The morning times., 1896-05-11
LOOKING AHEAD TO 's6
Republicans Consider What They
Will Do Next Spring.
PERHAPS ANOTHER SESSION
With a Republican President They
Can Re-enact the Old Mckinley La w
with Certain Modifica tions-Plan
TO Call al Brief Session and Appoint
Committees to Sit During Summer.

The Republican leaders who favor the
Presidential candidacy of william Nc
Kinley and who believe that his nominal
ton and election are foregone conclusions,
have already outlined what they consider
a fdr-reachiug and effective plan OF post
election action.
This program, which has been agreed
upon beyond any preadyenture of doubt,
practically involves the holding of two
extraordinary sessions of Congress.
1T has been determined to convene the
Fifty-fifth Congress in extra session within
thirty days after the expiration of the
present Legislative body and the Inaugural
ton OF the next President, whom these
leaders feel certain will be a Republican.
The idea is to have the committees in
both branches reconstructed.
CHANGES IN THE SENATE.
This, it is held, will be very easy of ac-
compliShmeut in the Senate, as Mr.. Well
ington has already been chosen 10 succeed
Mr.. Gibson from Maryland. and Mr.. Foraker
in place OF Mr.. Brice OF Ohio. And the ar
eument is advanced that Republican sue
cessors will this winter be selected to fill
the seats now occupied by Messrs. Hill OF
New York, KyIe of South Dakota, Palmer of
| Illinois, Peffer of Kansas, Villas of Wis
consin, Voorhees, of Indiana, and possibly
Vest of Missouri.
Two OF these outgoing statesmen-hessrs.
Kyle and Peffer-are Popuists, and the
other seven are Democrats. Thus, the
| Republicans hope TO make a clear gain
| of nine Senators, with chance for an
additional one i'll Kentucky. They also
| hope that this infusion Of new blood
will make the Senate favorable TO souud
| money legislation rather than free silver,
or. at least, that I will open the way for
| the passa ge Of general tariff bill.
| HOUSE COMMITTEES OVERHAULED.
| The committees in the House viii have
| q thorough shaking up, and all the clash
| ing and rrccoroi oilable factions eliminated.
/ Special care will be exercised in naming
| the Committees on WAYS aud Means and
| Banking and Currency, both of which Will
| he given authority TO sit during a Con-
! gressIonal interim.
1t is the intention of the leaders for
/ Congress TO then take a recess, leaving
| these committees 10 perform the work
! assigned them Both will give ex-
haustive hearings to all those making
! application for them, and at their con-
| clusIon are expected to begin the serious
| duty OF framing comprehensive mea sures
| calculated to remedy the defects OF ex-
| listing financial legislation, and TO evolve
| a tariff bill hich will provide sufficient
revenues for tie maintenance of the gov
! eminent
When these committees announce that
| their labors are completed, Congress will
4, again be called together early in the
autumn and tie measures taken up for
consideration and debate.
ADJOURN TILL FALL.
The program now is to simply have a
| recess between the two sessions. covering
| only whatever time the committees may
regard as necessary to have the requisite
hearings and perfect their bills.
1 THE leaders have virtually determined
to re-enact the Mckinley tariff act. with
such notifications as they believe viii
still leave amply sufficient revenues The
plan for financial legislation so far as
! outlined is on the same lines as the bill
Offered by Mr. Reed in the last Congress.
According to the plan OF the Republican
leaders the Fifty-fifth Congress viii be
| assembled within the first fifteen days OF
next April, and after month or less
spent in orga Bization and the appointment
of committees, will take recess for two
three or fcur months, as the necessities
! of the WAYS and Means and Banking anc
Currency Committees may require.