Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-31
TALKED TO DEATH
The Legend Quay Wants Writ.
ten This Session
OVER THE GRAVE OF INCOME TAX.

Has Speech of His Own That Will Last
Month-An Extra Session Probable il
This and the New Currency Bill Are Not
Passed by the Present Congress-Some
Gossip About Former Extra Sessions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-The talk of an
early extra session of tho Fifty fourth
congress has been revived at the Capitol.
Upon two pending bills it is generally
believed, hinges the question of whether
Mr.. Cleveland will convolc the new con-
greSs soon after the death of the Fifty
third March 4. These two bills are the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
which contains the appropriation for
carrying the income tax into effect and
which is pending in the senate, and the
Carlisle currency bill, which is under de-
bate in the house and the fate of which
will be decided soon after the house re-
convenes Jan. 3.
The opponents of the income tax, led, it
is understood, by Senators Hill and Quay,
will make a desperate fight in the senate
and will exhaust every parliamentary ex-
peaient to defeat it. Mr. Quay, it is said,
has added largely to the accumulated
speech with which he proposed talking
the tariff bill to death at the last session
unless certain concession We're made in
the wool schedule and is prepared to stand
a long siege.
The Currency EiIl.
He already has enough manuscript, it is
said, to consume a months time of the
senate and with proper support believes
the efforts of the income tax opponents
will be successful. Many Democratic
members of the senate, however, affect to
believe that the ultimate defeat of the bill
before adjournment is impossible. If it
fail an extra session would be imperative
If the administration proposes 10 make
the income tax operative. The currency
bill, offered by the administration as a
means of partially relieving the treasury,
is regarded as of paramount importance
The condition of the treasury is critical
! The gold reserve is dwindling rapidly and
another bond issue is regarded as inevit-
able if nothing is done to prevent the
drain of gold.
| Mr.. Cleveland, it is understood on high
authority, is very much in earnest in his
desire for some legislation mt this session
to relieve this treasury, and il it is not
| forthcoming there are many who believe
nc wiz iiiiiiie'iiaVeis CON, ohc 'tic my
iourtn congress- anu ASK tie iieeueo reiIet
oi ms Poiis'cai iuNers1ries, II iiiusl ho1
We nofsoe,Si hoWcNer, tHao oheIe are
hiany VI tiie hepupuciih ieaocrs VINO are
opposed TO any tactics Ehlcn wili maze
~ N->'A" 'N'9 iiooo'soiy
"euic kse -sad foiicy.
| Ihcy DeneFe from a PORTUGAL stand
Al. -.
point that 1t would be bad policy and Will
not encourage or even abet any move
looking TO that emu should MI CleNe-
land call an extra session he VIII be the
second president since the war to convene
congress IN extraordinary session twice
during MS term OF Office. OntN MI.
Cleveland convened the extra session IN
August OF last year no extra session had
been called since 1879, when Mr.. Hayes
called an extraordinary session two weeks
alter his inauguration
| mat session was forced py several rld-
ers which the Dem ocrats, who had con
troll OF the house, had placed on the army
appropriation Dill One OF them repeaieu
the law permitting soluiers at the polls.
Although the Democrats had elected a
majority OF tho ensuing mousse on that oc-
caslon, the brici time Oh TWO weeks al
ioweu py INr' ii'ses ZOE 'he representa-
tlVes-eiec' 10 rctch /" ashihs.o" 'ii'iuc IL
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