Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
President CleTela1dS Proclamation
Converting Congress.
TO MEET ON AUGUST THE I'm.
The Action OF the President Meets
with approval Every.
where.
TO MEET on AUGUST TIE I'm.

NAhHlNuIoNi 10 t,i june JUN, louo'
Whereas, The dlstrust and appre-
helslon concerning the financial CON
d.tlon, which pefvades oil business
circles has already caused great lOss
nd damage 10 our people, and threat.
ca TO cripple our merchants, stop the
wheels Of manufacture, bring distress
aod privation On our fsrmers, aud
withhold from our workingmsn tho
wagee OF labor, aud
Whereas, Tho recent perllous con.
dtion Is largely the result Of the fnan.
cibl policy which the executive branch
u tue government nnda embodied Ia
unwi-o laws which must be executed
until repealed by Congress; now,
therefore, !, Glover Cleveland,
President OF the United States,
In Performance OF the constitutional
duty, DO by this proclamation, declare
that the extraordinary occasion re-.
quifes thr converting nf both houses VI
tue Congress OF the United States at
tue Capitol IN the city VI Washington,
on the seventh day Of August next At
IL O'Clock noon, to the end that thu
people may be relieved through legis.
lhuon from the present ana impending
dangUra and distress, All those entitled
10 act ne members Of the Flity.thifd
Congress are required TO tnko notice Of
thu proclamation aud attend at the
time and place above stated.
Given under my hand and tho seal Of
the United States at the city Of Wash
ingt0n on tho thirtioih day VI June,
Ia the year Ot our Lord one thousand
eight hundred nui nineiy.thrco, aud
o. the Independence OF the United
ssatcsi tito one hund'ed and seven.
teenlh. GROVER CLEvELAND.
The determination 10 call an extra
session the ntst week In August, in-
stead Of the first week IN September,
II IL Understood was only definitely
arrived atnt this mornings cabinet
session, after giving full weight 10 the
numerous kilograms received from all
parts Il the country urging this
cOurpe.
Most OF the cabinet followed tho
Pfceiuonpa example, and left the city,
OF are leaving the city, for brief vaca.
tons. Those who remain say thp PreHl.
drut's proclamation speaks Tor itself,
and decline 10 discuss the situation
tutther,
The plain fncts appear 10 be that the
disturbances Of values arising from the
uncertainties OF silver were 40 alarm.
lug that Mr.. Cleveland was ut last
compelled TO acknowledge that the
unexpected contingencies necessitnt.
ing an eailler meeting Of Congress
winch he spoke Of IN the celebrated in-
tuTview June 9th had arrived,
The action Of the British government
In India brought matters 10 a crisis.
Previous 10 that startling event Pftsi-
dent Cleveland manifested firm de.
termination ~ auhere 10 the plan oil
calling Congress IN September. When
today he iOunu kilograms on his table,
not only from the eastern aud middle
slatee, but also from tho south, aud
even from some OF tho silver statas,
urging thnt Congress be- called together
al tho earliest DAY possible, TO end tue
uncertainty he determined to delay no
longer.
The effect OF the announcement
upon senators anu rcprtsu natives In
the city wac very marked. Ihv proc.
lamatlon, is effect and probable result
In the action Of tho coming Congress
was the leading topic Of conversation
In the hotel hobbies tonight. The NC.
ton OF the President, II Ia apparent,
meets with the concentration anu
approval OF most Of the members and
politicians now In the city, and the
opinion IN almOst general that the Shvr-
man act will bs repealed. This prOpo-
siilOn ~ not refuled, probably for the
reason that the Tree silver men who
will conduct the light against the re-.
peal have very few members now In
a
ever, will oppose any attempt to repeal
tho sherman law with all their
etfenrth The fact that the mluea In
the West have been closed viii be util.
ICED ms a weapon with which TO force
any wayering member In their rank
back to the fold.
EFFECT OF THE CALL,
NEW YoRK, June President
Clsysland's action In calling an extra
session Of Congress for August 7th was
"A decided surprise In financial circles.
Al rrst the report was not credited Tor
Inc reason that ever since the crisis In
silver and tho money market there
have been almost hourly rumots about
an extra session, ana when finally the
bankrrs and stock operators were con-
,inced there was decided feeling OF
relief and the consensus Of opinion
Walthst the tendency OF iinRnclal anu
commercial affairs would honcefOTth
be An the direction Of Improvement,
HARRISON INTERVIEWED.
Ex. President Harrison, whom seen
Mt the Tif,h Avenue hotel tonight ana
naked hr an opinion on President
Clevelam's call for an August session
OF COngTes, said:
al am MT prepared 10 say whether
think tho august session uf Congress
viii reatore,on idsnce, which IL said
10 he domoalized. There may be
serlols ubsluOtiOna. cannot tell
What ma be hs extent Of Mr., Clevc-
isndSs knowlage Un the subject, but
/ know thoy wgild not have repealed
the sherman NV for me. l think
neFhaus altugeAr TOO mach OF the
cnmulaiuud strinency Ia loaded upon
tSa SHERMAN Law There are n great
n,.rv oihor cnusetghlCh contributed
to the present stated nilairs."
Gpneral A. j. Nrner, president OF
the BImetalllcs leags, CAME up from
washinpton this alielOOn for con-
t,rsnne with Senator I'm p. Jones on
~ n,onetnry ouiloOk. Ihe announce.
ment that Congress " holu an extra
.assinn In August mab II necessary
FOR bimetalliats to join Sgelhetlnnd'
alter n long discussion 'khe subject,
4, ,gas ,leeiIed to call n Nvention Of
Inc Timetable league somSlme prior
,nths date fixed for the fNa session
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