The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-07
The Extraordinary Session OF Con-
gress Which Assem- bles In
Washington.
Financial Legislation Will Be the
Main Thing They Will
Consider.
Tho Appointed Senators and tho Roach
and Power MAtters-Uno noertainty
as to tho Message.


vened in extraordinary session. The his.
tory which the session will make for stself
will probably iustify that title in more
senses than one. Convened for q single
specific obiect--ths repeal Or modification
of what il popularly known as the Shei n
act--it will not be restricted TO that bare
prog anime. but will have in connection to
legislate upon the whole subject Of finance,
including probably = thorough revision of
the tariff. These two subjects. distinct
and yet connected. will supply material
enough to occupy the attention Of congress
for many months TO come.
While the senate will have tho great ad-
vantage of being guided and controlled by
experienced leaders and debaters on both
sides Of the chamber, il will also contain
many members entirely new to its proceed
inas, besides An entirely new set of officers
from Vice. President Stevenson down TO the
committee clerks. The state of California
will have two new men in the senate to
look after her tnterests-White, who sue
oeeded Hearst, and Perkins. who has been
appointed to fill tho place Of Stanfoid.
Kansas has joined to her populist senator
PETER, another man from the populist
ranks, Martin. Kentucky has new sena-
tor. Iindsay. elected to fill The vacancy
caused by Carlisle's resignation. Other
new senators are: Csffrey. Of Louisiana;
Lodge. Of MASSACHUSETTS,; Allen. Of
Nebraska. In place of Paddock; Smith:
Roach of North Dakota; Camden of West
Virginia, and Mitchell. of Wisconsin. In
addition TO those new senators. there are
| three others. as TO whose admission the
question was left undecided at the close of
the extra session. The point in regard to
them is whether q stnts Legislature having
| been in session and having failed to elect
n senator to fill vacancy. the vacancy can
aftsrwsrd be flled through appointment BY
| the governor. The question has arisen
several times In the history Of tbs senate.
but the decisions have not been uniform;
and now precedsns has to be established
In the case of the senators appointed by the
governors Of Montana. Washington and
Wyoming, One of the privileged motion
! peadiMG sg Hoas's resolution touching Sen
ator Roach's character, with Gorman q
substituts, and another il Chandler's rsso-
Luton of similar nature concerning I. g.
Power OF Montana. So far no line Of pol
these subjects and il is probable that in
both the senate and the house the parties
will cRuc1s during tho week to agree upon
their respective plans of campaign.
When the silver question comes up the
TO emost debatsr In the senate on the re-
publican sido will be Sherman. who will be
supported in whatever position he takes by
such able adjutants as Allison. Aldrioh,
Frye. Hoar and Nor i'll, and these will be
as ably antaRonized by suoh republicans az
Jones, of Nevaua. Teller, Wolcott and
Stewart. The leaders of the democrats are
Morgan, PuRh, Vest, Vance and Voorhees,,
who will range themselves not on party
lines, but on their individual and state
views Of the financial policy. Az soon as
notice 10 received from the house that 1t
has organized. . committee will be ap-
pointed to wait upon the president and
notify him that congress is ready to receive
any communication he may care 70 make.
This will be a call for the messsGe explain
| ing tho Presidents reason for conveninQ
congress- in special aession. and suRgesting 9
legislation to cure the ills from which the
countr, is suffering.
The house will be called 10 order by
Clerk Kerr. When he calls the roll he will
look upon nearly 100 new and untried men
and will find many familiar faces absent.
Among these will be Gable. of Illinois.
On lockers from the galleries will also see
familiar faces which have been missing for
years in the halle of legislation, chief
Illinois; Updegraff, of Iowa, and Gear, of
Iowa. There will probably be little done
in the house the hrst week owing to the
non-existsnce of committees. The orRani-
cation of she house tomorrow will take
but short time and the programme for
the remainder Of the day will ooncern the
message from the White house. II ia not
likely that the message will be sent in to-
morrow. The afternoon will probably be
occupied in drawing seats. After the mes
sage both house and senate will probably
adjourn over for three days.
?. esident Cleveland spent the day at his
country home in company with Secretaries
Lamont and Gresham. Vice president
Stevenson reached the city this morning.
Stevenson spoke enthusiastically OF his
e1ps ience and observations while on his
recent trip to the Pacific coast, and appears
to be in excellent health.