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Hopes the Extra Session, Which Will
Convene Nov. o, Will Take Early
Action on the Matter.
TALK WITH SENATOR LODGE
WHO SPENT ALL THURSDAY AT THE
ROOSEVELT HOME.
Proposed Legislation VIII Be Along
the Lines of the Presidents
Speeches and Messages.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, July 16.-President
Roosevelt to-day expressed to Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, his desire that
early action financial legislation of
remedial nature should be taken by Con-
gress along the lines of his recent mes
sages and speeches. Indeed it can be said
next extra session of Congress- which he
will call on Monday, Nov. 9.
Senator Lodge arrived this morning and
passed the day with the President at Sag
amore Hill. He is member of the Alaskan
boundary commission, which is to begin
it's sessions in London early in September
Before sailing for England tomorrow on
the steamer Cedric, he came to Oyster Bay
to consider with the President among other
things the work of the commission He left
this evening for New York.
Before his departure Senator Lodge gave
out a statement concerning his conference
with the President In this statement the
Presidents hopes regarding the financial
legislation are reflected. I'VE discussed. -
said Senator Lodge, "a variety of topics,
including the work of the Alaskan boun-
dairy commission, which is to begin I'm Lon
don early in September
to an inquiry whether he had discussed
with President Roosevelt the proposed ex-
ira session of Congress, I'VE considered il
at some length. You know, of course, that
extra session is to be called to meet on
Monday, Nov. 8, Immediately following the
fall elections. The session will be called
primarily for the purpose of enacting leg
slation approving the Cuban treaty which
was ratified by the Senate last spring. The
President hopes, however, as / do, that we
shall be able to take up for early consider
alton financial legislation along the lines
of his messages and speeches since he be-
came President In this legislation the
President takes the deepest interest"
did you discuss with the President any
specific financial measure?'
mo, not at all. No specific bill was
under consideration. The preparation of a
measure of that kind is the work of Con
gress itself. 1t was understood when the
| Senate adjourned last spring that the com.
mittee of finance would prepare a remedia
| financial measure during the recess The
committee is now engaged on that work
| 1 assume that the House committee OF
| banking and currency also will take up the
| subject, but / am not informed whether
it is the intention of that committee TO be-
gin the consideration of the subject before
| the extra session shall convene As
! stated the President is deeply interested
| in this proposed legislation, and il is the
| hope and desire that early action may b,
| taken by Congress to remedy existing
| financial conditions.
| No official information of the intention o.
/ Mother Jones ana nef army to yiS
| the President at Sycamore Hill has beer
/ received at the executive offices. In tn,
| circumstances neither Mother Jones' no
| her army would be received by the Pres
I dent unless arrangements were made in ad
vance for the meeting. Ii such arrange
/ ments were not made there would be N,
1 possibility of the army" reaching Saga
| more Hill. The members would be sen
| back by the secret service officers 1t Il
| reasonably certain the President would no
receive the army as a body.