The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-01-23
AN EXTRA SESSION.
The Republicans in Congress Already
Preparing for it,

WASHINGTON, Jan, %, The Re
publicans of Congress are preparing
for an extra session The import
ant question presented is what
their policy will be, and to the set
tlement of this they are devoting
themselves. Both the Republican
and the Democratic leaders, start
ing with Speaker Crisp and Mr..
Reed in the House, and German,
Voorhees,, Aldrich and Sherman on
the Senate side, and running
through almost the entire list OF
men Of both parties whose opinions
usually counts for anything, are
fully convinced that there will be
an extra session Of the Fifty-fourth
Congress They are now spcculat-
ing as to whether it win be called
early in the spring or later in the
summer, The general opinion is
that they will be reassembled early,
probably not later than April,
This project makes it particular
ly important that the Republicans
should agree upon a policy speedily
and they are not procrastinating.
Informal conferences held between
leaders of The two Houses and men
representing conflicting opinions
have resulted in a general under
standing as to the course to be pur-
sued in the event Of an extra ses-
sion
1t is not proposed to attempt any
general legislation during the extra
session, This question will be post
poned till the regular session begin
ming next December, The contcm-
plated plan is to devote the entire
extra session to increasing the rev
enue, thus relieving the govern
ment from its immediate embarrass'
ment and then TO adjourn as quick
ly as possible, leaving time for the
consideration of what can be done
with the finances of the regular
session. This is the plan which Mr.
Reed, and, in fact, all the Republi-
can leaders, favor. The proposition
Is to draw more revenue from one
or two sources, the increase Of the
tax on beer probably being one. 1t
ia not proposed even to try TO
authorize the issue Of bonds at the
extra session, il it Is called At
first it was feared the silver Repub-
Leans in the Senate might not fay-
or this plan, but would want at
once to begin their fight Tor silver
The fact that the silver men will
have a majority Of about eight in
the next Senate excited this appre
hension. It has been discovered
however, that there Is no danger
from that quarter, The silver sen
ators are no more disposed to press
the silver question TO the front be-
fore the regular session than are
their party associates in the two
tIouses who do not agree with them
on finance,
Their policy is to assist In Ieglsla'
ton, and to increase the revenue,
aud to postpone the currency ques.
ton until another time, They are
in perfect harmony with their par.
ty associates on the plan given
above, aud will render any assist
ance they cas- TO carry it out II
the new Congress could take charge
today, It is claimed that they would
be ready to go to work at once,
with the prospect Of finishing up
their work in less than a month,
the currency never being touched
by them Whether the knowledge
that If called together the Rcpubli
cans will not legislate on currency
will cause Mr.. Cleveland to change
his purpose as to an extra session
Is yet TO be developed, but the need
Of the treasury will probably driv,
him to make the best he can of The
situation,
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