Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-22
THE EXTRA SESSION.

washington Correspondence Times-JCurnal,l
Tho coming session of congress prom
ises To be Il long and erent!ui one.
First, there is likely to BIZ month lost
IN The election of u speaker. for, although
it is conceded that Randall is in the
lead. there is u well organized OPPOSE
ton. headed by Blackburn. and he has
said openly that in the event of his being
unable to get it he will see that Garfield
has it. So that a republican speaker for
| u democratic house is not among the
| impo>sibilitles. While Randall is con-
iessedly the best organizer la the house,
| there are many elements of great
strength that Can be brought to com-
bine against him, and if he wins it will
only be by hard work. He will be op-,
posed by all the different lobby inter-
| ests, such as the Texas Pacific and other
| railroad interests who are seeking gov
| ernmcnt aid. and it these different cor
/ poraliDms exercise the influence they are
| supposed to have. the honor may iail ON
Murrisun or McAlahen. either of whom
would be more acceptable To the south.
ern and western members than Randall.
Alter the organization uf the house
there will bc little or no Legislation ui n
made an extra session necessary is re-
, moved. \ bill to repeal the eiecIi0rf1
laws will be among The first things
acted on. and i, vetoed, which is al,nv.t.
| certain. it will then be tackled Oil the alJ.s
preparation bill rs before, and their ulti.-
matum will be The repeal OF The law or
no appropriation. A democratic, mem-'
Der from Ohiu with gubernalorial uspi.,
rations said to-day that there would be
l no rcceding from the position taken, and
that Congress would not hesitate 70
leave the army and the salaries OF civil,
! officers unprovided Tor unless the presi.
dent gave way but there will be sixty
one new democrats in the house whoE
succeed some OF the strongest democrats
in that body. such as Potter, Hewitt
Schleicher. Lynde. Durham. Southard
and others, and it is by no means Ger.
in they can be kept in the traces. It.
revolutionary measures are attempted
the Sreenbackers will try to effect an
organization and will entleavor to seduce'
some OF the sult money democrats lnt0s
their ranks, but it is doubtful il any will
Yield 10 their persuasiUns. II soft
money democrat sh'uld he selected tor
speaker they would probably combine
with southern memburs against RAM
dali. with the understanding that they
We're 10 be provided Tor in the oryaniza-
tion of the committees. Randall ciaiins,f
howevcl the next house will have lag
democrats. l2S republicans and l3
greenbackeIs. giving the democrats .
maj"iity oi five. But this Is liable to be
reauceL. as Acklen of Louisiana, Is not
expected To live. and Lay. oi Missouri.
Is ut the Hot SprIngs-nlsO, Singleton,
OF lllim,is. neither oil whom are able to.
report Tor duty, which will make the
margin too narrow to be comfortable 1t
is centrally understood that the chair
anships oi the senate committees will
g assigned us follows: Judiciary,
Thurman; finance, Bayard; public lands.
McDonald; commerce, Gordon; pen.
siuns, V"orhees; appropriations, Beck :,
private land claims, Edmunds. Ther.,
will probably be clean sweep OF th,
senate employees in the reorganization.
Col. Ike Eaton is thought to be in thu
lead Tor the position of sergeant-ai-
arms. although there are several candi-
dates already in the field. The state-
ment that Stanley Matthews is II candi.
date Tor the Berlin mission is contradicl-
ed by his friends.