The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-25
PRESIDENT URGENT ON TRUSTS
INCLINED no AN EXTRA SESSION
If THIS ONE DOESN'T ACT.
lie COns,ilts the Leaders OF the Senate and
the House on Legislation to he En-.
acted Al This winters Session--No De.
sire to Take Up Tariff Revision Now.


sire to Take Up Tariff Revision Now.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-President Roose-
welt conferred to-day with several Senators
and Representatives who are leaders in
Congress, with the result that a general
outline Of legislation To be undertaken at
the coming short session was agreed upon.
The Presidents annual message has been
completed and will be sent to Congress
either on Monday OF Tuesday OF next week.
Congress will convene on Monday, but II
is possible that on account Of the announce
ment of the deaths OF Senators and Repre-
scntatives since the adjournment Of the
last session, both branches OF Congress will
Immediately take a recess until Tuesday
In that event the message will probably
not be sent in until the second day of the
session Among those whom the President
consulted were Senator'S Allison and Lodge.
Speaker Henderson and Represent i've
Cannon. Senator Spooner who went TO
New York this afternoon, talked with him
yesterday
The me ssage Of the President will con-
tain direct aud urgent recommendations
in regard to the trusts and the tariff He
urges especially that the proposed legisla-
tion in regard to trusts be enacted i'm
mediately, his belief being that the public
interest demands that this subject be not
postponed until the next Congress. His
| consultation with the leaders to-day en-
| phasized the fact that the President be-
| lieyes that the desired legislation can be
| enacted during the short session, avoiding
| the calling of an extra session next spring
| In the event that the subject should not
| be disposed of between now and the ith
! of March, the President would be strongly
! inclined to call the new Congress in ex-
! traordinary session.
The talk at the White House to-day was
| entirely favorable to the Presidents views.
so far as his desire for early consideration
of the trust question is concerned. This
statement is made without reference to
| the opinions of those who talked with the
| President az to the merits Of the particular
views which the President entertains.
II was also agreed to-day that an effort
| should be made to pass throu Oh the Senate
the General Immigration bill, which was
| disposed of by the House at the last session;
TO enact into law the Anarchist BILL which
was passed by both branches and sent TO
| conference to pass the Senate bill creating
| n dcpartmen' of commerce, and, II pos
| sible, to consider the Statehood bills
| President Roosevelt will recommend the
| appointment of a thrift commission 20
| consider the question Of revising the present
, schedule, the effect being TO postpone
| revision until next Congress, and perhaps
| beyond that time. The men who talked
with tho President to-day agreed that il
| would be wise to consider the subject OF
the tariff. either by appointing permanent
! commission or Ivy dele eating tho investi-
| gat ion to committees of Congress. In
| case the commission or the committee
| should recommend revision of certain sched.
| ules, the matter might be taken up some
time during the next Congress. There l.
no desire on the part Of the President OF
the Senators and Representatives who
consulted with him to-day to take up the
subject of tariff revision AZ this time.
The proposition regarding the trusts
which was discussed to-day, is that certain
amendments be made to the Sherman anti
Trust law along the lines laid down in tho
speech delivered at Pttsburg some weeks
ago by Attorney General Knox Solicitor
General Richards Is now at work on the
| proposed amendments. under the direction
and with the cooperation of the Attorney
| General. II Is proposed so 10 amend the
present law a. To enable the Government e
proceed against industrial Organization
engaged in production as well "a in inter
state commerce. if it shall appear that
these organizations are in any Of their
functions detrimental 10 the public in
terest Such matters as overcaptali2a'
ton secrecy and the prevention of com
petition are among the features which the
proposed amendments would declare illega
and subject to proceedings ON the part o.
the Government
1t was agreed to-day that an effort SHOULD
; be made az the coming session TO enac
such amendments, and the opinion wa
expressed that if reasonable amendment
to the sherman law, specific in their nature
should be proposed. they could he passed
before adjournment in March,