The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-01-22

FO2 THE NEW CONGRESS.
Mon in Roth Parties Favor an Extra Sos

W A~IlINGTDN, Jan. I3.-The belief
| that President Harrison will find it nee
cSsary to call the Iifty-sccond Congress
into extra session III the spring is gain
iug ground among the Democratic Sen
at"rS. HAd y good many Republican Sen
&tOrS viii not hc surprised if it happens
DH J.v Democratic side Of the chamber
the telling is becoming quite general
, i.1tt IN extra session will be Il good
ihIn2 for the party, and there arc some
HrpHoilcim Senators who think it might
/ t.. ni advantage to their party.
Eu'nucrHtlC senators aro looking fOl
acre Hr less friction and pickering in
.!AuGtng the enormous Democratic ma
!prity in the next House of Representa-
irrS, composed of so many new men
lHry pave 4 notion, too, that among tho
muju!ity VIII be found several "crankS, '
VIII" may have Il chance to do the party
harm before they are found out, and the
best means of SuppreSsing whom will
have to be developed us their traits dc,
Vclop. Wild and visionary schemes
which will never be enacted into law
but which will be annoying to financial
ana business interests, are sure to be
brought forward, and the Democratic
party will be held responsible for them
Even If every Democratic Representa-
tive was 4 conservative, it would take a
long time to get Il House having so
many new Legislators into good working
order.
The Democratic Senators have con-
Stantly in mind the fact that 4 Presiden-
tial election will be held next year, and
that the record made at the first session
of the next Congress will have Il great
rpSJl1t
they argue, it will be good thing if, at
an extra session in March or April, the
Democrats can have the chance to be-
come acquainted with each other. The
new members can "learn the ropes" of
legislation, and then the
Democrats can come back for the regular
session in December in good working
order and all preparcdto avoid mistakes
that will hurt in the Presidential cam
pagn.
Such Republicans us favor an extra
session do SO because they expect to see
the Democratic majority in the House
get into trouble i'll consequence Of it's
unWieldy size and the radical notions of
some Of It's Alliance and other elements,
and they argue that the sooner the
Democrats begin making blunders and
creating factiONal diSSenSionS, the better
it will be for the Republicans.
But whatever may be the opinion of
the majority of the Senate as to the
dcSirabiity of an extra session, the
course OF the Senate SO far has been
precisely that best calculated to force
such Il session. The present session be-
gan December |, and will end March I
SO that less than two months remain,
yet the entire time up to Monday last
was wasted upon the PARTISAN force
bill, and since then the finance bill has
hcld the floor. y few puplic building
bills and some private measures have
been acted on at odd moment, now and
thcn. but none Of the important public
measures which ought TO receive attcn-
tOn, and not one of the great appro-
rrlation bills, which must be passed if
an extra session is to be avoided, has
yet been acted upon.
The finance bill will remain the un-
finished business until ut least the close
OF " tdneSday SSttmg. 50 that one half
the session will have passed with not
more than one important measure dis
posed of. If it had been the design of
III" Senate majority to force an extra
session the record Of its work for the
first Inlf Of this session would be re-
gard"l as convincing evidence that
N" design would he successfully carried
ont