The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-15
PREPARING FOR CONGRESS-.
Extra Efforts to Complete Certain Work Be-
fore the Present House.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WAsHINGroN, Nov. 14-This morning the
Journal correspondent visited the Capitol, and
found preparations for the opening of Congress
almost complete. great deal of reiuvenating,
as usual, has been done during the summer va
cation. Paint and new carpets have been the
order, and the interior looks new again This
is always DONE Every year the Capitol is re-
touched, and every two years, at most, new
carpets and much new furniture is INDUCED in.
A good deal of hard work will be done
during the session. Speaker Carlisle remarked
when he was here last that there
would be little dly dallying and very
little time lost. He thought there would be a
disposition on every hand to finish up as many
things as possible in tie short time the session
will last
1T is my opinion" said New York member
today, that Mr.. Cleveland will call an extra
session of the House as well as the Senate when
he enters the White House"
'For what" was asked.
Three or four measures which will be pend
ing That will be arranged-that is, the measures
will be pending. We have majority in the
House, you must remember.
This same hint has been thrown out three or
four times this week, but tariff has been the
only thing mentioned as an nducement to a
Democratic Presidents calling an extra session
of Congress
1t seems that Chairman Randall, of the House
committee on appropriations, means 10 anticipate
an extra session and make it no fault of his own
if one is called His committee is to meet in
special extra session on the 25th inst, and be-
gin work on appropriations. He has announced
that his work will be done before the session is
half over. But in this early beginning there is
a design A deficiency exists in al
most every branch of the government,
and Mr.. Randall realizes that there will be
great deal of time consumed in discussing
the demands that will be made for additional
appropriations to make up those deficiencies.
He intends, evidently, to have enough time to
combat the questions.
Comes from New York the statement that
Sunset Cox and Mr. Dorsheimer will lead the
fight in the House for an appropriation to
build the navy That will consume much time
as it is vast, and there will be so many Demo
Gratis in the struggle for reconstruction that de-
bate cannot be readily curtailed to a short limit
The Speaker, it is stated, favors the project
1t may be that this will provoke an extra
session of Congress. There are men in both
parties who believe it should call for an extra
session if it is pending on March f.
The Senate calendar is not half so large as that
of the House, and measures will pass the former
body much more rapidly, although it is the most
deliberative. The Senate never absolutely
wastes time by senseless motions, foolish discus
sions and silly flibustering. The House fire.
quently does.
But little committee work will be done in
either house this winter excepting on appropri-
alton bills and conference work. The commit
tees did very great amount of work during the
last session, and l am told that there is not
measure of any considerable Importance unre-
ported in committee They have been reported,
to the number of several thousand too.
Chairman Morrison, of the House committee
on ways and means, is expected to arrive here
very soon, and will consider subjects relating to
a revision of the tariff There are about twenty
crude schemes ready for his horizontal eye
Mr. Hewitt will be counselor in the considera-
tioE of tariff matters.