The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-09
THE SUMNER RECESS.
A Wide Difference of Opinion
as to the Date.
CONGRESS STILL WASTING TIME
Mr.. Wilson Sets July go as the Earliest,
"niie Allen Predicts a Month Later
All Pure Crossword.

An interesting question all over the coun-
try at this time is the probable date that
tne present congress will take its summer
recess. In Washington City there is
"ide difference of opinion as TO the date
upon which the recess will be taken. Up
70 this time, as is well known, very little
legislative work has been done. The pre-
oictlon made at the opening of the session
that this congress would be a do-nothing
one Is amply verified. The cause of the
delay is attributed by the Republicans to
the action of the big Democratic majority
In the House. The fact that there are two
cilques in the Democratic party in the
lower branch has had a great deal to do
with the delay in acting upon legislation
OF Importance. Whether this is to con-
tinue right along is not known.
but the chances are that the
work that is necessary will not be
fully completed before late in the fall. As
has been previously stated. members of
congress differ very materially in their
ideas as to the time the recess will be
taken. A few interviews have been Sc
cured with members from Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Washington and Colorado. They are
given herewith. Senator Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, said:
l think congress will take a recess about
July Is. According to the Democratic pro-
gramme, about the only important business
teiore congress now is the repeal of the bind
ing Irvine clause in the tariff bill 1t does not
seem to me that this will take congress very
long to consider, as it only benefits the farmers
TO very small extent The fact is that the re-
peal OF the binding twine clause, as the Demo-
Gratis propose, would give the farmer the benefit
OF sl50 on 100 acres of land.
Representative Wilson, of Washington,
said:
From the present condition of affairs in the
House OF Representatives it is impossible for
any man to look into the horoscope OF the future
and tell anything about the time we will take
recess We may get away by the 10th OF July;
We may get away by the middle Of August; we
may be fortunate enough get away by the LIST
of October. l am inclined to think we will get
through about the middle OF August
Senators Wolcott and Teller and Repre-
sentative Townsend, of Colorado, were all
seen in regard to the probable time that
the recess would be taken, but neither of
the trio had any information to give out
on this matter. All three agreed that it
would be an utter impossibility to even
indicate the date that the recess would be
taken.
Senator Allen, of Washington. said:
II looks to me at this time though congress
would be able to take a recess some time be-
tween the middle OF August and the LIST of Sep
TENDER. l have an idea that all the work that
will be done by this congress will be accom-
plished by this time.
Mr.. Lynch, of Wisconsin, in answer to
the question as to what his idea was of the
time a recess would be taken, said:
1t is impossible to say when congress will ad-
journ. A Comanche Indian could guess well
as any man on the floor OF the House.
Representative Haugen, of Wisconsin,
said he had an idea that congress would
be able to adjourn by August 1, and did
not believe the session was going to be as
long as the last two congresses.
Delegate Joseph, of New Mexico, said:
l do not believe but what this session will
run into the next If the business drags from
this time on it has in the past, this will GER
tainly be the outcome. 1t seems that every
dollar that has been asked for in the
way OF an appropriation has been fought
so hard when taken up that it will
be impossible to transact the business
congress has before it before late in October at
the best, and as l before stated, there is just a
bare possibility they wont adjourn at all. In a
case of this kind sort of an arrangement
would be made by which the members would
return home to vote.
Senator Washburn of Minnesota, Sena-
tor Hansbrough of North Dakota, Repre-
sentative Johnson of the same state, and
Representative Picker of South Dakota,
were unable TO even make an Ineligible
guess as to the recess date. Representa-
tive Jolly, of South Dakota, did not seem
to have fully gotten into the harness up
10 this time When asked whether he
could give an idea as to the
time congress would take recess, he said
he had no idea about it. The fact is, when
he was approached, he declared that he
did not have any idea about anything.