The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-06
EXTRA SESSION CALLED
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND PRocLAlMs
THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS
He Therefore Convenss Congress for the
7th Of August to Enact Such Laws as
Will Relieve the People Of Present
Financial Embsrrassments.


dent left here at Arc this afternoon Tor
Buzzard's Bay, Mass to be absent
three weeks or more. His departure
So suddenly leaves a number of i'm
portant appointments agreed upon
unsigned, and many senators and con-
gressmen who recently arrived are left
ia the lurch. 1t is understood the
president will transact only the most
urgent public business while at Buzz
Yards Bay and what official announce
ments are to be made will be given out
at the executive mansion in Washing
ton.
At 6 o'clock this evening the follow
ing proclamationIwas issued:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHINGToN June 30, 1898.
Whereas, The distrust and appre-
hension concerning the financial s1tua-
ton which prevade all business circles
have already caused great losses and
damage to the people and threaten to
cripple our merchants, step the wheels
of manufacture, bring distress and
privation to farmers and withhold
from our workingmen the wages OF
their labor, and
Whereas, The present perllous con-
dition is largely the result of a finan-
cial policy which the executive branch
of the government finds embodied in
unwise laws which must be executed
until repealed by congress.
No,u rhorafnra | (nrnUar ilaVnlan6
president, in performance of my con-
stitutional duty, do by this proclama-
ton declare that an :raordinary oc-
casion requires that the converting OF
both houses of congress at the capitol
in this city of Washington on the 7th
day of August next, at IL o'clock
noon, to the end that the people may
be relieved through legislation from
the present and impending danger
and distress. All those entitled to act
as members of the Fifty-third congress
are required to take notice OF this
proclamation and attend at the time
and place above stated. Given under
my hand and seal of the United States,
etc. GROVER CLEVELAND.
CABINET MEETING.
The president did not reach the ex
ecutiye mansion until a few minutes
before II o'clock, the hour at which
the cabinet convened. At the cabinet
meeting Secretary Carlisle presented
an array of official figures bearing on
the silver question and general inter
change of views followed. He gave
the president the daily cableegram
from London showing the price OF
silver there today at 30 IL pence per
ounce, equivalent to $O.663 per ounce
in our money, making the bullion
value of the silver dollar 573 cents.
All the members of the cabinet were
present except Secretary Gresham.
APPOINTMENTS |
The president today appointed Scott
Wike of Illinois, assistant secretary OF
the treasury; James f, Tillman Oh
Tennessee, register OF the treasury;
Overton Cade of Louisiana, superln-
tendent United States mint New
Orleans; FL. Gibbs Morgan, coiner; Il,
L. Schroeder, assyer, and Lewis
Guion, melter and retner OF the
United States mint at New Orleans;
jeff B. Snyder, Louisiana, collector OF
customs for the district OF New Or.
leans; Theo. S. Wilkinson, collector OF
customs, New Orleans; s.. b. Ellis,
surveyor of customs, New Or
leans; Geo. p. Finlay, collec'
collector of customs at Galveston;
Dew w. Eisdom, Muskogee, !. t.,
Indian agent Union Agency, l. I.
Secretary Carlisle today made the
following appointments: Clay M.
johnson of Kentucky, chief OF bureau
of engraving and printing; George w,
Castle of Kentucky, custodian of dies,
rolls and plates, bureau of engraving
and printing. .,
United States consuls-Geo. w. Bell
of Washington, at Sydey, N. s.: VIM
]. Maynard of Illinois, Milan, Italy.