The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY PERSUADED
TO HOLD BACK HIS SPECIAL
COMMUNICATION.
PARTY LEADERS OPPOSED.
III is NOT BELIEVED ACTION CAN
BE HAD AT THIS SEES
SION. W
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SILVER MEN READY TO DO RATTLE.
At Least Three Months Would he
Used Up in Debate, So Says
Senator Jones.

WASHINGTON, July S.-The propos-
ed message Of the pre- ident to congress
recommending the appointment of a
commission to consider the question
of a revision of our currency and ma
tional banking laws, will not be trans
mitted today, nor for several DAYS, if
it goes in at all, which is a matter of
doubt. The president is now undecided
whether or not to send in any message,
for the reason that a number of the
most important leaders of the party in
the senate and house have made
strong representations to him of the
inadvisa bility of sending a message to
congress while the tariff bill is in
conference Senators All son and Quay.
Representative Dingley and other party
leaders, called at the White house this
morning and had a long conference
with President Mckinley. They urged
him to reconsider his determination to
send special currency message to con-
greSS, and gave as a reason that the
sentiment in congress was such that
it would delay speedy final action on
the tariff bill. After the conference,
newspaper men that it had been decid-
ed that it would not be expedient to
send in the message today, and that
it would not go in for several days at
least, and might be deferred 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
advisability of sending in a message
upon the question of the currency.
Senator Allison expressed the opinion
that if a message should be received
it would be extremely difficult If not
impossible to secure action by the SEN
ate under existing conditions Neces-
sarily, he said, the matter would be
referred to the finance committee. a
majority Of which would in all prob
ability be opposed to the scheme for
a currency commission and would
therefore hold the matter up indefinite
ly.
Independently of the statement of
Senator Allison, it is known that the
Republican managers of the senate
agreed some weeks ago. not to press
any measure providing for currency
COMMISSION at the present session OF
the senate. The agreement provided
that there should be no effort on the
part of the opponents of the tariff to
unnecessarily delay action, and that
the Republicans should not urge the
currency commission scheme upon con-
gress at the present session, though
the president should send in a MESA ge
recommending such a commission. The
Republican senators feel that any effort
to get currency legislation through
would be futile.
I'VE think we have the votes in the
senate to beat such a measure" said
Senator Jones (Ark). a member of the
finance committee, but if it should be
reported we should feel that it would
be of sufficient Importance to demand
exhaustive debate I think that would
be difficult" he added ito dispose Of
it in less time than three or four
months"
The prevailing opinion on the Repub-
lican side of the chamber is that the
president will not Immediately send a
message, but that it may come later.
The Republican sena tors seem to think
it better that all proceedings in con-
nection with the matter be dropped I'M
til after the final disposition of the
tariff.