Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-07-07
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The Presidents PrOcla-
nation, Calling For An
Extra Session.
AUGUST SEVENTH, THE DATE
Will it inspire confidence, and
turn the tide in the ma
) tions finances! The
opinion of prom
inent people.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
The Call:

situa ton, which pervade all bus
ines circles, and have already caus-
ed great loss and damage to our
people, and threated to cripple our
m erchants, stop the wheels OF our
manufacture, and bring distress
and privation to our farmers and
withhold from our workingmen the
wages Of labor, and,
WHEREAS, The present perilous
condition is largely the resalt OF a
financial policy which the executive
branch Of the government tnds
embodied in unwise laws which
must be executed until repealed by
Congress, ~
Wherefore, I, Grover Cleve-
land. President Of the United States
in performance of a constitutional
duty, do by proclamation de-
clare that an extraordinary occa-
sion requires the conevning Of both
Houses of Congress of the United
States at the capitol i'll the city OF
Washington on the seventh day OF
August at 12o'clock noon, to the
end that the people may be relieved
and impending danger and distress.
All those entitled to act as men,
bers of the Fifty-third Congress
are required to take notice OF this
proclamation and attend at the
time and place above stated.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the United States at the
City of Washington on the goth
day of June, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety three, and Of the indie
pendence of the Uli ed States, the
one hundred and seventeenth.
Grover Cleveland.
For sometime the President and
members of his Cabinet have been
making a canvas Of Senators and
it's mem bers with view to ascer-
tanning the prospects of securing a
majority in both Houses favorlng
arepeal OF the Sherman Silver law.
And when the Cabinet went
June 20 the members were aware
that a decisive action was looked
for by all anxious public. 1t now
appears that the information LAID
before the President at that day s
Cabinet meeting convinced HIM
that there was majority in Con
press. favorable to repeating the
Sherman law. Hence the call FOR
an August session.
This is the second time in the
limited States when an extra ses,
sion has been called as a result OF
the threatening condition OF the
country's finances and revenues
March II 1871. President Harrl
son found it necessary to call al
extra session to avert threatened
calamity, such as now makes
necessary that President Clevelan'
should take like action; twelve Ii
all, have called within the Govern
ments history but all with the ex
ception of the last, and its parall3
in 1871. have been to deal with
certain and stated part OF govern
ment affairs, and not, in a matte
Of such vital importance to tn
masses. To what extent this act
ion will effect the present depre!s
sion, is yet to be seen; but the IN n
d;cations are that the financial sit
natien. will be improved by tn
Mere fact alone, that the Presiden
has taken the action he has; an
with the repea. of the Sherman La
public confidence will again I'm
a firm footing, the 'viws OF sewers
Congressman all indicate this; Rel
resentative Mcmillan of Tennesst
said that the President had take
the surest and promptest way on
of the. difficulty. Early actio
would restore confidence through
out the country.
Representative r: e. .DAvey,
new member from Louisiana, con
mended the action Of the Pfeslden
and thought he spoke for his ow
State and the louisiana delegatlol
which will vote for the repeal
the Sherman act. q
Senator Gray of. - Delewa
thought that the lesson OF blt Il
nance had not been'thor6ngnil
learned by ,the country, anl' tn
special meeting of Congress wdul
tend more to breed confidence,
the silver men than anything els
Representative O'Ferrell OF WI
ginia said that any pubic acti9
of President Cleveland saoaid /
endorsed. He comments the stai
he has taken, and thinks the She
man law will Oe repealed.
Representative McGann Of IL
- o..oo1 r E Tho - i T.