Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-16
A Special Session
For Tariff Revision

Washington, Nov. 15-That d spe.
| cial session of the 61st Congress will
| be called soon after the 4th of March
| to take up tariff revision, became
i known positively today. when Pres-
dent-E William H Taft, after
passing the day at the White House
as the guest of President Roosevelt
said that he intended to call the spe-
! cial session as soon after his inaugu-
ration as would be reasonable.
| Judge Taft left tonight for Cincin-
| natl where he was summoned on
matters of family Importance. But ne
assured the newspaper men, who had
gathered at the White House that
these were in no manner connected
with politics The call to Judge Tat
to come to Cincinnati necessitated a
change of plans, so that instead Of re-
turning to Hot Springs. Va, from
Brooklyn, n. V, he left for home.
where he is due at Cincinnati tomor-
row afternoon. The day proved TO be
busy one for the President-e elect He
spent the night at the White House
as the Presidents guest ana break
tasted this morning with the family.
During the early forenoon the Presi-
dent and the President ELECT discuss
cd matters of Importance tn the pres
ent and the incoming administrations.
No announcement was made as to the
principal topic of the discussion.
Judge Taft attended service at All
Souls Unitarian church, his usual
| place OF worship when in Washington,
and the President went tr the Dntch
Reformed church, according u his
custom.
Politics were discussed at luncheon
| Secretary of State Root and Reh
Nicholas Longworth were also ihc
Presidents guests.
After the various conferences Of the
| day. Judge Taft talked freely about
| his plans for the immediate future
| After spending two or three days !"
| Cincinnati he said he would aga"
| join Mrs. Taft at Hot Springs. oh
| Dec. Z he will be in Washington on
| his way to New York. where ne WIZ
attend a meeting of the North caro-
| lima Society of that city He will re-
turn to Washington for the meetings
| of the American Red Cross SocleH'
| of which he is president. While mere
| he ana MIS-. AT W III p' ''''
| of Miss Mabel Boardman, who mas
been active for several years ID
| half of the society. This WISH
| Washington will be limited TO lin.
or four days after which the ries -,
dent-elect and Mrs. Taft viii DC Wv
| guests of H. w. Taft and lalhhs
| New York. They will leave LOT az
| gusta, Ga, Dec 16 or Dec. H. "n,
thev will seek rest for a month anu
| half. Further than that plans ""
not been made.
| While on the subject of lhsu".
| governments a Filipino newspaper ,act
| resentative asked the President
| if he had anything to say to hi'
pie.
| Nothing other than to say ,,rd
personal inclinations were 10
me. | would find more p'eaa o,bg
| what ! do for them than III any
line" was the reply
| When his attention was ca,'eu ,he
the hearings now being heid W ae
| ways and means committee -, Of
| House. looking toward the rev ~ the
| the tariff he said that no" ,ssn
| time for the interests when fa'e ~ to u
| asking for revision of the tai .g,. /
| come forward and produce thei' no.
| ments. He was asked if he nav IN
ticed the references by DemocfA.a rord
the committee to his views III 1n;p.
to the tariff on products OF the -"
pines not !
"Yes, but the remarks were re;onces
frightening nor novel. My expei tne
| with the Democrats in regard ~, IN |
tariff is that they want free aorn.
everything that is in the neA. true
ty," at least, he added that w. ss,ated
of the Philippine tariff ne onis.
that the Republican party hau H. - new
ed to call special session OF u. nat
| Congress to revise the tarlft ai'u ,,,ss
he intended to carry out that pro'"'s as
as soon after his inaugurat'o"
would be reasonable.