The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-07
EXTRA SESSION.
Called for August 9TH By the Presi-
deht's Proclamation Issued
Yesterday.
Cleveland said to Believe that the
Sherman Law Will Be
Repealed.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-The president
left here at 4:20 p. m. over the Pennsyl-
vania for Buzzard's Bay. He will be
absent from the capital three weeks or
more. his stay depending upon circum-
stances. Secretary Lamont accompanied
the president as far as New York.
The presidents determination to leave
the city was only reached this morning,
and his departure so suddenly leaves a
number of important appointments
agreed upon unsigned and many sena-
tors and congressman who have recently
arrived in the lurch. 1t is understood
that the president will transact only the
most urgent public business while at
Buzzard's Bay, and what official an
nouncements are to be made will be
given out at the executive mansion in
Washington.
At 6 o'clock this evening the following
proclamation was issued:
Executive Mansion, Washington, ID.
c., June 30, 1893.
WHEREAS, Distrust and apprehension
concerning the financial situation which
pervades all business circles have al
ready 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 p%erilous con-
dition is largely the result Of a 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 per
Torrance of my constitutional duty, do
by this proclamation declare that extra.
ordinary occasion requires the convcn.
ing of both houses of the congress Of the
United States, at the capitol in this
city of Washington on the Itn
day of August next at l. O'Clock
noon, to the end that the people may be
relieved through legislation from the
present impending LANCER and distress
All those entitled 10 act as members
of the Flfty-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 Both day OF June
in the year of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and ninety-three, and Of
independence of the United States one
hundred and seventeenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The president had left directions fol
the issuance of the proclamation before
his departure for Gray Gables. The de
tel mination to call an extra session the
first week in August instead of the frs
week in September, it is understood. wal
only definitely arrived at at this morn
ing's cabinet session after giving full
weight to numerous kilograms received
from all parts of the country urging thil
course. The consideration which caused
the president to change his mind wa
foreshadowed in a remark made by on
of his cabinet officers two days ago, tina
if the president received reasonable as
~surances that there was a likelihood o
the prompt repeal Of the so-called Sher
man purchase law, he might be disposed
to call congress together earlier than h
had announced. 1t is inferred from til
fact that the president has lone SO tina
he considers he has obtained the assur
ances he desired.
Most of the cabinet have followed tn
presidents example and left the city, o
are leaving the city for brief vacations
Those who remain say the president
proclamation speaks for itself and declIn
to discuss the situation further.
Secretary Carlisle today made the fol
towing appointments: Claud NJ. John
son, of Kentucky. chief of the bureau c
engraving and printing; Geo. W. Case
of Kentucky. custodian of dies, roles an
plates, bureau of engraving and print
ing. 1t is stated at the treasury that n
appointment of director of the mint wi
be made until the 'assemblage of cor
gress. Treasury officials are deep in tn
) roystery of figures today, closing up tn
vast money accounts of the governmen
for the fiscal years of 1892 03. The tl
ures which will be official y proclaime
tomorrow, will show in round number
} that the total receipts for the year hav
aggregated S3S5,00O,OOO, while the e'
, penditures will foot up S3S3,00O,0O
: leaving a surplus of receipts above e!
penditures of S2,000,000. This was tn
estimate submitted by Secretary Fostt
. to congress as the probable surplus
! the fiscal year closed today and the r.
suits prove it to have been practical
accurate. In this estimate, howeve
. Secretary Foster did not take into a
q count the payment of the Cherokt
Indian CLAIM of S3,00O,000. had this M
' been paid the receipts would have ben
100000 in excess OF expenditures.
Now Silver Goes.
New YORK, June 3O.-The steamshj