Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-11-09
The Second Session

In little less than month wi
have Congress with US again
session meets Monday, Decembef 8. "a
will continue in session with the nsj
holiday interruption until the 9Th
March
1t is no doub. wi h feeling of satisfa,
tion and relief that the country looks fo
ward to The coming session. .as the peopl
will he spared repetition of the lor
and tedious political manouverings tn,
made the first ssion so wearisome,
not altogether Improbable.
If Mr.. Cleveland should be re-electe
by decisive majority it would be fa,
presumptive evidence of the country
willingness to accept the tariff policy 9
iorcibly eauncisted in his last annus
message. 1t might not result in the j
adoption of the Mills bill, as it stand.
and certainly not Of the Senate hi !, bu
some sort of legisl,tion in The directio
of tariff revision would undoubtedly b
agreed to under the pressure of pro
nounced public sentiment calling for nch
action.
In any event, however, it is not liRay
thai such q prolonged and eAhsustiveisl
cussion OF the general subject will q
as occupied so much of the time
House at the las, session. Whstf
any, legislation is passed must of
~ he in the nature Of compromn
tween the two Houses, and greater q
teniiou paid to the formulation nj detail
than to the consideration OF fundaments
principles.
In case Of Gen. Harrison's election, IL,
significance of the popular will would b
quite as potent with Congress, and it
very doubtful if the Senate would evs
finish the work it has insugurated, or nc
a, least upon the same lines, 1t might r.
duce internal. revenue taxes, but woul
scarcely venture upon impsiring in an
material way the strength of the exisfinI
protective system.
Aside from the tariff, there are numel
Gus other matters requiring imnediai
practical attention, among which the Cot
templaiei celebration of the Centenni,
OF the Constitution in April next and th
Permanent Exposition of 1892 occup
prominent place. To these projects it
improbable..that any serious or suussan,i,
objection will be made.
Another subject Of grea, end CONSTANT
growing interest is the admission Of ',
rious Territories that have for some tim
possessed ali the requisites Of Statehood
Having passed from under the menaciu
influence Of . national election. ther
would be DO good reason Why Congres
should any longer postpone the ere tio
OF the proposed new Staies-
There are a'so many measures Of locs
interest that demand legislative actor
aud the District will stand = much bette
show of proper Congressional treaimen
than il did the last year when II Was re-
peatedly cheated ou, Of it's day" AID on
of various measures that should haze has
more prompt and kindlisr considerations
The President will In oil prohbi,iil
cover the gtound 10 extension in hs as.I
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DUAL ness2e wss devoted solely to th
tariff as constituting the question OF pat
amount importance. He should now tax
occasion TO sugges, more varied isl'
OF Legislation and we trnst that Tues
days election will be 81 conclsive on |,
results that no loose threads are left dang
ling to irritate and disturb the publ
mind and that when Congress recos
venes IL viii be with view to maxim
The next session q thoroughly busiue.
one Wash. Post.