The San Francisco call., 1905-08-14
1t Is Probable That No Ex-
traOrdinary Session of Con-
gress Will Be Called
for Month of November
MIR. ROOSEVELT HAS
NOT YET DECIDED
Senators and Representatives
DO Not Want 1t, Claiming
That 1t Would Cause Many,
OF Them Inconvenience

OYSTER BAY. Aug. s.-Notwithstand-
ing the more or less definite announce-
ment which has emanated from various
sources during the last few months. Con-
gress may not be called into extraor-
dinary session next November Indeed.
the indications are now that no extraor-
dinary session win be held this year. This
statement is made on the authority OF
president Roosevelt himself. He has not
decided definitely, and will probably not
reach q determination OF IL until he shall
have returned to Washington the latter
part OF September. The chances of an
extraordinary session appear, however,
TO be fading.
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 Presi-
dent has received large number Of let
ters regarding IL. Many Senators and
Representatives have urged against an
extra session. They point out that prac-
tically nothing will be gained by an ex-
ira session that will begin not more than
three weeks before the opening OF the
regular long session, and in addition IL
would cause some Inconvenience to many
members of Congress in both branches.
Taking these things into consideration,
the President has reserved a definite de-
cision of the matter. the chances, as
noted, being that the session will not bA
called.
PRESIDENTS FIRST PLANS.
Last spring it was the Presidents idea
to issue at the proper time a call for an
extraordinary session of Congress, to be
held in October, for the purpose Of enact
ing If possible railroad rate legislation
incidentally it was expected that some
recommendations might be made by the
President regarding proposed changes in
the existing tariff law.
The idea of an October session finally
was abandoned, and subsequently the
President made arrangements for two
weeks trip through. the South, beginning
October IL. 1t was then announced thar
the proposed extraordinary session would
not be held until after the November
elections.
III. finally, the President should decide
to call Congress together the session will
begin on the AFst Monday after the No
vember elections, which will be just three
weeks before the beginning Of the regular
session in December. - eseA-ea
! In this connection 1t can be said to be
not unlikely, in view of the prevalence 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
nessee on another trip, to be made later.
No definite arrangements to this end
have been completed, but the matter is
being considered.
LODGE PAYS A VISIT.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,. who
returned late yesterday afternoon from
his European trip and was guest of the
President last night at Sycamore Hill. left
to-day for New York. whence he expect
IL,
Mass.
"My visit to the President at this
time said Senator Lodge. was Of n9
significance whatever. 1t was pure5>4a
personal visit"
Being member of the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. the Senator in
his sojourn abroad manifested a natural
interest In the attitude OF European pow
ers toward the United States. He found
everywhere in Great Britain and in
France evidence OF a particularly cordial
feeling. both In official circles and among
the people. for America, and that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is held by Europeans in
general in high regard
The hope. Senator Lodge said. was ex-
pressed everywhere that the negotiations
initiated by the President for peace In the
Far East would be successful, but ha
noted that the feeling tnat peace would
be the outcome Of the present conference
was not optimistic.
while l hope most profoundly, not
only in the interest of the two belligerent
nations but also in the interest OF the
entire civilized world" said Senator
Lodge, that treaty Of peace may be
negotiated at Portsmouth, really know
nothing of the situation. For a week
have not read the newspapers, and in my
conversation with the President we
touched on the subject OF the conference
only incidentally and generally"
President Roosevelt and his family at
tended morning services, as usual, to-day
at Christ Episcopal Church He received
no visitors during the day.