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Show wTHE ARGENTINE CONGRESS. Prssldaat Pallvarinl Calls Attantloa to Ike . .. Financial' Sltoio. .-, . Bi lnos Atbes, May la.-President Pellegrini! opened congress yesterday. His message, which is a lengthy document, docu-ment, deals mainly with the finances.-Tho finances.-Tho pollical situation, he says, is hope-ful, hope-ful, and' in spite of the decrease in cus- . ........ . !. s.a.u nf tha tpAaatirv touia rvtouuo, mo nim . v. . v. . . is satisjactorj'. , Kefcrring to the collapse col-lapse of the state bonus), he appeals for aumrVii on the part of all sections to save he uation from bankruptcy. The prescient is decidedly opuosed to a fresti issue of paper, but Is willing to aeof pt any rational solution that congress con-gress proposes." He suggests the form-atf'on form-atf'on of a commission to decide. In conclusion the president favors a form of currency on a silver basis, and announces important financial changes.. |