The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-01
EXTRA SESSION CALLED
Congress to Convene the First
Monday in August.
TO DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

The Action Decided Upon in Response to
kilograms from All Sections of the Coun-
try-ProbabIe Repeal of the Sherman
Law-Tho President on for Gray Gables.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The president left
here at 4:20 yesterday afternoon over the
Pennsylvania railroad for Buzzard's Bay,
Mass. He will be absent from the Capitol
three weeks or more, his stay depending
upon circumstances. Secretary Lamont
accompanied the president as far as New
York. The presidents determination to
leave the city was reached only yesterday
morning, and his departure so suddenly
leaves number OF important appoint.
ments agreed upon unsigned and
many senators and congressman, who
have recently arrived. in the lurch. 1t is
understood that the president will transact
only the most urgent public business while
at Buzzard's Buy, and what official an
nouncements are to be made will be given
out at the executive mansion, Washing
ton.
So much Of secrecy accompanied Mr..
Clcveland's departure that he was out OF
the city almost before the news of his in
tention was made known. 1t was known,
however, that as result of yesterdays
cabinet meeting he had determined to call
| an extra session of congress to convene on
! Monday, Aug. Z, but none of the officials
would say word on the subject in ad
vance of tho official announcement This
came at 8 o'clock, and is follows:
"Whereas, the distrust and apprehension
concerning the financial situation which
pervade all business circles have already
caused great loss and damage to our peo-
pie. and threaten to cripple our merchants,
stopthe wheels Of manufacture, bring dis
tress and privation to our farmers, and
withhold from our workingmen the wage
of labor; and
Whereas the present perilous condition
is largely the result of financial policy
which the executive branch of the govern
ment finds embodied in unwise laws which
must be executed until repealed by CON
gress.
"Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States. in per-
formance of my constitutional duty, do
by this proclamation declare that an ex-
traordinary occasion requires the conyen-
ing OF both houses of the congress of the
United States at the Capitol in the city of
Washington on the 7th day of August
next, at IL o'clock, to the end that the
people may be relieved through legislation
from present and impending danger and
distress.
"All those entitled to act as members Of
the Fifty-third congress are required to
take notice Of this proclamation, and at
tend at the time and place above stated"
Thepresident had left directions for the
issuance of this order before his departure
for Gray Gables. The determination to
call the extra session the first week IN
August instead of the first week in Sep
tember, 1t is understood was cnly defln.
itely arrived 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 fore
shadowed by the remark made by one of
his cabinet officers two days ago that if the
president received reasonable assurances
that there was a likelihood of prompt re-
peal of the SO called Sherman silver pur-
chase law he might be disposed to call
congress earlier than he had announced.
1t Is inferred from the fact that the presi-
! dent has done so that he considers he has
obtained the assurances he desired.
After the suspension of silver coinage in
India the president resolutely declined to
speak further about his intentions until
he should be prepared to act and each of
his cabinet officers maintained similar sill
ence. 1t may be stated however, without
violation of confidence that from the day
when the announcement of the action of
india was made the president took steps to
keep himself forewarned through the press
dispatches of the slightest approach of
panic in the money market, prepared at
any moment to take the course which he
has now adopted. When yesterday he
found kilograms on his table not only from
the eastern and middle states, but also
f.. a - \
silver states of the northwest, urging that
congress be called together at the earliest
day possible to end the uncertainty he de-
> termined to delay no longer