Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-31
AN EARLY CONGRESS
Appears 10 Be the Desire
Of Speaker Crisp.
CLEVELAND NAY NOT YIELD
Some Interesting Gossip Concerning
an Extra Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec 81 The friends OF
Spedker Crisp assume 10 be very we'll sat-
isfed with the interview with President.
elect Cleveland. They 10 not admit that
he made the surrender 20 the president
elect which s alleged. Before his de-
psrture for New York he had a confer
ence with his friends, at which the posi-
tion he would take, II he saw Mr.. Cleve-
land. was very carefully considered. From
information Just received by his friends
here, the call upon Mr.. Cleveland was
very satisfactory and resulted In "A better
understanding Of questions at issue The
subject Of conversation was not 80 much
tariff and finance AS the settlement Of the
question OF an extra session.
In order that the situation may be fully
understood, il may be well To state that
when Don Dickinson was here recently, he
had protracted conference with the
speaker concerning the question OF an ex-
ira session, in which he took occasion to
inform Mr. Crisp that Mr.. Cleveland was
very much
Opposed to Calling q Session
after March T. The speaker, however, at
considerable length explained to him why
he was in favor of an extra session. He
said that at least two-thirds OF the Demo-
cratic members OF the present house and
large majority Of those elected to the
next took the same view that he did Mr..
Dickinson suggested to Mr.. Crisp that he
had better go To New York and talk the
matter over with Mr.. Cleveland. The
speakers visit. therefore, at this time. was
for the purpose OF talking over this AMI
subjects which might require action at
the present congress.
Ii is very certain that Mr.. Cleveland
will not consent TO AN extra session OF
congress unless IL is explicitly understood
aud provided that there shall be no legis-
lation whatever, the time being devoted
simply To the perfecting Of the organiza-
tion and appointment Of one or two com
mittees, "a recess until fall to follow. 1t IL
not by any means certain that the presi-
dent-elect will agree even to this, ~ he is
very much averse to having the new con-
gress here AT all. number of prominent
Democrats favor an extra session, but are
willing to acquiesce In the wishes OF the
president-elect.
1t is understood that the chief reason
for the speakers Zeal in behalf Of an ex-
ira session is that it will improve his
chances for reelection. He is well aware
that there is an
Undercurrent OF Opposition
10 him among many prominent party men
who would like to compass his defeat.
They are inclined to believe that IL they
had time to organize their forces they
might accomplish something. An early
session, therefore. would strengthen the
chances Of Speaker Crisp. A fall or regu-
lar session would enable his opponents to
make better fight
II has been intimatsd that Pr esident-
elect Cleveland Is not favorable to Mr.
Crisp's reelection, but there Is no reliable
opinion that il would be wise to inter fere
in that contest. In the struggle two years
ago between Messrs. Crisp and Mills
efforts were made at that time to draw
Mr. Cleveland into the contest, but he
absolutely declined to interfere. The race
had narrowed down to a fight between the
friends of
Mr.. Cleveland and Senator Hill
on the line of the presidential nomination.
Hill and his friends espoused the cause Of
Mr.. Crisp, and the outcome was his
triumphant election. Mills and his friends
have never recovered from that defeat,
and are still smarting under the chargrin,
despite the tact that Mr.. Mills has since
been appointed to the senate.
The friends Of Senator Mills do not in
tend to peacefully acquiesce in Mr..
Crisp's reelection. They propose to pur-
sue the line Of opposition marked out, and
will only ask that the president-elect will
not interfere.
The main object Of Speaker Crisp's visit
to New York, it Is claimed, is held In
allegiance to await developments In any
event Mr.. Cleveland's wishes will prevail
lie is the master OF the situation, and the
Democratic managers will be compelled
TO accede to his purposes