The morning call., 1893-07-01
nv EXTRA sEss SION.
Air. Cleveland Yields to
Pressure.
VOORHEES, PROMISES AID.
He May Have Some Trouble in
Delivering the Coos.
SECRETARY LAMONT SETTLED II
lie Autocrat of she White House
Was Determined to Have IT'S
Oskn Way.
SECRETARY LAMoNT SETTLED IT
speo.al to run MORNING CALL

trsoTdinary session on thes7th day OF Aug
dst, one H0ntb earlier ttan he had otner-
Wise intended. 7 en-, after sending out
lbs proclan stion 1s boarded train at i
n'elock and is noN N his way TO Buzzards
Bay.
at the Cabinet Meeting Secretary Car
isle presented an ray of official figures
,saring on ihe silver question, and gem
raj interchange o views followed. He
EAve the Presidens the daily cablegram
rom London, showing the price of silver
here to be 30h pence per ounce, equiva-
snt TO S066S Per ounce of oar money.
lsking the bullion value of the silver dol
ar worth SIS. All the members Of the
3abinat were present. The meeting ad-
burned ar O'clock
At O'clock this evening the following
roclamation was Issued:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, !
WAsBIS TON. June 80, 1898.
WEEREAs. The distrust and apprehension
concerning the financial situation which
las peTyaded ali business circles has al
eady caused great oss and damage TO our
eople and threatens to cripple our mer-
hans. TO stop the wheels of manufa cture,
bring distress and privation to our
armers aud to Withhold from our work
1eTren the wage Of labor; and
Whereas the present pariloUs condition
largely tee result of tie financial policy
gheh the executive branch of the Govern
leDt finds embodied in unwise laws which
must be executed until repealed by Con-
rFss:
Now. therefore, l. Grover Cleveland.
President of the United States, in per-
srmance OF my constitutional duty, GO, by
| his proclamation. declare that an eXlraog-
,ary occasion requires the cOnvening OF
H0usee of the 0ngress of the United
Fl atthe Cap in The city of WASH
Oh the 7gh 6ay of August next, at
nom. T. end that the pe0nle
lsYed through legislation IRON
I'd Impending danger and dis
~ taose entitled to act as members of
Ie Fifty third Cor Iress are required 10
Ike notice Of tni9 orccianatiuu. ana 10
itend at the time AM place above stated.
Given nader ny hand and the seal OF
! United States a the city of Washing
on the 3oth Day OF June, a. D. 1898
d of the independence of the United
ates one hundred and seventeenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The nsws of the ca.ling Of the extra ses-
fon was guarded bY the Cabinet officers
9Th g care thai "a as more than scrupu-
sns. Indeed, Sc frmly did Lamont and
horton deem tbemse YES bound to secrecy
~ their pledge 20 nlr. Cleveland that in
4sponss To numaE s Inquiries as TO the
ruth Of tbs current lm0r of an impend-
bg proclamation 4or an early extra ses-
ion they had stated lat no sucn move was
contemplated.
Cleveland was cut I the city nearly an
scur before bis oclamstion became
lpown. The Cabinet was in session over
hree hours. The anciaI situation was
bmost the only topic discussed Cleveland
nd each Of his seera aries had been over
5belued with mess ges demanding IN
sxtra session Co gress at once. The
kfroneesI argum IS = favor Of early action.
boweyer, vera mac ~ Lamont, and after
lang discussion 7th of August was
fnaIly selected as'the best compromise be-
fwsen the Presidents ch oice OF Septem-
sr and tue peo pie esmand for an imme-
ate session.
To Senators Voorhees and Harris belong
Ae- credit of changing President Cleve-
nd's obstinate determination not to cal
: session before September. Voorhee
chairman of the Finance Committee
10 committee in " hose hands will be tht
,te of the silver bill. He has hitherto al
avs been REGARDED e an out-and-out free
tsye- man, ana Cleve and has avished al
rts OF favor upen lin TO get in him
asanee CT heart upon his question.
L4r. VOORHEES, went to the White Hous,
ssterday afternoon 10 advise Cleveland
asaiIsn early session and to assure til,
srssident that he YOU'D vote for the un
eadaional repeal Of tie Sherman act, ant
iat h6heieved the Seuate would pass
peal byli He failed 70 seethe President
It be AID Harris called on Lamont. al,
him Il e4can fded tie duty OF laying be
re the President their views. The
slieye that tisre win be enough Demo
ats in the SeLate to loin the Republical
aators and pas The desired bill. Voor
| es authorized Lsmont to assure Glove
nd and the Cabinst at its meeting to-da
at. as chairman 6 the Finance Com
,its.e, he would pledg4 h hmself to use al
is snfuence and authrity to facilitat
ths progress Of The bill irsthe Senate. la
d cnt's port to the Cabhet to-day CAV
assurance for which Mr.. Geveland ha
eD waiting. anu Witnout Wslch lt Woal
sxe been useless to call an ezra session
Voorhees, sanguine expectations as
thasueeess Of the repeal bill in Saaate fin
sofne donbteTs among bis colieagueA OnI
lis afternoon Gray Of Delaware. s, ant
go silver man and one of Cleveand
srmest friends, WAS ON his way t0tb
esidentso advise him against callings
ira session before September Gri
IS not behave that the time is yet riJ
that sufficient change of sentiment HI
. worked among his colleagues in ii
aate. He was in tire vestibule of Il
Thife House, ard was about 10 90 II
airs and await the end OF the Cabin
seellng when oee Of tbs Cabinet Office
shlm aud told him OF the. decision iu
ae5ed.
4iagh of Alabama still insists thas.on
the price of free coinage can the She