The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-07-08
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nation calling toItgirNH To meet /"
extm session, August 7tii, 1898:
ENEcrrIyL MANSION,
Washington. June 30, 1898. \
Whereas, the diAtinst aud appic-
lrnsion concerning tn, financial sit
uali"n which pciNH. Is nll business
e%i,cles. have already cntecl great loss
aud damage % our people aud threat
EN- to cripple our merchants, stop the
wheels Of manufacture. bring distress
and p,ivation t" IN farmers and
withhold from our woiklngnen the
wage Of labor; and
Whereas the present pciilous con
dition il largely the result of II imam
cial policy, which the executive
branch Of the government ttnds IN
bodied ia unwise laws, which must be
executed until repealed by Congress.
Now. therefore, | Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States. In per-
toimnnte ot n constitutional duty, by
this proclamation, declare that an ex-
,,ao,dinary occasion requires the con
vening Of both Houses Ut the Congress
"t the United States, NJ tue capital. IN
the city ot Washington. on the 9TH
da, of August next. at II o'cloca noon,
IL the end that the people may be re-
lieved through legislation from pres,
ent and impending danger and dis.
ttess. All those entitled to act as
members of the Fitty-thlul Congress
are required To take notice Of this
proclamation aud attend NJ the time
and place above stated.
tiven under my hand and seal If
the United States, ut the city at Wash.
ington ON the Suth day ot June. IN the
ytat of Il Lord one thousand eight
hundred and nlnet, three. and ot the
Independence of the United States the
II hundred and seventeenth.
GROWN CtkNtlANn.
Leading tilMneicNs ate dellshtcd AZ
the action of President Cleveland in
calling an extra session OF Congress,
ahd think THAT tcliei will suici, fol
lew, and Secretary Gresham thinks
nov that Congress Is willing "a repeal
the sherman act, rs Is fully explained
by the following flon the Associated
ftvss;
NkW loRh. JULY /.
Ii u after the hour Tor chasing
business upon the street Yesterday
when thu new came that President
Cleveland had named August 1th as
the day tae corNeulag Congress in tx
tia session, Leading bankers aud ii.
NancierS ut this city were agreed that
the President had acted with good
judgment
President George ~ Williams, Of
the Cnemical National hank, said
"Thls IL the best thus that could
have happened President Cleveland
deserves tn he commended for his
rromrt action, consider the calling
al a session III Congress "a ApgaS, 9TH
rs maSt wise.
THE eiseet. il strikes me. j. sure Ia
hS good, Ii viii tend 10 te>to,e con
tdvoee where 1t has been trmpota.l-
y Impaired and prove Ut beneh, Ia
business Interests throughout the
eo0ntss,
As to the farther issue of ~ecrtiti.
GATES, circumstances alone can sesu-
late this, The situation. ~ the
whole, aewevcr, is >u1s e. be tellev-
al
RNNest NJ Gallamas. president If
Tie N~efvhaetS National EauA, said;
~ thznA th, pgrsa,ntS A..fsan III
Calling 4 Seoelag session ~ eatly is
MISS Ehofe is only rne yh}nS IL do.
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