New-York tribune., 1896-11-18
rAIKOF A SPECIAL SESSION
WILL PRESIDENT MKINLEY BE FORCED
TO CALL ONE?

souE CoNGRESSMEN THINK lhAi NJ eHii'f AZ
,opy REVENUE LEGISLATION CAN BE EN-
,crrn AT THE COMING SESSION.
REPRESENTATIVE CIRCUITS VIEWS
IsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE1
r..h,rg,on Nov lit is noteworthy that many OF
~ penublcan Senators and Representatives who
- nublicly expressed an opinion on the supJect
~ Tho election believe that 1t will be impracti-
81 ST, IN enact any satisfactory revenue or finan-
,l legislation the coming session OF Con-
s.ss and that some of them are strongly inchhed
. ,hipk II would not be wise or expedient 10 az
w., " 70 do so. Some also either favor special
V, ., tho I.Vth Congress in the spring 10 deal
,,h these matters or believe that one is inevita-
NJ whether they favor it or not
.o,q those who strongly advocate special
s,on * Representative Grout. OF Vermont. who
:. tn WASHINGTON In the course OF conversation
dav he said: IL think there Is little question
~, here will be enough votes in the next Senate
y. enact the right kind of tariff bill and II 1t is
wv " mass a bill there is good reason why
PO'. v,ro session should not be called in order 10
, tho work done just quickly as possible. IL
-. IN have my own way. would have call
',.aodv drawn up. that mmedatel after the
,aueuration of the Republican President ooth
.rcbes Of the LVth Congress might be sum-
80 ~ meet in special session at noon OF the
"u.irr day II ought to be the very first act
~ ,ha new Administration. There is no reason
hv the House should not be able to get 10 Work
an tariff bill right away. Fortunately, every
.,,bsr Of the Republican majority or the ways
Mons Committee in the present House has
ha, returned TO the next. and l believe speaker
90 would be glad to have them go to work at
- oor the preparation of bill. which
ia =. readv 10 submit 10 the House very soon
t.ar ,,s assembling next spring. In this way
GREAT deal Of time can be saved, and the sooner
,hs country knows what kind OF tarH Dill Is
o,,c ,nto effect the better. The work ought 10
10 done BY June. and the people could then start
out in earnest on the career Oh pioSpei"s "'e" "
nrhl,can success assures.
..Tha Senate ought not to waste much time over
-. Dnrey bill this winter. There is no reason 10
sunnose even II the bill 10 pass. that l; woulo
meet the approval Of the President The wool scheo-
MI. alone would probably be enough 10 insure d
veto and If that is be the outcome. the less iHe
wasted by the Senate the bill the better for all
concerned II the Senate can pass the Dill without
any great expenditure of effort. very we'll ii conid
eoto the President then. and he would he RESPONSE
be for its future. But more than TINS II wouid io'
he wise for the Senate TO undertake In any event.
there ought to be a special session ana permanent
revision Of the tariff ought to go into effect just as
soon as NAV be- This is what the people expect.
az have no fear about the complexion OF the next
Senate II the Republicans depend upon the free-
silver Republicans Of the Far west 20 heip tne'"
out | think they will not be disappointed. Ihese
men all protectonists. and their constituents are
greatly interested in Protection Their instinct Is 10
AZ, with the Republican party and then ii is TO he
borne in mind that II will be 20 the personal ad-
vantage of every of them 10 support tafin
bill in the success of which the Administration VIII
be vitaly interested BY holding aloof they can only
ALLEVIATE the men who will be in power for the next
four wears ] DO not believe that when the time
comes these Senators will be found wiling 70 sacri.
flee their own future when, 10 save II, they are
called upon only 10 act with the party with wnicn
thew have hitherto acted in Congress-.