Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1890-10-25

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uhien is t. Se elected
IN The Spftng, ana Il Is 49, nnoNn thst q
number Of prominent republicans in and
out of Congress- are opposed TO calling an
extra session this fall, believing is better
policy 20 attempt to pass all necessary
legislation at the short session. and lot
the democrats take the responsibility of
preventing il by hliibustering tactics, if
they dare. The idea that the President is
COMPEL, by law to issue a proclamation
calling an extra session Of thirty DAYS pre-
vious Co The date upon which Congress is
60 assemble, which had been generally
accepted as correct, has been exploited.
There IL no law on the snbjecte except
that contained in the Constitution of the
United States, which places the entire
matter st the discretion of the President.
So that Mg Harrison, If he be so disposed,
may call an extra session to NEST within
forty-eight hours after the date of his
proclamation. Of course il an extra ses-
sion is to be called it is probable that
enough time will be given, between the
date or the proclamation and the assem-
bling Of Con gress, TO enable members from
the most distant distI lets to reach Wash
ington In time to be present at the open
ing.
Admiral Porter, who returned to Wash
ington last week dangerously i'll. is now
much better, and his physician homes 20
have him out in a few DAYS The Admir-
al 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, but his rug
ged physique and the good health he
usually enjoys furnishes good ground
TOT the nope that he may continue atthe
head OF the American Navy for at least
another decade and the Admiral himself
told me last spring that he hoped to
live long enough 10 see the vessels of
the Navy manned by American seamen
exclusively, instead of by foreigners.
many OF whom have never even applied
Tor naturalization papers, as at present
Speaking OF the Navy: advertisements
have been issued by the Navy depart
ment inviting proposals for building a
novel tghslng ship. which will carry
no guns fS's vessel was designed by
Rear Admiral Ammen, and will always
be popularity known as the ssAmmen
RAM" although the department calls it
.'harbor defense ram" The only
weapons OF the ram will be her powerful
engines and steel beak strong enough
70 disable any vessel sfl0at which it
strikes when going at full speed. The
r'Tssei Will be almost entirely under
sater which will make it extremely diff
icult for the enemy to disable her with
guns.
Major General Nelson K. Miles. who
Is the military member of the commits
sion recently created to negotiate with
the Cheyenne Indians on the Tongue
River reservation in Montana and on
the Pine Ridge reservation In South
Dakota for their removal and perma-
nent settlement on any of the existing
reservations, Is here comforting with his
civilian colleagues on the commission
and with the Interior department.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt
has returned from six weeks vacation
which he spent on his cattle ranch Ia
North Dakota. He tells a fish story
that IL persisted In will forever destroy
his reputation for Veracity.
The acting superintendent of the
Census has very naturally refused tc
order recount of New York City un-
less better reason can be given fol
asking IL than the ecent count made b,
Tammany Hall for the avowed purpos,
OF gaining an additional Congressman
under the new apportionment.
Secretary Tracy says the successor t,
the late Justice Miller viii be a westers
man, but further than that he does no
go.