Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-26
FROM THE CAPITAL.
REVIEW OF THE WEEKS WORK
AND WORRY.

REVIEW OF THE WEEKS WORK
AND WORRY.
| An Extra Session Now Seems Very PROD
nblc-The Matter Lies With the Presi-
| dent-Unlcss an Unexpected Amount OF
Work Is Done 1t Is Inevitable.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Special Corre-
| spondence: A few weeks ago your CORE
| spondent mentioned the fact that among tho
| things likely, AN extra session OF congress
| for November would be called by the presi-
dent, and it is said that he is just now
seriously considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
such step. The proposition does not meet
with much favor among the rank ana ME OF
| members of congress- weary with a ten
months session. 1t is matter, how
| ever, in which the president
| and the party leaders are chiefly concerned,
and the rest will have to take things asst they
find them in November. 1t will be 1mpossi-
| BILE to hold a qurom after the tariff bill Is
finally disposed of, and a quorum being
absent nothing can be done which the demo-
Gratis seriously object to. To pass the several
| measures it is the desire of the majority to
| act upon before adjournment, therefore,
| will be practically an impossibility. with
| these crowding into the short session there
| will be little chance for action on the cleo
| ton bill.
| Seems the Only Way.
| At the conference held at Senator Teller
house, when the laying aside of the election
| bill was decided on, it was determined, as
stated by your correspondent. that the
| president should be asked to call congress
together after the November elections
Since then the matter has been talked about
quietly. A recess might be regarded as
better than an adjournment, but it would
be difficult, in their present temper, to get
the house to agree to a recess. II they are
called back In November they have nc
objection.
Not Yet Talked of in the House.
| Representative Mckinley said to-day. in
regard to an extra session, that he had moi
heard any talk on the subject in the house
| AS to the probability of a call. however, he
said it would depend upon how far congress
| at this session went toward disposing OF
pending questions. He added that he
thought it likely that not much would be
done this session after the tariff bill was
disposed of.
| Lodge Thinks 1t Probable.
| Congressman Lodge, author of the cleo
| ton bill, said to-day that he thought it
| likely the president would call an extra
| session. not only to consider the election
| bill. but other important matters that could
not be disposed of at this session.
Clarkson Has no Title.
| Col. Clarkson has been at the republican
| national headquarters for a week or so, and
the ''office" boys have got move on them
The clerks have been Dusily engaged send
| ing out speeches and other campaign docu-
| ments When asked as to the report tina:
Senator Quay had been requested by tlt
| president to resign the chairmanSh|
of the national committee, Mr.. Clark
| son said: 81 know that Senator Quay wanted
| to resign week after the last ma
| tional election. He said he could not attend
to the details of the work of the committee
and do justice to his position as senator
The members of the committee would not
hear of his resignation at that time, and eN-
press the same opinion now. Mr.. Quay
however, is anxious to resign. ! am help
| ing the committee all | can and will con-
! tinue to do so until after the election.
have no title. About the rumors of my
embarking in the newspaper business in
| Washington, Pittsburg, New York. or any
where else. [ have little to say. / cannot
tell what shall do until after the Novem-
Der election. ! am SO busy with that have
little time to think of anything else
Removal of Grants Remains.
| The resolution providing for the removal
OF the remains of Gen. Grant from River
side N. Y, to Arlington. has not yet had a
chance in the house. Mr.. O'Neill is prayer
fully waiting an opportunity to call the res
olution. On account of the impossibility OF
securing unanimous consent for the consid-
| eratlon OF the resolution, a suspension day
Is necessity for it's adoption. Friends OF
| the resolution, however, are not
worrying about the suspension days
running out, as the last few days of a
session are invariably given up to suspen-
sion days. and Mr.. ONcill will undoubt-
edly have an opportunity for the resolution
| before the close of the session. The chief
ana main opponent of the resolution is Mr..
QUINN or New York Mr.. Quinn is an en-
| celleht friend OF Washington and it is not
] because he loves Washington less but that
| he loves Ne" York more, that he has been
stralning every nerve for the defeat of the
| proposed removal. He said to-day he was
| alinost sleeping i'll the house to prevent
| inc Gazing up of the resolution.
| "lhc removal of the remains" said Mr.
| Sulnll' "wold be an outrage, on New York
and desecration of he grave of great
man. l have been fighting the thing from
the first, and shall fight it to the last. I
nave been making a personal canvass of the
house and am satisfied that even if this res
| olution is called up it will be defeated. -
MI. Quinn is an energetic member and GER
talnly has been working hard among the
members. but friends of the resolution
| THINK he has greatly overestimatcd the
strength OF the opposition. About thirty
SIN Is thought to be Tie number of Votes
| which can be pollcd AGAINST the proposal.
| Provisions of the Lottery Law.
The %nti-lottery bill having now passed
ooth houses OF congress, it only awaits the
| signature OF the president to become a law