Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-06

Now for the Battle.

The Christmas and New Years holidays
are over, and the notes Of preparation for
battle royal In Congress are not few.
Less than two months remain OF the
short sessiop-less than two thirds OF the
working days are at the disposal OF our
Lawmakers. Congress met on the FIRST day
of December, so that the session will ex-
tend over thirty-one days in December,
thirty-one in January. twenty-eight in
February, and four in INSTRUMENTATION
in all; of which number thirty-one in De-
cember and five in January have already
been consigned 10 the past. leaving only
ffty-cieht in which 10 do the immense
amount Of work which must be done upon
pain-such Is the threat-of an extra ses-
sion. We count Sundays, but all except
one Sunday should be left uncounted, so
that only about fifty working days are left
Let us say at once that there will be no
extra session next spring. The cry that
6llibustering on the part OF the Demo-
Gratis will necessitate one will not deceive
the old warehouses; Of the Democratic
party. If the Republicans had elected
last fall Republican House OF Repre-
sentatives there would be some plausibility
In the cry. but knowing as we do that the
Democrats will have such o majority in
the next House of Representatives as will
cause to quake in their shoes all the Re-
publican officials who are afraid of being
Investigated by q committee of the
House of Representatives OF the House
itself, we can afford to laugh to scorn the
pretence Of the Republican rascals " that
they fear an extra session will DO called by
President HARRISON if the Democrats Of
the present House shall decide to show
their manhood by war to the knife upon
the force bill and any and ell other objec-
tionsble measures which they may be chsl-
lenged by the Republicans to antago-
nize.
In word. it Is the Democrats and not
the Republicans who have cause to threat
en- their opponents with an extra SESSION.
The failure to pass at the present session
an important appropriation billiard all
appropriation bills are important-would
almost certainly compel Mr.. HARnfsos to
convene Congress in extra session, however
much he might dislike to have the House
of Representatives laundering at his door
next spring OF summer. We trust that
the Democrats Of the present House will
"stand not upon the order" of their
fihbustering, but will resort to that SELF
protective proceeding whenever they find
m opportunity. No occasion should be
permitted to pass unimproved for
raising the question of quorum
or the question of consideration. The
Democrats should, however, hold them
selves in readiness TO pass all the appro-
priation bills and all other bills OF dignity
and importance whenever the Republicans
in the House Of Representatives shall agree
TO abandon their sbominable scheme for
perpetuating the rule Of the Republican
party; that is, the force bill, and all the
rest Of the bills framed in the interest OF
that wicked party OF Inallgnants and Sec
tionalists We repeat that the Democrats
ought to hold an extra session in te,rorem
over the Republicans. 1t is downright i'm
pudence in the latter to profess to be will
ing TO have one. II is as il the criminal in
the dock should threaten the judge upon
the bench with special jury.