Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-03
A CURRENCY COMMISSION
Wanted by the Indianapolis Re-
 publican Convention.
WILL MCKINLEY TAKE IT UP
In a Message to \ ess, Is the Subject Agi- tating the of Washington PoIiti-
 clans ' ' ,tOSolye the Problem.

Washir $ July 2.-The question whether ' )residen: will send special messag : congress recommending the creaiq a curi ncy commission will be def ~ 7 decided next week The pres idenE cS trongly inclined at this time to s~ Va special currency message to congress, regarding it himself as an in- ternal measure, pledged to this congress. Gn fact, i. was semi-officialy announced at the White House this afternoon that such message would be sent to con- gress next week, but some of the presi- dents most influential advisors on finan- cial questions are opposed to a message as impolitic a. this time owing to hosdl- ity to a commission on the part of con- gress and the final determination, as stated, will not be reac ached until Mir Mo Kinleys return from Canton
 The executive committee of the Indian- apolis sound money convention have been actively advocating the committseS s scheme ever since the advent of the pres ent administration It had also the sym pathy of the president, who committed himself to it in his inaugural. Presid mt Mckinley, however, did not care to rec ommend it 70 congress while the tariff bill was pending, lest it might complicate and delay action upon that measure. All along the chief difficulty which pr scented itself to those who favored a commission for the investigation of the currency system has been he opposition it would encounter in congress. While bill Tor the creation of a commission could easily be pass=d by the house where factious op position would be unaVaii.ng against the operation of cloture order that would bring it to vote, such opposition in the senate might be almost inteiminable.
 Several of the silver senators have nnnne1u a aNlvypd thpir a b1a hostile ty to the creation of a commission. and Senator Teller, of Colorado, has decared that he would remain here until Dscem- Der to defeat it. This being the situa- tion it is understood that some members of the executive committee of the Indian apolis ccnventiol are now inclined to be- lieve that it would perhaps be a mis- take to press their request for the crea- tion of a commission by congress. The better ard wiser thing to do, some of sthem now think, would be to withdraw their requests for a commission and to use the provisional power vested in the committee by the Indianapolis conven- tion and themselves select committee to investigate the currency question and present their conclusions through the public press. If those conclusions were such as the administration could sub scribe to they could be made the basis of an administration measure.
 Secretary Gage has been at work for l fS0iiPS oaiiiC pH d roiifpfeilShSlNe CurTenCy reform scheme and some suggestion has been made as to the wisdom of not hay ing further agitation of the question. but of permitting MT. Gage, who has the fuM confidence of business men generally. to frame a measure of such consulta tion as he may desire with f1nanciers business men. members of the house and senate and others.
 The matter was under discussion at the cabinet meeting today, but not in man. nsr to lead to a definite conclusion or policy and the matter went over until their next weekly meeting. when it is prcbabhs that MT. H. H. Hanna, chair man of the executive committee of the Indianapolis convention and psrhsps other members of the commttes win come to Washington to discuss the stu ation with the president and Mir Gage Upon the result may depend Mir. M@K n- ley's sctior as to a special message to congress-