Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-16
CALL FROM HARRISON
For an Extra Session of Congress if
he Thinks it is Necessary.
THE MATTERS THAT INTEREST HIM,
Ohic Board of Health Will Investigate the
Reports Of
ASIATIC CHOLERA AT CARR0LLT0N, o

CRESsoN SPRINGS, September 15.-It
has been arranged that the river and harbor
appropriation bill shall be forwarded to
the President Immediately on being signed
by the Speaker of the House. The President
isalready familiar with its provisions. having
brought copy of it with him to Cresson,
together with report from the Chief of
Engineers of the army in regard to the con-
dition and necessity of the various public
improvements provided for. 1t is therefore
not likely that the public will be kept in
ignorance for many more days in regard to
that measure.
Speculation is about evenly divided as to
its prospects, those who are sure of a veto
being about as numerous as those who are
confident of its approval. The President
and his private secretary, however, are
strictly non-committal on that point.
ANOTHER WEEKS STAY.
The President said this morning that if
the weather continues favorable and public
business does not prevent, he will remain at
Cresson until the end of next week. He said
the place seemed to agree with him, and that
he wanted to stay as long as possible. 1t is
learned this afternoon that while the Mount
ain House, the only hotel here, will close
the season next Saturday, arrangements
have been made there to supply the Presi-
dents family with meals after that date for
period not exceeding one week.
Mr.. Mason, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. took dinner with the Presidents
family to-day and left on the afternoon train
for his home at Morgantown, W. Va. He
will be in Washington next Monday. He
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President in regard to certain prospective
and also to give him certain desired infor-
nation in regard to the increased receipts
from that source.
The Grand Army posts at Tyrone, Pa,
have requested the President to receive
them in body next Wednesday, and their
request will undoubtedly be granted.
Major Denniston, of Pittsburg, waited on
the President this evening, and, on behalf
of the Grand Army posts of that city, in
vlted him to be present at their reunion at
Rock Point next Wednesday. The Presi-
dent received him cordially, and expressed
regret that his engagements would prevent
an acceptance of the invitation.
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
The President has also received invita-
tions from the people of nearly all the
neighboring towns and villages to pay them
a visit, One that is likely to be accepted
came from the miners at. .Houtzdale, Pa,
who said they would suspend work on the
day of his visit and give him rousing re-
ception. Mr.. William n. Dill, OF Clear
field, who delivered the invitation, said the
miners wanted the President to inspect
their mines, and that they would open one
for his especial benefit. The President said
he would certainly go if he could.
Private Secretary Haltord to-day in
formed Mr.. George W. Boyd, of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, that the Presi-
dent was now ready to accept his invitation
to visit Johnstown, Bells Gap and one or
two other points of interest on that road
within a days journey of Cresson. There
is every reason to believe that the President
is seriously considering the advisabillty of
calling an extra session of Congress. 1t is
known that several prominent Republicans
have advised such course with a view to
an earlier consideration of the Federal
election bill. Persons who have talked
with the President on this subject say that
he will certainly reconvene Congress if
certain pending measures in which he takes
great interest are not disposed of at this
session. These include the anti-lottery bill,
the Supreme Court bill and the labor bills
now in the Senate, and the postal shipping
bill, now awaiting the action of the House.
The President is known to be specially in
terested in the passage of the election bill,
and would probably feel justified in calling
an extra session for the consideration OF it
and such others of the important measures
now pending as may not be disposed of at
this session.