The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-24
To Consider the Demand Notes of the
Government, Gold and silver Cur
rency and the banking System.
STATEMENT FROM EDMUNDS
PURPOSES OF THE COMMISSION OUT
LINED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
Organization OF Anti-Civi1-Servica
LCagues-British Report ON Amer
ica's Tin-PIate Industry.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.--The monetary
commission at its meeting to-day decided
to appoint three subcommittee to consider
The following subjects: "The best method
Of dealing with the demand notes of the
government; "the general question of
gold and silver currency" 'the bank
ing system of America" After each sub
committee shall have investigated the sub
ject carefully, reports will be made to the
commission.
Ex-senator Edmunds, chairman of the
commission, is feeling so unwell that he left
this afternoon for Philadelphia and will
probably not return for a week or ten days.
He has a heavy cold. During his absence
Colonel Leighton. of st. Louis, vice chair
man, will preside over the meeting.
A member of the commission said to-day:
Il believe in the course of few months we
will be able to perfect measure for sub
mission to Congress that will give general
satisfaction to the country and that each
and every section will at least be reason
ably satisfied. The bill we shall prepare
will be urged persistently and nothing will
be done with a view of reaching a COM
promise with the opposition to our plans in
Congress-
ut is my opinion that President Mckinley
will recommend our measure TO Congress.
He is very much pleased with the personnel
of the commission and remarked to me sew
eral days ago that If he had been called
on to name the commission he could not
have made better selections when the in
terests of the various sections and political
parties are considered"
Ex-senator Edmunds, before leaving the
city to-day, said, concerning the scope and
purposes of the commission: "T:se commits
sion is composed of gentlemen residing in
all the different sections of the country.
They were not selected to represent nor do
they represent, any special interest to be
promoted by whatever they may think is
wise to do, but rather to contribute from
the principal callings of the industry and
commerce and finance of the United States
such information as would be likely to aid
in reaching just conclusions. and In sug-
gesting measures that should be beneficial
equally to the whole body If the people OF
the country. Naturally, and necessarily.
1t may be supposed that no particular plans
or changes in the laws would at present eli
ther be agreed on or even proposed, but
rather that the first labors of the coTnmis-
sion would be devoted to ascertaining the
existing condition of things, as affecting
all interests of the people and what evils
or dangers now exist. The people or the
whole country may feel sure that the COM
mission will do nothing, and recommend
nothing, that is intended to advance any
interest or class at the expense OF any otn-
er, whatever may be the public opinion in
respect OF the wisdom of what the conn
mission may finally suggest to be done
Mr.. Root, the financial expert appointed
one of the collating secretaries, has slgnl-
ad of the