Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-03-07
THAT MONETARY COMMISSION.
United States Delegates Arc Not Posted ms
to What WIN Bc Expected of
Them,

Washington, March 6--Thc senator's and
members chosen by congress as the rs p.
resentativcs of their respective houses on
the proposed International monetary COM
mission have SO far very indefinite ideas
as to what viii be expected OF them.
Whether they will be called upon to act
at all Will depend first upon the important
contingency Of whether such a conference
Will be called. and whether the president
VIII decide that the United States shall be
represented, The provision FOR the confer
ence explicitly leaves this natter to his
discretion, but there is thought to be very
niue doubt that II some European nation
taxes the initiative he Will put luio effect
Of the United States. 1t Is also believed
that Germany VIII issue the call and that
the conference will be held during the conn
lhg summer or fall. Where II will be held
VIII depend upon the time of the call. as
VIII also the basis upon which the ques-
tien, OF ratio or the extent to when silver
snail be used is discussed. on this latter
point Il Is understood that lVocltes of
ifee coinage on the commission will de-
mand that the ratio shall he liked at Is to
l. ana that they viii not s%crNc f,oiu this.
u now appears they will constitute a ma
jortty Of the commission from this coun-
Try as five of the six already chosen hold
views favorable to the independent free
coinage The delegation VIII no. be COM
piSte untl the president shall select the
other members OF 1t. whose appoiptu,pnt is
left 10 him. If these three SHOULD ril he
oppotcd to free coinage under eNis'ing con
ditlonS IN this country, as Mr. Hit Is. the
commission would Sun stand iye to four
Tor tree coinage. The law In tn. pres ent
case Is not materially different from that
under which the Brussels conference was
appointed In lN'2, except in he number Of
delgsattS ana In providing the motions in
thor selection. The Brussels COMMISSION
upon the part OF tho United states rum
hered five only, and they were all appoint-
ed by the president. In 1872 an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 was made to pay the eN-
penses of the commission. while 100000 is
now provided.
The personnel Of the commission SO far
as formed Is striking, The men selected
ana az have distinguished themselves suf-
ily,entiy 20 make national reputation.
congress, MIR Hit the Forty-seveiith. and
served. served esontinuoasly since. Nlr Crisp Is
previously to his election to that office had
distinguished himself on the floor and in
committee Mir. Culberson is chairman Of
the committee on judiciary and MIR HIT
~ eN-chairman q the committee on for
as assistant secretary of state before en-
1tering the house and was for seven years
first secretary Of the. lev2tio and charge
Paris. Senator Teller entered the senate in
is'i. senator Jones IN 1887, Senator Daniel
i1,,. IN iSS'. Senator Teller has made a spe-
nomic questions during his entire term
and has thoroughly identified himself with
the movement to scure the remonetiza-
ton OF silver at the old ratio of 16 to /.
While they have not so completely idcnti-
lied themselves with the movement his
senatorial colleagues have both taken
prominent part in IL, so it is known that
three senator's stand upon the same foot
ing with regard to silver Senator Jones
Is leading member of the committee on
lnance and was prominently identified
with the tariff contest of the last session.
Senator Daniel is a man of learning and
is recognized as one of the leading law
yers and orators of the senate. Repre-
sentatives Crisp and Culberson are both
silver advocates, but are conservative
on that question: There is little doubt.
however, THAI they will stand for ali
that can be had for silver in case the CON
ference Is held. MIR, Hit is classed as a
bi-metallist and is understood to believe
thoroughly in the rehabilitation of silver,
provided IT can be obtained by an interna-
tional agreement.
Al the members of the commission are
lawyers except Hit, and all except Teller
ana Hit served on the Confederate side
during the rebellion. All are 20 years and
over AZ regards age. Speaker Crisp is
the youngest member, being so. Senator
Teller and MIR. CulbersOn are each g.
Jones %, Daniel - and Hit 81.