Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01
Congress is Called to Meet on
August z.
TEE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
Considerations That Led Him to
Issue Il.
VIEWS CONGRESS MEN.

than the PRESIDENT was willing TO take the re-
sponsibility Of opposing and In obedience to
them he has called an extra session OF Congress
TO assemble on Monday, the 9TH Of August.
As stated In yesterdays STAR, the meeting Of
the cabinet was devoted to the consideration of
this question, and, as intimated, the pres
sure from the financial aud commercial
bodies OF the land had had its effect In
order that the news of the call should not dis
turb the stock market the strictest in
junction of secrecy was placed upon the
determination and not until the President
had left the city did an intima-
alton OF the action taken become known. Mr.
Cleveland did not intend to leave Washington
until the first Of the week. but when it was de-
cided to call the extra session he immediately
gave orders for his departure. He left here at
4:2O pm. for Buzzard's Bay. where il is ex-
pected that he will remain until about the ist
OF August. He was accompanied as far as New
York by Secretary Lamont
1t is understood that the President will trans
act only the most urgent public business while
at Buzzard's Bay and what official announce
ments are to be made will be given out at the
Executive Mansion in Washington.
WHAT INFLUENCED THE PRESIDENT
There seems every reason to believe that all
the speculations as to the time of the meeting
of Congress INDUCED in prior to p. IN. yester-
day were guesswork pure and simple. Some of
them. as il turns out now, were very lucky
guesses and others were equally unfortunate.
1t il almost conclusively established that the
calling Of an August session was not even
determined upon until after midday. and con-
| sequently could not have been communicated
to any person in confidence otherwise days
in advance. The plain facts appear to be that
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certaintiss Of the situation grew SO
alarming that Mr.. Cleveland at last
was compelled TO acknowledge that
the unexpected contingencies necessitst-
ing an earlier meeting OF Congress" which he
spoke OF in his celebrated interview Of June 5,
had arrived. The action Of the British govern
ment in India brought matters to crisis. Pre-
vious to that startling event Mr.. Cleveland had
manifested firm determination to adhere TO
his plan Of calling Congress in September.
After the suspe nsion Of silver coinage in India
the President resolutely declined to speak fur
Their about his intentions until he should be
prepared to act. and each OF his cabinet officers
maintained similar silence. II may be stated,
however, without violation Of confidence that
from the day when the announcement Of the
action Of India was made the President took
steps to keep himself forewarned through
the press dispatches of the slightest
approach to panic in the money mar
ket, prepared at any moment to take the
course which he has now adopted if II seemed
to him that his SO doing would in any way tend
TO allay alarm and restore public confidence.
When he found kilograms on his table not only
from the eastern and middle states, but also
from the south and even from some Of the
silver states OF the northwest urging that Con-
gress be called together at the earliest day pos
sible to end the uncertainty, he determined to
delay no longer.
THE PROCLAMATION.
The proclamation in fell reads:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 80 1893
Whereas the distrust and apprehension con-
corning the financial situation which psrvade
all business circles have already caused great
loss and damage to our people, and threaten to
| cripple our merchants. stop the wheels of man
| ufacture, bring distress and privation 70 our
farmers, and withhold from our workingmen
| the wage of labor;
And whereas the present perilous condition
is largely the result Of q financial policy which
the executive branch of the government finds
embodied in unwise laws which must be ex-
ecuted until repealed by Congress:
Now. therefore, i. Grover Cleveland Presi-
dent of the United States in performance Of q
constitutional duty, do by this proclamation
declare that an extraordinary occasion requires
| the converting of both houses of the Congress
of the United States at the Capitol in the city Of
Washington on the seventh day Of August next
may be relieved through legislation from pres.
ent and impending danger and distress.
All those entitled TO act members Of the
Fifty-third Congress are required TO take no.
tice of this proclamation and attend at the time
and place above stated.
Given under nv hand and the seal Of the
United States at the city of Washington. the
thirtieth day OF June. in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three
and OF the independence Of the United States
the one hundred and seventeenth.
GROVER CLEvEIANp
Most Of the cabinet have followed the Presi-
dents example and left the city or are leaving
the city for brief vacations.
SENATOR VOORHEES, NOT SURPRISED.
Senator Voorhees,, chairman Of the finance
committee, first knew of the Presidents act
when informed by United Press representa-
tive. He was not surprised. That being the
case" said the Senator, lit will not be long
until we are again at work. Inasmuch as Com
gress has to deal with this subject Of finance
it is well that We get about it. and the sooner
the better. / do not know that Congress can
will bring relief TO the country, but il is our
duty TO make the effort, and there is no wisdom
in delay. The condition of the country GER
tainly, to my mind, demands very prompt and
decisive action, especially in view Of the fact
that everybody seems to be depending upon
Congress for q solution Of our financial
troubles. / think the President has acted
wisely, and I have no doubt that as soon as
Congress gets to work il will repeal the Sher-
man act.
Il voted against the bill when it came up on
yea and nay vote when it passed, and told the
silver men who supported it that it was not the
legislation they needed for silver, and that they
would live to regret the day they supported it.
That day has come. 1, for one, shall vote for
| its repeal 1t must not be understood, how
ever, that abate a single jot or title Of my
adherence to the coinage and the use Of silver
as money under proper regulations for its
parity with gold"
PERFECTLY PROPER.
Representative Enloe Of Tennessee said it
was perfectly proper for the President to con-
vene Congress in extraordinary session under
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