The sun., 1901-02-22
yyvR, SESSION PROBABLE
su, ~ GATED u VIII ne soiel, to Consider the
Cuban Ouessies.

W.sgt~orov. Feb 81 Tho feeling /. be-
c,,,i,c more general every day that ther"
will he an sStra session Of Congress- but he
President l. not going 20 decide thar matter
untu all uncertainty ss to the result ~ pend
ing legislation 10 Congress l. removed aud
until ten wood sends the Secretary o' war
information as t. the developments In tuhs
Notwithstanding the various reports 70 INC
effect that the convention has finished us
work and that the constitution l. being en-
crossed and made ready 10 be sent To wash
ingtou the Secretary OF war says mat ne
has no Information on the subJec' Ten
wood has full authority =" impress tne de-
.ire, Of thi. Government upon the convention.
40 that " is not necessary to send him detained
,n.,ruc,ion. from day 20 dsy II is the belief
Of the Administration that while II may not
h. necessary from legal standpoint 10 have
whatever declaration on the suble"t "i mo
relations Of the United states and CIha that
- Ia no made included in the Cuban consttu-
,;,, itself IL must he The work Of tho con-
ven,inn delegates and cannot I've left 'o he
arranged by whatever government l. SET NJ
und.r the new constitution The President
and the secretary ~ war and the senators
who have given the closest attention 10 ths
,uhan matters all agree on this point
A .non as tha convention completes Us
work and the result II known the Pr"sid"nt
vil declare his purpose with regard TO the
calling Of an extra session BY that time
twill be known Just what work Is To o- done
nv Congress and what will bs lett undone
and the President can take the advice OF MS
fri.nds in Congress IA To tho date for caillns
An extra session, II he still think, y advisable
- haye one II "A session Is called u viii be
some date IN March. tthe sunday night
conference 1t the White House II was under
. .,rUd that the President wOuld nnt ISSUE w"
"a ior an extra session or decide upon the
Az, until after he had consulted again Win
/ uNrtant legislation that Il still pending IL
! !. Tho Presidsnts desire and theirs mat " the
neu Congress , is called tosether Tor the pur-
. nose Of cnactng legislation on the 'ubah
= question a way Will he found through caucus
/ acton or otherwise t. shut out the con-ld-
,r,.r and nruyida for final adi ournment AS
! soon as the Cuban question is disposed oi,
/ In dlsCussIug Today III" sutitfi ol What
! ronurps, could do or ought to do IN case th"
/ CuIln constitution and the aCcompanylng
! dncllratiou of policy with regard 10 me
! i"ni,rd states should not BE- so sat- siactory
] ~ ,his Government that the President could
. nnr-oyr IL without Con-ulting congress,
Sccpp,or pl,tt the Chairman % the Committee
7 on cuban Relations. propuunded thls uues-
/ rnn, which hc admitted he could not an Tet.
! suppose that Gu "a should complete her
constitution, providing In II for orgRniHing
, g,yernncnt nj her own. and then provide
"a ,hrr for making treaty between that
Gnve,n,ncnt and the United states ior th"
cont-ol ~ our future relations could ul.
as that? And vet the supreme Court says
. I'uha is foreign terrttory,
/ The Senator would like To have an answer
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