Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-04
EXTRA SESSION TALK
No Likelihood of Go; gr ssBeing Called To-
gether Before December.
The Administration and It's Foreign
ComplicatiOns-AnO Opportunity to
Make Party Capital.

The talk Of an extra session of Congress
has almost totally subsided and the sur
face indications, which, short time ago,
seemed to point to the possible assembling
of the Fifty-fourth Congress before next
December have disappeared. The treasury
officials profess to be confident of the abil-
ity of the government to worry along with
out further legislative assistance, their con-
fidence being based to large extent upon
the apparent safety Of the gold reserve
from raids. under the agreement with the
syndicate with whom the last bond deal
was made. Nearly a months trial of the
conditions under which that deal was ef-
fected has proven, it is thought, that if
the syndicate continues to play fair there
need be no further apprehension of raids
upon the gold reserve.
No Probability for Deficit.
The probability of a heavy deficit in the
revenues. with consequent necessity for
remedial legislation, is declared to be un-
likely and thus another possible cause for
an extra session is removed. This short
age in the revenues was regarded as the
most imminent cause for possible extra
session, and there are those who think
that the menace has not been entirely re-
moved, but that the treasury will find it.
self hard pushed for cash before the sum-
mer is past. However. 1t is argued by the
treasury officials that they are the best
judges of this, and are in a position to
render a more accurate forecast than any
one else.
Politicians say that President Cleveland
is very much relieved to have Congress of
his hands, and that he would regard the
necessity for an extra session as politi-
cal misfortune at this time, and would
postpone calling one until the last minute
for that reason. 1t is said that the Presi-
dent would be exceedingly sorry to have
republican Congress in session at the other
end of the avenue while the administra-
ton is wrestling with the foreign prob
lens that are to come up for settlement
within the next few months.
Capital Out of Foreign Affairs.
It is said that the administration is
burning with keen desire to make some
political capital out of foreign affairs dur
ing the recess of Congress, and wants to
be left alone in the effort. 1t is thought
the administration feels that the republ-
can Congress would insist. perhaps. upon a
different method of procedure than the
one which would commend Itself to MIR.
Cleveland and Mr. Gresham, and might in
dulge in criticism IL things We're not done
just to the liking of Congress. The parti-
san democrats say, however, that a repub-
lican Congress might have the effect of
goading the administration into rash meas
ures or Of putting the legislative branch
of the nation on record upon different
grounds from the stand taken by the ex-
ecutive.
Information at hand today points to the
probability of the United States becoming
more seriously involved with Great Britain
in the Venezuelan dispute, as detailed at
length in another column. Diplomatic and
political circles are keenly interested in
this situation and the matter was the SUBJ
ject of general comment today.
Everybody Seems Satisfied.
The politicians say that this question is
to furnish the basis for the administration
to make either good political capital Tor
itself in the next few months or else TO
make a disastrous break. 1t is said that
with this question to the front the Presi-
dent is likely to be doubly thankful that
the possibilities of the necessity for calling
an extra session of Congress are not i'm
minent Among republicans there is
feeling of satisfaction that the administra-
ton has a clear field for the handling Of
impending foreign complications. for they
are stout in the belief that the republican
party will not lose any prestige by the
outcome.