, 1875-03-02
AN EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.

10 tbs Editor cf The CHICAGO Tribune:
| CoLIiSsvrLLy, ILL.,, Feb. 2s.-Thc suggeation
Of TIE TRIBUNE, TINT. under tho clrot,al 1tauces
1 Congress- owes 1t aa duty to tho people to ortor
M extra scasson aftor tho 4th OF March, socma
to meet With universal appreciation auaoug tho
people Of Southern Illinois. Tho roto of last
November ut largo transferred the power in the
popular branch of Congress- from tho To-
rub'icans to the Democrats aud, ns 4 matter
of Justice, tho now ruling party In Congress
| should display becoming regard to
the sovereign will Of tho people. by calling an
immediate Congressional session, and thus place
III power In Congress- that party to whose hauts
tho people hago intrusted their interests. Exon
II tho present Congress- shall pasn all ncodfnl
appropriation blta 1t Ia not At ali possible for Il
now, since the Democrats h.vo delayed business
by partisan strategy, to get through with all
necessary legsslatiou.
twill also ba expected that tho Democrats
should gladly accept IN extra session, 40 tho
1nost ready method whoroby they can bleas ths
lcopio by their wise aud bonc1cout action. Tile
people are suffering under many ills. which lha
Democrats havo doclasod they cnu euro as aoon
ss thcy como into power aud 60 1t will be
scandalons II tho Democracy should insist on
not meotinE In Congress till December,
1876, after tholr ton Thousand prom.
sss 1ent 20 s 81 tas sasaE pe0po shAt
disgracoful and hypocritical In tho Democracy to
opposs IN extra session Of Congress- 1t will also
be "a act Of intustice In tho present Repuplicaa
matoFty not to order an extra session.
There IL an error In tho mlntls OF some. that
whichever party IN Congress now fayors an ex-
ira aesson will b assuming responsibility
tSen tSs Which ,Isa, tho psoEls nay puntah
exactly the contrary IL the truth. We are plscai
undcr peculiar circumstances. TIE yoto Of No.
vsmoer. hn"afer wo may yieT it, Wks simply
vote OF want Of aonhdonco In the Republican
Congress-. The mcmbora Of this majority we're
voted in because thoy aolemnly pso,n4od tcu
Thousand st1nes that, when they came Into Con-
Enm' sros's, thsy could inaugatate Measures that
tho people: Tho paoplo trusted these
protnlhes. II those PROMISES are ttue, the
suaerlng peop1a need thelr benefits now; II they
aFe tslsehoods, .l.e people should know it imu'a-
cratic Congressman wjlo Will epposo an extra
hasAion will diabonor hs trust, aud particularly
will It ba diBgeaoaful for any Democratic nom.
ber to oppose III oktra session. aud thus mako
~ saGet!nX i people sait year bolore tlsy arc
Tie majority which tho people vossd Into tho
popular branch Of Congress. is 10 ditfsrent from
tho Present Republican majority that the change
t. alsnost lpcomprobousiblo. Bueh Union sol-
d!ets ~ Gen. Bchnrz, pt ths Bousts. giys place
to Confedesatss ike Con. Cookarol. 4 majority
OF shs pemocratio majority which tho Psop!s
yn!sd INTO thu noxt House krs ox.Confodarasea;
and practically the majority In Congress- will bo
undor Confederate control. It would, shcta-
foro. undar tue circumstances, be al outragcoua
disregard Of tho voice Of tho people, upon tbs
part OF Republican ConRressne,'. not To order
extra sossion while, IL the Democrats oppose
an 4 extra session. 1t will ouly contra.
tho damning charge that they hare lied
t4e people into cboslng majority In the uouse
which tqey tho.nsslyss sre afraid To trust. II
Uemocratsc ConKroH8 GAG cura the ills Of tue
Hsople, lst 1t BY all means moot at once. Hlnce
tue !ote OF want OF confidence bv the popu.
lace IN tho ruling party. Cougross should meot
agatn immediately After Adjournment, u,