Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Vain Attempts to Avert Extra
Session of Congress.
PRESIDENT T IS FIRM
WHAT Is BELIEVED TO BE THP
REPUBLICAN PROGRAM.
Return of Three Cabinet Members
? RESIDENT IS FIRM
Return of Three Cabinet Members
Preparing Message to Congress.

1icpdIluS meSSdSe 10 SOi- Z iSSS
From numerous influential men in the last
| few months President Roosevelt has re-
| ceived the suggestion that the extra session
| of Congress might be avoided and that the
work that 1t will do could just well be
| done by the regular session. There has
also been considerable pressure on tho
| President to induce him not to call an ex-
| ira session, but he has consistently taken
| the position that this country is committed
| to the proposition that Cuban reciprocity
| must become effective just soon pos
| sibe. He thinks that good faith must be
kept. No proposition will be considered by
| him that looks to abandonment of his plans
for an extra session.
The President IS sustained BY many re-
publican leaders in his-views to keeping
faith with Cuba. These leaders a'so think
that an extra session will be an opportune
| one for the tariff debates to be threshed
out. That democratic program will be to
| debate the tariff considerably between now
| and the next election is well understood.
The republicans do not care to have too
| much of this discussion during the last
part of the regular session and they are
| willing that the democrats she'll use tho
| Cuban reciprocity question as the one on
| which they may talk IS long as possible
|
! partly out OF the way that the regular
session may go along with ordinary BUSH
| ness.
The Republican Program.
The republican program, as near as one
| can be made out this far in advance, is for
| a short regular session of Congress, and
| If possible an adjournment by April l. That
is what some of the leaders now hope to
accomplish and the President is understood
| yx-;rb hat SSH
| devoted to necessary business, VIII be both
wise and good party policy. Too much leg
| islation preceding a presidential election
| has frequently been serious blundeT ana
| 1t is not proposed to repeat any biunders OF
| this kind.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
| paid call on the President this morning.
| Senator Hansbrough has spent most of tho
! summer in his own state, with the excep-
tion of a stay at Mt Clemens, Mich. where
! he went to have rheumatism eradicated
| He would like TO see short session of Con-
! gress. But l suppose 1t will be Impossible
| to prevent lots OF talking" remarked the
senator. There will be talk on all kinds
of subjects, and this may prolong the ses-
sion. If the appropriation bills can be put
out of the way rapidly. then Congress will
probably adjourn early. as no other work
will be absolutely necessary.
Absent Cabinet Officers Return.
Three members of the cabinet who have
| been absent from the city business or
| pleasure have returned to their depart
ments and took luncheon with the President
| at the White Housc this afternoon. They
are Secretaries Shaw. Moody and Cortelyou.
| Secretary Shaw returned last night from a
trip through the west, Secretary Moody -
| back from a brief trip to Massachusetts
| and Secretary Cortelyou has had a short
| vacation In Canada.
| Mr.. James r. Garfield. acting secretary or
the DeEar tment OF Commerce and Labor.
| presented to the President this morning
| Messrs. Hughes. Burridse and Wasson.
| three English delegates to the recent agri-
| cultural congress held in New York over
which Secretary CortelyGu presided.
Assistant Secretary Darling of the Navy
| Department had short conference with
! the President.
Representative William Alden Smith OF
| Michigan presented some friends from h1
! state. among them be ng Mr.. and Mrs G. y
| Burch and Mrs. Thomas Welkup
Frank l.. Campbell. assistant attorney
general of the Interior Department. paid
his respects.
Asked to Sherman Statue Banquet.
| committee representing the four great
| army societies-General II. V Boynton Of
the Army of the Cumberland; Captain II.
A. Castle cf the Army OF the Tennessee;
| Major w. P. HuXford of the Army of the
Potomac, and Captain George Redway OF
the Army Of the Ohio-calIed on President
Roosevelt today to invite him to attend
| the joint banquet to be given by the So
| ceties in this city on the evening of the
| 18th instant. The banquet will he an incl
| dent of the ceremonies of the dedication of
/ the statue of General Sherman which arc
| to be held on the 18th. The President said
| he was pleased to receive the invitation,
| but it is likely that he will not be able to
| accept
Working on His Message
The President told members of the COM
mittee that called upon him that he il
| icht !, IN
gress his message to tie regular session,
| and that all his spare time is taken up
| in that way. For some time the President
| will prepare parts of his message and get
| them out Of the way He VIII reiterate
| many of the recommendations of previous
| messages.
The President dictates his recommends
| tions to Secretary Loeb, who spends much
| time with the chief executive.
| The Montana Patronage.
| Joseph NJ. Dixon. the new republican
| member of the House from Montana, paid
| his first call on the President today Mr..
! Dixon has some difficult work ahead of him.
Both the senators from Montana are demo-
| Gratis He will be the sole representative
of the republican party of the state in Con-
| gress, and the President will look to him
| as the patronage dispenser of the state
| M DiXon's troubles are already beginning.
| But he is both personally and politically
| hopeful
.'There may be some soreness about the
| President in the east" Mr. Dixon said i'll
| characteristic western way, but there is
none Of it out west. He is the real thing
/ with the people OF the western part OF the
| United States, and he will carry doubtful
| states in that section with whoop. In my
state the people believe in him strongly
| The President will carry Montana next
| year by an immense majority. At the same
! time we will elect a legislature that Will
| elect a successor to Senator Gibson. The
| LEGISLATURE will be republican beyond doubt
| and the man who will succeed him will be
! a member of that party.
| Mr. Dixon declined to comment on whom
| the republicans would send to the Senate.
! hut ex-senator Carter Is to be candidate.
! and his friends are already getting their
| campaign for him ready. If they fail to
| return him to the Senate they will be great
| ly surprised
Can Not Go to Jacksonville.