Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-16
William Henry Harrison called the

growing cut of the conditions Of the
revenues and finances Of the country"
President Harrlsons death a month at
ter his Inauguration. left the extra ses
sion on the hands Of Tyler, who succeed
ID from the vice presidency. Tyler was
so utterly out Of harmony with Congress
mat the extra session was barren Of nnS
important legislation. His message
aroused the suspicion Of the Whig lead
ers wher it urged that no tariff les'sla.
ton be attempted for the present; that
the sub-treasury law should be repealed.
and when 1t expressed his disgust that
irresponsible State banks had multiplied
80 rapidly. President Tyler vetoed two
financial measures passed by this Con-
gress and every member OF his cabinet
save one resigned. An address OF the
Whig members of Congress reading Ty-
Ter out Of the party followed. The session
accomplished nothing.
Franklin Pierce called the eighth extra
session Of Congress when, on Aug. 81, 1885.
he summoned the Thirty Fourth Congress
into session only three days after the
close of It's first regular session. This
session was made necessary by failure of
Congress to pass the army appropriation
bill. 1t terminated on Aug. 80 after
passing the bill.
One Of the most memorable extra SEES
sions in the history OF this country was
| that calleI by President Lincoln on July
! 4, 1861, when he summoned the Thirty
Seventh Congress because Of the opposi-
| ton to the laws Of the United Stntes and
obstl uctons placed in the way Of their
execution" In certain southern states
| This session carried out the recommended
! tons Of President Lincoln by passing i'm
portant military and naval measures and
also by making certain tariff revisions.
/ The Forty-Fifth Congress was called
| into extra session by President Hayes
on Oct II. 1877, because its predecessor
had failed at its second session to pass
the army appropriation bill. The failure
! Of tho FortyFoUth Congress to get this
bill through was due to the fact that
there was political difference between
the two Houses the lower branch being
democratic TIE army hill went through
at the extra session, and nc other bust
ness was transacted. This session lasted
until Dec. g. the date onwhicht there gu
lar session of the Forty Fifth Congress
| began.
President Hayes again had to call an
extra session because OF the Troublesome.
army appropriation bill. He convened Tho
Forty-S!xth Congress on March IS 1879
because the Forty Fifth had adjourned
wthOut passing the army bill. and also
without making apprOpri7tinns to tnsiH-
tain the executive, Legislative and publ
cial service. Tho ne 'cssary hills were
passed, but with riders that were so OBJ
jectionable to President Hayes that he
vetoed them. Afterward they were passed
Without the ride1s. Congress- also leg
islated freely on the tariff and other
matters and during the session Pre-i-
dent Hayes wrote five rctocs
The twelfth extra session Of Congrees
wac called on Aug. !. 1875 by Grover
Cleveland, when re summoned the Fifty
Third to deal with the financial situation
in the United States. President Cleve-
land urged the repeal Of the purcha.ins
clause Of the Sherman silver act, and
ether legislation that would enahl. thn
government. to fulfill its obligation. in
money that was universally recognized
ny all countries. The purchasing clause
was finally repealed, but II did not af-
ford the -e'I-t expected. The only othe,
Legislation by thus extra session was az
amendment to the Chrese exclusion act
\ liza ioiity Of the democratic members
" both Houses refused to follow the
recommendations Of President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle on financial quc--
tons.
President Mckinley called TIE next ex-
:ra session Of Congress on March Is
So for the purpose of ASKING sue
tariff legislation as would produce NOR,
revenue. At that time not enough wa.
being raised to mec; tho annual expense
, of the Government and the United state,
. was actually borrowing money t. NEE
ordinary OUTLAWS. This session resulted
, in what WAS known as the Dirgley tariff
law. few nine acts We're also passed
/ President Roosevelt summoned tn
fifty Eighth Congress. into session o,
, Nov, O. 1908, to consider reciprocity wit
'uNa and currency legislation. Tn
- Serdte at an extra session called ~
% March > previously. had ratified tin
: treaty with cub and the extra sessie'
= "as summoned for the purpose Of pass
/ ing laws to execute the provisions OF TN
treaty This extra session continue
: until Dec, :, when the regular eesei1'
began The reciprocity measures wer
: not passed during the extra session bu
A We're passed during the regular sessio
. which Immediately followed
r. President Taft at the beginning Of hi
b term, 'alled the Sixty-First Congress mt
r. an extra session on March Is l9N T'hi
70 made the fourteenth eNtr. session In tn
y 'nvned Congress in order 20 c1rry out III
. pledges Of his party for tariff revision
y and the Payno-Aldrch tariff law was til
o result.