New-York tribune., 1892-12-31

the swelling had an overtuTnng ehect No lar as
their own experience extended, but they maintained
that the Senator hsd preserved his equilibrium al the
wav. and his ruddy cheeks and brst eyes afforded
snbstaDtial corroboratve truth Of this declaration
As soon as he ard his party were released by the
Custom House officials at the pier they drove TO the
pr.voort House There a Tribune reporter saw
Senator Allison last evening lie seemed pleased TO
be OF homs again lie sailed for Europe en- november
10 III the shadow Of Republican defeat IN the Ma
nonal election, and arriving IN London on Novem-
ho 90 FASTENED on to Brussels TO attend the open
,,, ~ the conference on November 90. From that
date 10 the last day Of the session, on December 80
he remained in Brussels continuously. Iheh ne ic-
turned 10 london, spent about two days there ana
then hurried 70 catch the steamer at southampton
lie remarked Incidentally that the dearth oi America"
news Sc supplied In Europe compelled him on his return
hom. 70 appeal 10 many urces for enlightenment
respecting the political history Of the last SIX weeAs
On the general subject of tho Monetary Ooh-
ference Senator Allison said:
"The conference was composed Of body Of gentle
men representing twenty different States. selected De
cause of their character influence and knowledge Of
the subject with which they had 10 deal IAe uiAe u
meeting was unfortunate in that 1t approached 80
closely tho holiday season. during which 1t Is I'M
possible to keep a body Ike that in session. PTaclc'iy
we had little less than a month in which TO deal with
this important subject when an aronmeh'' either
final or 70 a definite time was Inevitable.
Ihe
fortune that an understanding existed among ,iie
t-ronosn delegates that we would appear there with
q detnite and comprehensive plan looMus 10 'H7 eIi
,,rred pse Of silver but short OF Us absolute lse
rnintaee bv the United States and by the Ieaol'o ia
tons Of Europe. on the other hand the Au'eI'0"'
delegates supposed that II the leading nauoN' oi
,,,rona were not willing to agree TO free minlaSe
q, oliver at fixed ratio they would be able TO 81! "
us how far they were Wiling TO 90 for the enlarged
Use Of silver consistent with thor established none
torv Dolccs or how iar they wcro willing - chahF'
their monetary policies, to>conform u INC ihV"'''
Of the President which looked 70 the enlarged use o.
silver Consequently, when VIC assem'led IN hr"sS.'
on November 10, they supposed that We "oolo Dc
ahlc TO present definite plan while we supposed
,b.v wonld suggest some definite plan short Of
tho fuu remonetization OF silver. After some discus
sion Il was agreed that the delegates from the Choo
states should present general programme i'' O'"
sderation OF the question, or az I'IS' "'''l'' s"0
,ions respecting the topics 70 b. discus e1' W.
,eldsa TO INT. request and prepared 50 far as we coul
nrograrnn,a which IS OF course. fan ilT to the pun
Tic hero That programme embodied various s'1
o.t,ons looking 70 The enlarged OF silver By me
luropoan States IN connection with oar OWL country g
md in various ways plans were brought forward "S
delecatcs and Others all OF which were moro OF e''
debated j. soon becluc evident however ih1' t''e
rlans required more study and moro care IN tN'lr
formulation than 70 voull c possible to tesio" upon
t-cu lclrc Gle ti:ae fo~ an adjournment Over me '
DAYS should arayc Thus appeared carly IN ile Sc'
e,ons of the conference tat 10 agreement c''il D'
reached until recess should De tLcn
"Thou followed suggestions to The anr~to' O.
TIE recess. It wa soon apparent tit. Ii ''"i- w.
j,n-o,sil!e to get Tire conference together hoioc te
las Of January. i was thought by some 10 Do WIS.,
md hotter u postpone tl' meetings fr win " Gays
Finally. upon consultation privately and otherwise
I, was ,houcht Aot that the conference sholl alJ urn
urtl Nav 30. which woaM give all to governments
time 10 study carefully The propositions suo"i'','
~ M. conference al o, which propositions "ie 70 De
nr,rt.d and submitted n turn to %" several Cove
yeut, fr criticisms. for discus ion aud fpr modih'"
lion
The Unitcd states deicrltc- were peculiarly stu
atcd with respect to such c c.sus. lna'nuch a. 0T
own Government T. % chang. or Mach l. Il s'ehed
wise for u e. rquest that sufficient time le allowed
for The nov Administration 20 make lis own sugros-
lion, 10 the conference, when it rcasscinblcs n 10
what IN, United state would De willing 10 90 10
uphold silver In its monet ry As ii was Of the
utmost importance that these matters shOuld be care
fully considered il was unanimously deemed wise
TIA MAJ 20 probabg the earie,t practicable date
ana tic efore by general consent tina, date va fixed
for t.c reasscmulae Of Tie conference
The:c WAS constantly Increasing Interest In the
subject hy All nations wio participated !n the Dc
la'c> and think iu manr respects modification ~
the attitude OF states al the tae of tae adjo :nncnt
- colplfrd Wa. tae time o! The assembling Of the
tAe nature % things no conclision could De reached
In She brief period covered By the first session.
II was suggested 20 senator Allison that lu certain
quartcrs the CDulcg,ucc was REGARDED as i..Ire
and tsai u.ta.ug in the way Of raHe respecting no
silver QHc, lion looked for result o tlc d.
n.yrations.
ITO -ay that in any sonsAlhc Conference aas boon
Il fl.~.~ rcplca senator Allison "bccausc they Aave
uot i,-nu.a'od final propositions and recommended
thcn u Tie Goycrim mis- TcpresonicI. is H-a-
ta,e. 10 nigh; just wch be shd that
because Congress having been I'm sossiJn three
ycei., has adjourned without passing auy bills
4, therefore a dismal failure Nobody expected that
Congress would three weeks consider and pass ui.n
all the measures necessary be considered. even in
Il short session and who ever supposed ulat n at
question relating to tie standard Of values and tie
money Of TIE world would could be settled IN
three weeks, wholly failed to comprehend the I'M
porance OF the subject and uniustly cIuczcs those
who participated In tie brief sessions Of the confer
ence All European States were represented T.. ths
conference and all were present at the first days
session; and al OF them manifested deep Interest
IN the questions to be- debated. anticipate that
the session In May will be Of the utmost import
ancc only 10 our country but 10 all the nations
represented we'll"
senator Allison was reminded Of the fact that the
proposition Of Sir Alfred De Eothchid received some
sharp criticism approaching Ildcule here and was
asked what impression it made upon tie conference
as a whole and upon the American delegates. The
Senator replied
"1hc proposition of Mr.. De Rothschlld, In con
nection with his own statement was regarded as an
admission on the part Of at least prominent dele
gate OF Great Britain. that something must be done
In order 10 relieve the monetary situation as respects
silver. II WIS regarded. Of course by the American
delegates as wholly inadmissble because 1t enloined
upon the purchase OF 54Oo0,o0O ounces Of silver
per annum for period o. five years. at the market
,.,o ,,.lu. 1. IL, oo,,amnlatad Tho purchose of