The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-02

but Mr. McAIillin Believes Other wise.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The opinion held
By a number of Congressman is that the
extraordinary session called yesterday by
the President Will not be lengthy one.
and that financial matters alone will en-
gage its attention. Prominent among this
GLASS is General Wheeler, of Alabama. II
see no reason" said Dir. Wheeler, talking
upon this matter, "why the country should
be burdened by q long and tiresome session
of Congress. with its attendant debates
and speeches. The President has
called the members together by reason
of the gravity of the money question, and
that alone. The people have tested the
| virtue of the silver-purcnasing act. and
now they should be given an opportunity
| to observe the working of It's results. There
| are numerous members of Congr who
| believe it would be wise for Congress-. as
soon as 1t organizes. to pass resolution
| giving the President authority to suspend
| the purchase act or deal with it as he may
| deem best. Congress could then adjourn
| at once, the relief demanded by the people
| having been granted. Then. when Con-
| gress convened In regular session, in De-
| cember, the financial question could be
| dealt with lntelligentIy and with delibera-
| tion. and In the light of the result of four
months work under the policy the PresI-
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| rate
| On the other hand. Representative Mo-
| Mlllin, of TENNESSEE, who Is regarded as
the Democratic leader of the approaching
| session. holds to the view that the session
| should begin at once the work winch must
| come before the next Congress. He thinks
| 1t would be much more preferab BILE to have
continuous session end an early adjourn
| ment of Congress about May. If only
| short session is held now, the regular ses-
| sion, which meets IN December. ould be
| long drawn out. and the tariff legislation
would 60 before the country at as
y' ley and u1 the NJ Mills 1 tariff n' bills. sA It
| was this very thing that the President de-
sired to avoid when he Issued his first
proclamation announcing that On extra
| session would be called sometime in Sep
tsmbsr. Mr. McMillin said that the next
| Congress was certain to accomplish two
| things. The tariff laws would be revised
and the law compelling the attendance of
| deputy marshals at the polls would be re-
| pealed. The unsettled and panlcky cOndl-
! tlon of finances must be mos: carefully leg
islated upon and the confidence of the pe0-
| pie restored, but IN what way this was to
| be accom- pllshed MIR. McMillin was un-
| willing 60 say.
Gen. A. j. Warner. president of the b.
metallic League. to-day sent to the mem.
bers of the executive committee tele-
| graphic inquiry as to W hat date would best
suit them tor a convention and suggested
| July % and the place Chicago. All the
| plies were favorable and the matter was
left IN General Warmers hands. Although
| he has not finally decided it, he is of the
| opinion that the convention will be held al
| the time and place mentioned. The object
| of the gathering will be to organize, 30 AZ
to influence Congress favorably in the
| direction of silver, and to fight the repeal
| OF the Sherman law il such repeal is to be-
made without offering some kind of g sub
stitute.
In an interview to-day Mr.. Warner said
| hat hav. 3 81 Oh los No.
| gress would not repeal the Sherman la w, it
| was given out as coming from the w hite
House thet AN object lesson would be
afforded the people Acting in the first
bankers and gold monometallists,' said Mr..
| Warner, Wall street and the bankers gen.
orally conspired to produce condition
which was attributed TO the sherman law.
with view 10 creating public sentiment
whlch would force a repeal of the act. The
banks are now finding that the
gun they loaded for others kicks
backward, and that they themselves
helped to create. The truth is, there is d o
want of confidence In money itself but
there Is a tear lest the prices continue to
GO down till debtors will not be able to
convert property into the ne cessary money
with which to pay de5ts."
lettering to the proposed repeal OF the
Sherman law. Mr. Warner said 1t would
not be repealed without desperate fight;
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be repealed at all. without a satisfactory
substitute. Silver men don't propose to
let 90 the hold they have until they are
assured of as good. or better one"
Assistant Secretary Sims. of Mississippi
acting Secretary of the Interior. when
asked about the prospects of the repeal Of
the Sherman act. SAID: In the South. dur
Ing the past six months, there has been
quite a revolution in public sentiment
touching the free coinage of silver, and
think that Congress will give expression to
this change by following the Presidents
lead. don't doubL that the financial situ-
alton will be improved somewhat By the
mere eX pecta tion of the repeal of the Sher-
man law, and that public confidence will
also find firm footing W hen 1t shall be swept
from the statute books"
Ohio Democrats are perpleXed. The ex-
ira session of Congress is called for Aug
| ONO State convention Is to meet. Many
OF the Ohio Congressman are delegates to
the convention, or would like to be pres
ent. Col. Ike Hill. Deputy SerQeant-at-
arms of the Honse. has telegraphed the
chairman of the committee placing before
him tho awkward situation of the Ohio
delegation. and requesting that the con-
vention be held either two weeks earlier
or later than the date set.
WHAT CONGRESS SHOULD DO.
Ex-sscretsry Fosters Wow OF the Situation