New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
TO WORK WITH PRESIDENT.
Leaders in Congress to Frame
Programme for Session.
NO TARIFF REVISION PLAN
Senator Hale Predicts Repubn-
can Victories Under MI.
Taft's Leadership.
TF-or, The Tribune Bureau. ]

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Nov. 2e-President Tart VIII
hold = conference with the leaders or the
Senate and House before Congress meets
FOR the purpose OF outlining legislative
programme which IL may be possible 10 en-
sct at the short session IL Is understood
-bs. Senators Aldrich and Crane. Speaker
Cannon and Representatives Tawney,
Payne. Dalzeu and Dwight will attend this
conference Il is known that the PRESIDENT
has strong hopes that the short session VIII
rrosrce some general legislation. In this
hone he will find strong support from many
Repuhlican REPRESENTATIVES. but the con-
servative leaders Influenced perhaps by
-recedent. doubt if anything can be done
except the passage Of the appropriation
bills.
Representative Payne arrived in Wash
tncton to-day. He said he must decline to
express any views on political or legislative
Questions until he had obtained his bear
sngs II Is known. however. that he Is op-
posed 10 any "tinkering with the tariff
Mr.. Payne, backed by his lifelong support
er On this question, Representative Dalzeli,
Of PENNSYLVANIA does not want the Repun-
rcaas TO take up the tariff question at this
session Of Congress. He is Of the opinion
that IL Il has 10 come up 1t should be con-
ridered as a whole. and not schedule by
schedule Both Mr.. Payne and Mr. Dalzei
feel that revision OF the tariff schedule by
schedule would mean the death Of the pro-
tective tariff system
Representative Hepburn. of Iowa also
takes this view. He believes that under
system Of piecemeal revision nobody would
vote TO UNFOLD the duties on particular
schedule except members from the locality
directly interested. lie explained that IL
the wool schedule were to he taken up oniy'
the members from the sheep-raising ana
wool manufacturing states would vote TO
maintain the present duties. So Il would
be he thinks. with every schedule until the
entire protective system was abolished.
Republicans who are looking for success
At the polls in 1912 declare that victory Is
assured If the Democrats are allowed to
take up the tariff question in the ed Con-
gress This view is expressed by Repre-
sentative Humphrey, Of Washington, VINO
believes that the Democrats can have no
better opportunity 10 demonstrate their IN
capacitv than in tariff revision MT
7I,n7pbrey is more interested at present In
the passing of the ship subvention bill, OF
which he is the author He IS not paruc-
IIlsrIv confident that such measure can
he paseed but he has assurances that Pres
ident Taft viii recommend It and ne ne
lif,,-es that = vote viii he taken early in
The session
Representative Dwight. the Republican
wrin. announced today that he intends TO
have q quorum present at every session OF
rhe House this winter. There is no Ques-
ZION that many members, especially those
who have been defeated, are not enthusi-
astic at the prospect of staying In WASH
ington all winter, but Mr. Dwight declares
that they will he forced 10 attend, and that
# necessary. the Speaker will direct the
sergeant-ai-arms TO forfeit part of the sal
aries of absentees, as was done by Speaker
C-!sp at a short session
Views of Senator Hale
Senator Hale. of Maine, chairman Of the
Renuhlican caucus and the Senate Com
rni,tee on Appropriations. believes little Will
be accomplished In the short session or
Congress Beyond the passage Of the aP-
propriation bills. and possibly an appor-
tsonment measure and one providing an
ocean mail bounty he believes no i'm
.1,ortznt business will be transacted
The Democratic party" he said to-day,
rhas captured the House Of Representa-
.fvos by a great majority, and has almost
,aptured the Senate. and with the country
annarently behind that party it viii, have
no doubt. insist on taking its natural re-
snonsibilities. Should an expiring Con-
6eathhed action TO rob the victorious party
of its natural inheritance 1t Will be re
sisted TO the utmost. and nothing will fol-
low but a protracted struggle, which viii
shut out certain important measures which
otherwise may perhaps carry in both
houses
NJ Hale was emphatic IN his declara-
ton that there would be no tariff legisla-
ton at the coming session He expressed
the opinion that while the President may
suggest a general programme, he would not
Try 10 force il on Congress. Nj Hale mace
il clear that he was not speaking for the
President. nor in any way foreoasting his
probable attitude
Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth.
said the Senator land the defeats Of 1910
viii do the party good. It must bear its
reverscs and make the best OF it Painful
Is y all is, II must submit to its temporary
.reverses and defeats, and must bear up as
well as il may under even such calamities
as the repulse Of Roosevelt and the lament
able overthrow Of Beveri0ge.''
Mr.. hale declared he had little fear of
any long continuance Of Democratic as
cendancy in politics. Republican policies.
under President Taft's leadership, he said.
would triumph again.