The herald., 1897-12-17
MONETARY
MANAGERS
Not Yet Ready to Report to
Congress
THE ALASKA GOLD SEEKERS
WILL NOT sTARvE IF AID CAN
REACH THEM
THE ALASKA GOLD SEEKERS
The House Follows the Senate's Ex-
ample and Prohibits the Kill
ing Of Fur Seal
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-wolcott Of
Colorado, chairman Of the commission
appointed by President Mckinley to se-
cure, If possible, the cooperation Of for
eign countries in an International cons
ference upon the silver question. said in
the senate today that the commissions
had not made a report to the president,
and 1t was uncertain when report
would be made. Negotiations for a BIZ
metallic conference. he said, are still
pending, but Mr.. Wolcott assured the
senate that the commission had no inten.
ton Of prolonging its effort beyond the
point where reasonable hope Of success
should exist.
Frye Of the commerce committee fa-
vorably reported, and the senate passed,
a bill directing the secretary Of the
navy to purchase or construct suitable
vessel for revenue cutter service on the
Yukon river at Alaska, to cost not to
exceed $4,000.
Allison Of the appropriations commit-
tee reported favorab4 the house joint
resolution for a recess Of congress from
December 1s, 1897, to January IL. 1898.
The resolution was adopted.
| Hawley Of the military affairs COM
mittee reported the resolution Of Mr..
Mcbride of Oregon for the relief OF
American miners and other sufferers in
the Yukon valley, Alaska. The committee
struck out all but the enacting clause,
and amended the resolution by approprf-
ating $25O,000, which is to be used by the
secretary Of war for the purchase Of sub
sistence and supplies and for their trans
portation and distribution, the consent
Of the Canadian government first to be
obtained to pass over Canadian terri
tory. The resolution further provided
that the supplies are to be transported
by means of reindeer. the reindeer to be
sold after they have performed them
service.
| Hawly asked for immediate consider.
alton Of the resolution, and 1t was then
adopted.
Pettigrew referred to the adoption of
resolution directing the secretary Of
the interior to furnish the senate an
estimated statement Of the receipts and
expenditures of the Central Pacific rail-
|
statement also to show the subsidies
paid to steamboat companies.
IT hope soon," said Wolcott, ITO make
statement concerning the work Of the
monetary commission. Quite naturally.
the statement shall make will be unof-
fetal, but it will contain all information
that may be Of interest and value to the
senate. AS have been absent from the
country about nine months, have not,
since my return, on account Of an ac-
cumulation of business, been able to
prepare such a statement as should
like to make to the senate. If the sem
ator from Nebraska (Allen) will permit,
the question might go over until after
the recess, when, about the middle Of
next month, shall be able to discuss
this subject"
Mr.. Stewart Of Nevada said he had
been satisfied from the first that the ef-
| forts Of the commission would fail. He
had always advocated independent
action by the United States to secure
bimetallism and he thought that the eff
fort to secure the cooperation Of foreign
nations would be not only unnecessary
| but dangerous. He said that the co..
operation Of France with our commis-
sioners was more than he had reason to
hope for, but he was perfectly satisfied
that England could not be brought to
agree to the free coinage Of silver. In
the course Of his remarks Mr.. Stewart
said that the utterances Of the president
| and the secretary of the treasury proved
that this was a gold standard adminis-
| tration. This statement brought Mr..
Chandler of New Hampshire to his
feet. He said that Secretary Gage had
never announced that the present ad-
mnistration was in favor Of gold
standard, and he did not believe that the
senator from Nevada desired to misrep-
resent the administration.
Mr. Stewart disclaimed any intention
to misrepresent Mckinley or Secretary
Gage, but he insisted that the words and
actions Of the secretary established the
truthfulness Of his statement. In re-
sponse to an inquiry Mr.. Wolcott said he
did not think the committee had any in
tention of making a report at this time,
and as a matter Of fact he did not know
when the report would be made.
"There is no desire upon the part Of
anybody" said Mr.. Wolcott, "to pro-
long negotiations after all hope Of sue
cess has disappeared. No member Of
the committee would delay for an hour
the announcement Of it's decision after
decision one way or the other shall have
been reached"
Mr.. Allen said he had always been
satisfied that international bimetallism
was a dream-an ideality that would
never be attained, but he was willing to
afford the commission all reasonable lat
itude. He asked that the resolution go
over until the 18th Of next month. and
It was so agreed.
Mr.. Gallinger called up the census bill
for the purpose Of replying briefly to .
statement by Hon. Carroll D. Wright.
incorporated in Mr.. Lodges speech Of
yesterday. Mr.. Gallinger expressed
lsurprise that so reckless . statement