The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-04


 Washington, Oct. s.-(speciaI.)-At first blush 1t would appear that the coming extra session of Congress will be fraught with exceptional interest. But this i'm pression is only surface indication. Ex. tra sessions are presumed to be called for marked emergencies. The emergen- cies to be considered on this occasion do Sea fo ee ss They the questions of Cuban reciprocity ana the adoption of some measure Of nnanciai relief. Neither issues can now be regaro- has done so well of late that the ominous predictions of twelve months ago io1k like pure pessimism. On the nnancia1i question, as involved in the Aidricn i,, D,n, among representatives of both parties m Congress but among their most prominent business constituents. There IS no seh eral cry for relief; The rsa1sy dSmann anneaps to be confined principally to the tneof,s.s' s.ass Active business men are maKing no Lusss The only semblance or dlsturpanTve n1I T,s.st vh and as exciting as have been events In that vicinity within the past few weeks, no bad effects have been manifest any walkine the floor O nights on account of what is called "the rich mans panic. Even the bankers of the country, as evinced by their latest conventions, are
 
 bill and the measures which Secretary Shaw has adopted to encounter posslDle trouble in the future.
 There Is another significant 1nalcatl9m i,'1, that the doings of the extra session VIII not be of any great weight Speaker-to- be Cannon says that he will appoint only two committees, Ways and Means ana the Committee on Accounts It IS nor likely that at the extra session either Of these committees will have much to do that will seriously engage the etatesmen: The manifest policy of the oid party leaders of the party in control is to be strictly a stand-pat position. Holding to the view that the Republican party has adjusted things for the best for the coun, try and the proper course or conouct VIII he to let weil-enough of continued peace, progress and prosperity alone. Moreover presidential election year Is drawing nlgn and the minimum of opportunitles TOT Democrats to debate will De the rue oI the Republicans as far as they can pos- sibly enforce 1t.
 The Cuban reciprocity matter will prob ably be disposed of without any pre- ionged delay as the measure Intemaed nach,no no cry of the House will be put in good shape by Engineer Cannon. and the Dill itself is said to present no serious rough sign of opposition comes from the fact that the Michigan delegation has defer: red determination of it's position until they get to Washington.
  publican leaders will be exercised in the art of making haste slowly. senator Marcus Alozo Hanna will be there with his stand-pat shield to ward on the ar. that his party associates will be similar Iy armored and steadfast.
 Still, notwithstanding the well-laid plans that possess at present the .dnt mtnos as telling what the Democrats intend to do. There has been no indication from Sem ator German, the astute minority leader The n % Democratic representation in the Senate Is now smaller than for many years, but it Is undoubtedly. better led and will be more compact and adroit un- der the advice of German.
 There is no doubt that the Democrats will insist upon, an Investigation by Con- gress of the Postofhce Department irreg- ularities and for fear of incurring susPi, cion of their motive sthe Republicans will hardly vote against the measure. Special committees will be appointed for that purpose, embracing probably representa- the the two two houses. There has been some talk that Mir. Cannon as Speaker will allow the Democrats the choosing of their own representation on all committees, the fs' sa subject. ect The - presumption that he win do this for his friends. is simply based upon his reputation for fairness in partisan fight. Unusual in
 
 of the committees of the two houses on postoffice and postroads, not that they will have anything to do with the mooted
 Congressional investigation, but that they
 will necessarily consider all measures re- lating to the future administration of postal affairs, some of which will likely
 savor of attempts at salutary Eeforma- The House Committee on Postofhce and Post Roads of the last Congress had Tn
 Representative Loud of California, a
 Loud's defeat left next in rank on the Committee as constituted in the last Con- gress Representative Ketcham of New
 York. MT. Ketcham will probably waive | lately been in poor health and is 71 years | old. The other Republican members of | the Committee who were reelected are Smith of Illinois. Gardner of New Jersey, | Sperry of Connecticut, Bingham of Penn | sylvania. (discussed for the chairman | ship, Cromer of Indiana, Hedge of Iowa
 Illinois. The Democrats are Swanson oi | Virginia, Moon of Tennessee, Griggs of | Georgia, Little of Arkansas. Cowherd of Missouri and Wilson of New York. There | is one other Republican, Cromwell of l Ohio. of the Committee, besides Loud who was not returned to Congress The
 Democrats were all reelected.
 | The Chairman of the Senate Committed retired by the last election. Next in rank | on the Committee is Senator Mason Chairman of the last Congress, was Sen ator Perrose of Pennsylvania. The oth. CT Republican members are Ellllns of West Virginia. Deliver of Iowa, Lodge | of Massachusetts. Beveridge of Indiana
 mont. Deboe of Kentucky, not having
 been reelected. left vacancy on the Republican side The Democratic mem bers who are still in the Senate are Clay of Georgia, Culberson of Texas, Talia- ferro of Florida, Dubois of Idaho and Simmons of North Carolina.