Evening star., 1924-11-13
BORAH URGES CALL
Of SPECIAL SESSION
FOR NEXT MARCH
New Senate Foreign ReIa-
tions Head Sees Need to
Convene Congress.
WORLD COURT ACTION,
RAILS, FARMS, CAUSE
West in Saddle of Legislative
Branch, Sounds Note of De-
mands to Come.

An extra session of the new Con-
gress soon after next March 4 was
urged today by Senator Borah, Re-
publican of Idaho, who declared he
thought farm and railroad measures
as we'll as the World Court proposal
and perhaps tax relief should be
taken up at that time.
The Idaho Senator voiced his opinion
after call on President Coolidge
Administration officials close to the
President indicated yesterday that he
had no present plan for the calling
of special session.
Senator Borah believes that little
in the way of general legislation will
be accomplished at the coming short
session, which is to be devoted large
1y to work on appropriations. He re-
CARDS a delay until the regular meet
ing of the new Congress in December
of next year as unnecessary and un-
warranted. Borah said he believed the
commission to recommend farm relief
measures would have ample time to
report by next March f.
Wants Action on Court.
AS result of the death of Senator
Lodge, Mr.. Borah is in line for chair
man of the foreign relations COM
mittee. which is charged with chief
responsibility for action on the World
Court proposal. He said today he
had no specific plan for such action
but thought the question should be
brought up and disposed of one way
or another.
An opinion contrary to that of Mr..
Borah was expressed by Representa-
tive Burton, Republican, Ohio, an
other White House caller, who said
he saw no necessity for an extra
session and believed that in addition
to the appropriation bills such farm
measures as are necessary can be
passed at the short session. Mr..
Burton discussed this question briefly
with the President.
Observe Election Results.
Senator Rorah said he told the
President he believed the Republican
Iarty should 'legislate as close to the
election returns as possible" and for
that reason, If it We're possible, i'm
mediate steps should be taken, even
at the short session of Congress. for
enactment of farm relief legislation
revision of transportation laws and
the development Of reclamation prof.
ects.
The President agreed with him. the
idaho Senator said that the report
of the fact-finding commission on
reclamation should be adopted. This
commission was appointed by the In
terror Department and has suggested
appropriations for a number of de-
Selopments.
Senator Borah held the farmers diff
fculty was due to the excessive tax
alton, the low purchasing power of
the dollar, the lack of a foreign mar
ket and transportation rates He as
serted the farmers were loaded down
with blllion-dollar increased tax
alton and farm exports had fallen.
notwithstanding reports that they
We're greater in value than in 1913,
although they may have been greater
in bulk. The question of defiation.
he asserted. was one for executive
influence on the Federal Reserve
Board.
Defends La Toilette Supporters.
Senator Borah placed himself on
record as against efforts to read out
OF the party Republicans who had
associated themselves with the La
Follette movement in the recent cleo
fion.
The main question is whether Ia
fo1lette wants to come into tha
party. He may not wish to come in
he declared.
WEST IN THE SADDLE