The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-03-18
AN EXTRA CONGRESS
Said to be Under Consideration
by President Roosevelt.
WANT CUBAN MATTER FINISHED
Enactment of Some Kind OF Money
Bill is Also Wanted-No Definite
Conclusion, However, is
Reached.


According to a washington special
President Roosevelt has under serious
consideration the summOning of con-
gress in extra session early this fall.
Apparently no determination has been
reached, and there is no official an
nouncement of such purpose, but adj
ministration leaders acknowledge an
extra session is highly probable.
The necessity for the formal APPROX
a! bv congress of the Cuban reciproc-
ity treaty will be given as the chief
reason for such extra session, but it is
believed that the strongest influence
tending to bring it about is the desire
in financial circles for the early pass
age of some currency measure like
the Aldrich bill with the idea of fur
nishing a means to relieve the proba,
bility of money stringency in Novem-
Der and December. The conferences
which have been held by j. Pierpont
Morgan with President Roosevelt,
Senator Aldrich and Senator Hanna
are understood to have related princi-
palIy to this contingency.
President Roosevelt has been strong
" imbued with the idea that unless
Cuban reciprocity legislation is made
effective at once there will be suffer
ing in Cuba. 1t is said that Mr.. Nor
gan disabused his mind of this idea
Mr.. Morgan reported conditions in the
island at present most favorable, and
said the outlook for the future was
bright. He saw no reason for imme-
date action by congress in line with
the treaty.
Cubans Need Help.
The president has been SO strongly
of the opinion that the Cubans need
help that he thinks congress should
act early this fall, rather than to wait
for the regular session, which con-
venes in December. The next crop of
Cuban sugar will be marketed in De-
cember and January, and it is his de-
sire that the Cuban planters and Amer
lean importers be given the benefit of
the reductions set forth in the treaty
on the coming crop.
1t is almost certain il this Cuban
matter were allowed to go over to the
regular session there would be no ac-
ton upon it before January, which
would mean the postponement of re-
lief for another year. The desire to
put through Cuban legislation and also
to put through some currency Dill will,
it is now confidently expected, bring a
call for an extra session to meet prob
ably in October
FRIDAY was one of conferences in the
senate. The republican steering COM
mittee decided that all republicans
should vote against the proposed
amendments to the Panama canal
treaty.. The proceedings of the SEN
ate will now be taken stenographical-
" for publication in the Record in &C
cordance with the agreement reached
Thursday. The democrats Will strong
" support their amendments designed
to secure absolute American sover-
eighty over the canal strip with recog-
milton of the right of this government
to defend its property in any way it
desires. including the right to tortify.
1t is positively certain none OF these
amendments will be adopted. After
thev fail. it is expected number of
democrats will vote to ratify the trea-
ty as it stands, A good many republi-
cans would like to vote for some OF the
democratic amendments, but they will
follow the direction of their steering
committee.
Republicans Doubtful
Some senators who talked with the
president Friday believe it to be I'M
likely that an extraordinary session
will be called next autumn. They say
many reasons might be cited why such
a session should not be held, the prin-
cipal one being that some important
state elections are TO be held IN No
vember and members OF congress will
be busy with political affairs in their
own states