New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-10
A SPECIAL SESSION LIKELY
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPRESS.
SION THAT IT MAY lie HELD NEXT MONTH.
WHY CONGRESS- SHOULD PASS An APPoRTIoN
MENT ACT PROMPTLY.


Washington. oct. 0.Whcn Congress, adjourned there
was somewhat general impression among leaders Of
the minority In both branches that special session
Womb he called carly In NOvcmbcr-prObably on the
second Tuesday Of the month So far be learned
nothing has occurred since then to disturb weaken
that Impression. and hears more or less gossip on
the subject. The last session exceedingly
prolific one probably the most fruitful In results OF
any session in the history Of Congress The number
OF public laws enacted 3'H ~ public Joint rcSou
tions 81. and Of private laws $50 Among the public
laws and resolutions unusually largo proportion
OF important mcaSrrsso large indeed as to dwarf by
comparison the achievements of any other session, at
least since the War Of the Rebellion.
But much yet remains to be done Important meas
nreS arr pending OF which. like the Election bill
the shipping b tho lard bill. the Labor bills and tho
Bankruptcy bill have passed ono branch or the other
Other mcaSrrc~. Hike the supreme Court DILL nave
passed both branches. and in the hands of the
Committees Of Conferences and s1ll other important
measures have been passed upon aud mvorably re-
ported by a standing committee Of one branch ~
Congress OF co'r-c. In The failure Of this Congress
to act upon any n"a.re. all III" time and effort ex-
pended upon = would have lrcn wasted. and IL W
teen working day, or more can be canned bv th' r.
convcnIng Of fongr-- carly iu November tn" danger
Of such result viii De fr>s than II no special session
is called. TIL" second regular session Of Congress l.
Away, crowdcd {" th" utmost hv "uniin>h"d bust
n'>>": and It alto ha> to di>po>" Of ju>t ~ many
routine matcr.-incuding the appropriation bills
must receive attention III III" long" session.
But this Congress hu, an extremely important sub
j"ct deal with. whch demands attention ana ac'loh
only once in a .dr aud that i the appori"nmen OF
Representatives under the lat dc"nuinl ccn-u-. II j.
TIE plain duty of ihr Lit Congress t" Il" that work.
not oni, l.car,>c Ii is - requirement Of the
Constitution. br ia order 10 cuu.rlf the convenience
and interest, several states -c>p" tally Of III" states
who's. representation in Congress NAV hc ah'ri"d
~ The rev appori"nmrn Of Representatives,. ~ the
f,,tytvo state, row represented IA C'nSr-N. tie
Lcri- tiiI'> q" all except IN hold biennial Sc">l'
and II ham ~, that tie L"gi,la'nr', 81 thirty four
o, The will hold REGULAR >"--l"i' In IA" year
1901 OF ITO Ir.iun!nng eight states. ~" I"ci~-
lainrrs 81 ,N Iowa. L"ni-Hua MARY l'nh. Mississippi
nhi, and ~u '"a, -a:riar sessions prior Il"
tho fr. '.sl aud tnnl:rr -i"ual elections "f 49,
rhi. Icav... only TWO STATES Ma ANA ana ''pi Gi
the Lcci .hucs II whrh VIII not j." IN c.1ilar >"|''h
and have an "ripiunty I" r"d.n'' tonGr'|' district
tound,,i.. before III" "lt tl"n- lr'i wear; w'i'" II
t,rrr., should i,il or lr.l"i 10 enact ~ App'!i"n
rncit law Il, cat, January. l-"i. 'Itl ''>"'n>
IL ~" I"-I-!,:uir- IL mauV state" ""im nave I"
- called to r.apI"rru Erpr >"utntv'N. n "r"r :"
,ni,l,v with ~" conditions Ct" ~" law ~. what ""uI"
be- worse >,i!. Apportonm""' IL" m.- BE- 'n"' yea
f., finn. ,n 10 operative In IA" neat Presidential cl'
non ~,.t a r-uu. 81 coli>". "'uM "c
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-tlri,. # hot The letter. "f the Constitution
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