The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-25
BIZ il Should I'LL be Put Oh an ED:
during Basis.
EARLY ACTION vVAIvT,ED I. o:
Currency igyatcm s:lonid DO Simple;
fled nuu htrcnEthcRed-Cren Of:
u Currency Comnaission#zs & II ea estl. 3
mcnucM gho aia,tor should be!
sIep, &Gt OF ofpcIities. Ss2S
washington, .. c.. July "a, 1897:

The President to-day gent the follo;V-SSS
ing IneSsogc TO Congress-: 5EfS .sss
To the Congress OF the United StatnstaS
In my message converting the @Con-S4s
Tro:;s ~ extraordinary S. Lon calIadySS
attention TO q single subject--tha tif5 s8Nf
providing revenue adedute to me at4the$S
reasonable and proper expenses of #IheI8
Government. believed that to be the S
most pressing subject for sett.elnentSS
then. a bill 10 provide the necessary
revenues fer the Government has -
ready passed the House Of Repre-Ss
sentatives and the Senate lnd aWaitsl8
! Executive action. Another .uuesttc;i&Of$
very great Importance is that OF &theIss
establishment or our currency III an Dr.
| banking system on better basis, iWhfclIS
commented upon Iii my inaugural adj
| dress in the following words:N 34Esi
| "'Our financial system needs some re4Ss
! vision: our money is a!l l5good now taE;
| its value must not further De threatened.I8
| 1t should all be put upon an cnauring:f5
| basis. not subject to easy attack, 5norsit9 y
| stability to doubt or dispute. Tho snYe-st
raj FORMS OF our paper money offer ys In ]
| my Judgment, cofstanLSsIl'1a RIA ss-SSs
tmsnt..to the Government ali tsf HI "a n
safe balance in the Treasury. SS35lSSs
| Nolhlnt; was settled more clearly al II
| the late national election tha n tho d de-8
! termination upon the gart OF the people
70 Keep their currency stable iatya iueEi
|
! Vnnccf nations CT the world fsss
The soundncss OF our currency ri Isl &
! nowhere questioned. no loss can pccursstss
! to its holders. II is the system which,
should be smphhed and strengthened d.S
! Keeping our moneyjusts as good as ittiss;
| now with less expense 10 tile &GoYerns.ss
ment and the people.
| The sentiment Of the country Il isss
| strongly in favor. of carly actlonsi1y Cen
Eress In this direction, to revise atrsS
currency laws and remove them from D
| partisan contention. a notable assaIa~SS5
ply Of business mon with delega teas
/ from tWenty-nine State3 and 6ITaf'rtto-%y
! res. was held at Indianapolis 3! ~ j IA II -,SS
ualT of this Year The financial sitiiars-.8 q
! ti0n commanded their earnest at ten-FFss
| ton. and after a two days session tI eli
/ convention recommended EtoE Cnngress%s
| me appointment or q monetary orn.
/ ,niSsion ss5 $sSsssS
y commend this report To- the con-si
| sideration or Congrcss. The authors ofS$
! the report recommended a rnmsSstoiIg
TO make thorough inYestigaticnsn s$
| monetary affairs and needs OF thfsS
country in all relations and aspectsi a a,lllS
| 10 make proper suggestions ais to any
evils found TO exist and, the RENE q Test
| thercfrom.' ts3s$ii3s{ 81
This subject should receive # lssSs tsst.
| tant!on OF corgreas at#its special ses-s
sion. It ought not TO be pos tponedS
until the regular session.
Il. thcrafore, urgently: " re com IA sf1p
| that special commission be crest ed 81 oii4a osS
partisan in its character, to85,beA corn
posed OF we'll informed citizens of5ell ff-I
| iferent parties who VIII command the
coniidence OF Congress- and tho q 90 AZ s
try because OF their special fitness st orsi
the work. whose duty ! shall be to ma Isss5
recommendation OF whatever ciiangsas 1;
| In our present ban king and currsney
| laws may he found necessary&orte teSI aSSssS