’ "Truth above all things.’ Entered infithe Post Ofiice as a Newspaper TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, l897. THE ‘WEATEER—To-day, continues clear and cold, with slightly rising tem- perature. To- -morrow, partly cloudy and slightly warmer. The Extra Session of Congress. President Cleveland, before conclud- ing his official labors as President,:will ' issue a proclamation summoning the new United States Senate to executive . session to meet on the 5th of March next. This is always done by a retir- ing President to enable his successor to nominate his Cabinet and fill such other appointments as may be deemed neces- It would be obviously indelicate for a new Cabinet toenter upon its duties without confirmation by the Senate. This exec- utive session of the Senate can con- sider only nominations and treaties; it cannot take up any legislative meas- area. It is understood that one of President McKinley’s first acts after his inaugura- tion will be to summon Congress in ex- tra session about the middle of March. Asit is generally known that an extra session will be called, Congress could as readily meet in ten days after the inauguratian as at a later period. appreciate the importance of havmg an extra session meet as early as poss1ble, since it has been decided that such a session is’necessary. The how administration transfersthe national authority from Democratic to Republican control, and it logically in- volves some important changes in the policy of the national government. As the tariff entered largely into the last campaign, it is expected that tariff re- vision will be one of the features of the new administration, and if any material tariff revision is to come at all, the sooner it is accomplished the better it will be for the business interests of the country. l With tarifi‘ changes inevitable, as long as the specific changes are in supposi- tion, there will be more or less paralysis in business and industrial interests of the country until the question is dis- posed of, and the earlier the new Con- gress meets and the sooner it disposes sary in starting up his great work. of the tarifl' issue, the sooner can the business of the country adjust itself to the new conditions. We have reason to believe that tarifi' revision will-be accomplished on a very conservative basis. The fact that the Senate is not a partisan Republican body precludes the possibility of pass- ing any revolutionary tariff measure. Itcould be accomplished in the Senate only by a combination between the free silverites and the Republicans, and such a fusion would be fatal to the ad- It was elected on the distinct issue of maintaining a sound financial p)licg, call from that one landmarkit cinnot and dare not de- part. ministration Since an extra session of Congress is inevitable, we shall be glad to see it come as early as possible and perform its duties speedily; and if it be true, as has been announced, that President McKinley does not propose to consider the distributional patronage until the vital questions are settled by Congress, he will render a great service to the country and hasten the action of Con- gress. There are new higher duties for every department of the government than the mere distribution of party spoils, and we are glad to note that President McKiniy fully appreciates the necessitv of starting his administra- tion onahigher plane than that of a :11 Ire junkshop for the division of plun- der. _____<,_ Rather Stingy. Queen Victoria of England is Em- press of India where thousands of her people are dying daily from starvation. Contributions have been asked to the Indian famine relief fund, and the Em- press ot India has contributed 82,500, while the Prince and Princess of Wales have added $13250, while William Wal- dorf Astor has contributed $10,000 and J. .P. ,M‘organ, the great American banker, has contributed 85,000. The fact that the Empress of India, with her immense income and hundreds oi millions otaccumulated wealth,.con- tributed but $2,500 to her own starving subjects, while an American citizen contributed $10,000 and an,American banker $5,000,,has naturally provoked. much-unfavorablecomment, not only - I All ‘ '1‘ 111.11 EVENING -9..._AZ 3.51ng - I ,. intelligent Englishmen as well. The Prince of Wales could not be complained of, as his severely prudent mother has rIquired him to maintain his position as heir apparent on a very small allowance considering his neces- sary outlay, but the contribution of the Empress of India will be regarded throughout the civilized world as an exhibition of parsimony that could come only from a too miseily sov' ereign. I —--—-——< O >————‘-'«v-——' Liable to' Affect the Eyes. Anyone who is afflicted with weak eyes would do Well to refrain from “card playing, says Dr. G. E. de Schwei- uitz professor of opthalmology at the Polyclinic and Jefferson Medical Col- lege, Philadelphia, for the constant. passing before the eyes of changing red and black spots on :1. dazzling background of White aggravates most materially any existing trouble with the sight. The small indicators at the sides of the cards are also a source of irritation to the eyes. Players who are in the habit of reading their cards in a game by means of the small indi- cators had better run the risk of show- ing their hands and read the cards by the large spots, as the lesser evil of the two."—New York Herald. ________.,___. Not Guilty. Proprietor—Go tell that man who just. came in to shut the door. I hate such carelessness! Clerk—That wasn’t carelessness on his part, sir; it was a precaution. He's a book agent—Roxbury Gazette. Care to our coffin adds a nail. no doubt, And every grin, so merry, draws one out—John Wolcott. THIS SPAGE IS . 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