Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-07-06
Washington Letter
from OUR REGULAR CoRREspoNDEN

WASHINGTON. p c July 3rd, 1893.
The proclamation Of the President
ealing Congress to meet in extra session
on August :, was the twelfth Of its kind
to be issued since he Foundation OF the
government, and the third calling Con
gress together especially 20 deal with
financial matters, the first having been
called by President Van Bureu to IN oet
September 4, 1857 on account Of the
suspension OF specie payments, and the
second by President William Henry
Harrison, who died before it met, to
meet Nay 81, 1911, to deal with the
threatening condition Of the country $
finances and revenues This ben g the
case it is not to be wondered at that ex
ira session talk has dwaritd everything
else since the proclamation was made
public.
There is no difference in public opin
ion. SO far rs it is represented at Wash
ing,on, and ii is unusually Well repre-
scented for tue season Of the year, as to
HE necessity for Congressional action,
but when 1t comes to defining what
particular action it shall be there are
many differences not mal ked however,
by political bias, bat by personal opln-
ION. No member Of the administration
claims that the unconditional! repeal Of
the Sherman Sliyrr law is certain, al
though IA Table has been made which
shows M iorty Of 81 in thr House for
repeal, but that is what the admins
tration hopes for, and will work for.
1t will ask hat bill repeating II he
rushed through us soon as the organiza
ton Of the House is complete and tnat
the question Of sl) bstltute dealing with
silver be left for future action, and if a
count Of noses shows that it cat not be
repealed it will ask that resolution
authorizing the President to suspend
the silver purchase clause Of the low be
passed. The acknowledged obstacle to
the carrying out Of TINS programme Is
the free coinage ma orl'y known to ex-
lst in the Senate but one OF the free
coinage men-SeMtor Eorhees--is al
ready an ontspokon advocate Of the un
conditional repeal Of the Sherman law,
and mysterious hints are given by
friends Of the administrator Of other
free coinage Senators who will vote the
same way.
That is the exact situation as it is
figured out here to!ay. Five weeks Is
sometimes AS long as a life time. when
judged by accomplishments and it may
be that great changes will take lace
before Congress gets together, or tnat
after It's meeting pelsolaI conference
will bring those together who are now
wide apart. While these things are
possible, there are not Visible at this
tune any indications pointing to enough
changes among the Senator's who are
on record as free coinage to warrant
any strong belief III them. 1t looks as
though the House would pass bill
repeallag the Sherman law and that the
Senate would aend the bill back TO the
House With a Tree coinage amen }mcnt,
and la1t nothing but a COMPROMISE of
some sort in which both sides will have
20 make concessions can break the dead
lock and secure financial legislation.
After all there would be nothing
strange or unusual in such an outcome
OF the present situation, us Yearly all
OF the important legislation ever adopt
ed by Congress has been the result of
Comromses between what was demand
ed by the radicals on both sides.
The general idea that thirty day S
notice Is required to call an extra SIS
SION together is erroneous. It WAS the
practice in 'he early days Of the country
when means Of transportation and Con-
mnn!catlon We're slow. to give a notice
OF two or three months, bat the forty
r|Iii Congress Was cal|el on u notice
OF but three days. while an extra session
called by President Hayes assembled
on notice Of fourteen days.
Mr. Cleveland vii, remain at BuH :.
2atd Bay nntlI about The first OF Aug
Ust. 1t Is understood that he Will