The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-22
THE SILVER QUESTN r..

:Informntion on the s~ubjecfs
WARRINGTON, January ste Presi-
dent yesterday. in answer To a = tuition
adopted by the Senate Decembef d trans
mitted copies OF documents she. ~ the
action taken by him TO ascertain Ito senti-
ments OF foreign Governments In lard TO
the establishment Of an internatjoOl ratio
between gold and silver. The q Sospond-
ence is accompanied by a letter fMni Sec-
rotary Bayard 10 the President ID UAich he
saws In part: at has been the Soicct Of
this department and its ageutS whilst
avowing its readiness TO co-operat 1 not 20
much 10 impress our own opbinos and
wishes upon others as to o. well
considered aud independent vinB from
the most influential, respOIo and
competent sources In Ord4 % Jay
before Congress; first. the actuN oltus OF
metallic cnrrencies in the resper1sc Euro.
pean countries; and, secondly ~ inten-
tons and policies Of those gov0 SCENTS In
relation TO the subject, with details 81 their
action up TO the present tim8 is be
lieved that the accompanying k.ttors from
the Ministers OF the United Statsoto Great
Britain. France and Germany, r. Yective'y.
| summarize and CONVEX the true 6 QoilionO OF
| the opinions and intentions Of s 1Govc.n.
| ments and people to wiz ting ave been
severally accredited"
MANToN MARELSS ZssJoS.
The letter then mensIons the designation
Of Mr.. Marble as q confidential agent u o5-
tain information On the subject. and SAYS:
NO separate report by Mr.. Marble has beef,
made, because the results of his investiga.
tiuns apperf fully in the letters OF MeSsrs.
Phelps, NcLsne and Pcndlcton." The cor.
responeVnce opens with letter from Score
tary Jayard to Mau.on Marb'c. notifyin.
| him NJ his designation 10 visit Europe on
the mission above indicated. Letters were
| also addressed TO the American Ministers a;
I London Paris and Berlin, notifying them
| ot Mr.. Marbles visit and asking their co
operation.
ENGLAND OPPOSED.
4 reply WIS received from Minister
PHELPS Under date OF London. October 20,
1855, in whicii he gives the result of con
f~crences bv himself and Mr.. Marble with
the leading members of Her Maiesty's Gov
eminent and SAYS: From these is well as
! other sources | am satisfied thai the British
Government Will inilcxibly adhere In their
past and present policy in respect 10 com
| age: that they viii not depart from the gol,
| SftIitdft i9uH diil ~ bii- tSitpairilth. '1.t
| they will no: become a party to any inter
national, arrangement or union for the crea
ton az a bimetallir standard at a common
ratio between god ami silver for the pur
| pose OF making both All unlimited legal ten.
| der. nor adopt such double standard"
FRANCE Will NoT CONSENT.
rcpiy from Minister McIane Il: Paris
dated October /. 1856, expresses his opinion
that white France wouli gladly receive tn
intelligence that The french ratio az 49, al
silver TO | of gold had been reached, nC
consideration ot future consequences rouid
induce her To- adopt the American ratio al
IL to !, still less wuuld She adopt any highei
ratio to ass.milate Tire present Commercial
or market yalue of silver with the value al
gold, nor Wou.d she consent II any ratio
HOW "a permit an unrestricted or even {
limited coinage Of silver ut her minis. The
present purpose Of her Government ano
people IS Ia maintain. IL possible. the TIVE
metals 1T their present ratio of i5iI to
in domestic circulation and international
exchange" Sir. McLane say that the fact
| obtained naturally suggest that the United
| States, the greatest god and silver country
in the world. should suspend its silver coin
age i'm order 10 utilize part of the Treasury
reserve.
GERMANy's SINE ora NON.
Minister Pendleion in his reply, dated
Berlin. October 10. 1855. gives his conc.u
SONS briefly as follows: The adhesion OI
Germany to an international bime;allit
union such as was proposed by the United
States and France IN 1854 can scarcely IN
expected. ii seems Ia me-. within any limit OI
time now to be predicted. liz ~sco-opera
ton of Germany in such a union MAJ
I've sought with fair hopes OF sue
cess whenever il becomes possible I,
include in such n union England and Rus
sin. the former OF which seems In clcay,
tenaciously to her gold monometalism
while the latter >taggers under the evils o.
a deprecated and largely iiuctuaiIng papeI
money. The adhesion of England at leas
is certainly now ana would probably for al
indefinite period be REGARDED by Germany
as 4 sine qua nom"
The correspondence also includes n cop.
Of the agreement entered into At tile ParI:
Monetary Convention. the essential paI;:
of which have been published.