The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-10-24

was developed. 1t n known that the |
President personally fayOrs an extra |
session for the purpose of passing i'm.
portant legislation that cannot pos
sibly be crowded into the short ses-
sion without causing some of the reg
ularappropriation bills to be crowded
out which would necessitate the call
ing of an extra session of the Fifty
second Congress which is to be
elected next month. early in the
spring, and it is also known that a
number of prominent Republicans in
and out of Congress are opposed to
calling AN extra session this fall, be-
lieving it better policy to attempt to
pass all necessary legislation at the
short session, and let the Democrats
take the responsibility of preventing
it by fiiiibustering tactics, if they
dare. The idea that the President is
compelled by law to issue proca-
nation calling an extra session thirty
days previous to the date upon which
Congress is to assemble, which had
been generally acceded as correct,
has been exploded. There is no law
on the subject, except that contained
in the Constitution of the United
States, which places the entire mat
teS at the discretion of the President.
So that Mr.. Harrison, if he be so dis
posed, may call an extra session, to
meet within forty-eight hours after
the date of his proclamation. OF
course if an extra session is TO be
called it is probable that enough
tine will he given, between the date
of the proclamation and the assem-
bling of Congress, To enable members
from the most distant districts to
reach Washington in time to be pres
ent at the opening.
Admiral Porter, who returned to
Washington last week dangerously
i'll, is now much better, and his phy-
stefan hopes to have him out in few
days. The Admiral is deservedly
popular here, and the news of his
serious illness caused great distress.
He has long since passed the three
score and ten post, bat his rugged
ply slQur and the good health he
ISu,aIlk1 nuinIE fIrtli a.
for the hope that he inay continue at
the head of the American Navy for
at least another decade. and tho Ad-
miral himself told me last spring
that he hoped To live long enough %
Zee the vessels of the Navy manned
by American seamen exclusively,
instead of by foreigners, many of
whom have never even applied for
naturalization papers, as at present
Speaking of the Navy advertise
ments have been issued by the Navy
department inviting proposals for
building a novel fighting ship. which
will carry no guns. This vessel was
designed 10y Rear Admiral Ammen,
and will always he popularity known
as the "Amu:en RAM" although the
depal tment calls it "harh0r defense
RAM" The only weapons of the ram
will he her powerful engines aud
steel beuk str0ug enough to disable.
any vessel afloat which it strikes
when going at full speed. The yes.
sci will be almost entirely under
water which will make it extremely
difficult for the enemy to disable her
with guns.
Major General Nelson e. Niles.
who is the military member of the
commission recently created to nego-
tiate with the Cheyenne Indians IN
the Tongue River rpserv stion in
Montana and on the Pine Ridge res
eryation in South Dakota for their
removal and permanent settlement
on any of the existing reservation. is
here comforting with his civilian col
leagues on the commission and with
the Interior department..
Civil Service Commissioner Roose-
welt has returne1 from six weeks
vacation which he speut on his cattle
ranch in North DAKOTA. He tells
fish story that if persisted in will
forever destroy his reputation for
ye'acity.
The acting Superintendent of the
Census has very naturally refused
to order a recount of New York City
unless better reason can be given
for asking it than the recent count
made by Tammany Hall tor the
eyowed purpose of gaining an add.
ti0nal Congressman under the new
apportionment.
Secretary Tracy says the successor
to the late Justice Miller will be
Western man, but further than that
he does not go.