The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-05
The Extraordinary Session

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The opinion Is
held by number Of Congressman that
the extraordinary session called yester-
day by the President will not be lengthy
one, and that financial matters alone will
engage it's attention.
Prominent among this class is Gen.
Wheeler, of Alabama. ~ see no reason"
said Gen. Wheeler, talking upon this
matter, Mwhy the country should be bur.
dened by q long and tiresome session OF
Congress, with its attendant debates and
set speeches. The President has called
them together by reason of the gravity
of the money question, and that alone.
The people have tested the virtue of the
silver purchasing act, and now they
should be given the opportunity to OBJ
serve the working of It's repeal. There
are numerous members of Congress who
believe it would be wise for Congress, as
soon as it organizes, to pass resolution
giving the President power to suspend
The purchase act or deal with it as he
NAV deem best. Congress could then
adjourn at once, the relief demanded by
the people having been granted. Then,
when Congress copyeped in regular ses-
sion in December, the fnappial question
could be dealt with intelligahly and with
deliberation, and in the light Of the re-
suit of four months Wolk under the pol
icy the President might under resolution
inaugurate."
Speaking of the Presidents action in
calling the extra session, Assistant Sec
retary Sims, Of Mississippi, acting aecre-
tary of the Interior Department, said
"There can he no doubt of the wisdom
of the Presidents action, Even the
silver men breathe freer, with his firm
hand on the throttle, and contemplate
the wreck of their hopes for higher priced
silver which has recently occurred. The
people have confidence that Congress
will meet the emergency with the repeal
of the Sherman law. In the South, dur
ing the past six months, there has been
quite revolution in public sentiment
touching the free coinage Of silver, and l
think that our congress will give express
sion to this change by following the
Presidents lead, I do not doubt that
the financial situ,tion will be improved
somewhat BY the mere expectation OF
the repeal of the Sherman law, and what
public confidence shall again find firm
footing when it shall be swept from the
statute books."
ATLANTA, 9A., July l.-Hon. n. G..
Blanchard, of Louisiana, chairman of
the House committee on rivers snd har-
bors, passed through Atlanta this morn
ing on his return home from WASH
ington. Being asked his views concern
ing the call tor the extra session and the
probable repeal Of the Sherman act, he
unhesitstingly approved Of the Fresi-
dents call for the assembling OF Con-
gress. Of the Sherman act, he aaid {:
aThat measure was enacted by Republi-
can Congress, the House presided over
by Reed as Speaker, and was voted
against by every Democrat IN the lower
House, including myself, we kneY THAT
it was make-shift. and that 1t was
framed by hand hostile to silver. Sub
sequept events have justified the opposi-
ton which this bill encountered from
silver advocates ip Congress. ! favor
its repeal, but think that there should
be q substitute adopted in lien of it,.
which will recognize the principle OF
bimetallism in some ettectiYe form, and
which carries out the pledge made in the
last National Democratic platform for the
repeal of the 10 per cent. tax upon the
note issue of Stale banks, On these lines,
I think, the repeal of the sherman act
will be q matter of easy accomplish
ment."
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July l.-Secretary
Gresham is at the Bates House to-day.
He has been visiting his mother in Har-
rison county, and stopped over here to
see few of his friends. It was the
first time he had been in Indianapolis
since he became member of President
Cleveland's cabinet, and his old associ-
ates give him cordial welcome,
"I have not seen the newspapers for Q
couple OF days until this morning.. said
Secretary Gresham, and don't know
Just what has been going on"