The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-09

throughout the entire country. but 1t
saved the Wing party from destruc-
ton. This extra" session. but Tor
President Harrison's untimely death
would have strengthened the Whig
party, and placed Henry Clay in the
White House four years later.
The failure of the Thirty fourth con-
gress (Which adjourned Aug 49, 1850
to make provision for the army for the
ensuing fiscal year necessitated an "ex-
ira" session, which was accordingly
called by President Pierce, and met on
the 21st day of August, three days after
the close of the first session.
The differences between the two
houses in regard to that bill related to
the amendment submitted by Mr.. Lewis
d. Campbell of Ohio, and adopted by
a close vote, which prohibited the en-
ployment of the army i'm the enforce
ment of any enactment of the terri
torial legislature Of Kansas until such
enactment had been affirmed or ap-
proved by congress. The house again
passed the bill with this provision, to
which the senate would not agree. and
a new bill was thereupon passed and
session terminating on the Goth of
August
LINCOLN'S CALL.
The next extra" session was the
first session of the Thirty seventh con-
gress, convened on the 4th of July, 1861
by President Lincoln.
1t was called, in the language of Mr..
Lincoln, on account of "the opposition
to the laws of the United States. and
the distractions placed in the way of
their execution" in certain southern
states named "by combinations too
powerful to be suppressed by the ordi-
nary course of judicial proceedings, or
| by the powers vested in the marshals
| by law"
The session closed on Aug. G, 1861,
after passing many important meas
ures for the increase of the military
and naval establishments, for levying a
direct and an income tax, etc, both
branches being in full accord with the
administration in respect to the policy
to be pursued toward the seeding
| states.
An extra" session of the Forty-fifth
congress was called by Mr.. Hayes, and
convened on the 18th day of October,
| 1877.
This session was called on account of
the failure of the Forty-fourth congress
to make the usual appropriations Tor
| the army and for the ensuing fiscal
| year, the difference between the houses
being the house provision in the NTH
section of the bill which imposed re-
| strictionS upon the president in regard
to the use of troops in Louisiana and
South Carolina for the purpose of in
stalling and maintaining the Packard
| and Chamberlain governments in said
| states. Besides passing the Army bill
| (without the above restriction) and a
deficiency bill, nothing of importance
was done, the session terminating on
| the Sd of December, 1877.
The final adjournment of the Forty
fifth Congress without making the
usual necessary appropriations for the
legislative, executive, and judicial ser
vice. and for the support of the army
for the fiscal year ending June 30 1880
necessitated an extra" session of the
Forty-sixth Congress, which was con-
vened by Mr.. Hayes on the 18th day
of March, 1879.
Several important measures We're
passed during this session besides the
| appropriation bills above named, in
Guiding an act placing quinine on the
free list, one to prevent the introduc-
tion of contagious or infectious diseases
| into the United States, the act creating
the Mississippi River Commission, etc.
the session closing on July l, 1879.
During the session Hayes vetoed five
bills, viz. army and Legislative, etc.
bills; bill to prevent military inter
ference at elections; a bill making ap-
preparations for certain judicial eX-
penses, and bill to pay fees of mar
shals and their deputies, none of which
was passed over his veto, both branches
of Congress being Democratic. The ses.
sion was characterized by very bitter
political debates in both houses relat.
ing to the use of troops at the polls
THE LAST ONE.
The Twelfth and last extra" session
was convened by President Cleveland
and met on Aug /, 1898, as the frs
session of the Fifty-third Congress
The House of Representatives was
Democratic by a large majority, hav.
ing 21S members, the Republicans 127
and the Populists and opposition II
Charles F.. Crisp of Georgia, though &
pronounced "silverite," was reelected
speaker without opposition from Presi.
dent Cleveland, the consideration
for his neutrality being, it is said, tbs
appointment by the Speaker of William
L.Wilson of West Virginia as Chairman
of the Committee on Ways and Means
In his proclamation of June 80 con.
VeninG Congress in extra session or
Aug. I, the President in preamble re.
cited that 'distrust and apprehension
concerning the financial situation
which pervade all business circles have
already caused great loss and damage
to our people, and threaten to cripple
our merchants, stop the wheels Of