Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-06
WILL MEET AUGUST
AN EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
IS CALLED.
President Cleveland, Feeling As
sured That the sherman LAW VIII
BE Repealed, Calls Congress To.
Ecther for That Purpose.

Washington, July 1. = The following
rroclu.nation was issued late last. even
iEg:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
June 30, INSTANTANEOUS the distrust and
apprehension concerning the financial sit
uation which pcrva,les all BUSINESS circles
have already caused great loss and dam
age to our people and threaten to cripple
our Nero hants stop the wheels of manu-
facture, bring distress and privation to
our farmers and withhold from our work
il:gmen the wage of labor; and, whereas,
the present perious condition is largely
TIL: result of the financial policy which
the executive branch of the government
finds embodied III unwise laws which
must be executed until repealed Ivy c,n-
greSs; row, therefore, l, Grover Clevc-
land. president of the United States, in
performance of ii constitutional duty, do
by this proclamation declare that an
extraordinary occasion requires tn" ,on-
vening of both houses of congress of the
United States at the capitol in the city
of Washington. on the It'll day Of August,
next. at II o'clock. noon, to the end that
| the people may be relieved through lesis-
lation from present and impending danger
and distress. All those entitled to act Us
members of the Fifty-thrd congress are
requested to take NOTES of this proclama
ten, and attend at the time and place
above mentioned. Given under my hand
and the seal of the United States 1T the
cit. of Washington on the 3Oth day Ct
June in the year Of our Lord, One thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-three, and
Of h., I,,In nf fhn INIT
the one hundred and seventeenth.
-"Grover Cleveland
The president had left direction for the
issuance of the proclamation before lis
departure for Gray Gables. The deter
mination to call the extra session the first
week in August instead of the first week
in September it is understood. was only
definitely desided at yesterday mornings
cabinet session after giving full weight
to the numerous kilograms received from
all parts of the country urging this
course. Another consideration which
caused the president to change his mind
was foreshadowed in the remark made
by one of his cabinet officers two days
ago that if the president received reason
able assurances that there was likeli-
hood of a prompt repeal of the so-;llled
Sherman silver purchase law, he might
be disposed to call congress together
earlier than he had announced. 1t is in
fcrred from the fact that the president
has done so that he considers he has CD
I tanned the assurance he desired.
New York, July 1.--Prcsident Glove
land, accompanied by Secretary Lamont.
Mrs. Lamont and Miss Lamont. arrived
hero last night. Il have nothing to
say at all now," the president said to
reporter. II have issued a proclamation
calling congress together Oh Aug. Z. and
have given my reasons for doing so, and
that is all there is to be said atpresent'
Secretary Lamont said: MIR. Cleve-
land is going directly on board Mr.. Ben
cdict's yacht the Oneida, which is lying
i'll the East river off Twenty-sixth street.
Mr.. Benedict is on board, and they will
cruise slowly along the sound, reaching
Buzzard's bay on Sunday evening CIR
Monday morning He will remain there
about three weeks"
Ex-TreSident Harrison. when asked his
opinion of President Cleveland's call for
an August session of congress, said that
it was about the only thing Mr.. Cleveland
could do. IF he Thinks" said the OK
president that the country is in Il state
of strangulatiOn and he has Il remedy,
why the sooner he applies it the wiser he
will show himself If he thinks he can
get the necessary relief he better lose no
time