Evening star., 1928-11-22
T|LSON CONFERS
WITH PRESIDENT
House Leader Believes Tariff
Revision Is Chief Need for
Extra Session.

After a conference with President
Coolidge this morning. House Leader
Trilson expressed the opinion that an
extra session of Congress probably will
be necessary. but that its principal work
would be to revise the tariff rather than
a blanket program of farm relief to
cure the ills Of agriculture.
Much of the conference was spent in
discussing the recent presidential cam
paign, which resulted in important in
creases in the Republican majority in
both House and Senate.
Mr.. Tilson Is of the opinion that the
short session which is about to open
and whose major duty is to pass the
appropriation bills for support of all
activities of the Government during the
fiscal year beginning July l next will
pass also piecemeal legislation to bet
ter the condition of the farmers. He
explained that it is his view that it Is
not necessary to attempt to correct all
of the difficulties which the farmers
complain of in one blanket measure,
but that relief can be given gradually
by passing simpler measures covering
remedies on which there is already
union of thought BY way of illustra-
ton he pointed out that there was quite
general agreement on the FeSs-Tincher
bill and on the Curtis-CriSp bill. Mr..
Tilson said, however, that the Presi-
dent in conference today had not dis
cussed the question of farm relief.
Awaiting HawIey's Return.
Mr.. Tilson is awaiting the return of
Chairman Hawley of the House ways
and means committee to talk over with
him plans for hearings on new tariff
bill. II there is to be a special session for
revision of the tariff, the ways and
means committee should begin hearings
promptly at this short session so as to
have the bill In shape for prompt con-
sideration In the House when the special
session convenes, Mr.. TilSon said.
The coming short session has a hard
task before it, Mr.. Tilson says. to hold
the appropriation down to the budget
figure He pointed out that recently the
House had been holding the appropria-
tions under the budget estimates and
anticipates a harder struggle this time
to prevent excess appropriations.
The House has passed at the previous
session the cruiser bill on which action
HAS I1Ot yet DcGLl JtthcII JAAC OCAAoVSS
so that in the coming short session Mr..
Tilson believes that the House will COM
plete its action on this legislation.
Boulder Dam Bill.
Similarly the House has acted on the
Boulder Dam bill, which Is still hung
up in the Senate. with the result that
the House will probably be called upon
to complete concurrent action on the
identical measure in case the Senate
alters the House BILL
Mr.. Tilson hopes that some DISPOSE
ton may be made in the coming short
session of the Muscle Shoals icglsla-
tion which has for SO long consumed q
great deal of the time of the House.
On the opening day Of the session.
December 3, the program for the House
is appointment of committees to notify
the President and Senate that the
House has assembled and is ready to
do business. The House will then
adjourn out of respect for several de-
ceased members On Tuesday the an
nual message of the President will be
read. On Wednesday the annual
budget message. carrying recommenda-
tions for appropriations for all activi-
ties of the Government during the
coming fiscal year, will be presented.
Thus far no suggestion has been
made of a Joint session of Senate and
House, as would be the case If the
President intended to personally deliver
his annual message to Congress.