The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-08-21
THE EXTRA SESSION.
May he Called Earlier Ihah AZ
Contemplated - Conference
Mt Oyster Bay.

Roosevelt's conference with the mem
bers of the subcommittee of the sen
ate finance committee was not concluo'
cd until the small hours OF THURSDAY
morning, The whole subject OF imam
cial legislation at the approaching SEES
c,on of was discussed thor
oughly.
Serious consideration was also slver
to the legislation to be proposed te
congress in approval of the Cuban re-
c~iprocity treaty ratified by the sen
ate last spring.
The committee, consisting OF Sena'
tors Aldrich, chairman; Platt Comm;
Allison and Spooner, did not present
even a tentative draft of a currency
bill to the president, although some
propositions which, subsequently, may
be embodied in the measure, were re-
duced to concrete form. No definite
conclusions as to the shape of the pro-
posed legislation were reached. inc
conference related rather to methods
of procedure in the work at hand thar
to the form of the legislation. At 7:ot
o'clock in the morning the members OF
the committee left Sycamore Hill,
boarded their yacht, the Vergena, and
sailed for Providence on their return
to Senator Aldrich's home.
One fact of distinct importance was
developed at the conference. While an
extraordinary session of congress next
fall is assured it has not been determined
definitely whether it will be called to
meet in October or in November. 1t
has been supposed that the %extraordi-
nary session would convene on Monday,
November 9, but the indications now
are that it will be called for an earlier
date, perhaps several weeks earlier.
The primary purpose of the ex-
traordinary session will be to enact leg
islation making operative the Cuban
reciprocity treaty, but financial legisla-
ton also will be pressed upon the at
tention of congress soon after it con-
venes.
Three of the senators present at the
conference are members of the senate
committee on relations with Cuba
Plat, the chairman; Aldrich and Spoon
er. All of them, particularly Senator
Platt, who has made a profound study
of the situation in Cuba, regards the
necessity for the enactment of the
Cuban treaty legislation as very urg-
ent. President Roosevelt entertains
the same views. 1t is understood that
the suggestion of an extraordinary
session of congress at a date earlier
than November 9 was made by these
senator's because Of the urgency of the
Cuban legislation.
1t was pointed out, too, that if con-
gress were convened at an early date,
the entire work of the extraordinary
and regular session could be cleared
by the time the national conventions
are to be held next year. On many
accounts that is regarded as desirable
and it would be great convenience not
only to the president, but also to mem
bers of both the senate and the house.
1t can be said that the senate finance
will draft no measure for
nally and conclusively until consulta-
tons have been held with other mem
bers of the senate-democrats as well
as republicans-with members of the
house and with the best authorities on
finance in the country. 1t is the desire
of the committee to be constantly in
touch with the president, with other
senator's, with members of the house
with bankers of the west as well as those
the east, and with country bankers
well as city bankers, so that some
plan OF legislation may be formed by
ne opening of the extraordinary SEES
'ion Of congress.
1t is the hope Of the committee to de-
Use a genuinely elastic currency system
system that will expand when the
necessity shall arise and contract when
he necessity shall have ceased to exist
Senator Aldrich, when asked bv a ra-
'orter with reference to the visit Of tho
'enators to the president, said:
The republican members Of the s,h-
'ommittee OF the senate finance commit
ee, who recently met for an ;nforma,
conference at Warwick, R. /. talked
With the president about financial ION
ltions and the need of LEGISLATIVE
No bill has been drafted or
greed on and none will be until after
ne Iuiiest consultation with our dom.
cratic associates of the subcommittao
no all the members of the finance com
nittee. 1t is, however, our purnose -
ave q Dill in readiness for presentse
to the senate at the beginning 81
extra session, if one shall he ca1led
October or November. We are honel
mat q bill can be agreed upon and re-
orted that will receive the annrova, ~
ON houses of congress and AFFORD
rompt and efficient relief to the bnsi-
Iess interests of the whole
Charged with Embexxlem.,.
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 14.-E. 2 1nhn
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