The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
STAND PATTERS
WON ROOSEVELT
President Hedging on the Extra SEES
sion Proposition.
EXERT STRONG PRESSURE
NO DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENT
AT THIS TIME.

- YSTER BAY, Aug. 1S.-NOtwith-
standing the more or less definite
announcement which has ema-
mated from various sources during the
last few months. congress may not be
called into extraordinary session next
November Indeed, the indications are
now that no extraordinary session viii
be held this year.
This statement is made on the au-
thority of President Roosevelt himself.
He has not decided definitely and viii
probably not reach a determination or
il until he shall have returned to
Washington the latter part of Septem-
Der. The chances of an extraordinary
session appear, however, TO be fading.
Pressure Brought to Bear.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear upon the president to induce him
not to call an extra session SO much
interest has been manifested IN the
subject throughout the country that
the president has received large num-
Der of letters regarding it. Many SEN
ators and representatives have urged
against an extra session They point
out that practically nothing viii be
gained by an extra session that will
begin not more than three weeks be-
fore the opening Of the regular long
session; hence it will cause some in
convenience to many members of con-
gress in both branches Taking these
things into consideration. the president
has reserved a definite decision of the
matter, the chances, as noted, being
that the session viii not be called.
intention Last Spring.
Last spring it was the presidents
idea TO issue at the proper time a call
for an extraordinary session of con-
sress tor be held in October for the
purpose of enacting, if possible. rail-
road rate legislation. Incidentally, 1t
was expected that some recommenda-
tions might be made by the president
regarding proposed changes in the ex-
listing tariff law.
The idea of an October session final
Iy was abandoned, and subsequently
the president made arrangements for a
two weeks trip through the south, be-
ginning on the 18th of, October 1t
then was announced that the proposed
/ extraordinary session would not be
held until after the November cleo
tions.
Three Weeks in Advance.
If finally the president should decide
TO call congress together, the session
viii begin on the first Monday after
the November elections, which will be
| just three weeks before the beginning
| Of the regular session in December.
be not unlikely, in view of the prevail
ence OF yellow fever in New. Orleans.
| that the president may conclude to
make his trip through the south in two
/ sections, visiting the Atlantic coast
states in October and louisiana Ar
kansas and perhaps Tennessee on an
other trip TO be made later No definite
arrangements to this end have been
completed, but the matter is being con-
sidered.
Senator Lodge interviewed.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. who
returned late yesterday afternoon from
his European trip and was a guest Of
! the president last night at Sycamore
Hill. left today for New York whence
he expected 10 go directly TO his home
AT Nahant, Mass.
My visit to the president at this
! time, said Senator Lodge, was of no
| significance whatever. 1t was purely
/ a personal visit
Being a member of the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, the senator
in his sojourn abroad manifested a nat
ural interest in the attitude of Euro
i pean powers toward the United States.
! He found everywhere in Great Britain
and in France evidence of a particu-
larly cordial feeling, both in official
circles and among the people, for
America, and that President Roosevelt
is held by Europeans in general in high
regard
Feeling Not Optimistic.
The hope, Senator Lodge said, was
expressed everywhere that IL