The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04
EXTRA SESSION
is NOT URGENT
But the Strenuous One Cannot
Be Made to See the Point.
FIGHT ON The CUBAN TREATY
CONGRESS WILL INVESTIGATE
POSTAL FRAUDS.
FIGHT ON TIE CUBAN TREATY
Especial to The HeraId.l

especial 70 The Herald.)
Washington. Oct. 3.-The coming ex-
ira session Of congress to convene
Nov. 9 viii be devoted almost exclu-
sively to a consideration Of the Cuban
reciprocity treaty. The speaker to be,
Mr. Cannon, viii not announce the
committees until the opening of the
regular session in December. With the
exception of providing the necessary
machinery for matters in hand, bust
ness vii thus be restricted to channels
desired by the administration. There
viii be considerable opposition TO the
arrangement with Cuba, and this ODDO-
BltiOn has strengthened rather than
weakened since last winter. The Cuban
treaty viii be ratified however, by both
senate and house. This is the opinion
of those who are credited with con-
trolling congressional action.
There viii be no financial legislation
Of any Importance either at the extra
session or subsequently at the regular
session. The senate may pass a mOdi-
fed form of the AldriCh bill. but this
would not be accepted BY the house.
The ideas set forth by Representative
Fowler. which include the retirement
of gTeenbaCkg. q tax on government de-
posits in national banks, and an asset
currency. are bitterly opposed not only
by Democrats. but by many of his
pass some form of financial bill differ
emit however. from that which win ind
favor i'm the senate. This would lead
60 a joint conference. which if it re-
suited i'm any agreed measure, such
measure would contain no radical
change i'm the present money system OF
the country.
New Issue Would Be Raised.
There are several reasons why no
financial legislation win probably result
from the constant agitation of the sub
ject during the past year. First it
may be said that the political leaders,
and ali prominent members are more
or Jess concerned i'm politics, recognize
the inadvisability of any money legis-
lation Immediately preceding a nationf
al election. The Republicans fear that
fl would give the Democrats an issue
they do not now possess. and with the
large Independent vote which is now
marked feature of our national poll
tics they are chary about casting
straw which might turn the balance
even to a slight degree. Those whe
really favor revision of the currency
system believe that an educational pro-
cess is necessary before the people viii
realize it's Importance. The argument
which has been used i'm favor of a more
elastic currency. that is, to raise money
20 move the crops. viii have become
VOiG by the time congress gets under
way, and such an act would have TO
pass on it's intrinsic merit rather than
&c relieve a necessity Of the hour.
Postal Inquiry.
There Will be a congressional post
office inquiry, and this nOtwithstand-
ing the effort which has been made to
clean up the matter in such a way as
10 render it unnecessary. So many pO-
ItiCaI ends have been picked up in the
course of the inquiry that it viii be
impossible not only to keep it out of
congress. but TO keep it out of the
campaign next year. The Democrats
will naturally insist upon taking
hand. and the Republican, I'm self-de-
tense. if for no other reason, viii be
called upon to participate to neutralize
what possibly might be made into cam
paign material by the Democratic par
ty. The only point so far where eX-
CeptiOn has been taken to the course
pursued by the administration is the
intimatiOn that the investigation might
have been carried into higher channels.
What may develop from the report of
Mr. Bristow is sim a matter Of con-
Omnibus Bill Dead.
The omnibus statehood bill is dead.
IT will be introduced at the opening Of
the session. but its friends are hope
less. No such fight viii be made for it
as was made last winter, and the heart
has gone out of the controversy. There
were other reasons than a desire to
give statehood to a number of new
communities which actuated some of
its prominent advocates. Not only
have these reasons ceased to exist, but
it is recognized that the senate and the
president himself are absolutely OPP
posed 90 the creation of new states on
the scale suggested. A union Of New
Mexico and Arizona and of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory would help mat
uers but the antagOnism Of Arizona to
such "a proposition would defeat with
in that territory the adoption Of the
provisions of the enabling act. New
Mexico would outvote Arizona as
Joint state. and the business interests
of Arizona are in the hands of men
who are opposed 10 any such ascenden-
Cy. and who would prefer the present
condition of territorial government TO
a. state government dominated by the
New Mexico vote.
Extra Session Unnecessary.
some surprise has been expressed at
the urgency with which the president
has insisted uuou the calling of an tx
ira session of congress Quite a num-
Der OF prominent senators have gone
10 the president and told him that
there was no wild anxiety among the
people for such a session. and urged
him TO reconsider the matter. 1T is bet
ter understood now. however. why this
session must be called. To IS due TO a
promise made by this government to
cuba that an extra session of congress
would DE convened so as to put into
effect the Cuban treaty at the earliest
possible moment This promise is in
writing and was made by the secretary
az state 10 President Palmer and the
cuban leaders by and with the consent
Of President Roosevelt and the latter
Is merely acting in good faith with an