Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-13

| WASHINGTON, d. G. Nov 10.-When the
| President left here last week for Indian
apois he was undecided on the question of
calling an extra session of Congress. On
the Saturday prior to his departure, in
conversation with an intimate friend, he
said that he believed the public interests
would be subserved by converting Com
gress about the middle of November, and
that he was strongly inclined to issue a
| proclamation converting that body in extra
session. Upon returning from Indiana the
President was disposed to adopt this course,
regardless of the results of the election.
The regular session will be limited to 10
weeks period of time not sufficient to
properly and intelligently formulate and
consider the great appropriation bills and
other important public measures which
should receive consideration. Two
weeks added TO the session would
be of great value, particularly as it was
desirable that a bill should be passed pro-
viding for a reapportionment of the
country into congressional districts under
the census just collected, and that a num-
Der Of highly important measures par
tally completed were pending in both
houses which were likely to fail for lack
of time and opportunity to consider them
in the limited time of the regular session.
Those in position to be well informed as
tothe general purposes of the President
believed that he fully intended to convene
Congress upon returning from Indiana,
but that intention was abandoned after
consultation with his constitutional adj
visers. It is probable, however, that the
unprecedented and unexpected defeat Of
the Republicans on Tuesday last was the
moving cause fol, abandoning the extra
session. 1t is understood that the Presi
dent still believes that Congress should be
convened two weeks in advance of Decem-
Der, but Welded to the advice of the cabi-
net, who feared that such an executive act
would be misunderstood by the public and
msrepresented by the opponents of the
administration and that the charge would
be made that the desire to secure partisan
legislation was the impelling motive Of the
President.
The extra session having been abandoned
lessons the chances for the passage of the
Election bill, although that measure is not
necessarily pushed aside in consequence
Its advocates are as earnest as ever In the
determination to pass it, hut whether they
will be as numerically strong as when Com
gress adjourned in October is doubtful. The
late election will doubtless cause many Re
publicans at both ends of the Capitol to re-
wise their opinions on the Election bill, and,
while it is probable that the more radical
Of them will insist ON pushingthat measure,
it Is certain that the conservative element
will be largely reinforced in numbers and
emboldened in their opposition by the
complete overthrow Of their party at the
late election. The bill has no special priyi-
lege, although II was formally postponed
until the December session. Still, it could
be taken up by a majority vote at any
time, but it is not likely to be taken up,
unless the rules can be amended So as 70
fix time when vote shall be had. The
Democratic senators will be more de-
termined in their opposition than at the
last session. and will of course resist every
effort to advance the bill, Independent OF
the parliamentary obstacles that beset the
bill the result Of the election has thrown
additional obstacles in its pathway and it
would not be surprising if it should be
quietly abandoned