The herald., 1897-02-21
IN COMMITTEE
Favorable Report on Monetary Conference.
Fast HAL Service

IN COMMITTEE
Favorable Report on Monetary Conference.
Fast naI Service
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The bill re-
Gently passed by the senate authorizing
the president to appoint commissioners
to represent the United States in an in
ternational monetary conference to Sc
cure "fiXity of relative value between
| gold and silver, as money, by means Of Il
| common ratio between these metals,
with free mintage a. such ratio, or, IN
| his discretion, to call such conference,
was reported to the house favorably to-
| day by a unanimous vote of ten members
| of the house committee on coinage.
| The same factions which voted for the
| bill in the senate voted for the bill in
committee. Eight of the ten are free
silver advocates. There were Hartman
of Montana, independents; Mcclure of
Ohio. Republican; Allen of Mississippi
Bankhead of Alabama. McRae of Ar
kansas. Sparkman of Florida, Spencer
| of Mississippi Cooper of Texas, Demo-
| Gratis; Chairman c. w. Stone of Penn
| sylvania. Republican, and Mr.. Fairchild
of New York, who also voted for the bill,
| are rated as gold men or International
bimetallists. There were five absentees.
Aa amendment was offered by Stone
| and adopted by the committee. 1t is as
| follows:
| The president is authorized that if in
| his Judgment the purpose specified in
| the first section hereof, can thus better
| be attained, to appoint one or more
| special commissioners or ENJOYS to such
of the nations of Europe as he may desig-
nate to seek by diplomatic negotiations
an International agreement for the pur-
pose specified in the first section hereof.
And in case of such appointments so
much of the appropriation herein made
as shall be necessary shall be available
for the proper expenses and compensa-
ton of such commissioners or ENJOYS.
Section 3-That so much of an act
approved March ., 1885, entitled An act
making appropriations for the surdry.
civil expenses of the government for the
fiscal year ending June 80 1895, and for
other purposes" as provides for the ap-
pointment of delegates to an interna-
tional conference and makes an appro-
priation for their compensation and eX
pense be, and the same is, hereby re-
pealed.
The debate was very brief.
MONEY FOR MAIL.
The senate committee on appropria-
tions has agreed to strike out the post
office appropriation bill, the approprla
ton being S171,23S for fast mail to the
south. The motion was made by Petit
grew who claimed the appropriation
amounted to a payment for service
which had already been paid for al eX-
orbitant rates. He also entered the mo-
tion to reduce the rate of compensation
for carrying mails to the extent of one
fifth the present rate, which has not yet
been acted upon.
SESSION NOTES.
Responding to a resolution of inquiry,
the president today sent to the senate
a communication from the secretary of
state in regard to the correspondence
between the state department and Great
Britain concerning the failure of the
| operations of the Paris tribunal to pro-
| tect the Alaskan seal herds. The secre-
tary says nothing has been received on
this subject since the communication Of
instructions to Ambassador Bayard Of
May Z, 1895, which has been printed.
The civil service commission today
sent to the senate reply to the resolu-
tion of inquiry adopted on the 18th.
concerning the dismissal of employees of
the bureau of animal industry at South
Omaha, alleged to have been discharged
at the instance of Secretary Morton
after the November election, for politi
cal reasons. The commissioners state
that the commission inaugurated an in
vestigation by bringing the matter 20
the attention of Secretary Morton VINO
said he would cooperate with them in
that political reasons had anything 10
do with the discharges.
The commission" they say, sis not an
appointing or reinstating or removing
body"
The proposed new battleship and the
composite sailing vessel for the Annap-
oils cadets were stricken from the naval
appropriation bill today before the bill
was reported to the house. The commit
tee considered these items and struck
them out by vote of TO 4, which was
| practically party vote, the Republi-
cans present voting to drop them and the
| Democrats to retain them. Consultation
| with the speaker and other members of
| the house convince dthe Republicans
| that there would be strong objections to
! these appropriations. There was pro-
| posal to provide for a new torpedo boat
| but this failed.
The president today sent to the senate
in response to an inquiry, the correspond
| ence between the government of the
| United states and that of Germany for
| the past year, touching American In
surance companies in Germany The
| correspondence begins with a statement
! OF the request of the Mutual Life COM
! pany and the New York Life company
| to be allowed to re-enter the Prussia,
which was made last January and was
| deferred at the time for the purpose
! as February rs, 1886, Ambassador Uhl
wrote that the Prussian minister of the
| interior had told him explicitly that
there had been no intention TO discrim-
| mate against American companies. TIE
| Prussian mirister said at that time, with
| reference to the recent legislation IL New
York, that public feeling in Germany
might make il impossible to renew the
| concessions to the American companies.
because the German government wou.d
| not like to he put in the light of having
| been compelled to change it's views. In
n communication dated December "a
1896, Ambassador Uhl, in detailing an
interview with Secretary OF safe Won
Tieberstein, says that he was greatly
impressed by the secretary's repeated
references to the proclamation of the
| tonnage tax, which the secretary dep
| recated.
The last communication is dated Jan
uary %, 1897. and says that the applca-
tions are still pending with the Prus-
! sian government.
Burglars Oct Little piunder
a small burglary occurred Friday night
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