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Cabinet speculation-An Extra.
. Session Probable.
Special Correspondence Of the IH1Ea.ooKAs.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-It seems prob.
able now that Mr.. Cleveland, among his
other troubles, will have to contend
with an extra session of congress. "Will
there be an extra session." is q question
seriously asked at the capitol. Con.
gressmen answer it variously. Some
say there will be nc extra session; others
say an extra session is inevitable. Opin.
ion seems to be about evenly divided on
the subject. The action of the senate
this week in deciding that legislation
cannot be incorporated in appropriation
bills is construed by many as necessitat-
ing an extra session. All appropriation
bills this year have more or less special
legislation attached to them. The sen.
ate will require all such matter to be
stricken out. Long and bitter debates
will follow unless the house takes a
new departure and yields in every in
stance, which is not probable. This will
delay bills unit! the closing hours of the
session and some may fail entirely.
The senate has declared it would not
work day and night to dispose of tardy
house bills, and a call Of the forty-ninth
congress may be unavoidable. 1t is not
desired, however, by either the Demo.
Gratis or the Republicans. A member
said to me yesterday, "If an extra ses.
sion is called it will be on account OF
the time lost by US in listening to the
vaporings of John D. White and other
congressional cranks." This was in
allusion to some recent scenes of confu.
sion in the house in which Mr.. White,
Of Kentucky, was conspicuous. Mr.
White avails himself of every opportun'
ftp to irritate the Democrats, especially
his Democratic colleagues, and some.
times he persists IN spite of all parlia.
mentary rules.
The pilgrims, as the Democratic con.
gressmen who recently called on Mr.
Cleveland in New York are now called
have nearly all returned to Washington
None of them seem to have received
any positive information in regard to the
cabinet, but they are all enthusiastic ir
praise of the president elect. One o.
them asserted that Mr.. Cleveland's
eyes were not in the clouds, or fixed
upon the stars; they are looking righ1
ahead of him, at the ground over which
he must travel. Senator Lamar was
not less favorably impressed. He says
Mr.. Cleveland is a very superior mar
and has no commonplace traits about
him. 1t is not surprising that the Mis-
sissippi statesman should have beer
melted to admiration by the special at
tention accorded him at the New York
conference. Mr.. Lamar was the most
prominent and influential southern
advocate of Mr.. Bayard's nomination at
Chicago, and he has not expected any
marked graciousness to be shown him
by the coming president. The all-pre
vailing impression among Democratic
senators now is that Mr.. Bayard vii
accept the state department portfolio
but should he decline it, it is believed
that Mr.. Lamar will be appointed
Some think it would be almost unnat
ural magnanimity IN the part of Mr.
Cleveland to offer positions in his off
cial household to two of his foremos,
opponents at Chicago.
This reminds me that the next presl
dent is likely to have one more cabine
officer to appoint than any of his prede
cessors. The agricultural bureau il
about to be raised by the action of the
senate to the dignity of an executive
department, with the same rights ane
privileges as to a seat at the cabine
table, salary, etc. While this sop to tn
rural voter has been urged for a Ion,
time, it never before got so near being
actually rendered. There is nothing K
prevent the bill from becoming a Law
before the close of the session, in which
case Mr.. Cleveland will have eight in
stead of seven cabinet problems t,
solve.
The counting Of the electoral vote b,
the two houses of congress on Wednes
day drew people to the capito
than any event of this session. It wa
merely a monotonous formality, but 70
the reason that it occurs only once j,
four years it is considered in the natur,
of a show. An hour before the coun
began every seat in the galleries of tn
house was taken except the diplomati
and presidents galleries. Those VIII
could not get in, and there we're hun
dreds of them, wandered about tn
capitol, the only part Of the ceremonie