Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-13
President VIII % SO, II Necessary
For Revision Of Tariff.
WANTS ACTION TAKEN AT ONCE
Sweeping Revision Necessary - viii.
Ina TO Have Extra Session During
Summer-Ready to Fight Hard For
Freight Rate Legislation.

Washington. January 11.-President
Roosevelt favors the earliest possible
action looking TO a revision by con.
gress of the tariff He so Informed
The senators and representatives VINO
were in conference with him at the
white house last Saturday and he h S
made plain his position TO others since
that conference He will call the fifty
ninth congress into extraordinary SEES
sion as soon as the committees have
indicated that they are prepared 10
submit tariff measure for passage.
Waits On Committees.
One Of these present at the confer
ence on Saturday said that the presi-
dent informed them that while he did
not believe in any sweeping revision
Of the tariff. and would abide absolute
~ by the judgment of the two houses
OF congress in the matter that related
so particularly TO them, yet he did
think the time had come when the
schedule should be thoroughly exam
ined and there should be readjus'
ment as TO certain OF them. The presi-
dent added that his own views was
that the special session should take
place at the earliest date by which the
committees of the two houses could
come 10 an agreement as TO a DILL II
they took his view he said, he would
hold himself ready 20 call the extra
ordinary ssion 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 re-
port
Take Many Weeks.
II the congress should act on the
tariff question in accordance with the
presidents De ire. il has just been
made perfectly plain that The extra.
ordinary session would be called - as
semhlc The ing spring II has been
pointed out. however by the tariff ex.
perts Of the hous- and If the senate.
that II vii require many weeks 10 pre-.
pare a measure for submits on 10 the
house. The president realizes that
this is a practical objection TO an early
sp,ing ss!on Of co7g ess. as the EN-
bers Of The conn ittees have mt the
t me now necessary to devote to the
preparation Of a tariff bill.
So far rs he president is ccn"e~ned,
/ q would be wiling - have ngrcss
g., eog,i,D 1,,rirer III. ct,t, ". or months
H has Indicated his entire readiness
70 remain Washington next summer
II congress ill undertake at that time
the consideration cf a t7riff measure;
Lut cog thus fer his shown no
disposition 10 accede 20 the PROPOSE
ton Of hit weather session. While
no decision u definite character has
been reached as 10 tie Il II the ex-
traordinqrv secession il is reasonably
certain tha' II one should he held It
WI b. c-nrd t. rect next autumn,
probably in October.
Fret NJ Rates.
On another question however that
o. legisl1tion rcl7ting TO the Interstate
freight rate Of .lr as his n ind is
quite aGe Up. He will hcht fcr that
lezlslat.on I'D hgh hard H. hopes
to secure fr~m cO-cras sor g Co9nite
&C on rera- n. that LEXIS alton at the
pes n SIGN. But Z he d'es not
he VII bring the subject again hefore
congress Of the proposed ev'~1ordi
nary session and will u-ee With II his
power TIE cyst llizat !on into law OF
the rscomn end 1tions he has already