Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-06
AN EXTRA SESSION
OF the Finy-Second Congress is Advised
by an Astutc Mind.

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by an Astute Mind.
Su.itl Tsisgrgg, 70 ,ts Register.
WASHINGTON, January 81 think
DO would be good politics FOR the Demo-
Gratis 90 have an extra session Of Con-
eresS On the spring said q Shrewd Dem
ocratic member 90 the REGISTER cor
respondent. "Nhy2 TN tell you. The
country has been ia bad shape fnan-
ciauy for months. The passage Of the
Mckinley bill has had a great deal 10
du with it. The first effect of that bad
measure was TO send the prices of al
most all necessities OF life up, while the
tendency OF wages has been downward.
Then. money has been tight, an indirect
consequence of the passage OF the Nc
Kiuley BILL Now, II the Filty-second
Congress does not assemble before the
regular time. ia December, in the natu-
ral course OF events, the country Will
either have accommodated itself TO the
new condition of affairs brought about
by the Mckinley bin, OF the people Will
themselves take measures 20 cOun-
t-ract the evils from which they
are suffering. In any event.
the tendency viii be toward better
times. for the American people have got
SD much energy. Intelligence and deter
mination that it will take much worse
work than has been done 10y the major
itv uf the present Congress and that
WAS bad enough, the Lord know to
permanently injure or hamper them.
I'm other words, the American people can
stand a great deal. Ii the people are
left 90 work out unaided the new dlih-
cultieS imposed on them by the Mckln-
lev bin aud the other Republican legiS-
lafiou of this Congress, the impression
will be- created that the Mckinley bill
was not 30 yillainOUs Us 10 has been said
fo be after an. This is human nature
Ne All feel like laughing 10 great dan-
rerS aud ,ufferiugs when We have -"e-
cessfully fought our way through them.
..But nsw. the Congressman contn-
ned. ",uppOSiue ag extra session Is
called in the sprisg. There Will be
big Democratic majority In the House,
aud that branch of Congress can inltlate
. legislation calculated to give the country
needed help in its struggle out Oh lhe
hole into which the Republicans nave
nlunged it. We can introduce aud pass
sep3rate bills correcting Some oil the
w1r.t faatrres OF the Mckinley act.
The Senate nay refuse 20 pass them
but IL will do 50 at It's OH Uer ana the
f,ult cannot be laid al the d00r ot the
Democrats II the people are lelt TO
wrestlc. uhaised by Congress. with the
burdens Congress haS imposed on them
Then We could pass a Tree cc'.%ge olii'
40 son.. similar financial measure cal
rulated 10 increase the volume oil cur
rpncv and solve the money Stringency'
Thete il no d0uOt sny measure
II This Kind passed by tie House
would 20 through tha Senate iqss
enough. The President could veto u u
be D,aased or sign 10 II indorsed' f!s
.onutrv would hold him reSponSioie-
I'm this sBy an extra session wouid oe
m real benefit 20 the country. 1t would
,id the people Ia tidihg Qset the present
5i0rulties and would hasten tho aHs tA'
~ better times. Naturally the pr0p'p
,yonl5 feel grateful to the Democratic
,,o,s. for what it did or tried 70 do ana
tbe nary would thus be much more apt
to retain in Us ranks the thousands OF
,otsrs who came " is IN Novemoer'o
.The objection has bccq Nede To the
extra session" the Congressman eqn.
,inued. ..that the iargensSS % the t'emo-
cratic majority in the House Ill 1eaq
ro inudlcious action, aud that many
Wild schemes will be brought forward
by the new members. There's nothing
I M thls in my opinion. Every one
Knows no. zach new member can
do I'm the House. AsalWays. the course
of leg station will be stCpp@4 ~ thhe eN-
n.rienced leaders of the House. tl+
, .p.~ danger will De TO the selection oi a
won't 4, inexperienced speaker, and
srJ tbere j.. iiit,e L arre of that.