The Washington times., 1905-01-12
FOWLER APPROVES
SPECIAL SESSION
Only Way to Dispose OF
Delicate Legislation.
RIGHT AWAY AFTER MARCH q
Subjects: Merchant Marine, Currency,
Interstate Commerce, Pure Food,
as Well as Tariff Reform.

NEWARK, N j. Jan 12-The
News will print from it's Washington
correspondent the following interview
with Charles N Fowler, chairman of
the Banking and Currency Committee:
Mr.. Fowler said:
Am / in favor of an extra session
OF Congress?
No. and yes.
If I should consider my personal de-
sires only, 1 would say no, most en-
phatically. But If you wish my opinion
citizen and a public man. charged
with my due share of responsibility,
then say yes, just as enlphaticaily.
Congressional Sessions.
1It is most unfortunate that our long
Congressional sessions Immediately pre-
cede elections. It should be just the
reverse.
Therefore, the President should ask
Congress to convene Immediately after
MS inauguration, and present to it for
consideration several questions which
are certain TO suffer materially, If not
to meet utter defeat, if exposed to that
political paralysis which invariably
seizes members seeking denomination
and reelection long before important
bills can be disposed of at a regular
long session.
After Inauguration.
when the 4th of March, 1905, has
passed, all the appropriation bills and
perfunctory legislation viii be out Of
the way Then Congress can be chaI-
lenged by the President to consider
these questions of grave Importance
with confidence of due deliberation and
wise disposition.
1t is time that our merchant marine
should be given every advantage that
wise and just legislation can extend to
it.
Every American citizen is entitled
to equal opportunities under the opera
ton of equitable interstate commerce
laws. and these should be passed with
out delay.
I'VE are bound to see to it that the
people are protected from an unlimited
amount of fraud now practiced in the
adulteration of our food products
through the passage of a stringent pure
food bill.
Financial Legislation Needed.
I'VE should not be besufled into a
false sense of financial security by a
succession OF fortuitous circumstances
which may come to an abrupt ending.
sooner or later we shall move out
OF calm, land-Eocked sea into the
open ocean, and then, like the other
great commercial nations, we must reIy
upon the enforcement of economic prin-
ciples rather than on run of luck
Now Is the time to throw upon the
banking interests of the country the
burden of procuring and keeping the
necessary amount of gold to meet the
requirements of commerce. and to thus
relieve the Government from q. stupen-
dous task which it is utterly unit to
perform. ~
Residents Utterances.
did the President mean anything in
MS message when he said.
The attention of the Congress
should be especially given to the cur-
rency question, and that the standing
committees on the matter in the two
houses charged with the duty. take nm
the matter of our currency and see
whether it is not possible to secure an
agreement In the business world for
bettering the system; the committees
should consider the question Of the ra-
tfrement of the greenbacks and the nroh-
lem or securing in our currency such
elasticity as is consistent with safety
Every silver dollar should be made bv