The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-18
CREAM of the SPECIALS
SEES EXTRA SESSION.
Babcock Says President will Call at
End Of Congress-

Babcock Says President Will Call at
End of Congress-
Milwaukee Special to Chicago Record
Herald
At a meeting of the Wisconsin Con-
gressionel delegation here this afternoon,
| at which Representative Babcock an
| nounced his retirement. from the race for
| the Speakership in favor Of Congressman
| Cannon. 1t is said that he also informed
| his colleagues that he has positive assur-
ance that the President will can an ex-
ira session of the Fifty-eighth Congress
after the adjournment Of the Fffty-sev-
enth Congress for the purpose of enact
ing tariff legislation. .
Mr.. Babcock is quoted as saying the
President has modified his idea of estab-
fishing a tariff commission, and believes
1t will be to the best interests of the
country to allow Congress to readjust the
tariff to new conditions.
In addition to tariff legislation the ad-
ministration is anxious to secure at an
early date as possible legislation on the
trusts. and, while treaties are now be-
ing brought into play with the hope OF
settling the Cuban and canal questions.
1t Is by no means beyond the realm of
possibility that these questions will come
back to Congress for renewed legislative
action.
Congressman Babcock and Senator
Spooner, who were present, came direct
from Washington, where 1t was said the
plan for an extra session was agreed
upon.
The statement came out in the course
of discussion which Congressman Coop
er started by questioning the sincerity of
Congressman Babcock's professions in re-
gard to the tariff revision. The delegation
was then informed that it Is the purpose
to call an extra session of Congress to
revise the tariff schedules.
1t was said that while President Roose-
welt was in favor of the appointment of
a tariff commission that he also favored
an immediate revision of some of the i'm
ortant schedules of the present tariff.
1t was said at the meeting that the plan
was to have a permanent commission on
tariff. which shall visit foreign countries
and report from time to time to Congress
on the changing conditions in different in
dustries, so that the American tariff
rates can be kept at point where they
will cover the exact difference in the cost
of labor in this and foreign countries.
The President, however, 1t was said, was
not in favor of waiting until this commits
sion could report before revising some
of the important schedules. He felt that
this should be done Immediately and that
1t would be necessary TO have a special
session of Congress to take up this sub
ject. 1t was stated that Senator Allison
and other Western leaders had agreed
on this policy. 49,.
Congressman Babcock was called before
the delegation no state his position Mr..
Babcock told the members that they need
have no fear as to his position. as he
was in favor of the tariff revision, as he
had ever been. This led to a general dis
cussion of the policy of the administra-
ton in regard to the tariff.
In the course of 1t. Congressman Bah
eek confirmed the report which had been
floated about the lobby OF the hotel ever
since Mr.. Babcock ard Senator Spooner
arrived here in the morning, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt intended to call an extra
session of Congress for the purpose of
taking UP the tariff question. During
this discussion II developed that the policy
of the President would be to secure an
immediate revision of certain Of the
schedules where it has been demonstrated
that II is unnecessary to have duties in
order to protect American working men
from the competition Of foreign countries.