The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-09

Washington, July S.-The proposed
message of the president to congress
recommending the appointment of a
commission to consider the question OF
a revision of our currency and national
banking laws win not be transmitted
today, nor for several days, if it goes
in at ALL
The president is now undecided
whether or not to send in any mes
sage, for the reason that a number of
the most important leaders Of the party
in the senate and house have made
strong representations 10 him of the
inadvisabilGy OF sending a message TO
congress while the tariff bin is in con-
ference
PARTY LEADERS MEET.
Senators Allison and Quay. Repre-
sentative Dingley and ether party lead
ers had a long conference with Pres
dent Mckinley today. They urged him
10 reconsider his determination TO send
a special currency message 10 congress
as il would be likely 10 arouse feeling
and cause friction that would delay
speedy final action on the tariff bill
After the conference Secretary Por-
ter announced 10 the newspaper men
that it had been decided that it would
not be expedienJ to send in the message
today. and that it would not go in for
several days at least and might be de-
ferred altogether during the special
session of congress
Upon their return to the capitol, Sen
ators Allison and Quay denied having
conferred with the president upon the
adVisabtEty of sending in a message
upon the question of the currency.
Senator Allison expressed the opinion
that if message should be received il
would be extremely difficult. if not i'm
possible. 10 secure action by the senate
under existing conditions Necess arily,
he said. the mater would be referred
TO the finance committee, majority
of wnica would. in all probability. be
opposed 10 the scheme Tor currency
commission and world. therefore, hold
the matter up indefiriteiy-
WILLING TO WAIT.
Independently Of the statement of
Senator Allison. il is known that the
Republican managers Of the senate
agreed three weeks ago not to press
any measure providing for a currency
commission al the present session Of
the senate. The promise was made at
a time when the fate of the tariff bill
was by no means certain, and when it
was in the power Of the opposition TO
at least indefinitely delay action upon
that measure. The agreement provided
that there should be no effort on the
part of opponents OF the tariff TO I'M
necessarily delay action and that Re
pubmcans should not urge the currency
commission scheme upon congress at
the present session. though the presi-
dent should send in a message recon-
mending such commission
WOULD BE FUTILE.
The Republican senators feel that
any effort to ge- currency legislation
through would be futile. Aside from
the difficulay of getting a measure such
as that proposed by the president cut
of committee, the scheme would, if re-
ported be debated at length and then,
upon a vote, would probably be de-
feated.
We think we have the votes in the
senate 10 beat such measure" said
Senator Jones (Ark.), a member of the
france committee; but if II should
be reported we should feel that it would
be of sufficient Importance 10 demand
exhaustive debate. I think that il would
be difficult" he added, ITO dispose Of it
in less time than three or four months
Inc prevailing opinion on the Re
publican side of the chamber is that
the president Will not Immediately send
a message. but that ii may come later.
The Republican senators seem to be
sa tisfied that all proceedings in regard
TO the matter be dropped until the
final disposition of the tariff