Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-16
TAFT TO CALL
SPECIAL SESSION
Convene Congress Soon After
March 4 20 Consider Tariff
Revision Legislation

MoVAutUM hU8AsA4tA0m
WASHINGTON. Nov. is-TAns !
special session Of the sist congress
VIII DO called soon after the 4th 0R
March to take up the matter Of sAe
tariR revision became positively
known today. when william n. TAFT.
prealdent-elect. after spending aha
day u the White House a. guest u
President Roosevelt. stated that ~
intended TO cali the special neaalon
to meet as soon after bis inangnrn-
tlon a. would be reasonable
Judge TAFT left u 1870 this eyen4
ms for Clncinnati. where he had
been nummondsd ON matters or FAM
ny importance. but which Ne assured
the Newspaper men who gathered AZ
the White House was "a he manner
connected with politics.
The day proved 10 be q bury one
for the. prasldont-oiect. He spent
the night AZ the White H0uss az the
presidents gueat and hrsakfnstsd
with the family. During the fore
noon the president and the president
elect discussed matters pertaining 70
the coming administration. No en-
nouneement was made as o TIE
point Of the discussion, but 1m6ae
Taft admitted Il was not weather.
Attends Unitnrian ChnRch.
About l0sA0 o'clock Judge TAFT
emerged from the white House to
attend services ct the Unitarian
church, his usual place Of worship
when IN Washington. Five minates
afterwaFd President Roosevelt start
ed for the Dutch Reform church.
Judge TAFT sat IN pew near the
entrance to his church and after the
services held q few minntss' Fecsp.
tlon with fellow members. On hig
way 70 the Whlta Mouse he met A.
soclate Justice william n. Moody, or
the supreme court of the Unitad
States, who walked with him 70 tha
executive mansion.
Politics was discussed at luncheon
At which Secretary Root and Repre-
sentative LongwoFth were also the
preaident's guesta. Ambassador Hen
~ White, % Paris, Postmaster Gen
oral Meyer and BOskman Winthrop
assistant secretary Of the treasury.
dropped in during the afternoon 70
pay their respects.
Following the various conferences
Of the day Judge Taft talked freely
about his plans for the immediate
future. After spending two or three
days in Cincinnati. he said, he again
would Join Mrs. TAFT at Hot Springs.
In reply 20 q question he said
that the senatorial situation in Ohio
was not taking him there. as he
aid not intend 10 attempt to inter
tere with the choice Of e senator
there Or In any other state. He sx-
pressed HIS pleasure that the election
10 Cuba had been held without any
disturbances and added that hS had
not anticipated any trouble.
While on the subject Of insaiaF
governments . Filipino newspaper
man asked the president-elees II Ne
had any message for his people.
Nothing other than 10 say that
II personal inclinationa we're Ia con-
troll me l would md more pleasure
IN What DO for them than IN any
other line"
'aFree Trade On Everything"
When bis attention was called 10
the hearings now being held b. the
ways and means committee Of the
house. looking toward = revision %
the tariff. he said that nov Il the
time for the interests that hare
been asking for = revision 10 come
forward and produce their Argu-
menta. He vas asked n he had no.
tieed the reference By democrats on
the committee to his views in regard
to the tariR on products Of he
Philippines.
yes. but the remarks we're not
frightsning or novel," he replied.