, 1876-12-01
TIE SILVER COMMISSION.
Eta Lahors, as rrcsentea by senator Jones

1ts Lnhorn, Ms rrcsentea by senator Jones.
.st'o Iiork Tribune, Mar. %
The joint Congressional Silver Commission,
which 'las bccn holling sessions at the St. James
Hotel stncc Sept. II, has completed its work
in this city, ami goes to Washington, whero tcs-
tt,uony will bu taken d,srUg tho coming six
weeks Senator ZONES, Ut Nevada, said last
evehln. tint tlls Commission hoped, by making
thc clangu, to get more conveniently tho tcsti-
1!iony OF prominent men, who would. br
lthGly, At thls season, to visit Washington.
The CuMn,isaot, l!all not dtgcstcd the Testimony
made known. This Commission hal in vicw thr
obtaining Ut opinions ant facts derived from tho
experience und study Of ilnancscrs mud tner@h-
.a, a9a, a9 ad n Hen Rs upP pFnstia s ko% e
many lnyitutions hal been sent ont, anl geitle-
3iid other large cities, hnd either appeared be-
tore tho Commission In peraun Or nlls!e written
ton. Senator Joucs believed that tic work In
New York was Very satisfactory, hut thought,
nevertheless, Tint nut lnucl, had been brought
forward tl,at wns nov In either fact or theory.
III Ills opinion the views Of tho individual nc.n
btrs Ut tAu Commission had not hern essentially
Changed BY tho inquiry thus far. Tho mi,
who nad given testimony represented tllc ut
there were 1o well-tl,ought-of systcns ot fna,,rc
having any overwhelming strength among tho
nset, 0f tho eoantry at large OF 0f eosnuerc!ai
sucttors Of thu cnltiltry Tllcrc wcre lnen 1T cy-
favored thu gold basts, or tho double metallic
system, or system Of gold standard aud sus,-
st.ltnrY silver et'inst or THO grcenbnek Hystcns
There nere other men #o believed t1iat ttfoncy
should be basc,l on real estutc., AS rule. the
tntn who hasl come hefnte tu Commission, had
opinions to give, in rare Instances founded On
well.sli:,estcd farts, usually based u, general
an'l not necessasnriy widoly.accepte. rr!i,cIplch
exercise Of co!!ltl,'l-sense and practical, 0slland
Insight thau display Of learnilig Nt,l knowledge
Of the experience 1f nations ad the facts at thu
scheme or policy for attaining rsumptloH of
s.'ccie payments, and In most i',Atanees Senatur
Iones sud. the opnio,I Was expressed that 1t
would bc impossible, under existing rrcuun-
Gov. 'rllAcn Was not invited to arpcar before
the Commission, ,owng to his position cforuti,c
coautry as II Presidential candidate. The
greater part Of tho wurli OF t!,r Con.Inlssion,
gressina1I Wt!lnru Of Michigan, a,,1 William !.
Urocsbctk ot Ohio, who .cr.,ptes tile pnsit1on
ol expert on. the Commission. Senator lAsy
OF Missouri. and pWs. Bowen .ot Hair
! well and Congrcss,l,cn Glhso,. and lilantl
nut 50 often. The testimony will mike nlun1l.
ss'pt 6oo Of PAGES o. ,x nTsszs +.
deRaea from Its pfeseat form. Senator JHHcs Il
ot opIni,al that inc co,tunts, II printed, will be
al considerable interest tu the, solitiva ccono-
ttu, creating the Commission, lI,e report Is To
he snhsnsttett on or bcioru Jun. Is, 1871. Ten
t1aYs additional may l'o asked owing 70 ti,a ex
rcsssre lattor Of preparing thu rci"'Ft. Senator
Joncs said tile Cn,.lnssstul, was not sought by
! the silver men, who were anxious ta itAVt the
! question u tile common sense ut Congress
without delay, but was urged by tho advocates
Vi guild standard, who, hu believed, felt that
thry werp III a minority. II more iuipor,aflt In
! formation III either side ahuu1u not be ohtatl.
| cl, he did not think the report would make
much change tn tlie opfnIona Of Senators mud
REPRESENTATIVES,,