Show wi S inifi muse to confer ATTEMPTED on the E G W railway pittsburg rioters politics at the capital washington D 0 feb 2 special the delegation from thu north west has arrived here and this morning positively refused a conference with president harridon Harri aon unless general mila was present the general has been sent lor quite a number of democrat in the house are quietly wording to bring about an extra session the majority of them are however opposed to any attempt to force an extra by an obstruction of business alie disposition being to push through the op lilla but the of an extra argue much is to be gained by the assembling of a new con freaa and it must be admitted that they reflect llie views of many leading democratic senators the possibility of achieving a reduction of the tariff in the next congress is a factor of acme importance many democrats want abia matter settled aa long before tha presidential campaign opens as possible then again they want the silver question out of the waa believing that this can be B complis hed at once aa the ilver men will ave sufficient strength an the next congress to pass a free coinage bill over the presidential veto they want the friction which is almost certain to result from an enormous majority composed largely of new men to be overcome aa quickly aa possible with all these things accomplished they look forward to smooth sailing when the regular session cumes followed by a triumphant camra agn on the other hand the arguments advanced against an extra session are qually interesting one important reason for delay lies in the lioyd eliat before next december the farmers alliance idea will have quieted down it is feared that if the newty elected alliance members come to washington buoyed up with the birot floh of success they will aroas lepi which democrats who are opposed on principle to a paternal government could not support and this would lead to an unpleasant crisis which could not fail to effect the fall elections if however all ahe republicans public ans and a of the democrats have cowfer to prevent an extra session congress will not meet again whether his combined power will bo effective in view of the fact that the appropriation bills can be sufficiently delayed without any filibustering is now an open question tion ona thing though ia certain if there is n extra session the will be practically settled during the summer months by and personal visits nd alia preliminary caucus next december will be merely a cormal affair the question of electing aena torn by the people ha become a prominent one in political circles the california washington oregon and nebraska legislature are pledged to do their part in securing this reform and it haa even ben suggested that the matter be made a democratic issue in the next campaign while there ia no possibility pos of any action this gearion the aeed ia being aown and bat week made an argument before the committee on the of president vice president and representatives in of tha proposition on thy senate aide of the capitol the idea bag fl strong lu in senator Mil chell of oregon who made a logical and able in fator of it abelt a year ago in this ha pointed out that the lection of senators by the people was considered by tee founders of lie government and that the election by was finally adopted as a compromise between the appointment of senatore Se natora by the president on the one extreme and their election by the people on tha other senator mitchell believed belie vei that tho movement vill result beneficially to all concerned it looka to the ngac of the people to be heard directly in the election of Se |