The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-11
EXTRA SESSION IS
SUBJECT OF TALK
President and House Must De-
eide the Question
HOUSE MUST BEAR BLAME
Senators Contend That the Tariff Re-
vision Talk VIII Be Responsible
for Session and That House
Must Stand the Blame.

Washington, January 10.-Whether there
will be an extra session of Congress for
revision of the tariff is a question, in
the expressed opinion of number of
leaders Of the Senate that must be de-
termined by the President and the
House. In other words, several Senators
contend steadfastly that the responsibility
of tariff revision agitation must be borne
by the House, while the Snate will join
in perfecting such legislation as may be
provided If an extra session Is called by
the President and bill be passed by the
House.
The Senators holding this view are not
confined to whose who, with certain
House leaders, attended the conference
held at the White House to sound
the sentiment Of Congress. Yet they as
sumo without any public confirmation of
the fact that the attitude of the Senate
as represented by the Senate conferees
was not in opposition to tariff revision II
that programme should be decided upon
by the President. 1t is declared, there
fore, that the Senate does not stand in
the way of an early decision as to the
necessity or advisability of action by
Congress before the next regular ses-
sion.
Lays 1t on the Senate.
Senators who plan to place on the
House the burden of an extra session
argue that certain House members In dis
cussing the relative position of the two
legislative branches of Congress have not
oa, ba ohor
that the senate does not represent the
people as does the House and say that
Il opposition to an extra session is made
effective it will not be the Senate that
erects the barrier.
No senator's are to be found who are
willing to discuss the matter for publica-
tion beyond saying that II tariff ses-
sion is called it should not be held before
autumn, or to be convened In October
preferably.
Lively Exchange of Views.
There is a lively exchange of views
and gossip regarding tariff revision going
on in the house. While no direct or or
ganized poll of its members Is being made
and no caucuses by state delegations are
now being held, 1t is known that the
speaker as well as prominent members OF
the ways and means committee are col
lecting the views of members personally.
The closest approach to a poll of the
members on the subject is in that which
was completed by Representative Taw-
ney of Minnesota, the republican whip
before the holidays. Mr.. Tawney found
decided sentiment In favor of an inves-
tigation by the proper committee of the
House regarding changes in the industrial
conditions which may have taken place
since the enactment of the Dingley tar
iff. with view 10 ascertaining the neces-
sity of changes in the schedules. The
result of this inquiry was placed In pos
session of the President at the recent
conference on the subject of tariff revis-
ion and undoubtedly had it's weight in
the discussion.
Prominent members, while not wishing
to make a statement on the subject. af-
firm that their discussions with their
colleagues reveal a decided sentiment in
favor of no action whatever regarding the
tariff The situation since the White
House conference has taken no definite
form.