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Show CONFERENCE IS CALLED - a - SSBSSSSSlSBSSSSBBSSBSSSSSSSBi President Wants to Talk ' Hatters Orcr With Con-. Con-. gxessmcn. ' WASHINGTON. Jan. T. President Roosevelt has invited a number of Re- ' publican Senators and Representatives to a conference at the White House Saturday Satur-day afternoon. It Is understood that ths i object Is to consider the condition of the treasury, the situation as to appropriate appropria-te na, and the necessity for revenue legislation. leg-islation. 'An effort will be made at the conference confer-ence to harmonise differences which may 1 have arisen among the Republicans ss to the nature of the legislation to be en? acted at the present session, and to secure, se-cure, if possible, unsnlmlty of action regarding re-garding legislation in the future. It Is indicated that the conference may take I a wide scope. . - An effort has been made In Congress by Speaker Cannon and the members of - the 8enat Committee on Appropriations to call down all appropriations to be : passed at the present session. This has aroused some antagonism among Sena- tors and Representatives who are Interested Inter-ested In appropriations for river and harbor har-bor improvements, for public buildings, I and for the extension of the navy. It is expected that these differences will be . threshed out at the conference to be held tomorrow. ..... . It Is suggested that legislation regard. ting the proposed Increase of ths powers of the Interstate Commerce commission. ? the tariff and the Federal Incorporation of companies, doing an Interstate business busi-ness will be considered. It Is known that 1 ths President Is Interested In the subject of tariff to such an extent that be would call an extraordinary session of Congress - for Its consideration, but It Is said to - be Quits improbable that a session earlier ; thsn next f aU will be called, and it is not . . certain that one will be called for that I'The President desires that affirmative action be taken by Congress. both as to the tariff and as to the Increase of the powers of the Interstate Commerce commission, and he hopes this action may be taken at a reasonably early date. Members of Congress who are frequent callers at the White House have indicated that no action is likely to be taken be-. be-. fore next fall. |