Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-15
AN EXTRA SESSION.

The Situation VIII Probably Compel
Congress TO Convene In the Spring.
Washington, Can. 1.-THE recent
troubles in the house have revived the
extra session talK. A great deal Of i:
has been heard in tho last week, and
from quite new quarters. The New Eng
land members OF the house who have
hitherto been Indifferent or opposed, are
beginning to insist that an extra session
is absolutely necessary. This conversion
is NOT altogether in the interest of Reeds
candidacy for the speakershlp, though
friendship for him is an element in it.
Reed has been an open and strong advo.
cate OF an extra session for some time.
His view is that the republicans should
organize the house at the earliest posi-
day. He seems to place this considerable
ton ahead of the need for revenue legis-
lation and the creation of new states.
All the candidates for speaker agree
with Mr.. Reed than an extra session
should be called. though they differ in
their relative estimate OF the arguments
for it. NAL Mckinley has advanced
from the ground he took when the ses-
sion opened to the belief that the reve-
nue. reduction legislation which he be.
lieved the only justification for an extra
session, and which he then hoped would
be achieved this winter, is now out Of
the question in the present congress.
He thinks 1t important that the revenue
red duoslon bill of the republicans should
completed end in practical operation
before the next congression 81 election
and says this can't be done if a Begin
ming Is put off till next December, Gan
non and Burrows both want an extra
| session to organize the house and settle
election contests.
A New York paper which has made q
partial oanvass Of both houses OF con-
Qress upon this question finds fourteen
out of twenty one senators and thirty
SIX out of fifty representatives,, all re-
publicans, in favor OF an extra session
and convinced that Gen. Harrison will
feel il his duty to call one. This is re-
markable revelation of sentiment IN the
senate, which wes almost unanimous
against an extra session two weeks ago.
The change has been effected by the
conviction that no co operation was to
be expected from the present house In
necessary legislation; thar the demo-
Gratis We're preparing for policy of delay
and obstruction in the next house, and
that the republicans have no time to lose
in beginning to carry ont their pledges
to the people il they intend to be ready
to render an account at the next con.
gressiopal elections. The senators natu-
rally dwell most upon the necessity for
tariff legislation and the representatives
most upon the necessity of organizing
the new house and settling election con-
tests. Both recognize the pressing
claims Of the territory to admission, ;,
bat scarcely anybody except Mr..
Payson would think the creation OF
new states alone o sufficient reason
for an extra session. Only few mem
bere have worked ont in detail the plan
they think should be adopted for the
spring session. Those who have gener-
ally agreed that congress- should be
called together in March. the election
and wsys and means committee ses to
work upon contests and new tariff bill
as soon as the house can be organized
end the northwestern territories admit
ted and recess then taken till October.
The idea is that in this way election con-
tests can be settled, new states fully
created. and tariff bill we'll advanced
before the regular session meets In De-
oembsr, which can then complete the
tariff legislation in thorough and sys-
tematio fashion. before the end OF the
winter.
This is very attractive programme,
but 1t does NOT make snffioient allow
ance for time sure to be consumed in
overcoming democratic resistance. The
territories will not be admitted nor the
election contests settled without long
and tedious contest and the exhaustion
OF all means OF parliamentary obstruo-
tion and delay by the democrats. When
ever an extra session meets 1t will hs=s
to sit all summer or IL won't accomplish
anything.