Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-05
RESIDENT
ISSUES CALL
7roclaims Special Session
che Senate, to Open
on March 5.
Aan
SURRENDER TO MORGAN
Alabama Senator Forced Thi,
Course by Opposition to
Panama Treaty.
BUSINESS OF THE SESSION
There Is Mo Doubt in Senatorial Minds
Even That of Morgan, That Treaty
win Be Ratified by the Ex-
traordinary Session.

Washington, March 3.-The presi-
dent today signed Il proclamation CALI
ing am extraordinary session of tn,
senate OF the I'ifty-eighth congress tic
meet March 3.
Senator Morgan's unyielding oppe-
sition to Il ratification of the canal
treaty is responsible for the extra SEN
ate session. Senator Morgan. in dis,
cussing the matter With one of his COLI
leagues Saturday afternoon, said ha
did not hope to defeat the treaty al
the extra session.
Forces Extra Session for This.
My only object" said he, lis to keep
my record straight. The scandals and
robbery which will grow out of the
Panama canal will smell to heaven.
want posteiity to know that opposed
ratification TO the limit of my ability
The republican leaders, by abandon
ing at this time effort to secure ratifi-
cation of the canal treaty, will be in
much better position to get all other
business off their hands. So long as an
executive session had not been held to
discuss treaties. all other business was
impossible.
There is determined opposition in
some quarters to the Cuban treaty, and
it would easily have been sufficient to
have prevented ratification at this ses-
sion even if Senator Morgan had been
less determined Sensational Develop
ments in the executive session Friday
afternoon did not become public until
Saturday. Everybody took it for grant
ed that time was being killed in the
usual fashion, and those who had here
tofore supplied the information for the
press tried to smooth over the devel-
opmentS in the executive session. 1t
is cot thought that the session will be
extended over more than a few weeks.
1t should be able to dispose of the trea-
ties and adjourn in time for the presi-
dent to start on his western trip. The
uncertainty, however, has caused him
to make the announcement that he may
not be able to attend the dedication
of the ST. Louis worlds fair April 80.
This would probably mean delay ir
his western trip.
President as Lobbyist.
The president is a great lobbyist. HIS
gets what he wants from congress. No
president was ever more successful in
securing legislation. He has had a
distinct program for the session which
was outlined in his annual message and
has already had the qualification of APP
proving every important measure he re-
commended except the bill to reduce the
duty on imports from the Philippine
islands to % per cent. of the regular
rates of the Dingley act. Mckinley was
quite successful in securing legislation
also because he had been member Of
the house of representatives SO long
that he knew how to do it and had a
most persuasive way With him, but his
predecessors, Harrison, Cleveland, Hays
and Arthur, way back to Grants time.
usually contented themselves with
making recommendations in their
formal messages and left the respon-
sibility upon congress. President
IL
and conceives it to be his duty to keel
after congress personally as well as
officially, and privately as we'll as form
ally. until his recommendations are
adopted and framed into law. He has
done an immense amount of effective
lobbying during the present session.
Scarcely q week has passed without
ono or more conferences at the White
house, usually around his dinner table,
of the men whom he depends upon to
put q bill through. and he generally
manages to infect them with his own
enthusiasm and determination. Then,
after getting the natural advocates of a
measure started, he tackles its oppon-
ents coaXing them to the White house
and discussing the objections they adj
vance until he gets l.ext to them" as
the boys say. and reaches some COM
mon ground upon which both sides can
stand.
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