The sun., 1919-02-26
EXTRA SESSION
AWAITS RETURN
Wilson Will Not Issue Call for
Congress Until After His
Next European Trip.
REJECTS LEADERS PLEAS
Resumes Constitutional Du-
ties, Signing Bills and Hold
ing Cabinet Meeting.
REJECTS LEADERS PLEAS
Special Despatch TO THE SuN,


WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.--There will be
no extra session of Congress immedl-
ately after the close Of the present one
one week from to-day. This became
certain to-day when President Wilson,
In response to pleas made by Senators
Martin tVa) and Simmons On. C.) and
Representative Kitchin On. c., House
majority leader. for a session begin
ming as early as March 15, told them
hatly that he had no intention of call
ing Congress together again until af-
ter the end of his second European
tour.
The reason generally assigned for
the Presidents decision was that he
would prefer TO have the solution of
domestic problems and the passage OF
necessary appropriations held up
rather than provide the forum for
criticism of his international peace
plan.
After twelve weeks absence from the
United States the President returned to
the capital to-day and resumed his con-
stitutional duties.
Reach Washington EARLY.
The President and his party arrived
from Boston at an early hour this morn
ing to be greeted at the station by a
handful Of incoming and departing trav-
ellers. lie strode quickly through the
station, acknowledging the cheering by
smiling and raising his hat. He was
driven quickly to the White House in
one of the official cars waiting for him.
Secretary Tumulty had taken some of
the bills of great importance with him
to Boston for the President to sign on
the train, but soon after breakfast the
President plunged into mass of minor
bills passed by Congress during the last
| two weeks and signed twenty-eight of
them
Signs Mrs. ROoseveIt's Pension.
Among the bills signed by the Presi-
| dent to-day was one providing for $780,
900 900 for European food relief another
| pension for Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
and the invalid pension bill,
| Among the bills now awaiting action
by the President is the S4O6, 600, 900 post
office appropriation bill. which carries
| 5000 900, 900 for the construction of roads
| in the ensuing three years. The Senate
| adopted to-day the conference report or
| this measure.
The measure providing that soldiers
| sailors and marines may retain their
uniforms when discharged and allowing
| them five cents mile for travelling
expenses to their homes also awaits ac.
| tion by the President since the House
passed to-day the conference report
| which already had been approved by
| the Senate. Tho House also adopted the
conference report on the rivers and har
hors bill. carrying an appropriation OF
| $33, 100000
In the afternoon the regular Tuesday
| Cabinet meeting was held, but with the
surprising feature that both the Presi.
dent and the Nice-President were pres
| ent
! Mrs. Wilson greeted all OF the Cabinet
members as they came into the executiv,
| offices.
The meeting was devoted to a discus
sion OF a hundred and one problems fac
ing the Administration. Unemployment
and its cure, rehabilitation OF the army
and navy, the need of an extra session
the Senate opposition to the President!
plan for a League OF Nations on tn,
basis OF the constitution published, tn,
long awaited reconstruction programm,
and many other subjects were taken up
Mediterranean Blockade Lifted.
PARIS. !ah 9K-The allied hlock.s 4,
In the eastern Mediterranean Sea hai
been lifted,
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