The Green Forest tribune., 1893-08-10
CONGRESS- READY FOR WORK.
BOTH HOUSES SOON ORGANIZED FOR THE
EXTRA SESSION.
'ar. Crisp Reelected Spesker-scenes and In
cidenis of the Opening Gession.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.--The first Dem
ocratic Congress under Democratic
Administration since ante belum days
met in extra session at the National
Capitol at high noon to-day. The oc-
casion was an impressive one, recalling,
as it did, a political situation that has
not existed for over q third CT a century.
Deep solemnity was added to the scene
by appreciation that the problem to be
met and solved is a grayer one than has
agi tated the public mind since the po-
litical struggle over the slavery question
in the sos.
But the bitterness Of the present sit
uation is greatly relieved by the fact
that while the silver question may be to
some extent sectional one, it is not
political. aud parties are divided on 1t
and not by 1t. 1T has It's adherents and
its opponents in the Democratic and the
Republican ranks alike, all Populists
are not for free coinage ana all Green
hackers do not ind0rse as the best So
luton Of the financial crisis.
The following names were placed in
nomination for the Speakership: Ex-
Speaker Chas. Crisp, Democrat; Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, Republican; aud Jer-
~ Simpson, Populist. The roll was call
ed aud the vote stood as follows: Crisp
PA, Reed l22;; Simpson I. Crisp was
declared duly elected.
AIUur TIE MESSAGE.
The Presidents message would have been
sent to Congress this afternoon had it not been
for the early adjournment OF the Senate out of
respect to the Lite Senator Stanford Mr.. Pru-
1f 1Sraei
about to enter his carriage with the message
when the announcement that the Senate had ad-
journed was received. Consequently the trans
mission OF the message was withheld till to-
morrow
Statements as to its length and contents are
necessarily more or less coajecturcs, but from
sources believed to be we'll informed, it is learn
ed that the message will not be more than II
column and half in length, and that it recon-
mends the unconditional repeal OF the Sherman
act.
Free silver Democrats express themselves as
| agreeabiy surprised at what they understan to
be the moderation Of the President Is recomnen-
dations. They are informed that he recommends
the unconditional repeal of the sherman act.
He, however, recognizes that silver is one of
the money metals of this country which must be
maintained, but points out that, with the pres
ent attitude of European countries, the proper
ratio between gold and silver can not be main
tanned BY this country alone. Therefore, he
does not favor the coEagc of it uBde" the pres
eat conditions except for subsidiary purposes.
| lie thinks the European nations who are de-
pressi.,s, the price of silver caa by the suppress
soh CT it's Coinage in this country except for sub
silary purposes be coerccd into an iternation-
al agrecmcAt more favorable than heretofore
He is il FAVOR of silver Oh parity with gold and
, stands by the platform Of 1892 but says that
platform can not be carried out for the reason
that 4 fixed parity not be maintained
promine It members of both wings of the
Democratic party have conveyed to them the
impression That these are substantially the
views the President VIII express,