an as
ur,d fact The men on whose authority
he above expressions are based are of
he opinion tha, when the president re-
urns from Hot Springs, he will permit
to become semi-ofllcially known that
angress Is to be convened some two or
hrce months earlier than the date for
he regular meeting,
'IFTY THOUSAND GAIICIANS