Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-05
PROSPECT or AN EXTRA SESSION.
Retirement of Speaker Reed nm
Added ncnson for CnIling Ono.

retirement of Speaker Reed nm
Added Reason for Calling One.
WASHINGTON, May There is grow
ing belief among prominent members of
congress that the president will call con-
gress to meet in extraordinary session this
fall, probably early in October The ques-
tions which will come before the next con-
gress for settlement, including as they do
everything growing out of our possessions
acquired as a result of the war with Spain,
and general legislation. including that re-
lating to currency reform, the Nicaragua
canal, merchant, marine, etc, are of such
great Importance that the president is in
clined to regard ii as advisable that congress
should meet earlier than the regular ses-
sion in December in order to get the work
under way. The retirement of Speaker
Reed will entail considerable delay in
the appointment of committees in the house.
as 1t is customary to allow n new speaker
four or five weeks to make up his COM
mittees, and this furnishes an additional
reason why congress should be convened
before December. OF the several senators
and members of congress who are going
abroad this summer the president has par
ticularly inquired as to the length of their
stay, and has hinted that 1t was advisable
that they should be back in the early fall,
arise.
With others it is said he has discussed the
subject and moreover it was upon the presi-
dents direct suggestion that the caucus COM
mittee appointed by the house republicans
to formulate currency reform measure met
when 1t did. There had been talk of poet-
poning the meeting until fall, but the presi-
dent suggested that 1t would be we'll to for
mulate plan as early as possible, and this
statement was made to the members when
they met at Atlantic City as having come
direct from the president, together with the
further statement that the president might
call congress in extraordinary session in the
fall for the purpose, among other things, Of
passing a currency reform measure.
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and Representative Curtis of Kansas, both
of whom are members of the caucus com
mittee, saw the president today. When the
former left the White House he said he had
no direct information upon the subject of an
extra session, but that he had all along re-
garded an extra session as more than prob
able.
AT the White House no confirmation can
be obtained of the statement that the pres
ident at present contemplates calling con-
gress together in the fall. 1t is said that to
visitors he may have made some observa-
tions regarding the possible desirability of
such course and that these may have been
given too much weight by his visitors.
Members of the republican caucus COM
mittee who have returned from Atlantic City
are scattering for their homes. General
Henderson. the chairman, will remain here
to confer with Senator Aldrich, chairman OF
the senate finance committee on his return
from Europe shortly and will arrange with
him after going over the details of the cur
rency reform plan recommended by his COM
mittee for joint meeting of the two COM
mittees later This joint session will prob
ably not be held until fall