The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-08
Progrsmms Mapped Out for the
Extra Session of Congress
in September.
After Organizing the House and
Appointing Committees
Comes a Recess.
Tho Advocates Of Silver Threaten to Gi %
Trouble Unless Their Side ID
Listened to.

| VAsHINdION. May .-In0 6Xtfn session
OF congress to meet early in September, is
the talk in administration circles. BY that
time Senator Mills and Statisticiau Atkin-
son will be ready with tho tariff bill on
Which they are now at work. The plan, az
it ia understood, il to have the committee
on ways and means appointed by Speaker
Crisp. whose election to the speakership ia
q part of the scheme; also the committee
ON appropriations and the committee on
coinage, and possibly one or two other
committees. This done. there will be re-
cess. after the necessary conferences on tho
question of the offices ard whatever else
may be useful to produce concert of action:
and then everything will be done to CON-
centrate public opinion preparatory to tho
reassemblinR of congress about the middle
of November. Then a dead set will be
made for the repeal of tho Sherman silver
law; after that Ia disposed Of. the
committee on ways and means will be
ready to report the tariff bill. the
committee on appropriations being also
ready with its economical bills for harbors
and rivers. public buildings pensions, and
other leading items which have usually en-
braced by far the largest amounts making
| W. sAAS * 'oA4u sosna VI cARcuOltuE0bs I1AV-
ing ratified the administ ration scheme, and
passed such other laws as will complete tho
plan of finance for making the two ends
meet. congress will be expeotsd to ad-
journ. OF course some little time will be
allowed for general legislation which the
president will be ready to sanction or veto,
| as it shall accord with his ideas of putting
as much money into the treasury, and tax
| ing as little out as possible.
All this presupposes the obedience of con-
gress TO tho Presidents will. There is a
rumor that of late President Cleveland has
had something resembling miseivings about
bringing on earlier than the regular NEST
ing OF congress the great battle, which
must end in the success or failure of his
administration. Though hs might not
be much disposed to halt, certain support
CTS OF such power and Importance ns
secm to entitle them to have Il word to say,
ular session. Butthese. having mildly pro-
tested. which is about all there is left to
| them, are expactod to fall in behind the
president and help to put through the pro-
Gramme in whatever way he shall com
mand. With everything cut and dried in
ndvence. and with the greater part of the
| offices hold in reserve with which to con-
vince senators and representatives how
they should net. President Cleveland docs
| not permit himself to seriously question
how 1t will all come out. 1t is believed Sec
retary Carlisle is not SO confident. Were
the plan of action arranged more In har-
lnony with his trained views, and less in
conflict with his experience in congress, less
in antaRonism with the knowledge of pub
lilo sentiment which he has gained as rep
resentative and senator, he would, it is said,
share 20 greater degree than he does the
hopefulness of the president. Yet he will,
after ALL stand up rs courage ously as posi-.
BILE under the circumstances, in support of
his chief.
Those who are opposed to the repeal of
the Sherman law declare they will never
yield. They also expect to be strong
enough to prevent tn, repeal, unless as
much as tho Bland law is given in lieu, at
the very least. 1t is asserted that the ar
guments and agencies tina. the president
will employ to repeal the Sherman bill will
be turned against him. Cleveland having
placed all his eggs in one basket. they say
they will smash them by concentrating the
opposition about his policy in general ap-
proprlations; his new tariff bill; his, re-
trenchment of ha, Dor and river improve
ments and public buildings. and his policy
on PENSIONS His course In other respects
will be sure to arouse democI ats who have
stood before tho country as advocates of u !
tariff for revenue only. and for free trade
otherwise. Yet many statesmen have been
induced to abandon their ground and to 60
in for protection. though not "for proteo.
tion's sake;" while other democrats, not
less conspicuous. have it is said. declared
that they are willing to let Cleveland have
his way without as much as a single obiec-
tion. "Let him try it on the tariff. and on
finance in general and particular" said a
democrat not now in cong ess yet in office.
and who for a lifetime has held to othe
views and another course of policy. ''If
the country is willing to have the expert
ment proceed it will manifest TINT feeling.
IL IL is not. it will find wavs to speak out"