The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
PRESIDENT BACK And BUSY.
FIRST mr. ~ NNONS LEADERS
70 CONSIDER the MESStGE.
Also 10 Decide What Ought 10 he Done
and what Tan BE Done During the Com.
Ing short session Of (Ongress-Rec.
On,mendai Ions Regarding Trusts 49,
Doesn't Desire An, Tariff Legislation.


onimendai Ions Regarding Trusts 60
Doesn't Desire An, Tariff Legislation.
WAsHINGroS. Nov President Roose-
welt had a busy day after arriving in Wash
ington al = O'Clock this morning from his
fruitless chase for bears ia the cane brakes
Of Mississippi and hc will have still buster
day tomorrow. Al $40 in the morning
he will start oh a special train for Philadel-
phia. accompanied by members Of the
Cabinet and few other friends and after
attending various functions there and
making two or three speeches, the last
one q formal address at the Union League
banquet in celebration of the anniversary
OF Founders day, he will return 10 the
White House on train lea wing The Quaker
City at 4 O'Clock Sunday morning. This al
tsrnoon the President found time for Il
horseback ride with senator Lodge.
President Roosevelt desires To talk with
some Republican leaders in the Senate and
House before putting the finishing touches
to his message and 10 that end he sent
kilograms to-day To dozen or more Sena-
tor and Representatives, asking them to
meet him al the White House on Monday
morning Among those invited IL Uncle
joe Cannon, chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations. who. If he lives, will
be Speaker of he Fifty-eghth Congress
To these gentlemen the President will
read the important parts of his message
rs he did To the members of his Cabinet
to-day, and there will then be a conference
as 10 what ought 10 be done, what might
be done and what can he done, during the
three short month, that Congress will be
in session. The President hopes Ia send he
rnessag" 20 he printer not later than Tues
day next.
As to what The me--aG. contains, that is.
of course, mere CUES, work. based on what
the President said last year and on a knowl-
edge OF his views ON important questions
of the hour which, with his characteristic
freedom and frankne-s. he expresses To
everybody with whom he talks in conf
deQce
His recommendations this wear will
comprise a renewal # hose ~ 'he open ing
of last session, for legislation enabling
the executive depart meut- 20 find out
what the so-called trusts are doing. SO
that they can bn punished If il is found that
thev are rirluing the laws and, perhaps,
with somewhat specific suggest ions as to
how the Sherman Antitrust law can be
amended on tho lines laid down in the
recent Pittsburg speech If Attorney Gen
eral Knox, Wherein he pointed out that this
law. with certain notifications can he
made to fit the On so that is now giving so
much concern To the Administ rat ion, with
ont res1rting ~ the inpractlCable scheme
of an amendment 10 the Federal Goa
stitmion
The only member Of Congress who mas
yet come To the front As he self-conf essed
author of amendments designed To -iff-
ciently strengthen the sherman law, since
the iction that the Hon. Charles +. Little
field Of Ma inc had been deputized o draw
mp the Administration measure was ak
ploded, II senator Cullom, chairman of he
Committee on Foreign Reat ions and a
member of the committee on Interstate
Commerce, Of which he was formerly chair
MAJ i- hA, tts Vi
cials Of the Department Of Justice have
been overhauling the Sherman law, aud
IL IL Is found that there ia any serious at
tempt on the part OF Congress TO legislate
on this subject, a matter which at present
Re very much IN doubt. 10 say the least ,
they will have a bill ready for considera-
ton by the Judiciary Committed.
" cen be set down as fact that the Presi-
dent does not hope TO see any tariff legisla-
tion AZ the coming short session OF the
Congress and does not expect any. He
will in his message recommend the APP
pointment of permanent tariff commits
sion to go over the schedules Of the present
law and suggest TO Congress changes from
time TO time that may be thought necessary
by altered industrial conditions, but 1t is
the opinion Of those who have control Of
such matters in Congress- that even such
a law as this will not be passed AT the COM
ing session. The tariff question will he
discussed more or less, but it Is thought
that IL any definite action il taken it will be
In the line Of granting authority 10 the
committees OF Congress TO look into the
prepare for any tariff revision that may
be decided upon at the regular session Of
the Fifty-eighth Congress that meets In
December. 1909
At the White House conference next
Monday it is hoped that it can be ascer-
tanned by an interchange Of views what
the legislative programme for the three
months session will be ~ is the general
opinion among the influential leaders in
both houses that little legislation will be-
enacted beyond the passage Of the appro-
priation bills and such other measures
coming over from last session as ii was
generally understood should be disposed
Of before the i,h Of March. The President
agrees with his friends in Congress that II
no new questions OF importance are TO be
brought forward for discussion or action
t. win be just IA we'll to let the country
know II at the start.
The question of Cuban reciprocity will,
by general consent. be placed upon the
working calendar. but Just what will be
done with II and when depends very largely
upon the action Of the Cuban Government
tween the United States and Cuba that is
now In course of negotiation, but which
President Palma's Cabinet do not seem
disposed TO put into the shape desired
by the United States
As for the reciprocity treaties with other
countries, now pending in the Senate,
there IL every reason to believe that when
the gavels fall on the Attn of March they
will be found just where they are to-day
on the unfinished calendar. A concerted
effort will be made 10 pass the Statehood
bills and perhaps the bills which have
already passed the Senate providing for
subsidy to American ships and creating
Department of Commerce Whether the
Ship Subsidy bill will be taken up dis
cussed and passed, j. one of the matters
that may be decided upon al the conference
next Monday.