The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-08

bled In special session. The public policy
of the party that happens to be in power
is generally opposed TO it, President
Roosevelt was prompted to convene the
Fifty-eighth Congress three or four weeks
in advance on the ground Of good faith
with Cuba.
Troubles with foreign countries. grave
situations in the financial and fiscal policy
OF the government, and the insurrection In
the Southern States were causes which
resulted in special sessions of Congress in
years gone by.
Our relations with France in 1896 and
1877 resulted in the first special session of
the Congress of the United States, which
was held in May of the latter year. In
October. 1903, the Eighth Congress was con-
vened in special session to ratify the pur-
chase of Louisiana. Special sessions of the
Tenth and Twelfth congresses were held in
1895 and ISL, respectively, on account OF
our relations with Great Britain, and
special session of the Thirteenth Congress
was convened in 1914 because of the war
with that country. The condition of the
national finances resulted in special sessions
OF the Twenty-fifth Congress in 1887, and
of the Twenty-seventh Congress in May,
1S41- Fifteen years then elapsed before
Congress was again called together In spe-
cial session. Appropriations for the army
failed in the Thirty-third Congress. and
accordingly the Thirty-fourth Congress
was assembled in special session August q.
1856. The insurrection in the Southern
States resulted in a special session Of the
Thirty-seventh Congress in July, 1861. Fail
ure Of appropriation bills prompted the
then chief executive to assemble the Forty
fifth and Forty-sixth congresses in extraor-
binary session. The Fifty-third Congress
repealed the silver purchase of the Sherman
act in a special session called by President
Cleveland. In the campaign of 1896 the
great issue was the money question, the
sixteen-to-one doctrine of William Jen-
nings Bryan assuming prominence. On
March Is, 1897, the Fifty-fifth Congress as
sembled in extraordinary session in acord-
ance with the executive proclamation OF
President Mckinley. The Dingley tariff
law was passed. Extra session rumors
were prevalent throughout the Fifty-sixth
and Fifty-seventh congresses, but they
did not materialize. President Roosevelt
considered a proposition to call the Fifty
eighth Congress in special session immedi-
ately after adjournment last March, but
he advised by the leaders that what
he sought to accomplish could be done as
well this fall. Hence the special session,
which assemblies tomorrow.
The business interests Of the country
and statesmen generally opposed to
special sessions of Congress, claiming that
disturbances of a political nature or In the
bushes and commercial world usually fol-
low. President Roosevelt gave due consid-
GRAFTON to all representations made on the
subject but decided that the pledges made
to Cuba should be fulfilled as early as pos
sible. and that commercial treaty with
the island should be ratified in advance Of
the regular session of the new Congress.
Preparations for the social season at the
White House during the session Of Con-
gress have been completed. The dinner to
the Cabinet, following last years custom,
will be given in December. making the first
evening event of the new year in honor Of
the diplomatic corps. The programme is
as follows: Dec. II, Thursday, Cabinet din
ner; Jan. /, Friday, New Year reception;
jan T. Thursday, diplomatic reception; Jan.
| IA. Thursday, diplomatic dinner; Jan. p,
Thursday, judicial reception Jan. rs, Thurs
day, Supreme Court dinner; Feb A. Thurs
day, congressional reception; Feb. IL, army
and navy reception. All of these functions
are brilliant in the extreme and are the dis
| tinctive features of the social season.
| Notwithstanding the recent inroads made
] by matrimony In the number of unmarried
| eligibles In the United States Senate there
are still many the waiting list. Recent
experience tends to show that there is no
age limit. Senator Depew was only sixty
| eight when he entered the holy bonds of
wedlock. Senator Plat but seventy and
| Senator Stewart seventy-six. All of these
| gentlemen married young women. There is
plenty of material to be found in the Sem
| ate yet Notwithstanding the loss of the
| three venerable senators named. Senator
| Allison, of Iowa, is a widower. are Sem
ator Clark, of Montana, the muti-million-
| aire; Senators Dietrich and Willard, of
Nebraska; Cockrell, of Missouri; Dilling-
ham, of Vermont Frye, of Maine; Mitchell.
| of Oregon; Patterson. of Colorado; Pettus,
hof Alabama, and Warren, Of Wyoming
Some of these men well advanced in
years, notably Pettus, of Alabama, who is
more than eighty, and Cockrell. who is in
the seventies. Senator Beveridge is prob
ably the youngest widower in the upper
house of Congress. There are also a num-
Der of bachelors in the Senate, among them
Kean, of New Jersey. who is rich Pen
rose, of Pennsylvania, who is handsome.
and Kittredge, Of South Dakota, who has
a promising future. In addition to Mrs.
| Platt and Mrs. Stewart there will be a
third bride in the senatorial circle this
winter. Senator Hepburn. Of Idaho. was
married during the past summer. He and
his wife went to Alaska wedding trip
and will return in December.
81 am in search of some work which will
enable me to go to the West next year."
reads letter just received by the Indian
| Commissioner from young woman who is
anxious to write a book. II am twenty
eight years DID, she continues, "a COM
petent nurse, good seamstress, have
| learned the millinery trade and am a good
housekeeper Can write stories and poetry,
am good singer and whistler and can also
play the banjo. Am DESTROYS of securing
Western types for a story of Indian life as
it really is to-day in our own land" The
young woman was referred to the Civil
service Commission, which always has an
eye open for real genius.
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