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Thai They viii Be Called Up1n to Meet
Probably Early in October.
So Many Important Questions to
Come Up for Consideration That
the President is Inclined to Re-
gard 1t as Advisable That the
Senate and House Should Con-
vene Earlier Than the Regular
Session in December.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-There is
growing belief among members of Con-
gress that the President will call Con-
gress to meet in extraordinary session
this fall probably early in October. Inc
questions which will come before the
next Congress for settlement. including
as they do everything growing out OF
our possessions acquired as result OF
the war with Spain, and the general
legislation, including that relating 10
currency reform, the Nicaragua Canal,
merchant marine, etc, are OF Such
great Importance that the President Is
inclined to regard it as advisable that
Congress should meet earlier than the
regular session in, December in order TO
get the work under way.
The retirement of Speaker Reed VIII
naturally entail considerable delay IN
the appointment of committees IN the
House, as it is customary to allow
new Speaker four or five weeks to make
up his committees, 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 particularly
inquired as to the length of their stay,
and has limited that it was advisable
that they should be back in the early
fall as the necessity for an extra ses-
sion might arise.
With others, it is said, he has dis
cussed the subject, and moreover, 1t was
upon the Presidents direct suggestion
that the caucus committee appointed
by the House Republicans to formulate
a currency reform measure met When
it did. There had been a talk of post
poning the meeting until fall, but the
President suggested that it would be
well to formulate a plan as early as
possible, and this statement was made
to the members when they met at At
1antic City as having come direct from
tte 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 Pennsylva-
mia and Representative Curtis of Kan
sas, both of whom are members of the
caucus committee, saw the President
to-day When the former left the White
House he said he had no direct inform
alton on the subject of an extra session,
but that he had all along regarded an
extra session as more than probable.
At the White House no confirmation
can be obtained of the statement that
the President at present contemplated
calling Congress together in the fall. 1t
is said that to visitors he may have
made some observations regarding the
possibility of such a course, land that
these may have been given too much
weight by his visitors.
The members of the Republican eau
Gus committee who have returned from
Atlantic City are scattering for their
homes. General Henderson, the Chair
man. will remain here to confer with
Senator Aldrich- Chairman of the Sem
ate Finance Committee, on his return
from Europe shortly, and will arrange
with him after going over the details
of the currency reform plan recon-
mended by his committee for a joint
meeting of the two committees later.
This joint session will probably not be
held until fall