The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-03
CALL FOR AN EXTRA SESSION.
HAS HOUSE RIGHT TO DE PART
or TREATY-MAKING POWERP

| Disputed Question whether II Must Bs
Consulted Before Commercial Treaty
With Cuba Can he ProcIaimed-lS
New Senators to be Sworn In.
WAsHINoToN, March 2.-The President
to-day signed a proclamation calling an
extraordinary session OF the Senate for
March 6. The purpose Of calling the special
session is to obtain the ratification OF the
Panama Canal and tie Cuban Reciprocity
treaties.
Following is the text Of the proclamation:
BY The President Of the United Stdtss Of
America:
A PBocL,M,-IoN.
Whereas, Public interests require that
the Senate should convene in extraordinary
S Ss ssss. Of
hereby proclaim and declare that an extraor-
binary occasion requires the Senate OF the
United states to convene at the Capitol,
March i next, at ~ O'clock u noon. OF Which
all persons who shall at that time be entitled
to act as members Of that body are hereby
United ssaies s W @ nef me the s second s
day Of nos hs ,b1 Our an. LSrS
Independents Of the United States the one
hundred and twenty.s,venth.
By the President. THEODORE RoosKvELT.
JOHN HAY. Secretary Of State.
.oixty votes "uI W required to ratify
. treaty at the extra session. as the MEM
beTshjp will then be at the iuI number OF
ninety. More than this requisite two
10 vote for ratification of the canal ana
Cuban treati.s. and the leaders do not an
cipate any serious trouble in difposing OF
10Th within a reasonable time after the
extraordinary session convenes.
An interesting point has been raised
ri 20 hn ~ ha ~
Representatives in treating with the cues
ton Of reciprocity treaties. Under the
terms Of the Dingley law commercial
agreements made under its provisions do
not become operative until approved
by the Congress.
1t is a sputed question, therefore
whether the House Of Representatives
must In consequence be consulted befor
commercial treaty with Cuba can be
proclaimed.
to the attention Of leading Republicans
in the House in order that they might pass
IN advance q resolution approving the
Cuban treaty IL they cared to do so. Other
wise IL Is possible that the que stion Of thu
right of the House Of Representatives to
20 far as commercial agreements are con-
cerned may be tested In the courts.
Fifteen Senators will be sworn In when
the new Senate meets at noon on Thurs
law. They will be:
Clark q Arkan ans a Rea y, 70 succeed Ions..
70 MI yssspcir,: Hepburn Of Idsso Rep.
Req. 70 suoesed Harris. Dem; MoCJeary
Hopfins q frinoi:. E:p'. TO ssaoo-sd Mason,
Wiilineton. Rep. Stone Of Missouri. Dem.
70 succeed Vest. Dem Newlands Of Nevada
ne. o. North Carolina, Den; to SUCCEED
to succeed Simon. Rep: .Lstimer Of South
Carolina Dem. to succeed McIaurin, Dem. /:
Dem: and Inkan"y Of Washington, Rep.
to succeed Turner. Pop.
By these changes the Republicans make
a gain Of three In the total membership
giving them fifty-seven Of the ninety SEN
stors and a majority Of "a over the COM
bined opposition. or the fifteen new
Senators only nine will be strangers to
Warrington, as Messrs. Ball. Long. Hop
kins and Newlands are members Of
the present House Of Representatives.
McCreary and German have also been In
Congress before. the former as a member
Of the House and Mr.. German as Senator.