The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-07
N. StuIl, WCrron. O. ;Goorco l.. Sobriny,
East Palestine, o.: Joseph Weaver, Can.
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Personnel of tito Corumlsslon.
WAsnISoros, b. o., March G-Tho
scnator6 md mombers chosen by Con.
Grcai as tho representatives Of tholr
respective houses In tho proposed intor.
national monetary commission havo 80
far worry indefinite ideas az to what will
DO expected Of thom. Whether thoy
will DO c.alcl upon 10 act At all will do.
pend fret upon tho important contin.
| goncy Of whether such u conference will
DO called, and II so whothor tho Prosi-
dent will decide that tho United Statoa
shall DO represented. Tho provision for
tho conference explicitly leaves this
matter to his discretion, but there Ia
thought to DO worry littlo doubt that II
some important European nation ,ako,
tho initiative ho will put into ciTec. tho
law providing for tho representation Of
tho United States. II 10 also beloved
that Germany will issuo tho call and
that tho conioroucc will DO hold during
tho coming summon or fall. Where II
will DO hold will dopond upon tho timo
Of tho call, rs will also tho 5a,is upon
which tho question OF ratio or tho
cxtont to which silver shall DO uscd Ia
discussed.
On this latter point It is understood
that advocates Of FREQ coinage on tho
commission will demand that tho ratio
shall DO fixed nj 10 q !, md that thcy
will not swerye from this. As now ap-
pears thoy will constitute n majority Of
tho commission from this country, Us
five OF tho ak already chosen hold viewa
favorable to ~indepcndon. FREQ coinage.
Tho delegation will not DO complete I'M
Ill tho President shall elect tho thrco
momborS oil 1t whose appointment Is
left 10 him. II those throe should oil
DO opposed to FREQ coinage under cxiat.
Ing conditions in this country. rs Mr..
~liittis, tho commission would still stand
five TO four for free coinage.
Tho law In tho present case is not
materially dileront from that under
which tho Brussels conference was APP
pointed in 1892, except in tho number
Of delegates and in providing tho means
in their selection. Tho Brussels COM
m~issioners OF tho part OF tho United
States numbered five only and they
wero all appointed by tho President.
The wording OF tho law rs regarded the
purpose OF tho conference was in that
case tho samc as in this. tho language in
both CAGES being that the conference
should be held with q view, to secure,
internationally. a iixi,y OF relative value
between gold aud silver as money, by
means OF q common ratio between those
metals. with FREQ mintage at such ratio"
In 1892 an appropriation OF $4,000 was
made TO pay tho expenses OF the com.
mission, whilo 100000 is now pro-
vided.
The p~erionnel OF tho commission so
far as formed Ia striking. Tho men Sc.
lected have bcon.in public life for many
yearS. and all have distinguished them
selves sufficiently to make n national
reputation. Mr.. Culberson entered tho
Forty-fourth Congress, Mr.. Hit the
For.y-seronth, and Mr.. Crisp the
F:ftieth, and all have served con.in.
uously since. Mr.. Crisp is serving his
seconu term Us speaker hnu previous
TO his election to that Office had dis.
tinguishcd himself on tho floor and in
committee. Mr.. Culberson is chairman
OF the committee on Judiciary and Mr..
Hit is ex.chairinan OF the committee on
foreign relations. Mr.. Hit had also
served as assistant secretary OF state be-
fore entering tho house, and was for
seven years frat secretary Of tho lega-
ton and charge d'aiIairs OF the Amer
lean legation in Paris.
Senator Teller entered tho senate in
1877, Senator Jones in 1885 and Senator
Daniel in 1857. Senator Teller has made
n specially ofthe study oil financial and
economic questions during his entire
term, and has thoroughly identified
with the movement to secure the TO-
monetization OF silver at the old ratio OF
16 to /. While they have not so COM
pletely identified themselves with this
movement, his senatorial colleagues
have both taken prominent part in it,
so that it Is known that the three sena-
tors stand upon the Same footing with
regard to silver.