The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-19
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
rouncement of such purpose, but ad-
ministration leaders acknowledge an
extra session is highly probable.
The necessity for the formal APPROX
al by congress of the Cuban reciproc-
ity treaty will be given as the chlet
reason for such extra session, put II 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 ike
the Aldrich bill with the idea OF fur
n;shing a means to relieve the prooa'
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-
pally to this contingency.
President Roosevelt has been strong
w 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
MIR. 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-
diate action by congress In line with
the treaty.
Cubans Need Help.
The president has teen so strongly
of the opinion that the Cubans need
help that he thinks congress should
act early this fall, rather than to walt
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 cror.
It is almost certain If this Cuban
matter were allowed to go over to the
regular session there would be no ac-
ticn 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 bill 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-
ly for publication in the Record in &C
cordance with the agreement reached
Thursday. The democrats will strong
~ SuppOlI luSll cuCAohAoASo uSS1SNNN
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 1t
desires, including the right to fortlfy'
1t is positively certain none of these
amendments will be adopted. After
they 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 un-
= -l:llasly that an extraordinary session
will be called next autumn. They say
many reasons might be cited why such
session should not lie held, the prin-
cipal one being that some important
state elections are to be held in No
vember and members or congress will
be busy with political affairs Ia their
own states