The sun., 1885-02-08
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THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS
WILL IT he CALLED TO6ETHE6 NE.
FORE DECEMBERS
TIE Republicans sehem,se 20 Bring Absut
IN Entr" sess'on-Mr. Bisiue Behlna The
Jeb-Mr. Randall Fightiug Agaiuss IL.

TIE Republicans sehem,ss 20 Brs.s About
m Ext-a session-Mr. blaine Behlna che
Jsb-Mr. Randall Fightins Asaiast Il.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Congrees 10 now
brought face to face with An extra session,
Only three weeks remain before the end. and it
Is by no means impossible that these three
weeks will SEQ as little done as the ten weeks
which have preceded them. Members are be.
ginning to recognize the gravity Of tho situa.
tion. 1t Is largely TO discuss II with Mr.. Glove.
land and Mr.. Tilden that Mr.. Randall has Gone
to New York. Mr.. Randall does not want An
extra session. 1t 10 understood that Mr.. Glove.
land does not want one. The Democrats gen.
orally do not want one. The Republicans profess
they do not. and yet Congress Is drifting right
toward one. Ono cause. no doubt. 10 the simple
inertia OF Congress. which. under its
present cumbersome rules. finds itself
unable to do anything. good. bad. or indifYer.
ent. 1t can't even adjourn. There has not
been one important measure OF general leais-
lation passed by Congress this wlnter. nor can
any pass. Knowing this. all the pressing meas.
ures are Incorporated in the appropriation
bills. on tho ploa that those measures muas
pass somehow. and that this Is the only way
they can; But that method dumps q great
fortnight Of the session. and the Senators or r re-.
sent the process. They are talking pretty en-.
sen ss that DGn sTSwGss' GSs' III. ihs
into into the tho last days q oonsrsss;, that
tn9y are sa, mot f6sv for the House
Of Audit for the House. acauiescing IA ali The
legislation sent them; that they. are not dis
general legislation from appropriation bills:
that they don't propose to sit up late nightly to
s 70 s.s sus h.ps 1 IL an sna
very much il tho House is Kent here. too too as q
n NUn 0h aA
publican Senators. and they constitute q ma:
situation which the country. they say. may
realize more clearly in year or two than Il
And now to view tho situation from the
House side As has been said, everybody IL
apparently opposed to an extra session. But
ts vain to oppose The indsrsnes q %ntSs tSs
Lending RspnbleanSS to the despatch Of busi:
to proceed. but they don't 60 ahead On the
contrary Soss nog they hang back The voice e the
for the session. but It viii e" be- almost fh a. the
mercy of any flfty determined members The
they G,ease. but practically they must do
as a Republican, minority please. and the
81 81 fs mn5z ST. s advss Ss .rf' Ssns
session as ST.; Randall. T6ers SeuId s. Ssao no
dead cock in the pit. He is the leader Of the
Republican party and its policy. especially Ia
the House OF Rapresen tatives, is largely con-
trolled by him. He did much to kill the trea-
tics. That was to punish treachery vindicate
his foreign policy as Secretary Of State under
Garfield. hold the party steadfast to the high
protection principle, and show his per-
Hi.cock. Mr.. Reed, and Mr. Phelps that
It will be good politics to force an extra ses-
sion. 1t will he DONE Tho Democrats cannot
prevent II. But. OF course, in that case the Re-
publicans will be loud In their lsments;. They
pathize with tho business int forests Of the coun:
themselves to reduce the mischisfs OF such q
session to minimum bv obstructine it's trans
actions as much as possible. and will remind
tho country that m impre9nabe fortress re- :
mains against Democratic mischief in Senate
safely Republican for four years.
An tntimation has been thrown out that Il
the Republicans force IN extra session Presis
don't Cleveland will delay tho date until wall
into the summer. thus preserving his leeWa1
at the start in his Administration and come
pelling Congress TO meet at its own great pers
sonal Inconvenience. The Republicans laugh
at this threat. Il threat II Is. They say they
can stand 1t II tho Democrats can but II the
extra session Is called it will be because the
appropriations must be made for the fiscal
year beginning July l. Hence Congress muss
be convened by June at the latest. or rathef
May. for some time must be allowed for organ.
izne and the appointment OF standing com.
mittee6.