The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-08-07
THEY START OUT TODAY
Congress All Ready to Bssin Its Work
for The Extra SESSION.
1T WILL BE A LONG JOB
Men Who viii Be the Rival Lead
ers In the Silver Fieht-Both
Houses VIII BE Slow In
Starting.

time In the history of tho United States,
congress will at noon tomorrow be con-
vcned in extraordinary session. The his
tory which the session will mako for itself
will probably justify that title in more
senses than ono. Convened for single,
specific object--thc repeal or modification
OF what is popularity known as the Sher-
man act-it will not be restricted to that
programme, but will have IN connection
to legislate upon the whole subject of
finance, including probably a 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 the great adj
vantage of being guided and controlled
by experienced leaders and dcbatcrs on
both sides of the chamber, Il will also con.
tain many members now TO its proceed
ings, besides an entirely new set of
officers from Vice President Stevenson
down to the committee on clerkships.
The state of California will have two
new men in the senate to look after her
interests-White, who succeeded Hearst,
and Perkins, who has been appointed to
I'LL the place of Stanford. Kansas has
joined to her populist senator, PETER, an
other man from the populist ranks-Mar-
Tin. Kentucky has a new senator, Lind
say, elected to fill the vacancy caused by
Carlislc's resignation. Other new sen-
ators are Coifey of louisiana; Lodge of
Massachusetts; Allen OF Nebraska in
place of Paddock-Smith Of New Jersey;
Murphy of New York; Roach of North
Dakota Camden of West Virginia. and
Mitchell of Wisconsin. In addition TO these
new senators, there are three others as to
n.
undecided at the close of the extra ses-
sion. The point in regard TO them is
| whether. the state legislature having been
| in session and having failed to elect a
| senator to iill a vacancy, the vacancy can
afterwards bc filed through appointmcnt
by the governors. Tho question has
| arisen before several times in tho history
| of the senate. but the decisions have not
been uniform and now a precedent has TO
| be established in tho case of the senators
appointed by the governors OF Montana,
| Washington aud Wyoming.
When the silver question comes up, tho
foremost debatcr on the republican side
will he Sherman, who will be supported ia
whatever position he takes by such able
adjutants as Allison, Aldrlch, Hoar and
Morrill,, and these will be as ably antago-
nized by such republicans as Jones New i,
Teller, Wolcott and Stewart. The leaders
of the democrats are Senators German,
Gray, George. Harris, Morgan, Puah. Vest,
Vance and voorhees,. who will range them.
selves. not on party lines, but on their in-
diyidual and state views of financial pol.
| icy.
As soon as notice is received from the
house that il has organised, q committee
will be appointed to wait on the president
TO notify him that congress is ready to re-
ceive any communication he may care to
make. This will be a call for the message
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