The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-08
GOOD TINES IN SIGHT.
ClGVelald'S Extra Session Talk Has a
Good Effect.

The Early Session Interpreted as
Showing That the President is Con-
hdent Congress Will Repeal the Sher-
man Law-The President Convinced
That Disaster viii Follow a Failure
TO Repeal-The First Negro Ap-
pointed.
Washington, June THE officials of
the administration are speaking more
confidently of the financial situation this
morning and the President is confident
that they are going to be able to get
through without bond issue until con-
gress meets. Both he and Secretary
Carlisle are talking earnestly with every
senator and member who visits them,
and urging the absolute necessity
OF the repeal of the Sherman law. The
President said to a member of congress
this morning that he did not believe the
situation such as to warrant the fear of
Immediate trouble, but that if, after con
Rress cOnvenes, the Sherman law were
not promptly repealed there would surely
come disaster. He said that the tirmness
Of the banks, in New York and the
strength the Chicago banks had shown in
standing out against the run made upon
them, indicated that, at the bottom, the
financial condition of the country was
pretty strong.
CLEws' CIRCULAR.
Henry Clews in his financial bulletin of
yesterday says president Cleveland's
notice to convene congress in September
at the latest, or still earlier if found
necessary, is more effective in that form
than proclamation under his signature,
because it leaves him in a position to
change the date to July l or August if the
conditions call for his doing so, whereas a
proclamation, If issued, would have bound
him down to the date named The chances
now, however, are that congress may be
called together as early as Aug /. In
timations from Washington justify MAX
ing that statement The President in his
statement particularly says Not later
than Sept. l5,' which clearly means that
he intends to avail of his privilege to
make it an earlier date if found desira-
bic. His attitude clearly means that he
is now justified in calling congress to-
gether, because he is fully assured that
the vote on the Sherman silver law will
be positively in favor of its repeal. There
fore the people of this country, as well as
Europe, can commence to discount the
be the first thing that congress will do
when it meets"
THE FIRST NEGRO APPOINTED.
Henry Clay Smith is the first color2d
man. to be recognized officially by& this
administration. He is one OF the original
Cleveland men in Alabama, and his APP
pOintment is in recognition of services
done the Democratic party in his home at
Birmingham. Yesterday Assistant Secre-
,f Il, I
offered him the consulate at Tamatave,
Madagascar Smith had made an appli-
cation to be sent as minister to Liberia,
but he accepted Tamatave, and his ap-
pointment viii be announced this week
He will return to Birmingham to-day and
get his family ready for their new resi-
denCe abroad.
COL. LESTER IN TOWN.
Representative Lester arrived at Wash
ington yesterday, and his district people
can communicate with him, care of the
Riggs house.
Representative Turner is pressing Wal
ter NJ. Clements, a popular young lawyer
of Dodge county, for the Office of col
leCtor of internal revenue for Georgia and
he may give Paul Trammell some trouble,
as Mr.. Turner is q leading member of the
House. This sudden turn in this state
office is the topic about the hotel tonight
Mr.. Clements is practically unknown to
Georgia people here, but he is said to be
an able lawyer, and was hustler for Mr..
Cleveland in the late campaign.
J. M. Bell was appointed to-day post
master at Cling, ApplinR county, and e
T. Mayo was appointed at Social Circle,
Walton county. G. B. Thompson was
appointed postmaster at st. Andrews Bay,
Warrington county, Florida.
w 0. Bradley of South Carolina was
appointed a chief of division to-day in the
office of the first controller Of tho treas
ury department.