St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-07

there is thought to be very little
doubt that if some European nation
takes the initiative he will put into
effect the law providing for the rep
resentation of the United States It
is also believed that Germany will
issue the call, and that the confer
ence will be held during the coming.
summer or fall. Where it will be
held will depend upon the time of the
call, as will also the basis upon
which the question of ratio or the
extent to which silver shall be used
is discussed. On this latter point,
it is understood that advocates of.
free coinage on the commission will
demand that the ratio shall be fixed
at 16 to 1, and they will not swerve.
from this. AS now appears, they
will constitute a majority of the
commission from this country, as
five of the six already chosen hold
favorable views to the Independent
free coinage. The delegation will
-not-be complete until the president
shall select the other members of it,
whose appointment is left to him. If
these three should all be opposed to
free coinage under existing condis
tons in this country, as Mr.. Hit is,
the commission would still stand
five to four for free coinage. The law
in the present case is not materially
different from that under which the
Brussels conference was appointed
in 1892, except in the number of dele
gates and in providing the manner
of their selection. The Brussels com
mission, upon the part of the United
States, numbered five only, and they
were all appointed by the president
In 1892 an appropriation of $50, 0GO
was made to pay the expenses of the
commission, while 500, 900 is now pro-
vided.
PERSONNEL OF COMMISSION
so far as formed is striking. The
men selected have been in public life
for many years, and all have distin-
guished themselves sufficiently to
make a national reputation. Mr.. Gull
berson entered the Forty-fourth con-
gress, Mr.. Hit the Forty-seventh
and Mr.. Crisp the Fiftieth, and all
have served continuously since. Mr..
Crisp is serving his second term as
speaker, and previous to his election
to that office had distinguished him
self on the floor and in committee.
Mr. Culberson is chairman of the
committee on judiciary, and Mr.. Hit
is ex-chairman of the committee on
foreign relations. Mr.. Hit has also
served as assistant secretary of
state before entering the house, and
was FOR seven years first secretary
of the legation and charge d'affaires
of the American legation in Paris.
Senator Teller entered the senate
in 1877, Senator Jones in 1885 and
Senator Daniel in 1887. Senator
Teller has made a speciality of the
study of financial and economic oues-
tons during his entire term, and has
thoroughly identified himself with
the measure to secure the remonetiz- /
alton of silver at the old ratio of 16
to l. While they have not so com
pleteiy identified themselves with |
leagues have both taken prominent /
part in it, so that it is known that |
the three senators stand upon the |
same footing in regard to silver. SEN
ator Jones is a leading member of |
the committee on finance, and was
identified with the tariff
contest of the last session. Senator
Daniel is a man of learning, and is
as one of the leading law
yerS and orators CT the senate. Rep
resentatives Crisp and Culberson are
both silver advocates, but are con-
on that question. There
S but little doubt, however, that they |
viii stand for all that can be had for
silver in case the conference is held.
Mr.. Hit is classified as a bimetal-
list, and is understood to believe
thoroughly in the rehabilitation of
silver, provided it can be obtained
oy an international agreement.
All the members of the commits
'ioner are lawyers except Hit and
Ill except Teller and Hit served on
The Confederate side in the War of
the Rebellion. All are fifty years
and over, as regards age. Speaker
Crisp is the youngest member. being
fifty. Senator Teller and Mr.. Gull
berson are each siXty-four, Jones
hfty-five, Daniel fifty-two and Hit
SiXty-one.