The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-03
ACURRENCY COMMISSION
May Be Urged Upon Congress by
President Mckinley.
OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL.

If Suggested the Proposal Might BE
Defeated in the senate, Though II
Could BE Easily Forced Through the
Lower House OF Congress.
Washington July 8.-The question
whether the president will send a
special message to congress recon-
mending the creation of a currency
commission will be definitely decided
nsxt week The president is strongly
inclined at this time to send a special
currency message to congress, regard
ing himself as in a considerable meas
ure pledged to this course. In fact It
was semi officially announced at the
White House late yesterday afternoon
that such a message would be sent 20
congress next week. but some Of his
most influential advisers on financial
questions are opposed to a message as
impolitic at this time, owing to hos
tility to a commission on the part Of
congress.
The executive committee Of the In
dianaDolis sound money convention
have been actively advocating the com
mission scheme ever since the advent
OF the present administration. 1t had
also the sympathy of the president,
who committed himeslf to it in his
inaugural President Mckinley, how
ever, did not care to recommend It to
congress while the tariff bill was pend
Ing, lest it might complicate and de-
lay action upon that measure. But
all along the chief difficulty which pre-
sented itself to those who favored O
commission for the investigation of
the currency system has been the op.
position it would encounter in con-
gress,
While a bill for the creation Of a
commission could easily be passed in
the house, where factious opposition
would be unavailing against the
operation of cloture order that would
bring it to vote, such opposition in
the senate might be almost intermin-
able. Several of the silver senators
have openly avowed their unalterable
hostility to the creation Of a commits
sion, and Senator Teller, Of Colorado,
has declared that he would remain
here until December to defeat it.
This being the situation, it is under
stood that some of the members of the
executive committee of the Indiana
polls convention are now inclined to be-
lieve that it would perhaps be a mis-
take to press their request for the Gre
alton of commission by congress.
The better and wiser thing to do, some
of them now think, would be to with
draw their request for a commission
and to use the provisional power vest
ed in the committee of the Indiana
polls convention and themselves select
a committee to investigate the cur
rency question and present their CON
clusions through the public press. If
the conclusions were such as the ad-
ministration could subscribe to, they
could be made the basis of an admin
istration measure, modified as Secre-
tary Gage, conducting an Independent
investigation, might suggest.
The secretary has been at work for
some time on a comprehensive cur
rency reform scheme and some sug-
gestion has been made as to the wis
dom of not having a further agitation
Of the question, but of permitting Mr..
Gage to frame a measure after such
consultation as he may desire with fl
nanciers, business men, members of
the house and senate and others.
The mater was under discussion at
the cabinet meeting yesterday but not
In a manner to lead to a definite con-
cluslon or policy, and the matter went
over until the presidents return to the
city next week, when it is possible that
Mr.. H. H. Hanna, who is chairman OF
the executive committee Of the India
napolis convention, and perhaps other
members of the committee will come
to Washington to discuss the situation
with the president and Secretary Gage