Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-03
Anent an Extra Session.


President Roosevelt is keeping his views
as to a spring extra session closely to him
self but a few people who talked with him
today believe that he will surprise Con-
gress by calling a session for the last of
March or early in April. If Congress wants
to stay in Washington until the middle
of the summer, well and good. If it wants
to conclude it's work and get away that
will rest with it. The President is repre-
sented as never having been so quietly
determined in his life. His usual custom
is to express to his congressional friends
railroad legislation he does not propose
to importune Neither does he propose to
threaten If Congress is able to stand an
extra session so is the President If there
is any burden of responsibility for failure
to enact into laws that which the people
want the President will be relieved when
he calls an extra session.
1t is now wholly question OF Getermin-
ing whether the best results could be OBJ
tanned from an extra session i'll the spring
or in the fall. The various conclusions
that may be formed out of this problem
are the ones that the President has in
mind He realizes that Congress will do
nothing as to rate legislation now. and his
decision as to when he will call that body
In extraordinary session must be announced
within the next few weeks, at the latest,
within four weeks.
Representative HjnShaw Of Nebraska
frankly advised and urged the President to-
day to announce his intention of calling
Congress together in March or April, but
the President was not ready to state his
intentions. Mr.. Hinshaw told the Presi-
dent that the people were worked up as
to rate legislation and would regard the
failure to do something at this session as
a postponement of the question with the
oh of nt wa ha
they would look at 1t, and the country was
depending upon the President to insist
upon action without so long delay as next
fall The Nebraska Legislature has adopted
resolutions commencing the position of the
President and assuring him of support.
The congressional representatives of that
state have informed the legislature that
they are heartily in accord with the reso-
buttons.
The Arbitration Treaties.
The President is personally as much in-
terested in the arbitration treaties that are
pending as he Is in railroad rate legis-
lation. He has talked with number OF
callers in the last few weeks as to the i'm
portance of these treaties becoming bind
ing through ratification of the Senate. The
President today had conferences with Serfa-
tor Fairbanks. Senator Spooner and Sena-
tor Cullom, all individually, and 1t is con-
sidered as certain that he talked with some
of them on the arbitration propositions.
Senator Cullom and Senator Hopkins
have had several conferences with the
President in the last few months as to the
appointment of collector of internal rev.
enue of the southern district of Illinois.
There is an absolute deadlock on this posi-
tion and the President does not care to do
anything until an agreement may be
reached. Something OF the same situation
exists In West Virginia. The appointment.
according to the patronage division of the
kins, who long ago named Dan Hogan. now
Of Chicago. but formerly living In southern
Illinois. for the place. There were so many
protests, and they were SO vigorous, that