New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
nrr.yING THE CONFIRMATION OF MEM
prRS OF THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.

Washington, Jan. 22-Thc confirmation of the
members of the Monetary Conference is delayed
,brouch the personal enmity of Senator WOlcOtt.
II Colorado, who is directing his energies 10
secure the rejection of ex-senator Hill Of Colorado.
who was appointed on the conference repre-
sentative of the silver people. This conference
was planned for the purpose Of seeing what could
he done in the way of adopting favorable general
standard for silver in the United States and the
South American countries IL was part oil the
general reciprocity trade plan The silver people
asked to have representative upon the confer
pnce The President selected Mr.. Hill on account
NJ his high reputation as a man and his acquire
rents as q scholar No better representative OF
tho silver peoplc could have been found. In the
Senate there is an unwritten rule called Senatorial
conrtcsy If the two Senators from State
object to an appointment made from their State,
then Senatorial courtesy requires that the nonlna-
tion shall he hung up indefinitely, ana perchance
dofcoted without any reason beyond the fact that
,bo two Senators object There is also another
,Io of Senatorial courtesy. This requires the
confirmation of an ex-senator the moment his name
&c presented to The Senate. and without referring
u 70 a committee The two Senators from Colo
RADIO have broken this rule abruptly in Directing
IN the confirmation Of Mr.. Hill
Executive sessions shut out the public from The
Senatorial discussions of the merits and dement's
Of the candidates The objection made by The
two Colorado Senators TO Mr.. Hill can he nothing
more than what is based upon their dislike MI.
Hill was "a strong candidate against VII.
Teller for the Senate. In that campaign which
was an exciting one, much feeling WAS s'lrTed
I'D between the two men. Mr.. Hi IS GaliahS
fighter and strikes oIs straight from ne SIC idcr'
lie is tie proprietor of one Of the Denver papers
and through this paper has beer 9fle 20 pun
Iish from time 10 lime sharp criticism, rpcL the
public career of Senator Teller and later OF
Senator Wolcott. Mr.. Hills newspaper has
severely arraigned the two Colorado SEN
aors for their dcsertiOn of their party
on the Election bill SO to secure the re-
lection of Senator Ill., the two Colorado Senators
would undoubtedly go to their former Democratic
allies in the Senate to muster up sufficient
strength II he is rejected it will not be on
account of a single charge made against his char
acter but simply TO crafty the personal feelings
Of the two Senators in question. Senator Teller
is not as active in his opposition as Senator VOL
colt lie supports what Mr.. WocOtt is willing TO
do in the matter
Ex-senator Hill is n about fifty years
of age. lie is slightly above medium height
with well-rounded figure. His round head
is now quite bald. The scmi-circe of hair
left is light-brown, now beginning 10 tr ;Lscd
with gray. lis 1Drcnc0u j. bIOl' Ills eyes olt
blue his nose is straight, his round face
is high in color. dropping brownish
mustache shades his mouth. He is Eastern born
and bred. The first important chapter in his
life is that of university professor When he
went West his scientific requirements soon made
him great mining expert lie acquired wealth
and became one OF lie lea linz Es.rs Of bis
State He has a high character, great knowl-
edge of finance, and such undoubted place
as scholar that it is hard TO believe the Senate
of the United States could have refused him the
courtesy Of prompt confirmation as an ex-senator.
This case iAworth dwelling upon from It's cx-
ceptional conditions. If such nomination can
be rejected 10 satisfy merely personal feelings,
then the Senate must surely lose character in
public esteem.
TIE other two members of the conference are
rx-C cngressmar RUSSELL from Massachusetts, and
Judge Lambert Tree. OF Chicago. These two
gentlemen viii he confirmed without objection.
because they have apparently no personal enc
mics in the Senate Mr.. Russell is a wealthy
man. who has served several terms in Congress.
lIe is man o. powerful figure, with silver.gray
hair brushed straight back from a high. slopiny
forehead, with an angular featured, frcslcOlorcd
face set off by n long beard which dcscends
70 his breast his eyes are blue and his nose
large He has courty manners, and is fond OF
fcholarly man. a correct and easy writer, with
a tcmperamcnt which will make him painstak-
ing invcs; gator
The Democratic member of the conference Judge
Lambert Tree has much more Of the temperament
Of the Judge than Of a portlsan IN ms nature.
His career as diplomat. as Minister to Belgiu'h
and afterward to st. Petersburg. was credltable
one Judge Tree has lived many years in Europe
lie retired from the PeGch in Chicago some years
ago on account of il7health. lie was absent III
Europe for several years. lie returned home TO
find himself nominated as candidate Tor Con
gIess from his CHICAGO district. lie TOOK no
active part in tie campaign, as the contentious
Of local poltics were ANYTHING but agreeable u
him. The great wealth of Judge Tree has enabled
him 10 devote his leisure to the collection OF rare
curiosities and the pursuits Of studies congchiai
10 his refined temperament In Brussels he had
large bfuse filed with treasures which he had found
in various hooks and corners of Europe lie
* about 6fty-fve years Of age. lie IS ABOVE
the medium height with spare Inquire IFS
face is fresb-c0lored and smOOtfshaven, with
the exception Of brown mustache' winch was
Just beginning 10 show line OF gray wneh
saw him in Paris two years ago. Ills mar ~
brown AM inclined 70 curl. Ills forehead j.
broad his eyes are blue and his nose Is straight
His voice is deep and low-toned' lie mas "
deliberate drawl as he talks. III wouId 'e haIu "
excite HIM or TO make him lose the Judiclal view o
things In Belgium he was great lfieno Vi 'ne
King. No other American Minister was ever more
entertained by the Belgian Monarch 'hah Judge
Tree The latter speaks French easily anu cor
rectly. lie and Minister Mcl'ane @ rams "ri'
the only twO American representatives. IA VI. Nip
matte service under the Cleveland Administration
who couId carry on n conversation in the dIplo
matte language of the courts. n,,, :,
H. was ore of the original plans OF wilbur l..
Storey. the former Editor of THE Chicago lines
that Judge Tree should succeed to the proprietor
chin .nd roI;,,coI nn,ver of that newspaper ihio