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pie which, under ordinary circumstances and in the 

 absence of a public necessity, is to be commended, 

 but a failure to convene the representatives of tin- 

 people in Congress in extra session when it involves 

 a pit: place* a responsibility ol 



himself. The condition 



..f the public irvatiry. as has been indicated, de- 

 mands the intention .if Congress. It aj.-ne l> 

 power to pro> . Mun.-nt. 



it under 



it. no other sense than the neglect ,,f a plain 

 duty. 1 <Io not trmpaihiM with tin- sentuneir 



i* dangerous to our business 

 intrn-tA. It* membmai* the agents of the people, 

 nd l heir presence at the seat of (iovern men t in the 

 eiecution ..f (hi- ->\etvi;;n will sh-mld not operate as 



;ur>. l-ut n U-n-nt. Then- cotild IM- no In-lter 



o juil tin- <i"vernment upon a sound and eco- 

 nomicai basis than now. The people have only 

 recvu thai this >huld be done, ami noth- 



iinjr u|Min th agent - of their will 

 than the "f immediate action. It has 



alwarsseeroea to me that the postponement of the 

 meetings of Congress until more than a year after 

 it has been chosen depn\ ss t.... ..ft.-n ..f 



the inspiration of the popular will and the country 

 of the corresponding benefits. It is evident, t 



ion in the pn-s.-iire of so 



a necessity would be unwise on the part of 

 the Executive because unjust t.. the interests of the 

 people. (-. now will lx> freer from mere 



n than if the question (f tariiT 

 Ivfision waapost poned until the reorganization of 

 Congress. We are nearly two years from a con- 

 gresnonal - ':! politics can not so greatly 



di*t met us a* if Mich contest was Immediately 

 .in approach the problem calmly 

 and patriotically, without fearing it<efTect u|>on an 

 <>ur fcllow-citi/.-ns who may dis- 

 agree wilh u* UJK.II tin- character of this legisltr 



ii settled now. . 



against their procon and perhaj.- 



t led so reasonably, as I trust and h.-li.-vc it will, to 

 insure jfrcat permanence than to have further 

 uncertainty menacing the varied bu-ine^s int. 



tin. \\hat.-\er action Con- 



gress may take will be given a fair opportunity for 

 trial be fo're the people are called to puss judgment 



n it. ami this I consider a great csx-ntial to the 



il and lasting settlement of the ({tie^tion. In 

 f th-HO<-<.' EII I xliall denn it my duty 



as President to convene Congress in extraordinary 

 session on Monday, the nth day of March. lv 



n. I OOngratolate the, country u;.n 

 the fraternal spirit of the people and the manifes- 

 tation of good will everywhere so apparent. The 

 recent election not only most r-rtunat.-Iy demon- 

 -tmtrd the obliteration of ^-<-tional <T geographical 

 out to some extent also the prejudices which 

 *rs have distracted our council and m 

 ><ir true great ness as a nation. Th.- triumph of the 

 people, whose verdict is carried into efTe.-t to-day. 

 b not tho triumph of on.- wet ion, nor wholly of 

 one party, but of all sections and all the jn-ople. 

 Tho North and thn South no longer divide on the 

 old line*, but u|>n principles and policies : and in 

 - of the country can find 



cause for true felicitation. I^-t us rcjofee in and 

 cultivate thw spirit : it is ennobling, and will Jc 



K>th a gain and I -U wing to our beloved country. 

 It will he : do nothing, and per- 

 mit nothing to be done, that will arrest or di-turb 



.rowing sentiment of unity and -o-,, ^-ration. 



revival of esteem and affiliation which 

 animates so many thousand* in U.th the old an- 



it I -hall ch-erfully do 

 thing possible to promote and increase it. 



Let me again refloat th ad- 



mini- 1 the Chief ,lu>tiee. which, in their 



respective spheres, so far as applicable. I would 



.iiirymen observe: I \\ill faithfully 



lent of the I'nited S 



and will, to tin- best ,,f my al>ilit\ ju-o- 



1 Oftitdtion "f the I'nited 



is tl ..... I'liirat ion I i. -. nth- 



taken before the Lord .Most Hjjri,. T,, K,. ( .,, j, w j|i 



le n:;. urpos... n: , md 1 



>hall conltdeiitly rely UJM.H the foi'b.-arance and 



of all the people in the dischar-e of my 



solemn rcsponsihilitiea. 



nfirme.l thr C;ibinet ap- 



pointments: and March r. the President is>ued a 

 proclamation for an extra session of the Congress 

 to assemble March 1 :,. 181 



(>n that day the n ret session of the Fifty-fifth 

 Congress I,, -an. 



-e.l a< follows, tin- date 



given with each name indicating the <-lo>e of the 

 term : 



AM- Mtuaackiuttti. 



i I' IHTO. Henrj'C. Ixxl 



:iilllinl W. IVttUS, D. 1901. GC..IV I H 



1001. James II BefTy, T>. IfiM. JulnmC. 



1903. Jn: - s, D. 1901. Janiea McMillan, Ii. 



MfMM 



18M. St. ).!,. -ii M \\hii,.. i> i^.'O Ousho sR 



1908. OvorxeC.i'1-! '"> K " nt< 

 Colortl" 



I'.KU. K.lwanl i. \V.,|e.,lt. II. ivm. .laui.-s / ( i, -,,iv. I' 

 1908. II. BTJ M T. !i.i. I. \\alihMll. I>. 



Connxticxt. 



1899. .I..s,-,.|, ]; n.rai, v. R 1809. Francis M. Cockrcll. D. 



1908. Orviile II I Man. I:. 11W8. George O. Vest, D. 



'/are. M-mtnnn. 



l< 1P9. T^eMimtl. 



1901. i; K.-i.n.-y. n. : - art) r, i: 



Floriiin. 



1809 Kninn.-l 1'aseo. D. 1809. William V. All.-n. T 



1903. > Mallory, D. l'.ii. .I..hn M. Thurst,., 



Georgia. "In. 



Baeo,,. D iw. William M St.-uart. ]'. 



Kioto. 



1'.>1 fJ.-orL- R. 1001. William K Chamll.-r. R. 



1903. Il.-i.r\ ll.-itti,-:.l. R. 1903. Jacob Ii. i.'alliiu- 



Illinoit. ^ry. 



I'-ni. Sh,-U,y M Cullnm. R. IWft. Jamei Smith. .!r . 1> 

 1908. William K. MOKOM, R imi. Willinm J. Sewdl 



I,, ih \. / 



18P9. Davi.l Turp:. 1899. I-Mwanl Murphy. .Ir . D 



,V.<; tli ('<!> 



t'-'l .lohu I! 



Ml. -,n, R. 1003. .' .-h.-inl, F. 



BSMM. 



1W11. I r, R 1899. William N R.-neh. I' 



William A Harris, P. 1908. I 



K. I ' 



William I.indMiy, D. 1899. Marciis \. Hannn I: 

 1908. William J. Deboe, R. 1003. Joseph I: I 



Ongom, 



1901 Donelaon Caffpry. D. 1901. George W. McBri 

 1908. Samuel D. McEnery, D. 



Mn inf. Pennitylrn 



1899. KIIL- DC Ha! 1890 - Quay, R. 



1901. William P. Frye, R. 1903. Boies Penrose, R. 



3/ar?//'""/ 



1899. Arthur P. fJorman. D. W. AMri.-h. R. 



1908. Geo. L. W.-llintf .,n. R. l'.M. - 



To succeed John Sherman, resigned. 



