The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-11
BOUND TO HAVE EXTRASESSION
ROOSEVELT WILL CiIL ONE
PROBiBLT ~ THE ran.
Date 10 Depend on tho Preparation Of
Draught Tarln Bill-Presldent De-
tcrmlned Also on a Large Naval Bud
: get Feeling Against Tariff Revision.


determined TO have an extra session Of
Congress at some tjmc in the present year
for the revision Of ,hc tnrif law, he il pre-
pared TO fight for q large naval budget at
the present session aud he j. hound 70
bring about legislation favorable TO his
railroad freight rate scheme.
lie admits the possibility thnt tho freigh,
rate question may 90 over until nftor the
present short session. but Il Il does he will
urge the nntter on the attention Of Congress
at the special meeting which he confidently
expects To convene in tine corning spring
,Immcr or fall
One OF those ptesen! az the conference
between tho President and ca ling mem
bers Of the Senate ana tho House last Sat
uraay afternoon said Tonight
The Presi lent SAID that while he dill not
believe in any swoepinG revision Of the
tari and would abide absolutely by the
judgment Of the two house, of Congress in
matter that related 80 particularly 10 them,
yct be did think that the time hal come
when schedules should he thoroughly
examined AM that there should be read
iuetment a, W certain II them.
The Presiden; added that his own view
was that the special ,cssion should take
place at the earliest date by which the COM
mttee Of the two houses could come to an
agreement as TO bin If they took this
view he said he would hold himself ready
to call the eN, ra session at whatever time
the members OF the two committees and
especially the House Committee on WAYS
and Means should inform him they would
be ready with their report
twas emphatically said that there would
be no split in the Republican majority in
ha e al
although there are aud will continue 10 DO
honest differences Of opinion. One Of the
members present at the conference said
that it would take several months 10.
the committees TO prepare the necessary
amcndmentstothe DinEley law and it was
agreed oy t3c President and all his adj
vieers that TIE aytre session should not De
called uni the I'm l. ready.
The President accepts the views Of the
Senate and the House leaders that It's eY
tremey unlikely that the proposed measure (
will bc ready in time for an extra session ,
IN the early spring The indications there
fore, point toward a fall session.
1t was made plain at the conference last
Saturday. and il has been emphasized since !
that time, that the President is earnestly /
opposed to any material reduction Of the (
estimates for naval appropriations He .
believes that a large navy operates for /
peace, and he will not he satisfied with
naval bill at this sessio reducing The num-
Ner OK pro poaed new ships 70 oro irtt oi.-s-.
cruiser. or even to two cruisers and few /
small vessels In the words Of one of .
those present at Saturdays conference /
the President will fight for large naval .
bill
The question OF increasing the powers .
nj the Interstate c mmerce Commission,
or dovising q closer Federal control over
railroads, is not. i the opinion Of President
Roosevelt, secondary in importance 10 the
revision Of the tarif In fact, he regards
the tariff revision somewhat pa mntter Of
policy at this time, but the proposed rnii-
road legislation he looks upon a. matter
~ principle.
Mess action along the generals lines
described in his annual message is taken
a. the present session, the President w.l
recommend the desired legislation At the
"snec,ed extra session. giving It a place
nj equal importance with The tarin in his
srecal message.
When Saturdays conference was break
ing up the President said. according 70 a
story told at the Capitol to-day
Well. gentlemen, invited you over
views on the tariff question re. After
YOU have consulted with your associates,
let me know how they feel on the subject
Why don't you accept the verdict Of the
election last November as fixing your
viewsi7 asked one Of the conferce+
II the President made any answer it has
not been disclosed.
The chief result Of the conference so far
as the House Of Representatives is con
cerned has been to throw the members into
confusion. mixed with some indignation
that the matter should have been stirred
up at this time.
Meanwhile all the Republican Represent
suyes are discussing the situation and
their talk las demo nstrated that IN the
Fianch Republican States the sentiment
against revision is strong Further and
more accurate evidence has been furnished
by informal polls Of the delegations in the
House from these States. A poll OF the (
twenty Republican IN embers Of the Now
York delegation demonstrated that all,
with the exception of one upstate repre-
sentative. were against tariff tinkerng.
OF the Republican members from Penn
sylvania twenty-five declared to-day that !
they we're against revision and agreed 10 ]
sign a paper to that effect, which the other ,
in the delegation will also sign. {
Only a few Of the Ohio Representatives are
to be revisionists. and those from
Illinois, under Speaker Cannon's leadership, {
ara unanimously in favor Of leaving the /
Dingley schedules severely alone.
In the Fifty-ninth Congress there will be
twenty-siK Republicans from Ne" YORK.
thrty-one from Pennsylvania twenty from
Ohio and twenty -four fromIllinois These
four States alone il present indications are
fulfilled will furnish about 100 opponents
10 disturbing existing conditions These
with thirty from other parts Of the country Z
will he sufficient 10 control CAUCUS action ,
rnd dictate the policy OF the House.