The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-10-01
READY FOR WORK
Not Necessary for Congress- to
Meet in Extra Session.
PRESIDENT DOES NOT WISH IT
Congress in Session is a
Burden.
Many Buls Have Already Been Pre-
sented-Annexation to be
Discussed Soon.
PRESIDENT DOES NOT WISH IT

The Philadelphia Records Washing
ton correspondent writes as follows Of
NE present status OF affairs while Con-
gress waits Tor regular session: Presi-
dent Mckinley no more enjoys having
Congress on ms hands than did Presi-
cent Cleveland, or any Of his other
predecessors. so thai there is no pos
sibiIity that he viii ever call Congress
10 meet in extra session unless he Is
forced 10 do so by what he regards as
urgent necessity. Moreover, he realizes
that the country has come TO prefer
thar Congress should not be in session,
except when il is absolutely necessary
10 90 something which il wants done,
and while his 20 years Of service in
Congress gave him better opinion Of
il than outsiders generally have, he
would moi like 10 needlessly stir up
the country by bringing Congress to-
eether here before It's regular meeting
time
From his point Of view the country
demanded and the Republican party
certainly required the passage OF the
ne< rarin act al the earliest possible
day under the new Administration, and
therefore The extra session OF the
spring was eminently necessary, but
there is no general and imperative ap-
peal for any other act Of legislation
ana no prospect that any viii arise dur
iug the present Administration, so that
nothing bun q question Of our foreign
relations involving imminent danger OF
war vii give him occasion for again
considering the propriety OF calling an
extra session OF Congress.
And whenever he does have TO con-
sider il, The thought Of bringing Sen
ar0rs and Representatives within call
fuE distance Of The White HOcse for
weeks or months al time viii act as
= restraining influence; for, while there
is unprecedented good feeling be-
tween President Mckinley and Sena-
1ors and Representatives Of all parties,
il is much more convenient for PreSi-
cent Mckinley 70 have Senators and
Representative al home, rather than
ID Washington.
il the japanese had attempted TO
seize Honolulu. President Mckinley
might have been obliged 10 call Con-
gress in extra session this fail 10 con
sider what should be done about it,
bur -he japanese did nothing OF the
KIND i General Woodford should ut
rerly fan in his negotiations with the
Spanish Government 10 bring about
peace IN Cuba Al an early day, and
should instead bring about a crisis in
Cur relations with Spain. il might be-
cone necessary Tor President Mckinley
10 summon Congress here before De
ceuber- but there is no expectation on
1he pErI o1 Ihe members OF the Ad-
uiuisIrz-iol thar such q situation will
arrive Nc other diplomatic question
Is pending which has any threat of war
IN H. such as would make il the posi-
hle cause OF an extra session this fall.
SPEEDY ADJOURNMENT.
Congress rhen. IN all probability viii
nnr meet again until the 9th OF De-
cmbsr, The Gay fixed by the Constitu-
mon for the assembling Of the regular
session X w5u meet, thanks 70 the
extra session. thoroughly organized
and ready for business Il viii save the
weeszs Uf delay which have usually
been consumed at the opening Of the
regular session in the work Of organiz-
ing The committees Of the House, and
Therefore ought 10 be able 10 end the
frs regular session al an unus-
uzlly early dsy An adjournment
hv The 6rs- Of May would be quite pos
SHE, s5loe there Is no prospect Of any
hing coming before Congress which
absolutely and imperatiyely must be
disposed q IN the way Of legislation,
except the regular appropriation bills,
and Tie foreign questions pending in
rhe senate executive sessions could GER
-Znlv be answered IN five months.
The EOuse VIII meet with its mem
he's al sworn in and assigned TO desks,
is Speaker and other officers all elect
ed and their subordinates chosen and
1ls committees appointed. and the Sen
ale WI meet with its officers in their
places and its committees ready for
work Even the calendar Of business
q ne Senate Is already in print, dated
Lgndsy, December 6. 1897, containing
1he hsls Of several hundred bills re-
ported by its committees 10 the Senate
s1 Tie extra session and not disposed
O.
Bo-h TIE Senator's and the Represen-
rzuves introduced in the extra session
Tie great majority Of the bills of the
Rnese71 Congress and viii have eompar-
z1vely few 70 add to them at the CON-
1zs session In the Senate 2.502 bills,
es joint resolutions requiring concur
ns1oe hy The House and approval by the
President IT concurrent resolutions re-
curing simply concurrence by the
House and Ia Senate resolutions re-
curing only action by the Senate were
introduced al the extra session and