New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION.
CONGRESS MAY BE CALLED TO MEET IN
OCTOBER.
MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS PRESSING
FOR TTLBMBNT-REPORTs NOT CON
FIRMED AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington, May 4-There is a growing oehei
among prominent members OF Congress that the
President will call Congress to meet In extraorui
nary session next fall. probably early In OCTOBER
The questions which will come before the next
Congress for settlement including as they 40
everything growing out OF the possessions acquired
a result OF the with Spain. and geherai
legislation including that relating 10 currency re-
form, the Nicaragua Canal the merchant marine
etc. OF such great importance that the fresi-
dent Is inclined regard II as advisable that Con
gress should meet earlier than the regular sessioh
in December in order TO get the work under way
The retirement Of Speaker Reed will naturally en-
tail considerable delay in the appointment OF House
committees. 1t is customary to allow ne"
Speaker four or five weeks TO make up MS CUM
mttees and this furnishes an additional reason
why Congress should meet before December. VI
several Senators and Representatives who are go
ing abroad this summer the President has par
ticulary inquired as the length OF their stay
and has limited that II advisable that they
should return In the early fall as the necessity
for an extra session might arise.
With others. 1t is said. he has discussed the SUI
ject and It was also the Presidents direct sus-
gestion that the caucus committee appointed ny
the Republicans OF the House to formulate cur
rency reform measure met when II did. There hau
been talk Of postponing the meeting until fai' ou'
the President suggested that II would be wen ~
formulate a plan early as possible. ana t"S
made TO the members "heH '''~'
met In Atlantic City having come direct iro'n
the President together with the further statement
that the President might call Congress IN extra
session in the fall FOR the purpose. among o'hei
things. OF passing currency reform nleasuI''
Representative Dalzell OF Pennsylvania and Rep
resentative Curtis. OF Kansas, both Of whom ar
members OF the caucus committee, saw the nIttS.i.
dent to-day. When the former left the w ME ne
House he said ne had no direct information on III III
subject OF an extra session. but that ne hau on
along regarded extra session as more . iiar
probable At the White House no connrmauoI"
can be obtained OF the statement that the - ~
dent contemplates calling Congress together III td
fall 1t is said that 10 visitors he may nave fnaue
some observations regarding the possible deslrss
bItv OF such course and that too much welgnt
may have been given to these expressions by MS
callers 1910,
The members Of the Republican caucus commit
tee who have returned from Atlantic City are r.
turning TO their homes. General Henderson tne
chairman will remain here to confer with Sena.oi
Aldrch chairman of the Senate Finance Oonh,
mittee on his return from Europe shortly ana
will arrange with him after going over the ae'alis
of the currency reform plan recommended by ms
committee for joint meeting OF the TWO COMMIT
tees later This joint session will probably not De
held until fall.