Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06
ExEourIvE MANSION,

sion concerning the financial situation
which pervade all business circles have
already caused great loss and damage to
Our people, and threaten to cripple our
merchants, stop the wheels of manufac.
ture, bring distress and privation to our
farmers, and withhold from our working.
men the wage of labor; and,
:, WHEREAS, The present perilous condi-
ton is largely the result of q financial
policy which the executive branch of the
government finds embodied in unwise
laws which must be executed until re-
pealed by Congress.
Now, therefore, /, Grover Cleveland.
President of the United States, in perform.
ance of my constitutional duty, do by this
proclamation declare that an extraordi-
nary occasion requires the converting of
both houses of Congress of the United
States at the Capitol in the city of Wash
ington on the seventh day Of August next.
at IL o'clock noon, to the end that the
people may be relieved through legislation
distress.
All those entitled to act as members of
the 53d Congress are required to take notice
oil 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 Washing
49, va .ho ovtt uhy VI June, III the year
OF our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred
and ninety-three, and of the Independence
OF the United States the one hundred aud
seventeenth. GROVER CLEVELAND.
MR.. cLEvELAND's POSITION.
At the very last moment, apparently,
and before the meeting of the cabinet
to-day, President Cleveland yielded re-
luctantly to the popular demand for the
extra session of Congress. He wrote
his proclamation convening Congress on
August 7th, and laid it before the cabi-
net While there was general acquies-
cence In the Presidents views and no OBJ
jections advanced to the calling of the
extra session, the sentiment was not en-
tirely unanimous that the step was
strictly necessary.
at least three members of the Cabinet
held that the conditions did not Justify
an extra session earlier than September,
Secretary Lamont was strongly in favor
of calling the session Immediately. An
hour before the Cabinet met President
Cleveland had given no intimation of
his intention to call Congress earlier
than September. He had a call early
this morning from Isidor Strauss, the
Now York merchant and the Presidents
intimate friend, and the latter was un-
sparing of his arguments in favor of an
immediate session. He retired, how
ever, after his conference with the
President without any intimation as to
what action would be taken and from
the views which the President expressed
to him it may be safely inferred that
Mr.. Cleveland at that time had not de-
cided what to do.
LEGISLATORS SURPRISED.
There was considerable surprise mani
Tested among the few Senators and Rep.
resentatives who were in the city to-
night. Almost to man they have IA
yored the calling of the session at once.
They had found Mr.. Cleveland unwill-
ing to yield, as he held there was no as
surance if Congress were convened
earlier than September that the Sher-
man law could be repealed.
The President has kept careful table
on the coinage sentiment of both houses
and, while he has been convinced for
several weeks that the House of Repre-
sentatives would probably pass bill
for, the repeal of the Sherman law, he
was not SO sure that the Senate was pre-
pared to do likewise.
Even now the President is not con-
WINGED that the measure will pass both
houses without carrying with it certain
concessions to the free coinage men
which are not in accord with the ad-
ministration's policy. But, as cabinet
minister stated this evening, the popular
demand for the extra session had be-
come SO prodigious that the President
yielded and is willing now to let the re.
spoiisibility rest with Congress.
THE FEELING OF RELIEF.
There is not Senator or Representa-
tive in the city tonight who does not
feel relieved that the action was taken
by the President to-day. All of them,
free coinage men included, talked glibly
OF what an easy matter it will be to re-
peal the odious law. But there are
among the silver men widely varying
opinions as to how it will be accom-
plished.
Since the Sherman law went into
effect there have been purchased under
its provisions up to to-day 1885,, 500
fine ounces of silver bullion at cost of
$147, 1885. At the present price of
silver this stock is worth to-day $o2, 1872
0A6, a net loss to the government on the
transaction of little more than $685.
100000. M
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Representative
McMillen of Tennessee said to-day that
the President had taken the surest and
promptest way out of the financial diff
Gully. and he expected good results TO ac-
crue from the extra session. Early action
ht.Id n. 4.
country and settle the present turbid ele-
ments. Congress would, he thought, reach
the problem in an unbiased spirit and
doubtless frame some law that would meet
the approval Of the President and the
people.
Representative r. G.. Davey, a new men,
her from Louisiana, commended the action
of the President and thought he spoke for
his own State and the Louisiana delegation,
which will vote for the repeal of the Sher-
man bill.
1T is law that has brought the coun-
try into a perilous position" said Mr..
Davey," and its repeal will be good rid
dance Of bad rubbish"
Representative o. Ferrel of Virginia said
that any public action of President Cleye-
land should be endorsed. He commends
the stand he has taken and thinks the
Sherman law will be repealed.
Representative McGann of Illinois. was
for the repeal of the Sherman act and
with that out of the way, the passage of
sensible and broad-gauged statute. He
would oppose free coinage because it
would inevitably react upon the producing
classes OF the country.
Representative Tucker of Virginia, was
in favor of repeating the Sherman law,
but believed that an act something similar
to the Bland-Allison act should be the mi
t;al step toward reform.
Representative Alexander of North Caro-.
lima, Thought. the proclamation and the
pressure which brought it about all one
sided. The Sherman law, he said could
have been repealed last session ii some
compromise measure could have been
agreed upon. He wanted TO relieve Tho