The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-07
The PRESIDENTS TRIP.
His Absence Disappointing 10 Congress
siopal C1lce Seekers.
THEIR SORROWFUL VAIL OF NOE.
Many Ex.Congressme Seeking for Places
Under the Adm VIII
son TO Leave for He me-The
Monetary Conference.
TIMES BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING.
WARRINGTON. March 6. 1895.

TT ere was weeping and wailing and
crashing OF teeth about the White House
this morning, but the President was
rocking upon the restless waters of the
Chesapeake. and Secretary Thurber was
as cold and passionless as the rescued
mummy from the vaults OF Strasourg OF
the catacombs of Egypt. There were
about 30 members of Congress. senator's
and representatives, at the White House
before noon both yesterday ana To-Day,
and the absence OF the President and
the professed inability OF his secretary TO
state the time of his return was the
cause of the "cussing' among the con-
gressmen.
great many of the members claim
that for the past few weeks, whenever
they have calld upon Mr.. Cleveland, ne
has requested them not TO press the,r
private matters upon him, but 10 walt
until after the adjournment or congress-
Therefore, quite an accumulation OF re-
quests were held in allegiance until the
closing hours were over. Now, however,
these members are ready TO go home, ana
in hotel halls and clearinghouse apart
ments hundreds of trunks and boxes are
packed and waiting for the departure OK
their owners, but 1.-THE boss" Is nowhere
TO be found and some OF the members
claim that they have been shabbily treat
ed. The fact Is, however. that the Pres
ident did not expect the congressman TO
wait for him. but rather to leave their
papers or send their requests by man.
The general comment here Is 10 the
effect that never before has there peeh
such an unusual number OF deIeaIeu
members who have sought places under
nd
10 their former homes. II Is safe TO say
that from fifty to one hundred OF the last
Congress are either now seeking some po-
sition under this Administration or cast
inc about for some rev fields OF opera
80 Tvo ox-members have already
eIod annllcations for 5000 clerkshlps III
H. denartments. a I'd vacant consulate
has as many candidates swarmii's aooue
e. as the first bursting bud the bees Oh '"o
garden. -, O. that tho
riS."t took IN the water, where tele-
Grams do not reach ror cohe'
Green 10 tell their tales OF woe
Nh Wilson's APPOINTMENT.
There were but few Congressman dO 1ne
ranitol to-day, and those VINO Cdine
STAYED only a few minutes. HON Ni iI',
T. Wilson was one of the first arrivals.
IL ,aIked into the deserted chamber
and stood for a few minutes gazing cow
tho very aisle where a little less IMAM
ono wear ago he was borne upon inc
ehouIders of his colleagues, ana the pass
400 az the Wilson bill was told TO the
world Mr.. Wilson, OF course, Is wen
nleased with his appointment as Postmas-
ter-General. but as | met MN STANDING
there alone this morning and talked upon
the subject there was but little uoupt
a
the retirement from a legislative BODY
whose visest members respected ana So
licited his advice and whose every mem
her respected his judgment and admired
his manhood.
There was no better man in this Con-
gross than William l.. Wilson, for even
when the fight was the thickest ana con-
tentlon the strongest, he has never once
lost the consciousness of the fact that ne
was a representative and gentleman.
He has been always a studious and PAINS
taking public man, and of him it can be
truly said:
"The heights by great men reached ana
kept.
Were not attained by sudden fight.
But they. while their companions slept.
Were toiling upward in the night"
Mr.. Wilson will leave tonight for his
home in Charleston, and from thence goes
To New York, and he will take his place
IN the Cabinet about the first or middle
of April.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
None but those thoroughly innoculated
with the financial craze for free silver
with whom the last Congress was so
strongly impregnated. can see any advan-
tage that can result from the so-called
victory for the silver men In the selection
bv Congress of a majority of the white
metal advocates as delegates to the in
ternational monetary conference. Ex-
tremsts like Bryan, Bland and Jones
Law great stress on the fact that II VIII
be the first instance when the silver men
have been in the majority in any none
tary conference, and predict great bene-
fits TO the cause Of silver from the pro-
posed conference. II is very evident.
however. that the President has not lost
any sleep over the action OF Congress IN
this matter, and that for the present at
least he is not inclined to borrow any
trouble on that account. SO far he has
not intimated even TO his closest friends
whom he will appoint on the proposed
commission. AS there are no eastern men
selected so far. il is probable that all
three will be chosen from that section.
In the meantime he will wait until the
conference is called or until he receives
an invitation from the European powers
that the presence OF delegates from this
country is expected. The resolution au-
thorizing the election OF these delegates
simply provides for a contingency, and
the opinion Of thinking. reasonable men
is that should conference ever be called
IL would only result in pleasurable
jUnketing trip for the delegates from the
United States.
The RESOLUTION.
The resolution reads as follows:
Whenever the President of the United
States, upon invitation of the Government
of Germany or Great Britain or any OF the
Governments of Europe or otherwise,
shall determine that This Government
should be represented at any internation-
al or other conference 10 be held with
a view to secure internationally a fixity
of relative value between gold and silver
as money by means of common ratio
between those metals, with free mintage
at such ratio. he shall be authorized to
request the attendance of the commission
ers TO be appointed as hereinafter pro-
vided, TO attend such conference on be-
half of the United States.
The number of such commissioners
shall be nine. The President of the
United States shall appoint by and with
the consent of the Senate, three Of said
commissioners prior TO the adjournment
OF this Congress; the otheS six members
or said commission shall be a Joint
committee of this Congress, three of said
committee to be members of the Senate
and three of the House OF Representa-
tives. II after the adjournment of this
Congress there shall be any vacancies
in said commission so appointed. By
death, resignation, or otherwise. such
vacancies shall be filled by appointment
hv tho Dracfdant