Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-10
MESSAGE is SURE.
President Will Send in a Special
on the Currepcy:
SENATE LEADERS REQUEST DELAY

Might Fight the Commission by Refus-
ing TO Let the Tariff Bin PassSPoor
Show for Commission Bill, However,
Failing Its Passage the Committee OF the
indianapolis Convention Will Act
Washington, July 10.-The president
has neither been frightened nor dis
suaded from sending to congress mes
sage asking for theA creation of a cur
rency commission. Batements to the
contrary are without apaation. He
has consented to a delay. II sceinpliance
with the request of senate lea06n3 who
feared that the introduction q this
factor into the situation might cause a
delay in the. passage of the tariff bill,
but this postponement of the message
does not mean its abandonment. Its
transmission to congress before the
close of the special session Is certain as
anything can be- said a member of the
cabinet yesterday afternoon. BY today
1t will be ascertained exactly what Tell
er and his combination will do in the
event of the message. being sent in be-
fore the tariff bill is voted upon and
whether there is any real danger that
they would seize upon the message as
a Pretext for hanging up the revenue
measure as intimated
Hanna to Interview Teller.
Chairman Hanna, of the executive
committee Of the Indianapolis Sound
money" convention, has taken upon
himself the task of visiting Teller and
others of the radical free silver con-
tingent, and getting from them direct a
Sto M fhnfr inf
win not represent the administration in
making this canvass, but he has under
taken the job with the knowledge Of
President Mckinley and Secretary Gage,
ahd any Information he may bring back
N6A be thankfully received as authori-
t4fiye. The belief Is held at the White
4Satse that these somewhat vague
$1featS OF opposition to the commission
4nSne mean less than 1t would appear,
s&hat direct inquiry from those who
expected to make trouble will dis
~. the fact that the antagonism is
fancied than reaE
3{ 0norify Is Abundantly Large.
RI OF the presidents advisers are
dA farted at the apparent opposition
vi the currency commission project
ha9 et with. and they will not believe
q here Is anything substantial De
&o8te cldinor. 1t may be that this
esttphate is correct, but it looks as
though they are to be disappointed. A
commission at the suggestion of the
president will be regarded by all the
factions of the opposition as a distinct
~ administration measure, and all
these elements are arraying themselves
against II, with the exception possibly
OF the three sound money Demo-
Gratis in the senate. A careful canvass
warrants the conclusion that If a vote
could be reached a bill authorizing a
currency commission would have a ma
jority of not less than three in the SEN
ate, but the strong opposition which has
been aroused in that body is sure to
prevent any action at this special ses-
sion.
In Case Congress Does Nothing.
If congress should fail to authorize
the commission to be asked for, then
the executive committee of the Indian
apolis convention, representing the en-
tire constituency that was behind that
convention, Will be called together for
the purpose Of appointing "A commits
sion of it's own. The commission will
meet either here, at Chicago, or in In
dianapolis very soon after congress ad-
journs. A commission thus created
would have no official power or official
standing, but Chairman Hanna gives
assurance that the administration is in
sympathy with the idea, and would be
glad to receive assistance and advice
from a strongly organized body of
gentlemen known torepresent the views
Of the diversified business interests Of
the country on the question of reform
currently The commission and its work