The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-03-18
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS-.

Hold Balance 81 ffo oG.r" IN s. PSP1n't
Tariff B;u and Arbitration Treaty The
Leading Toplc-1he New Peoples Party
Representatives an "A BILE and Fine Look
ing BODY Of Mer.
Special to The Caucasian
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 1.-THE
extra session of Congress, called by |
President Mckinley, convened at noon |
to-day. There ives large attendance !
in both the House and Senate. Sena-
Tor w. A. Harris, the new POpulist
Senator from Kansas, who has just
reached Washington, was sworn in.
This makes eight POpulist Senators.
looking body of men. The Peoples
Party now has twice as many repre-
sentatives in Congress as it has ever
had before. In the Senate they hold
the balance of power, and they are al
most sure to have the balance of power
in the next Congress in the House
IS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TRYING TO
BACKsLIDE.
There were four candidates for Speak
er voted for in the louise to-day. OF
course, Mr. Reed received the full Re-
publican vote and was elected. Mr..
Bailey, of Texas, was nominated in the
Democratic caucus Saturday over NC
MILAN, Richardson, and Bland. This
!. action of the Democratic caucus is
very significant. 1t is known to the
J public that Congressman Bailey came
! very near boiling the nomination Of
Mr.. Bryan for President last summer
In a publish he'd statement he said thai
> his views on many important ques
u tions were so radically different from
= those of Mr. Bryan that he did no
{ wish to be returned to Congress if Mr.
!, Bryan was to. be the President, TO
!. J. then he would be at outs with the ad
u ministration. Then why is he the on
man above all the others selected to b.
> the representative and leader Of tn
Democratic minority in Congress?
W the Democratic party about to back
D slide from the Chicago platform?
Or this piece of sop thrown to the gol
5: Democrats? Does it mean that thOs
l who hollered silver so loud in the las
m campaign are getting ready to CON
i. promise with the Clevelands, Hill
IN and the Whitneys? Let every homes
e. free silver Democrat who last SUNNI.
D. had made up his mind to go with tt
be Peoples Party, yet who decided to sts
n in the Democratic party after NJ
ep Bryan was nominated, take note
p. this fact, and watch closely the moy'
n, ments of the so-called leaders Of th
s. party. Let those who do not want
he be again fooled make haste to line !
re with the Peoples Party, party viii
on has proven to the country that it
true to principle and to the interes
ng of the people under any and all G.
nd, cumstance.
hat The nominee of the Peoples Par
Ter caucus was Congressman Bell of Col
it'll RADIO, who received twenty-one yot
The Several of the POpulist Congressm
oq- have not yet reached the city, or
q would have received the full POpul
ga vote.
of The nominee of the Silver Party
ap- the Silver Republican party was O.
ION, gresham Francis G. Newlands OF
at vada, Who received one vote. This v
al was cast by Congressman Hartman
We Montana, Congressman Newlands
the voting.
Ices The vote received by Reed was
no The vote received by Bailey was
ma The Republican tariff bill 10 alb
that ready, and the food of tariff talk ,
and no doubt turn loose in the House
fore the close of the week. While
one House is discussing this bill it Is
nan, derstood that Mckinley will use all
q v') power of his Administration to tr
my force the ond-holders' arbitrA1
be- treaty through the Senate. This
zens pct measure Matched up by Sherl
e), q and Cleveland in the interest of
re powers and agents which those
more men have so long served. II the
IT is pie of the country understood the
Gap intents and purposea OF this tr
p in they would spufn it just as they
old fused to longer petition to King &c
in 1875,