Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-09-10
TALK OF EXTRA SESSION.
Questions That VIII BE Brought TT
If One Is HeId-No Tariff
Legislation Probable.

Possibly the rejection of the Panama
canal treaty by Colombia will add one to
the number of questions which are TO be
brought up in the extra session OF con-
gress, if one is to he held. That such
session will take place at all is not GER
tain says the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
rrat. A few weeks ago it was inferred
from something said by Senator Lodge
after an interview with the president
that a session would be called to meet on
November 8. This will be the Monday
Immediately after the state elections,
and be four weeks before the time for
the beginning of theregular session. Re
cent rumorS are to the effect that a
session would be called for some time in
October. AS this would break into the
political canvass, and as there is no ap-
parent urgency anyhow, the chances are
that if a session takes place at all it
will not open so early as October.
The first of the avowed reasons for
the calling of an extra session was TO
get final action on Cuban reciprocity.
Then the finance question was urged as
matter which ought to be taken up in a
called session. Some of the democrats,
among them Senator German, have been
saying that if the extra session takes
place they will spring tariff discussion
which will open up that big issue. The
failure of the canal treaty may pos
sibly strike the president as an addi-
tional reason for the calling of an early
session. But whatever may or may not
come before congress, should it meet
in October or November, no tariff leg
islation will be attempted in it. Nor will
any take place in the regular session.
All this is so certain that it may be fore
told with the utmost confidence. The
republicans are masters of the situation
in each branch of congress. All the re-
publican leaders are at harmony on this
point, and it would be foolish and mis-
chievous to spring the tariff issue into
the national campaign, with the serious
Generalization of all sorts of business
and the check to all kinds of enterprise
which it would cause.
1t is pretty safe to say that the Cuban
!
in the four weeks between November 8
and the opening of the regular session,
il there be any necessity to get it out
of the way by that time. The question
is simple. Whatever divergences there
/ may be between republicans on that is
/ sue in any of its phases, they can be ad-
/ justed quickly. Whatever sort of a set
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/ tied. Nothing more will be heard of it
in the republican party. The democrats
will not be able to make any partisan
capital out of any disagreements which
may arise between republicans on the
Cuban matter. In regard to the finances,
there is no especial reason for haste No
legislation of any consequence on the
finance question is likely to be had in
advance of the presidential canvass.
/ The country's financial system is in
pretty good shape. There would be an
advantage in imparting a little more
elasticity to the finances, but some of
the plans which are advocated for doing
this are so Objectionable that the whole
subject is likely to go over until after
the presidential election. If it were
brought up now the democrats would use
/ the occasion to delay action and harass
the republican party. There is no espe-
cial reason for any monetary legislation
at the present time. After the big cleo
/ tion passes there will be better chance
to consider the question without any in
/ reference to it's partisan bearings The
country. can wait. If an extra session be
held for any purpose it would be better
to postpone it until after the states have
voted, and for that reason November 8
would be a good date for it to begin.