The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-02-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.


IN the House Is talking about 1t, and
the man who ventures an opinion that
there will be no extra session is looked
upon by his colleagues as very ignor
ant of the subject, From the first
there has been dffereuce of opinion
as to the advisabilty Of having Con
gress 10 session during the first months
of General Harrison's administration.
Many men on The republican side have
been declaring that there should be Gn
extra session, regardless of the action
of this Congress. Others have thought
that it ought to be avoided, if possible.
The speakership candidates have all
been talking.eXtra session for weeks.
Now the opinion IN the subject does
not depend upon personal desires.
Those who oppose, as we'll as those
who favor, au extra session express the
belief that ii is inevitable. The con-
dition of affairs is such as to make il
unavoidable. The speakership con.
test influences opinion in the House
somewhat, but the impression that an
extra session must come is as pro-
nounced among the leading party men
on the Senate side. There is so much
work that must be done that it is not
regarded as safe to put it off until
December and try to crowd it into one
session. 1t is regarded as almost Ger
tain that the Fifty first Congress will
assemble in April.
The most vigorous campaign for
office under the new administration
yet opened in Washington is that for
the position of Public Printer. There
are half dozen or more aspirsnts for
this position already in the field, with
several States to hear from. Among
the most prominent are Col. w. r.
Holloway, of indianapolis, and Capt.
Meredith, Of Chicago, An effort has
been made to side. track the Iudianap.
oils aspirant and leave the field open,
so far as he is concerned, to the Chi.
cago applicant. The friends Of the
latter, it is said, have proposed to Col
Holloway, through his supporters,
that he withdraw from the contest and
enter the race for the appointment of
Chief of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, the forces of Holloway
to combine on Meredith for Public
Printer, and those Of the latter recip.
rocating by doing all they can to Sc,
cure Col. Holloway's appointment as
Chief of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Holloway, it is said,
declines to be side. tracked 10 this
f manner by entering into such IDEAL. "
1t is argued that the head of the En-.
craving and Printing Bureau would
, be the personal appointment of the
Secretary of the Treasury, while the
appointment of Government Printer
, would be the Presidents selection, and
Col. Holloway prefers to take his
chances with the President. elect rath.
er than with the support of Capt
Meredith's friends. Col. Holloway is
therefore in the field for Benedict's
! place.
Senator Allison's visit to Indianap
, oils was not wholly unproductive. He
brought back with him a tip to biz
! Republican associates in the Senate
and House that the President. elec
e wanted the bill making the head o
b the Agricultural Department a Cabi
b net officer rushed through conference
q and passed before the 4th of March
i The additional Cabinet position
t needed by Gen. Harrison in order t
!. complete a Cabinet acceptable to al
9 the interests that are pressing for rec
ognition. The effect of this has bee
to cause the friends of the President
r elect to hustle themselves to get tn
N bill through conference, and 1t is po;
L. sible that it may be sent to the Pres
RS dent next week if their expectation
al are realized.
lie Col. D. B. Henderson, the handsom
y Scotch Representative from Iowa, lo
re leg on one of the southern battl,
n fields, but he handles his artificiI
es limb so we'll that few people notice
lg When Henderson first came to Coz
III gress Joe Cannon was considered Il
nc champion Congressional dancer, al
D. he had everything his own way al Il
IN National Hotel. Joe, of course, hG
IN seen Henderson on crutches, but wht
~ David appeared in the. ball room oil
Is- evening standing on two feet, al
at when a few moments later he W
OF swinging one of Cannon's favori