The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-04-21
HOPES OF 4 CURRENCY REFORM
Prospects o. a Commission Secretary
Gage Studying the Question:.

,GnGc Studying the Question.
Washington, April 1G.-Thc pros
poets of Il currency commission are
growing brighter. The administra-
ton, as indicated in the presidents Is
inaugural address. is strongly in
favor Of setting a body Of experts at
work on the vexed financial problem.
Speaker Reed has heretofore 1ccn de-
cidedly unwilling that a bill provid-
ing for such Il commission should pass
at this session, but considerable pres
sure has Of late been brought to bear
upon him and while it would be pre-
mature to say that he had entirely
yielded, the prospect is that he soon
will. The republican friends Of the
proSect, however, are not des1rous of
bringing it to the front unless it can
pass the senate. It Wonld be a very
grave parity mistake, they assert, to
initiate a movement Of this kind, and
by bringing it before the. house by
order ;uf, the special committee on
rules, to signify that t, was an ad-
ministration mcasurcs and then have
it fail in the senate.
10 avoid such a contingency a
careful canvas Of the senate has been
made. >,Of course, to get a bill
through providing Tor q monetary
commission is q vastly different
thing from gottting through meas
urc cmbodying the recommendations
OF that commission, whatever they
may be. Several Of the silver scna-
tors say they arc now willing to vote
for this commission: they :4desire to
give the FapH5licans chance to out
line their plans for reform, and,
while not agreeing to let those plans
have trial, they are at least willing
to hear what they are. The present
indication is that the bill would not
have serious opposition in tlae senate.
No bill has yet been introduced for
q monetary commission which re-
fleets the administration wishes.
Most of the plans thus far suggested
in con9Eess provide that a certain
number Of senators and representa-
tiyes should in part constitute the
commission This, the Administered
members Of both houses of congress
will have to pass upon, the recon-
mendatons or the commission at Il
later stage, and it is held that their
participation in its study wo,s|a nave
certain unfortunate features The
commissions recommendation would
have to be in accord with the views
of its congressional members or be
@soomcd from the start. When tEe.
recommendation reached congress,
moreover, they would stand as the
views Of a certain few members.
Their views it is already possible to
obtain from the literature Of the
committees dealing with the currcn-
Icy problem. ,.. The administration
would like to have eleven men Of
recognized cmncncc outside Of con
grcssiOnal life make a study Of the
currency question and report in sea-
son for action at the opening of the
next session in December.
Mr.. II. Fl. Hanna, who represents
the committee appointed by the In
dlanapolls conference, is in the city
cOlullCLltlS canvass upon the SllllH-
tion. lie desires that whatever bifi
is introduced shall fully reflect the
administrations position, as in the
nature Of things would be necessary,
and the results Of his work have been
thus far sat,F:iactory. He is in frc-
quent conference with Secretary
Gage, and the whole subject is being
handled in quiet careful, and dig
nitied manner,