The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-07
lew FACES IN HOUSE.
bresident's Message Anx-
iously Awaited.
poBABLY NO LEGISLATION
importance Can be Consum-
mated for a Month.

.eisl to the News.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., August t.
response to the proclamation
(sued by President Cleveland on
hne SOth the congress of the United
kates met in extra session at noon
)day.
The special exigencies which de.
and congressional action at
Lis time are of a gray.
nature than the national
Rgislature has been called upon to
kapple with for many years, and
le outcome is awaited with inter.
\ the world over. The presidents
Iii for the extra session is probab.
the best index Of the nature of
lie measure, which he will lay be.
bre congress in his message.
The proclamation is as follows:
"Whereas the distrust and misap-
fehension concerning the financial
)tuation which pervade all business
relies have already caused great
ss and damage to our people and
breatened to cripple our merchants,
op the wheels of manufacture,
hing distress and privation to our
brmers, and withhold from our
orkingmen the wage of labor; and
"Whereas, The present perilous
pNSAion is largely the result of a
r,uGal policy which the executive
snch of the government finds EN-.
tdied in unwise laws which must
executed until repealed by con.
fess;
"Now, therefore, i, Grover Cleve
|pd, president'of the United States,
! performance of constitutional
PITY, do, by this proclamation, de
pre- that an extraordinary occasion
quires the convenipg of bo,f
buses of the congress of the United
(stes at the capital in the city Of
ashlpgton on the 18th day of Au
st next, at II o'clock noon, tc
e end that the people may be re-
eved through legislation from
esent and impending danger ant
stress.
Cali those entitled to act as mem
prs Of the 6fty.third congress ar
quested to take notice of thi
reclamation and attend at the tim,
ID place above stated.
Given under my hand and
al of the United States at tn,
" of Washington, on the 3otl
y Of June, in the year of GU
va, one thousand, eight hundre'
d nlnety-three, and of the indie
'ndence Of the United States tn
ne hundreth and seventeenth.
"GRovRR CLEVELAND"
1t Was precisely noon when tn
puse and senate were called to OF
IN their respective chambers
e only business to be transacte,
elng the appointment of the usua
pmmittees, among them being tina
Pon which devolves the duty o
Ouiying the president that cor
tess is in session, ard prepared t
sceive any communication whic
may see fit to make regardin
Ne course to be followed in tn
resent exigency. After thes
leasures had been disposed of re
sss was taken awaiting the presi
euVs message, and it is about thi
communication that interest no'
nelly centers.
Many new faces were noticeabl
ao .ne house wing of the capitol; i
ia. II might more properly be sal
LAY lew old ones were to be see
great has been the change in IL
sasohnel of the lower house.
~. senate chamber, however, not
range face was to be seen, wi
~, exception of the late Senate
'1sad stangord's successor.
o, =. Is probable that no legislati'
S"on can be contaminated for
IF .ha at least, as the appointing
v;l Tue various standing committe
~ occupy at least two weeks.
"mored today that Mr.. Blal