West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-06

not generaily expected.
The call is as follows
ExEcuT1vR MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. o.,
Juno 80, 1898. \
WHEREAS, The distrust and APP
prehension concerning the financial
situation, which pervades all busi-
ness circles, and has already
caused great loss and damage to our
people, and threaten to cripple our
merchants, stop the wheels Of man
ufacture, and bring distress and
privation to our farmers and with
hold from our workingmen the
wages of labor, and,
WHEREAS, The present pcrilous
condition is largely the result of a
financial policy which the executive
branch OF the government finds
embodied in unwise laws which
must be executed until repealed by
Congress.
Now, therefore, /, Grover Cleve-
land, President of the United
States, in performance of consti-
tutionaI duty: do by this proclama-
tion declare that an extraordinary
occasion requires the conyening of
both Houses of Congress Of the
United States at the capitol in the
city Of Washington on the seventh
day OF August at II O'Clock noon,
to the end that the people may be
relieved through Legislation from
present and impending danger and
distress.
All those entitled to act as mem
bcrs Of the Fifty-third Congress
are required to take notice of this
proclamation and attend at the
time and place above stated.
Given under my hand and the
seal Of the United States at the
City OF Washington on the both day
Of June, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and
ninety three, and Of the indepen-
dence OF the United States, the one
hundred and seventeenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The issuance Of this proclamation
was he result Of Cabinet meeting.
1t is known that up to the hour the
Cabinet met no final decision had
been reached on the matter. The
President himself was still doubtful
about the wisdom of retreating from
his original resolution, not to
assemble Congress until September,
for the reason that he lacked the
assurance that if Congress were
called together earlier it would vote
to repeal the Sherman law, the one
great object sought to be obtained
by midsummer meeting. If an
earlier session was called for the
express purpose Of repeating the
Sherman law, and then when Con.
gress met that law wcrc not repealed
the effect on the country the Presi-
dent felt, would be much worse
than il matters were allowed to take
their own course until the time
arrived which was long ago fixed
for assembling the extra session for
considering the tariff, the finances
and other msttors Of general legis-
lation.
But, az was some time ago an
nounced, the members Of the Cabi-
net as well as the President have
been making q canvass Of Senators
and members with view to afcer.
tanning the prospects Of securing a
majority in each House favorable TO
"a repeal OF the Sherman law.
When the Cabinet mot the members
were aware that a final report would
be expected from them az to tho
result Of their canvass, and that
final decision would be made AZ 10
whether OF not Congress would be
called togei her earlier than Scptsm-
Der. II now appears that the in
formation laid before the President
at the Cabinet meeting convinced
him that there was a majority in
Congress favorable to repeating the
Sherman law. Hence he AZ once
issued a call for an August session.
LOGIC.