The morning call., 1893-07-03
CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE.
1t Will Be Confined Solely to the
Financial Question.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Cleveland will
begin writing his message at an early day
1t Is likely to be short, owing to the un-
usually brief time given for preparation.
He had not written line up to the time of
leaving for Buzzards Bay Friday. When
he said good-py to his cabinet associates
he remarked that he would relieve his
mind of all public work while on his vaca-
ton. AS this will cover the next three
weeks he will have little more than fen
days before returning to his desk in which
10 prepare his message to the extraordinary
session of Congress. 20
1t is believed that the message will be
confined wholly to the financial question.
and will make no reference whatever to
the tariff or Hawaii or other pending pub
lie questions, those being left for the regu-
lar annual message. which will be sent to
Congress on its reassembling in regu-
lar session in December.
1t appears to be accepted on all hands
that the extraordinary session wiz not
merge into the regular session, bur shat
an adjournment OF The extra session Will
be taken some time in October.
The leaders on both sides Of the fnan-
ciaI question believe that compromise,
affording at least temporary relief TO the
financial strain, will be effected early in
the extra secession. The programme by
which this will be brought about is sub
stantially this: A joint resolution will be
introduced authorizing the President, in
his Judgment. TO temporarily suspend the
purchase OF silver under the Sherman act,
for such a length of time as ne may regard
necessary or expedIent The joint reso-
luton can behandled with much greater
dispatch than bill. It will need no refer
ence to a committee and can even be
passed before the House has had the
various committees appointed. This
selection OF committees usually takes
three or four weeks, but joint resolution
could be passed without the delay incl
dent to selecting committees.
It is not expected that the tariff will be
touched on during the next session. The
meetings Of August and September will
permit, however, a thorough organ !Zation
Of both branches of Congress, 80 that the
tariff and all other important questions
can be taken up without delay as soon as
Congress reassembles in December.
The speakership contest and the selection
of the officers Of the House will be out Of
the way and the committees appointed at
the extra session will be in good running
order by December. 1t is believed also
that the Ways and Means Com.
mttee will utilize the time of the extra
session as well as the interim between the
adiourning in October and the TecOnvep-
ing in December In preparing new tariff
bill, so that it will be ready for consider
alton as soon as the regular session be-
gins.
/ While the anti-silver men claim to have
m jority in both House and Senate, they
recognize that If they seek to secure an
absolute repeal of the act by a bill the con-
test will be prolonged throughout the fall
and winter.
General Tracy, who will lead the repeal
fight in the next House, is confident of
victory In both branches.
From letters and kilograms received
from new members he felt justified In
claiming that there would be majority Of
nearly fifty for repeal in the House. He
was even confident that there was now a
majority for repeal in the Senate. He was
convinced, he said, that German, Voorhees,
and Harris would all work for repeal, and
said that recent canvass of the Senate
showed forty-five votes in favor Of repeal
ing the Sherman act.
The free silver Senators have also made
a canvass of the SeIa and they are con-
fident of majority Of at least seven.
They. too. claim that Mr.. Stevenson is
with them.