The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-13
An Extra Session Precedent.

Among the reasons assigned why 10
extra session Of congress si0lld be hcid
the coming Spring is that s12ch sessions
heretofore have been Of 80 bene1t but,
Oh the contrary, Of positive injury 10 the
party responsible for them. When these
preceGents are examined Il VIII lie found
that tie case mostly relied upon IS the
extra session Of 1871 called after the over
whelming wing victory of 1870.
THIS extra session will lie seen, upon
examination. 20 furnish 10 reason why
we should net have an extra session III
1893. bat It GCcs show that any extra
session is more likely to niure than to
beuenl The party il power, # lis perform
a0ces 90 lot come up 20 tie promises
made 10 the country il the canvass re
sulting IN It's election.
President Harrison was iraUgura.ed IL
March tS.1 aid he Immediately issued
his proclamation converting congress in
extra session early il Tic following sum
mer. Congress met Oh The day appointed,
but in the meantime Harrison Lad died
aud Tyler had succeeded 10 Tie prcsi,tcn-
cy. Now AIr. Tyler, SO far as his opinions
ca tie bank Question-tLan tie important
issue-were concerned, was much more
CT democrat tlan a Wig, 50 much mere
SO, that Il so great & Calamity IS tie
death 0f is presidential candidate mao
appeared possible 10 the whig convention
Of 1850, another vice president, frpler il
tie faith .han Tyler, wovIu have been
associated w.lii Harrison.
However, M. Clay framed lis hank
b.ll, passed it triuiHphaE.ly ,hrouan ho,h
senate and house AIT: sell; L IL President
TYLER. who vetoed Il. Tie wigs III con
gross, Eot having votes enough 70 over
ride the veto, drafted another biIl 10 meet
as lar as possible NJ. Tyler's objection
AIT. sent that lBtasJrc on rs way TcjoiC-
nc through senate and house and Up 10
Captain Tyler. Tie il;oIpOsitiOn CT ar
other veto killed this second and last I'LL,
after which Mr.. Clay and the other wing
leaders sWoTe at The president for a trai-
tor and adjourned their extra session. A
result was that the democrats had a good
ma; ori;y IN The lease Ct representatives,
chosen IL 49,.
Tie controlling fact IL this case was
that the wings carried he election Ct 1s40
under certain pledges to the people which
they cord not carry Cut because President
Harrison died. q contingency not fofeseen
and 50 rot guarded against. That their
relief measure broke Gown n I'D extra
instead instead Cf a regular session Cid
not matter ROT The other fact that il was
q party misfortune ard Tot a party fault
It was party failure and tlat was
enough.
So now. The democratic rarty has
promised: tie people speedy re..ef from
rnbearablc burdens. The quicker 1t
comes the better and herein IS The neces-
sity fur an extra session. But if 10 relief
results from democratic effort. Il viii to
neither pa!Iiat;cn ncr excuse That the fail
uTe was Tie record Of & regular and not
al extra session.
TIE precedent cited shows that II Is
not he extra session which hurts tut that
ii is the neglect or refusal If lie yictcli-
Gus party to carry cat It's promises which
bills
The Man Afraid Ct an Extra Session
VIII have 20 be stimulated with a mustard
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