Evening star., 1896-11-17
A N EXTRA SES $40 N
Representative Grout Thinks One Should Be
Called Early.
The People Expect a Revision OF the
TariG-NO Fear OF the Silver
Republican Senator's.

Representative Grout of Vermont is in
Washington on his way west to Leaven-
worth. Kansas, whittier he is going as
chairman Of the special committee to in
vestigate the alleged abuses in the SOL
ders' home. He does not expect to return
to Washington before the assembling of
Congress. as the work of the committee
will probably occupy all the intervening
time. General Grout thinks there is no
doubt about an extra session of Congress
II 1t Shall appear that the republicans
have a working majority in the new Sen
ate.
An Extra Session Should BE Called.
Il think there is little question he said,
that there will be enough votes in the
next Senate to enact the right kind of a
tariff bill, and If it is possible to pass bill
there is no good reason why an extra ses-
sion should Tot be called in order to get
the work done just quickly as possible.
III L were to have my own way / would
have a call already drawn up SO that inn
mediately after the inauguration of the
republican President both branches of the
Fifty-fifth Congress might be summoned to
meet in special session at noon of the fol-
lowing day. II ought to be the very first
act OF the new administration. There is no
reason why tine House should not be able
TO get to work upon tariff bill right away.
Fortunately every member of the republi-
can majority of the ways and means COM
mittee in the present House has been re-
turned TO the next. and i believe Speaker
Reed would be glad to have them go to
work at once upon the preparation of a
new bill which could be ready to submit to
the House very soon after its assembling
next spring. In this way a great deal of
time can be saved and the sooner the coun-
try knows what kind Of a tariff bill is 60
ing into effect the better. The work all
ought to be done by June and the people
could then start out in earnest on the ca
reer of prosperity which republican sue
cess assures.
The Senate and the Dingley Bill.
THE Senate ought not to waste much
time over the Dingey bill this winter.
There is no reason to suppose even If the
bill were to pass that it would meet the
approval of the President. The wool sched-
Ule alone would probably be enough to in
sure a veto and If that is TO be the out
come, the less time wasted by the Senate
ever the bill the better for all concerned
II the Senate can pass the bill without any
great expenditure of effort, very we'll. 1t
could go to the President then, and he
would be responsible for its future. But
more than this ii would not be wise fer the
st nate to undertake. In any event, there
ought to be a special session. and a per-
r.snent revision Of the tariff ought to so
i::to effect just soon may be. This is
what the people expect.
The Silver Republicans.
Il have no fear about the complexion Of
the next Senate II the republicans depend
upon the free silver republicans of the far
west to help them out, think they will not
be disappointed. These men are all proue--
ticnists, and their constituents are greatly
Interested in protection. Their instinct is
to act with the republican party; and then
n a hnrna mind
the personal advantage of every one cf
them to support a tariff bill in the success
of which the administration will be vitality
interested. BY holding aloof they can only
ALLEVIATE the men who will be in power for
the next four years, and sacrifice their
chances for controlling the patronage which
iE the far western states is item of
very great Importance. 1 do not believe
that when the time comes these Senators
will be found willing to sacrifice their own
future when, to sa re il, they are called
upon only to act with the party with which
they have acted in Congress hitherto.