The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-18
EXTRA SESSION
OF Congress Needed to Dispose
Of the Important New
Business.
Volunteers started Home From Ia
rila-Prosress Of the Speaker
ship Contest -Pfbsldent Nc
KinIey at Hot Springs.

Senator Fairbanks, who was at the
yireinis Hot Springs whom the Presi.
dent and Mn. Mckinley arrived there,
saws the President ID delightfully."- stu
sted 70 enjoy the rest he 10 sseeking. Tho
President likes II 20 we'll that he tsle-
eraphed Vice President Hobart TO join
him, but Mr.. Hobart will probably de-
eide to let we'll enough alone and remain
in Washington % long - the weather
continues pleasant. He ID improving
steadily and gaining strength every dsy'
Gen. Otis has notified tho war De'
psrtment Of the departure, this WEEK.
from Manila, Of the transports Penn
sylvani, Nelson, Cleveland and Ut. Paui:
These transports all carry volunteers and
will 10 direct 10 San Francisco. with
possibly q short stop at Honolulu. Re-
quests to be sent home by way OF the
euez canal and the Atlantic route nave
been received by Secretary Alger from
4 number Of the volunteer organizations
in the Philippines, but as that route 10
nearly twice % long as the Pacific route
besides being considered dangerous to
the health of the soldiers who have been
in the tropical climate Of the Philip.
mines. he decided that it would be best
to have oil the troops brought home oy
the Pacific route, and has 20 notified
Gen. Otis.
The sentiment in favor Of an extra
session OF Congress is increasing rapidly.
Senator Thurston, who 10 In Washing
ton, said: II am inclined to think that
Congress will be called together early in
October, not 30 much because of impera.
tive business, a. because Of the mass of
new and important business to be At
tended to. If We do not meet earlier
than usual It would not surprise me to
see Congress in session until September
or October Of next year. am sure the
majority Of members would prefer to
meet early this year and get away to
look after election matters earlier next
summer. If We do not meet until the
regular time, nothing will be done until
after January l. The election OF Speaker
and the appointment Of committees can
at least be gotten over bsfore the regu-
lar time BY meeting early, and If there
ID to be currency legislation, IL ought to
bs passed early, 20 that It will not be
misunderstood in the fall elections.
There would be little extra cost in an
early session"
Representative Henderson, Of Iowa,
who has been in Washington since the
Republican Caucus Committee, of which
he was chairman, completed the finsn-
cial bill, left for home this week without
announcing date for his return. Col.
Henderson has too much hard horse
sense to do any blowing concerning the
progress of his campaign for the Speak.
ership, but he does not hesitate to say
that he is very we'll satisfied with the
outlook. While in Washington Ool.
Henderson saw and talked with nearly
one hundred Republican Representa-
lives, but how many Of them pledged
him their votes is something about
which he ID not talking. Representa-.
tive Hopkins, Of Illinois, has not been in
Washington since the announcement Of
his candidacy for the speakership. but let.
ters from him and the talk Of his friends,
who are numerous, say that he has
every reason to consider his chances
- good ~ those Of any other candidate.
Representative Sherman, Of New York,
ID expected in Washington in few days
for an indefinite stay. If any candidate
may be said TO have the lead Sherman
has it apparently. Some of his support.
err 70 90 far q to claim that his nomina-
ton ID already assured, but that is prob
ably fiction, used for its effect upon
wavering Representatives. With large
delegations like those from Pennsylvania
and Ohio unpledged, as members Of both
say they are, 1t is still an unknown con.
test.
The Industrial Commission, now sit.
ting in Warrington, has taken up the
subject OF the trusts, and its members
are trying hard to get at the true in
wardness Of the widest known Of the
combines, such - the Oil and Sugar
trusts, through questions asked of wit
nesses who are connected with them.
The answer of the witnesses, while ap.
parently frank, have not mp to this time
resulted in throwing much light on the
subject.
Secretary Long will see that the 3D.
manifestations part in the national vel
como that i being planned for Admiral
Dewey b oil that the man and occasion
call for. More than year ago Presi-
dent Mckinley and his entire Cabinet
arrived at the conclusion that nothing
in the poaseGsion Of the U. 8. govern.