| Show THE PROPOSED EXTRA SESSION to convene or not to convene con gross grew in extraordinary session shortly after the now new administration assumes active control of affairs afi aira la 13 the question that is being agitated in political circles more than any other J just bet now it to is not known how mr cleveland stands on the proposition the general belief being that he has not yet given it much consideration it any at all and that he will stances may require when the time comes the consensus of democratic sentiment as evinced by its press la Is in 0 o favor of an extra session and the republicans seem to offer little if any opposition so it is reason able to assume that the probabilities lie that way the chicago tunes dem of a recent date asky P it may be possible that an extra session will be necessary under the impulse of the presidents president Pres identa deni Is message it is clear that the republican pd u alican senators will do nothing towards r the passage of any of the pending house bills enlarging the free list 1 I 1 is in possible os sible moreover that the treasury will ee be found in any but a favorable condition but these are all matters which are to be determined not no now but three months hence not by mr harrison but by mr cleveland and the country has confidence at least so the recent vote would indicate in the capacity of mr cleveland to assume all responsibility of the chief magistracy this to is the attitude of a leading leadin sr re be pub licau paper the st lou a 0 obe oba democrat the democrats who favor an extra session say that unless the tariff law which their party is to make goes into operation before 1894 they may be beaten beaden in the congressional else eleo tons ions of that year the only chance there to is of getting the law framed early enough to go into effect before that year lies in the calling of an extra session the advocates of this scheme are right those who are ae a e opposed to having congress got get together at so unusual a time because of the expense entailed do not take a very far reaching view of the situation the only extra expense upon the country to speak of would be the members mileage as they are paid by the year and got get their money regularly whether in washington Washing tou or at home the best argument against the proposition Dro position to la that the country needs less pol politics ittes and more rest that there are already too many laws and that a tinkering with even the bad ones would cause disquiet whose evil results would far outweigh any probable good that might accrue |
