The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-18
RlNEIALLIC COMMISSION

1 BlAlEl ALLlosSo o'''''Ss'.
~. uoleott Entsr,ains ths ssnnto
r ,r,,s an Account of ti,s Work ofths
4 ro,nui"ioner, Abroad. iG
wIsuISGToN. Jan. lin tho sem
!. n,.a,y at 1880. Mr.. wo!cott tcol:oF-,,,
' 'I chairman OF tho blmctallie COM
. .s,,.Ion. was recognized FOR a speech
, ,, tn. work otthe commission. BY
~, tIm. the galleries and the floor were
s ~, Mr. wolco,t was in flne voice
and spoke With only occasional refer
49,. 10 his manuscript, which he had
,,,ore him. lie was accorded the closest
.o.r,Ion by.hIs auditors, among whom
ar, many members OF the house.
vr wolcoit introduced his subject by
,,y,nr that he was glad to mako q state
n,n, respecting certain phases Of the
rork Of the recent blmctallic commits
dam but tina. In doing so he spoke unolll.
cI,Ily, mo, committing his associates In
me ,lISh.es. degree either to his opin-
IAN, or deductions. Later in the session."
i. said, I've are certain to have ample
discussion on the subject Of silver, and l.
Will probably be acrid and bitter
enough" In his remarks to-day, he con-
tln9tJ, "he must avoid, as far as poesi-
blt, anything which might give rise to
controversy" sja
lie them gave an account OF the APP
roIntmtrt Of the commission, saying
,hat ali three II Its members were BIZ
,netslllsts "Our views were" he said,
"knoWn 10 the President before out ap-
rJntment. There was no one OF us who
Ji mo-, and dues not believe that the
Snapcla, question overshadows all others
and that continued adhesion to the sim
Gle gold Standard means only disaster to,
our agricultural and commercial inter-
ests."
"Thc commission had." he said. Sin It's
six months stay abroad. visited only
london and Paris. and he added that
whatever measure Of success or failure
had been mc,ed out to the commission.
II, had been hampered by no lack of
authority or sanction or administrative
support
The language OF the law had been the
commissions guide. and there were
never at any time" he said, "instruc-
lions given US that sought in the slight
tst degree TO change tyr hamper or limit
the full power conferred upon us by law.
We have BEEN" he continued. .of one
mind and In entire agreement during all
Of our negotlations and our efforts have
been loyalty furthered by our represent
tatIves abroad who were fortified by
Strenuous Instructions. In England,
especially, the able and intelligent and
cordial cooperation OF our ambassador
was Of great advantage In our dcllbera-
lions"
Summing up the favorable conditions
under which the commission operated,
Mr.. Wolcott said: Eve have had then
law broad and full In its powers. we
have been free to act under Its provis-
Ions: our views have been identical and
earnestly favorlng an information
agreement: and wc'have had the hearty
support Of our ambassador AZ the court of
S. James. Further than this. from the
day Of our first entering upon the fulfill
ment OF our duties until now. the Presi-
den; OF the United States has extended
10 the commission his unswerving support
in all Is efforts 10 bring about an inter-
national agreement. There has been no
moment that We have not known that
back Q. our Efforts was the earnest de-
sire OF the Chief Executive to carry out
In Us integrity the. provisions OF the plat
form OF the Republican party pledging
Il 10 every EFFORT 10 bring about an inter-,
rational bimetllllc agreement"
Mr. Wolcot. then detailed at some
length the joint negotiations on the part
OF The American commissioners and the
French ambassador in England. At
first. he said. there seemed but few. diff
cultiss in the way and he quoted the
resolutions OF the house OF commons and
the utterances OF Mr.. Baltour and Sir
Michael Hicks-Bsach. OF March 18th,
1856. I'VE were not, therefore," he con-
tinted. "iutruders. We would present
ourselves with the certainty, OF that re-!
cePti0n which must follow direct and
open Invitation. And the welcome we
had the right TO expect We received.
From the day we reached England until
We left Il finally in October our official
treatment was everything that could be
desired. ~ q 81