The morning call., 1892-11-13
NO EXTRA SESSION,
MIR. CleVeland'S Hands Will
Be Full.
THE SENATE WILL MEET,
But There Is No Need for the
House.
Leaders Do Not Believe the New presi-
dent Will Burden Himself With
Unsolicited Advice.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-There viii be a
great deal of work attending the complete
transfer of the Government from one party
7 70 the other.
The Democrats will have enough to per-
plex them and occupy their time. it is con-
tended By some of the party leaders, without
an extra session of Congress. These claim
that 1t is matter of notoriety that Mr..
Cleveland entertains no high opinion of
Congressman as 8 class, and that he will
consider that he can get along for few
months after his Inauguration without any
more of their advice than is forced upon
him. The Senate will have TO meet in extra
session, as II always does at the opening of
q new administration. for the purpose of
confirming appointments. 1t is likely, &C
eording TO those who oppose an extra ses-
sion. that MI Cleveland will not keep the
Senators together long, but will let them
60 after they have confirmed his Cabinet
and few other appointments. aud viii
make the great bulk of the changes In
offices where confirmation is required
during the recess, to be confirmed when Con-
gress comes together In the regular order Of
time.
The great task on taking control of the
Senate will be the assignment of the SEN
atofs 10 their posts of duty. This will be
done by party caucus, and Senatorial
courtesy" Will be umpire. The chairman
ships Of the COMMITTEES on Finance. at the
head OF which Morrill, now stands, of Appro-
pTiatiOns, over which Allison presdes, and
Of the Judiciary, in which Hoar succeeded
EdmuDd5. are high honoTs for distinguished
Senators.
Ordinarily the Senatorial custom Of recog-
nlziDg seniority will be followed, but there
will probably be enough Of departure from
this to give interest 10 discussions of the
organization. In these committees will be
wrought the legislation which will distn-
Ruish the new Government from the Gov
ernment Of the past.
If the new administration is to be dstn-
guished for economy Of appropriations and
for fiscal reforms this will be accomplished
through the Committee on Appropriations.
At the head Of the Democrats on that CON-
mittee s the counterpart Of Holman, who
now presides over the cores sponding COM
mittee in the House. 1t is Cockrell Of Mis-
souri,, who Is, Ike Holman, an economist
and he is in addition an advocate Of the re-
organization of the Government service,
with reduction of the force all along the
line. lie was the instigator and the life and
being of the famous Cockrell departmental
reform investigation. Out of that he got a big
report, but the reforms suggested have never
been adopted, and ii is something of q
hobby with the Senator.
Second to him on the committee Is German,
whose speech in the Senate last session in
dieates clearly lat he does not believe in
the Holman-Coekrell sort of reform and re-
trenchment. The party policy as to appro-
pristions will be indicated by the selection
between these two men. Cockrell has the
call for the place. being the senior. but Cor
man is big enough man in the party to be
put oyer the head of almost any other man
In the Senate without apology.
Through the Finance Committee will pass
any tariff bill or financial measure that is to
be enacted without original jurisdiction
over the tariff, that resting with the House.
This committee will have much to do with
shaping any bill that is TO pass. The man
who will stand in order OF promotion to the
chairmanship Of this committee is Dan
VOORHEES,. Mcpherson Of New Jersey, who
is suspected Of not being as earnest tariff
refOTmer as are some others, stands next,
and Carlisle, the tariff expert. last Of all.
Senatorial courtesy will probably keep
VOORHEES, 10 the fore. In the last Congress
the responsibility for the tariff bill was,
however, left to Aldrich. who was but fifth
In rank On the committee, and the Demo-
Gratis may follow this example when they
come to deal with this question. But the
question of the repeal Of The 10 per cent tax
on bank notes must also come up In this
committee and it is doubtful whether Nc
Pherson would ever consent 10 report in
favor Of such repeal.
This is but suggestion of the work OF
organization the Democrats have before
them in taking control of the Senate. There
are over fifty committees TO organize, and
the problem before the caucus will be to ft
party policy. Senatorial courtesy and per-
sonal ambition together SO as to prevent
friction.
This and the confirmation OF Mt. Cleve-
lands appointments Will, 1t is claimed, be
enough work for the Senators to dispose Of
before tile regular meeting of Congress,
without having the Houselin session TO send
over tariff bill and other measures 10 them.
Besides all this every Democrat in the
House and Senate will be fully occupied In
helping 10 turn the rascals out"