The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-07-08
EXTRA SESSION
OF Congress- Called by Cleveland TO Con.
ycue August 4.

WASHINGTON, July 1.--After long
conference with his cabinet Friday,
President Cleveland issued proclnmn-
tion converting congress in extra ses-
sion on the seventh of August The
proclamation reads:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 1, fs9a
Whereas, the dstrust and apprehension con-
cerning the financial situation which pervade
oil business circles, have already caused great
loss and damage to our people, and threaten to
cripple our merchants, stop the wheels OF man
ufactnre, causing distress and privation to our
farmers and withhold from our working men
the wage OF labor.
Whereas, the perilous position Is largely the
result OF q financial policy which tho executive
branch OF tho government finds embodied In un
wiso laws which must be executed until re.
pealed, by congress-
Now, therefore, /, Grover Cleveland, president
OF the United States in performance of u con.
stitutional duty do by this proclamation declare
that an extraordinary occasion requires the
convening OF both houses of congress OF the
United States in the city Of Washington on the
| seventh day Of August next at the hour OF noon
to the end that the people may be relieved
through legislation from present and impending
danger and distress.
All those entitled to net as members 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 ana tho seal Of the
United States Mt the city OF Washington on the
3Oth day OF Juno, in tho year OF our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety three and
of the independence Of the United States the
one hundred and seventeenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND
This action of the president was pre-
dicted in these dispatches two nights
ago in an interview with Senator Har-
ris, who stated that the president had
declared to him that in view of the cxi-
gencies of the case and the pressing ne
cessities of the country ne would not
stand by his former declarat ton, but
would call congress together on an
earlier date than that originally desig-
mated by him.
There is some question as to how long
congress will have to be in session be-
fore anything can be done looking to
the repeal of the Sherman law. Legis-
lation can be begun at once in the sem
ate, its organization having been COM
pleted in the extra session that fol-
lowed the 4th of March. The house,
however, will delay complete organiza-
ton for some time, owing to the neces-
sity of selecting committees, adopt
ing rules to govern the pro-
ceedings of the Fifty-third con-
gress and in other routine details
connected with the genesis Of new
congress. 1t is not at all likely, how
ever, that organization will be delayed
as long as is usually the case, as the
nearness of the Christmas holiday or.
dinarily saps the energy Of the legisla-
tors and prevents their getting active
ly to work until after the New Year
has been ushered in. On this occasion,
however, the urgency Of the case will
undoubtedly impel the members to con.
tinue in the labor until something has
been done to relieve the country from
existing legislation.
| In the senate the silver men may
hold back legislation indefinitely until
it becomes a question Of physical en-.
durance and the majority will
simply wait until the question may be
brought to vote. The scenes attend.
ing the debate on the federal election
| will probably then be enacted.
Senator Voorhees,, chairman of the
| financial committee, said Friday to q
correspondent Of the Dalziel News
Agency that he believed the senate
would repeal the Sherman silver bill.
| 'The financial stress in the country"
said he, "is due to vicious legislation
now standing on our statutes, and the
sooner it is wiped off the better"
Senator Voorhees, will vote for the
repeal of the Sherman silver bill.
Senator Harris of Tennessee, also q
member of the committee on finance,
holds views similar to those of Senator
Voorhees, as to the advisability of calling
an extra session. He has been in favor
of calling an extra session in August
for some time past and his views Of
this question were given very fully in
these dispatches two nights ago, when
he predicted the convening Of congress
at an earlier date than that origin
ally set by the president. He
highly commends the act of
President Cleveland and stated Friday
evening that the results of assembling
congress at an early date would be ap.
parent in very short time to restore
confidence in the country.
Senator Gray, of Delaware, when
seen Friday evening stated that while
he had not advocated an early session
he was In no sense opposed to It. The
effect of such a session would be purely
psychological in character and would do
much at present to insure feeling OF
confidence among the people, but he
did not believe that much would really
be gained by calling session of con-
gress before December.
81 believe" he said, "that the inter.
val between March 4 and December
would have been profitably costly to
the country. The lesson would have
been more deeply engraven ON the
minds OF the people and would not SO
soon be forgotten. hoped that there
would be no extra session, not for per-
sonal or political reasons, but for the
public veal. A greater experience
with the viciousness of existing
financial laws would have offset
the financial loss. The amount
of silver that would have been pur-
chased in that ..me would not have
amounted to much and the country
could have afforded to load up with
this surplus with the white metal in
order to teach salutary lesson to
many of our misguided citizens who
will learn in no school but that of ex-
pericnce."
Secretary Carlislo's Appointments.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Secretary Car
Isle Friday made the following ap-