The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-07

7hefo seems 10 BE- . settled convic
I'm II Washington that : special ses
1ion d Congress viii be called during
0e>cbef Or November Represents
tiepu Rsed Mckinley, Cannon and
Burrows, who may he regarded n
faiTIy yepresentative Of the EepuhH
ca Of the Hopsc. have recently ex
pressed he belIef that aaextra session
SHOULD and wIIl be called. and there
hdve bsen other expressions Of slim
ilsz ballet scarcely less notable. II ma,
y regarded ~ probable. therefore, 4
ssy ths least. that Congress will b,
called together before the time flxcd
By Law.
rho passage Of the omnibus admits
sion ne hy The last Congress remeves
oRt AZ the most pressing reasons 10;
N extra session. II this bill had no
heen psssed, Il Is probable that Presi
d<nt Harrison would have called i
special session Immediately after en-
terins Office The Republican part,
wss pledged to admit the torritorie,
without delay. and tho temper of ths
people OF this subject was such thai
: further delay Of justice, even for i
ley months. uauii rot hays ieer
tolerated. Wisil this question re.
uoTsd, shc necessity ior al extra ses
sion vas rot 80 pressing and accord
lngiy none WA called.
There viii remain. howeyes, many
reksous why a session in advance 81
The regular meeting Of Congress would
be desirshle. In the rush Of iegisia
ton which marked the closing days o!
The last Congress, The appropriations
we're left in . sadly complicated con.
dislon. Several Of the most important
appropriation bills were not passed
and ethars were SO nutilatsd In ths
nnnl hurried conference - 10 he Ia.
adequate. The government could ges
along without great difficulty until the
beginning Of the regular session. has
hs public service would be benefited
% the passage OF several arssropyia.
zion hills at an earlier day.
There Is another inpcssant con.
starvation which may he urged in
favos Of special seassel, The
ssscngsA Of the Two political parties IN
TIE House OF Representatives Is al.
nsuss evenly balanced. aud il ii no.
impossible that there mag be pfo.
icnsed contest over the organization.
4 i desirable that The organization ls
completed aud the mere pressing an.
prupsiatsen bills passed before the
ho'sssay adjournment II both houses
oeTiH work month earlier than
usual such routine matters may \.
.ossen sas OK the way. and the inrvit,
Able political orasory may he snrea,l
npsn the pages N the record. sss.,.r,
TIE members separate Tor the holg
days. They wlitihsn retire. nseaarv.,
for The SERIOUS work os the sess;.,n
And there viii no serious wsssss IN,
next Congress Win he ar isnpertan,
one. For The FIRST TIME ia esgh, yenr.
beth houses win be- controlled l,y an,
party, and Cor the iiFst tine il Win i,
possible 70 make revision az m,
revenue laws. The Republican ,,a,ss
Is Pledged % revise the saFla. Tn,
present law eenssins Inequalities a,,s
ahsnrsiitlss which should i. ,e,,,,....,
In short. thorough seysxsas. i xs.,s.
ssrs, and this revision the RspaAl,,a,
party must undertake. fls ss,,e,,,,l.
ple5sed - this daty no less sha. ! !
rss1xea 10 upheld the pfsnss,aa !
psussrfsen To Assssslcan ss..s,.s,ys..
re argument a the Republicans ,,,,r
nix The caiansixa was thai, il Aa,s,s
can Industries were te receive H.. :,
gard which Is .Aeifsiue. sas Tar. r ,,,ss
he revised by iss friends ard M, ~ s.
enemies- The friends a sAe t.,ss
VII seem be IN complete eansses 81 =,
government anJ The psegsle VII az !,
with mingled easssasss And snxs.,,
tss PROMISED rsslSlau.