The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-03
NO SESSION TILL FALL.
CLEVELAND WON'T CONVENE CoN.
GRESS IN THE SPRING.

Imperative Necessity for Action on
Account Of the Depleted Condition
OF the Treasury the only Reason
That Would Induce Him to Call q
Session Before the Autumn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-The recent con-
ference between the President-elect and
Speaker Crisp was expected to result In
some authorized announcement on the sub
iect Of an extra session. While these an
tcipstions have not been realized, as
Speaker Crisp has studiously refrained
from giving out any statement as to what
passed between Mr.. Cleveland and him
self something in the nature of a statement
on good authority is being passed around
among the democrstic leaders. This runs
TO the effect that while no final decision
will be made on the question Of an extra
session of congress until February, by
which time the cabinet OF Presidents
elect Cleveland will probably be selected,
the probabilities are decidedly against
an extra session before next autumn.
Mr.. Cleveland, it Is stated, has
said to the democratic leaders in congress
that he will call congress together in special
session. He also told them, 1t is reported,
that it would not be oonvoked before
autumn, unless the financial situation and
lutely imperative that congress meet in the
spring to provide the government with the
necessary amount of revenue to meet its
expenses. He wished to avoid the necessity
Of an early extra session.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATION.
Very soon after the holiday recess the
subcommittee of the House committee on
ways and means, appointed to investigate
the condition OF the treasury, will begin
it's work. On the result of its Investigation
may possibly depend the time at which con-
gress is called together. The conclusion on
the part OF the majority of the subcom-
mittee that there will be an actual
deficit in the treasury unless ad-
ditional revenue is raised might induce
Mr.. Cleveland, it is thought, to alter his
views with reference 60 an extra session In
the spring, but no other consideration that
will bring about such a result is now fore
seen. 1t is the opinion OF some Of the leading
democrats IN the House that investi0at
will show that the treasury receipts and
expenditures are very nearly equal at pres
ent and tnat there Is grave reason to fear
an excess of the latter in the coming fiscal
year. By the end of this month the sub
committees work of investigation v i'll either
be concluded or far enough In progress to
permit the democratic members to acQuaint
Mr.. Cleveland with the situation and their
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final de ,ision with reference to
an extra session may be based
on full Information as to the treasury con-
ditions which viii confront his admfnistra-
tion the first year or year an a half Of its
existence. 1t is because of the possibility
of a close approximation between the
revenues and expenditures that some serious
attention is being paid BY the democratic
members 20 the proposition TO increase the
whisky tax. This would be an easy method
of raising additional money. and Chairman
Springer and his associates will take Ii
under advisement If the result Of their in-
vestigation disclosesa call for more revenue.