St. Paul daily globe., 1884-12-07
A SHORT EXTRA SESSION.
Most Democrats Favorable to But a
Brief Senate Session After
the Inauguration.
Ispecial Telegra1n . the Glohe.l

Especial Telegram to the Glohe.l
WAsHISeToS, Dec. MANY of the Dem
oeratic leaders are becoming convinced that
it will be unwise TO have protracted extra
session of the senate early in March follow
ing the Inauguration of President Cleveland,
but that the session should last only long
enough to confirm the new cab
met and few OF the leading
officers of the government. This point has
been quite freely discussed, and it is evident
that the leaders fear that a prolonged ex-
ecutive session of the senate would lead to
great pressure upon Mr.. Cleveland to
begin then and there the work of deeapita-
tion. This they think it is desirable to avoid
until the country has become familiar with
change in the administration and better pre-
pared for the removals from Office which will
follow. 1t is the opinion Of Democrats who
are inclined to be conservative that the
changes which will be made soon
after Mr.. Cleveland's Inauguration will
be few in number and that he
will prefer to wait until after the senate has
adjourned, and make the changes then.
To do this, except ir the case of officers
whose commissions win have expired, the
suspension clause Of the tenure of Office act
will have to be resorted to. Several well
known Democrats, who expect to receive
good appointments under the new admins
tration are satisfied that they viii have TO
wait for two or three months after Mr..
Cleveland's term of office begins before
many changes will be made.
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ing light are convinced that removals will be
made more rapidly in the southern than In
the northern states aud that President Cleve-
land will De very slow in removing compel
ent officials in the northern states merely
for political purposes. They do not
believe the same consideration, will
be shown to southern officials,
1t is no secret now that the Republican Ma
lional com mittee several weeks before the
election entertained strong hopes Of carrying
Tennessee for Blaine. and were so we'll salts
fed with the outlook in that state that tney
opened branch headquarters at Nashville.
and sent $50, 900 to be expended there un-
der the direction of an experienced
aud trusted agent. In doing this the
committee acted against the advice of the
Republicans with more knowledge regarding
the management of campaign than was
possessed by the gentlemen who were run
ming the committee. In speaking about the
campaign in that state Senator Jackson says
that his party were badly frightened, and
afraid it would 90 Republican, until Mr..
Blaine made his Fort Wayne speech, in
which he assailed the solid south.
THAT Speech" said Mr.. Jackson, ''droye
off voters who had determined to desert and
vote for Blaine. They were southern men
who were led to believe that Mr.. Blaine was
not hostile to the south and would forget past
animosities, and for this reason had deter
mined to vote for him. The Fort Wayne
speech caused them to change their minds,
and thousands who, but for that speech
would have voted for Mr.. Blaine went to the
polls and voted for Cleveland. After
that speech the Democratic committee
considered Tennessee safe for the Democratic
ticket.
Secretary McCullOch Is inclined to look at
the anti Chinese bill with more liberal eve
than his predecessor, the late Secretary Fol-
ger, and to this end new regulations regard
ing the admission of Chinese who may come
from countries other than China or who may
arrive at ports of this cOun-
try enroute to other countries are being
prepared at the department and will be pro-
mulgated next week. 1t is now believed at
the treasury department that the decision of
Justice Field constituting the anti-Chinese
law will be affirmed by the supreme court
when the appeal from the circuit court of
California is decided.
Representative Davis said to the GLOBE
correspondent to-day while talking about the
senatorial question in Illinois,: II think
Gen. Logan can be elected even with the
legislature a tie. There is no disposition to
fight him now among the Republicans whom
he has opposed and fought in the past.
There is feeling of sympathy for
him in consequence Of his
defeat for the vice presidency which over
shadows any personal objections growing
out of his treatment of US in the past. But
If be wants to succeed he must retire from
public and party gaze, some of his strikers
and the set called his friends who have done
nothing but stir up strife in our own ranks.
We have no dispositian TO fight him now,
but will contribute what we can to return
him 70 the seuate.n