The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-08-11
THE TWELFTH TIME.
The Converting of Congress in
Special Session.
GRAVE CONTROVERSIES PENDING.
Finance and Tariff Need All Wisdom for
Proper Solution Changes In the
Senate and Personal Charac-
teristics.

| WASHINGTON, Aug. z. - For the
| twelfth time in the history of the Unit.
ed States, congress was at noon con-
vened in extraordinary session. The
history which the session will make for
itself will probably justify that title in
more senses than one. Convened for a
single specific obiect-the repeal OF
modification of whist is known as the
| Sherman act-it will not be restricted
to that bare programme. but will have.
in connection, to legislate upon the
whole subject of finance, including
probably a thorough revision of the
tariff. Those two subjects, distinct
and yet connected, will supply material
enough to occupy the attention of con-
gress for many months to come.
| While the senate will have the great
advantage of being guided and con-
trolled by experienced leaders and de-
| baters on both sides of the chamber, it
will also contain many members en-
tirely new to its proceedings.
The state of California will have two
new men in the senate to look after
her interests-Mr. White. who succeed
ed Mr.. Hearst, and Mr. Perkins, who
has just been appointed by the gov
ernor to fill the place of Mr.. Stanford.
Kansas has joined to her populist
senator. Mr.. PETER, another man ap-
pointed from the populist ranks. but
on whom the democrats rely-Mr. Mar
| tin.
Kentucky has a new senator. Mr..
| 7 81 h.
| caused by Mr.. CarliSles resignation.
Louisiana has one in Mr.. Gallery.
who took, last Jauary. the seat made
| vacant by the death of Mr.. Gibson.
Massachusetts, has one in Mr. Cabot
/ Lodge. who succeeded MIR. Dawes
/ Nebraska has Mr. Allen. elected in
! place of Paddock; New Jersey. Mr..
/ Smith. elected in place of Blodgett.
! New York. Mr.. Murphy. elected in place
Of Mr.. Hiscock: North Dakota. Mr..
Roach: West Virginia. MIR. Camden,
: who, however. served former term in
! the senate from 1881 to 1887, and Wis
consin one in Mr.. Mitchell who, like
the vice president, has had two terms
experience in the house of representa-
tives
In addition to those new senators
there are three others as to whose ad-
mission the question was left unde-
cided at the close of the extra session.
And this question must be one of the
first TO be settled and decided after the
senate meets. The point in regard to
them is whether, a state legislature
having been in session and having failed
to elect a senator to fill vacancy. the
vacancy can afterward be filed
through appointment by the governor.
The question has arisen before sew
eral times in the history of the senate
but its decision has not been uniform:
and now precedent has to be estab-
lished in the case of senators appointed
by the governors OF Montana. Wash
ington and Wyoming.
But it is to the old leaders of both
political parties in the senate that the
public will look for action. Foremost
on the republican side is Mr.. Sherman.
who gave his name to the act now the
object of so much condemnation-an
act which ne has defended as compro-
mise measure. and which he is now
willing and anxious to see repealed.
He will probably be supported in what
ever position he takes by such able adj
jutants as Allison. Aldrich, Frye, Hoar
and Morrill,, and ne will be as ably an
tagonized by such republican senators
as Jones. of Nevada; Teller, WolcOtt
and Stewart.
There are quite as many experienced
debaters and parliament1rians on the
democratic side including Senators
German, cray. George, Harris,
Morgan, Pugh, Vest, Vance and
Voorhees,, but they will range
themselves not on party lines, but on
their individual and state views of
fina ncial policy. The first business in
order after the senate is called to order
will be to administer the oath of Office
to the senator's and the new secretary
of the senate. The senators who will
take the oath are Mr.. Perkins, who
succeeds Senator Stanford; Mr.. Pasco,
of Florida who has been reelected
after serving al interim under ruber
material appointment, and Mr.. Quay,
of Pennsylvania, who was not present
during the last extra session and so
has not yet qualified.
As soon as notice is received from the
house that il IS organized the proper
committee will be appointed to wait
upon the president and notify him that
congress is ready to receive any COM
munication he NAV care TO make This
v&il call for the message explaining the
10
, gress in special session and suggesting
legislation to cure The ills from which
the country is suffering. The torrid
heat of the capital at this time does not
incite to active exertion. so that the
senators are not likely to sit many
hours daily to hold daily sessions at the
beginning. II. however, the senate is
disposed to 90 earnestly TO work from
the start. it has before it, as already
stated, the privileged question of the
. rights to seats of Senator Mantle, of
Montana; Beckwith. of Montana, AMI
Allen, of Washington.
Should the republican rs insist upon
the disposition of these cases nothing
can be done until they are acted upon
Another privileged motion pending is
Mr.. Hoar's resolution touching Senat or
Roach's character, with Mr.. Germans
substitute, and still another is Mr.
Chambers resolution of similar nature.
concerning Senator Power. So far nc
line of policy has been defined by either
party upon these subjects and is prob
| allie that in both the senate and house
| the parties will caucus during the week
to agree upon their respective plans OF