River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-06
CLEVELAND YIELDS.

The President Listens to the Demand for
an Early Session of Congress. and Fixes
the Date of Its Assembling at August
Instead of In September-Fun Text of
His ProeIamatlon-He Feels Certain or
the Repeal OF the sherman Law.
WA sHINGToS, July AFTER carefully
going over all the details at the cabinet
meeting the president issued procla-
nation Friday afternoon calling an ex-
ira session of congress, beginning Au-
gust Z. 1898, as follows:
''ExEcUTIvE MANSION. WASHINGTON, d. G.,
June 80. 1893 -Whereas. The distrust and ap
prehension concerning the financial situation
which pervade all business circles have already
caused great loss aid damage to our people
and threaten to cripple our merchants stop the
wheels OF manufacture, bring distress and pri-
walton 10 our farmers nd withhold from our
workingmen the wage of labor; and
Whereas, The present perilous condition is
largely the result OF a financial policy which
the executive branch Of the government finds
embodied in unwise laws which must be exc
cuted until repealed by congress;
Now. therefore, /. Grover Cleveland presi
dent OF the United States, in performance of a
constitutional duty, do, by this proclamation,
declare that extraordinary occasion requires
the converting OF both houses Of the congress OF
the United States at the capital in the city of
Washington on the 9TH day OF August next at
IL o clock noon. to the end that the people may
be relieved through legislation from present
and impending danger and distress.
IAN those entitled 10 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 the seal Of the
United States al the city Of Washington ON the
Both day of June. in the year OF our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three. and
-. ,.4....a of na
one hundred and seventeenth
"GRovER CLEVELAND"
The determination to call an extra
session had hardly been announced ere
there was a hasty departure from the
white house; and shortly after o'clock
the president was en- route to Buzzard's
Bay to join Mrs Cleveland. Beyond fix
ing up certain western appointments no
other business was transacted, IL being
the desire of the chief magistrate to
give as much time as possible TO the
preparation of his message to congress,
besides recuperating from his work
since the Inauguration. 1t is under
stood that the president will transact
only the most urgent public business
while at Buzzard's Bay. and what Of
fetal announcements are to be made
will be given out at the executive man
sion in Washington.
The determination to call the extra
session the first week in August, in
stead of the first week in September, it
is understood was only definitely ar
rived at at Friday mornings cabinet
session after giving full weight to the
numerous kilograms received from all
parts of the country urging this
course. And the consideration
which caused the president to
change his mind was foreshadowed
in a remark made by one of his cabinet
officers two days ago that if the presi-
dent received reasonable assurances
that there was likelihood of prompt
repeal of the so-called Sherman pur-
chase law he might be disposed to-call
congress together earlier than he had
announced. 1t Is inferred from the
fact that the president has done so that
he considers he BIAS obtained the assur-
RANGES which he desired.
Developments make it appear that
the disturbances of values arising from
the uncertainties of the situation grew
so alarming that Mr.. Cleveland at last
was compelled to acknowledge that
1.-THE unexpected contingencies necessi-
tating an earlier meeting of congress"
which he spoke of in his celebrated in
terview of June 5, had arrived. The ac-
ton of the British government in India
brought matters to a crisis. Previous
TO that startling event Mr.. Cleveland
had manifested firm determination to
/ aAh To his MIN IF oalIinn
in September. After the suspension of
silver coinage in India the president
resolutely declined to speak further
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 violating conf
dence, that from the day when the an
nouncement of the action of India was
made the president took steps to keep
himself forewarnel through the press
dispatches of the slightest approach to
panic in the money market, and was
prepared at any moment to take the
course which he has now adopted if it
seemed to him that his SO doing would
in any way tend to allay alarm and re-
store public confidence.
When on Friday 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, urging that congress be called
together at the earliest day possible,
TO end the uncertainty, he determined
to delay no longer; but even in taking
this action the president took steps, as
far as he could, to prevent its being
known before the stock exchanges
closed so as to avoid any appearance
of exercising undue influence on the
stock market.
The action of the president apparent
ly meets with the commentator and
approval of most of the members and
politicians now in the city, and the
opinion is almost general that the
sherman act will be repealed. The prop
osition is not refuted, probably for the
reason that the free silver men, who will
conduct the fight against repeal, have
few members now in the city. The
free silver men, however, will oppose
any attempt To repeal the Sherman law
with all their strength. The fact that
the mines in the west have been closed
will be used as a weapon with which to
force any wavering member in their
ranks back into the fold.
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