Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-23

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lished reports that the President hls
completed arrangements
looking 10 an International mnnrihry
conference. 20 hu held Vnriy nest sum
mor, and that invitations have been
i-surd 10 foreign governments to par
;icipate therein, are not received win
any display oi enthusiasm by The sil'
yer senators. Senator Stewart y out.
spoken ia charnvtetlzing tue alleged
plan Rs AN "elecliInpering device" 40.
solutely devoit Vt any honest llrpO'c
10 carry out the cEpnsh declaration OF
Congress for full remUnei zntiou Of
silver. Senator Teller does not sec
how the conference can have any prnc'
teal results, IN vicw of the iusur-
muuntahle Limitation to be plsccd upon
the conference, according TO the ~
ports. IL Is quite clear That none 10
the Republican silver ~ nA,,rs has been
taken into the confidence Of tie
Administration on this lntget alleged
project. one Of them Anys no knew
that some such plan was In contem-
platlon aud that this government hal
already made ovcrtutcs TO tho govern
mrnts ~ European countries looking
90 q conference, but, m lac las been In
formed that before any definite
propositions were gubmiitcd TO tto
parties to the conference, the silver
Senators would frt bD consulted, he
wa. surprised 10 read that there had
already been n practical agreement
which absolutely ncgaiived any IDEA
that the result OF the conference would
be a. II was intended by COngtvs', to
be- restoration OF silver 10 ita place rs
a money metal. This Senator tiuted
that the Administration, mud not
Great Britain as reported, haI really
secured the alleged Limitation Of the
subject to 10 passed upon 10y the con
ference 10 the consideration OF means
10 secure the enlarged use Of silver nr
money and had prevented couslduta'
ton u the question Of The best means
I NJ securing the free coinnge Of silver.
lie held, and ether silver Senators
] entertained the same belief, that the
conference should o0mu to nothing TAU
| less allowed To consider the free coin.
/ age question.
RETtCrSCE MAINTAINED.
Whileit Ia an open secret that the
| President Is endeayOring 10 secure an
question, the closest re,iconcc In regard
] 10 the whole subject II maintained al
! the White House and treasury depart.
ment. :. Dana Horton, a confidential
/ representative OF this government,
/ spent year or more among the
financial officers Of the governments Of
| Great Britain, France, Prussia,
| Austria and Italy, tor the purpose OF
ascer,alning their Views on the subject
O, timetable standard. He made
elaborate private repotta Of the resalIi
F. ~ his mission. He Il now IN Wash
ington Rnd a frequent visitor to tie
state anu treasury department.. IL Il
said that the reports received from
different countries have satisfied tn,
! President oi the advlsabillty OF an in
ternatiounl conference, and that h,
has practically decided to take the mi
tiative In the matter. II II understood
that he will soon seud special Ines
sage 10 Congress, transmitting the cor
rtspondenco on the subject.