New-York tribune., 1895-02-24
FOR A MONETARY CONFERENCE
A PROPOSITION MADE nY MR. woi-coTT N

Washington. Feb 22.-In the senate to-day Mr..
Woicott Nsep.. Col) offered an amendment 20 the
Sundry Civil bill looking 10 TIE appointment 81
delegates 10 International monetary confer
ence. The amendment reads follows:
Whenever The President OF the United States.
many or Great Britain or any o! the Govern
mems Of Europe. or o,herw.se shall determine
nterna tonal or other conference held with a
view TO secure internationally n nNiiy of relative
value between gold and silver money. by means
OF a common ratio between those metals with free
request the attendance Of the cominlssioncrs to be
appointed as hereinafter provided 70 attend such
conference or behalf OF the United States.
The rumbc- % such commissioners shall be
nine The President OF the United States shall APP
poiht, Dy ana WIN thc consent 81 IN" S'na ..
,hrce OF the SAID commissioners prior TO the ad-
bers Of SAID commission shall be JOINT commit q
or THIS Congress. three OF said committee be
REPRESENTATIVES. II after the Adjournment OF thls
Congress ,hee @ saa Dc any Htcanc,cs ~ sail
otherwise. such vacancies snail b. hllcd by ap-
poiniment by the President
Tor the compensation OF said commissioners and
br nnnroyed by the secretary of Stale i,cindi ,c
the proportion ne paid by the United state. OF
the Joint expenses OF such conference III" sum 81
hereby appropriated. II such commissioners shan
not be called upon 10 serve no compensation shall
be allowed them
and after consultation with others hat the amend
Inent was offered The chief embarrassment had
arisen from the fact that IL might have been con-
strled abroad rs indicating undue desire on the
part Of the United States that other countries should
enter into some agreement tor International bmci-
aliisn. But .nasmuch az nine months had 10 c,apse
between the adjournment Of this Congress ana me
nle ding OF the next, and nasmucn the i'r, iGcnt
Of the United States df this country should be caicd
upon TO act with other nations In some conference
looking t. international agreement regarding gold
and silver would be powerless 10 act except 10y the
appointment Of commissioners and would be unable
,o clothc them with proper authority or 10 have
funds for the representation OF me United states
or for rs share OF the expenses OF the conference II
seemed wise TO Offer the amendment now. The
PROPOSITION, Mr. Woicott added. would be salts
factory he thought. 10 the bmeta''sts who voted
bimeallsn. and should be equally satisfactory
metaliism but voted against IT, OLaughterJ The
President would naturally select for the three com,
public llfe The two Houses would select men best
fitted 10 act In the matter. Al Senator'S had knowl-
edge Of men among them who could well represent
ther in any interna tlOnal cOnferencc-mcn who had
spent much OF their lives IN the stndy Of ihe gen
iIumined the subject through years of thought and
through uiteranceH
shoud name It's membership Of the proposed com
misson' The Senate had the other day. by large
majority declared its conviction 'na' M mn 1netaTm m In
auguratcd There had been disinclina'on to IN,
terfere with the business OF ine session. ana
pshed at this time snd nnhsT hsI 9acIrs1 cf M
cumsiances But the isrinT ana ma the poverty
and the paralysis OF business which had over
Ing for the uncertain action OF European countries.
not by the abandonment Of silver ana tne adoption
Of gold monometasm bu by return Od TO 'he m pr hc
financial policy which had brought prosperity 70 'he ne
country for more than century ,v,.S I'VE are ne
alone II other countries will Join US. so much the
better The adoption OF this amendment VIII give
other nations II that cooperation shall be rendered
The amendment was referred to the Committee on