Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-04
1t Is Being Revived at Washington by
Certain Contingencies That Are
Likely to Arise.
TWO BILLS MUST PASS,
Else Cleveland Will Look to His Po-
litical Opponents For Desired
L.
Legislation.

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an early extra session Of the Fifty
fourth congress has been revived at the
capitol by the contingencies which may
arise growing out of the failure of nee
essary legislation to pass at the present
session. Upon two pending bills, it is
generally believed, hinges the question
of whether Mr.. Cleveland will convoke
the new congress soon after the death
Of the Fifty-third on March 4. These
two bills are the urgent deficiency ap-
preparation bill which contains the ap-
preparation for carrying the income
tax into effect and which is pending in
the senate, and the Carlisle currency
bill which is under debate in the house
and the fate of which will be decided
soon after the house reconvenes Jan. 8.
Hill will Make a Hot Fight.
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 expedient to defeat it.
MI. 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
concessions were made in the wool
schedule, and is prepared for a long
siege. He already has enough manu-
script, it is said, to consume a months
time of the senate, and with proper
support, believes the efforts of the in.
como tax opponents will be successful.
Many Democratic members of the SEP
ate, however, affect to believe that the
ultimate defeat of the bill before adj
3ournment is impossible. If it should
fail, an
Extra Session Would Be Imperative,
if the administration proposes to mako
the income tax operative. The currency
bill offered by the administration IS a
means Of partially relieving the treas
ury, is regarded as of paramount i'm.
portance. The condition of the treasury
is critical. The gold reserve is dwin-
ding rapidly, and another bond issus
is regarded as inevitable if nothing is
done to prevent the present drain Of
gold. Mr.. Cleveland, it is understood,
on high authority, is very much in
earnest in his desire for some legisla-
ton at this session to relieve the treas
ury, and if it is not forthcoming there
are many who believe he will immedi-
ately convoke the Fifty-fourth congress
and ask the needed relief Of his politi-
cal adversaries. It must not be for
gotten, however, that there are many
Republican leaders who are opposed to
any tactics which would make an extra
session necessary.
Would Be Bad Policy,
They believe from a political stand
point that it would be bad policy and
would not encourage or even abet any
movement looking to that end. Should
Mr.. Cleveland call an extra session, he
will be the only president since the
war to convene congress in extraordin-
airy session twice during his admins.
tration. Before MI. Cleveland called
the extra session in August last, no ex-
ira session had been called since 1879,
when President Hayes called an extra
session two weeks after his inaugura.
ton. That session was caused by sew
eral riders which the Democrats, who
had control of the house, had placed on
the army appropriation bill.
Might Be Exciting in the Senate.
Although the Democrats had elected
marrow majority to the ensuing house
on that occasion, the brief time allowed
by Mr.. Hayes for representatives-elect to
\reach Washington (two weeks) made it
Nalmost impossible for them t,o rsn:->
iAhe house, and heroic j"
Hopted to get member.
b vote. g..
Of course there would .
Dity for such means in pr. +,
= attendance of members To-. - TO-
mote portions of the country if there
should be an extra session called i'm
mediately after the sine die adjourn
ment, as the Republican majority is
overwhelming. But as the senate is
close there might be something excit-
ing in the upper house.
Elevator Business Didn't Pay.
TORONTO, Dec. 3l.-W. P. Rowland
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