New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-17
AN EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
TALKS WITH LEADING REPUBucANs-THE oP1NIo'

GENERAL THAT AN EXTRA SESSION WILL BE
CALLED-A FUNDING BILL AND INVESTIGATION
OF SOUTHERN ELECTIONS DEMANDED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRGBCNE.l
WASHINGTON March 1G-"DO you hear anything
new TO indicate probability that there will be an
extra session of Congr2ss7 ~ asked n TRIBUNE cor
respondent of a Ncw-Yorll Congressman this even
ing.
Yes" was the reply, 81 talked with member of
the Cabinet about it last night. He said that no
conclusion had yet been reached by the President
ami his advisers; but brought away the impress
siGn that the subject had received some consdera-
ton. | am of the opinion that extra session Will
be called
Later the correspondent met Republican OF Ma
tiGnal prominence, who is a very careful and Keen
political friend OF the Secretary Of State. What
do you think of the probabilities regarding an extra
srssion" tls gentleman was asked.
"Whcn you asked me that question week ago,
was the reply, IL was unwilling to express an opln-
ion. Now am inclined to believe that an extra
session will he called One argument in favor OF it
is being used with considerable cfect. lniipettlal
Republicans say that the Funding bill was vetoed
on account of the bank section. II rcinnding
should he = ~ poupd until next winter an argument
viii be made against the Republican u9ry that II
defeated the Funding bill at the demand of the Ma
oual banks and then neglected TO pass any refund
ing measure whltc7cr, thus permitting the Dloa;-
ed bondhodcr, to draw ten or twelve million dol
lars Of interest more than they otherwise would have
drawn. The extra session advocates declare that
the Republican party cannot afford TO be placed in
such position rs that on account of the National
banks There is force IN this reasoning"
When do you thin!; tho session Will be called II
at all T. asked the correspondents
" should say about the 10Th or 2O;h ot May lt s
l. a. arp1
that time. and on the }O,h Of june say, adjourn to
the 15th or 20th Of October. A Funding bill might
be- passed before The end OF the spring session. and
at the same session committees might he authorized
tn iuyc,tatr the elections in the contested districts
in the South and also look into the census of some
Of those States if such an Investigation shOuld be
desirable Then between the 2O.h of October and
tho first Monday in December considerable work
COlld he dOn".'
Doyon think thcrc will be an extra session y
asked the correspondent. in conversation with Sem
ntor-cIrct Frye. Yes, ] think there Will. Mr.
8laiuo is furously in favor of one, aud have no.
ticed that whenever he earnestly advocates any
thing he is pretty certain 10 bring to hs way ol
thinking those with whom hc IS as'Oclnted' -.
When do you think the session Will be Called IT
at all ~
the 17th Of Nav is talked of as the date. For
nv part # there i, 90 -" extra session. think II
would be better to h?v" il called by tn" middle OF
.ity Of waiting until May. III order that the vacan-
clcs may he filed. Il" not think there IL any ne
elected the first MOnGav IN April Mr. Morton need
not rcsnn untI after th" lions" is "rr.mzrd. Then
there Will b only two vacancies ct. the one caused
Inv th, death of Fernando Wood anil III"
ora IN my Distri" hes will offs each
Other. tear that If the sns ION does not
brglu nnil tie middle 0i Nav we shall he KEEP; her"
unul hot weather aud shall get nothing doac after
ALL Tnr Republican majority IL 50 snail that 1t VIII
hr virtually lmpoa1Ihir t" keep quorum here alter
hot weather begins B'>!cS. If Wc are going To pass
Funding bili, we ought To do IT at the earliest day
plactIcabr in order tult tao Secretary OF ihH Treas
rrv NAV take adVautagc of the easy months Ot
June july and SuglSt - put th" ncT loan upon the
market. hose are altogether tIr best months ~
tbe year in winch To float i Government loan. If
the session shOuld not hrgln until the nlddl" 0l
Nav the Secretary would hardly ne able 20 Olcr any
rev bonds Lc.or: August at TIC c3ricS;.
several gentlemen who have c"nve's 'scd with the
President today and pT,vvIIS OCCASIONS regarding
the advlsabIIy of callInG au extra SESSION, NY tha
hs mind is gTalIally lnc,mug toward the belief
tndt an extra session VIII b necessary.