The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-21
LEADING SILVERITES ARE DIS
GUsTED WITH THE CURRENCY
COMMITTEE.
WILL APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE
CLAIMING THAT THE OPPOSITION
HAS REFUSED TO GIVE THEM
A HEARING.
COMMITTED WANTED A BILL.
The Sflverftes Refused to Present
One, and Hence Were Turned

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2o.-The cur
rency hearing before the house COM
mittee on banking and currency con-
tinued today. ex-Secretary Fairchild
being heard through the morning, with
the understanding that Secretary Gage
would resume at 2 o'clock The In
quiries of Mr.. Fairchild were along the
line Of developing the degree Of sue
cess with which the monetary commits
sion Dill could be put into practical
operation. Considerable feeling has
been aroused by the determination OF
the committee. on a party vote. not to
near President Warner, Of the bimetal-
lie union, and Chairman Towne, of the
silver Republican national committee,
unless these gentlemen prepare a bill
ana assume responsibility for 1T. Mr..
Cox, the senior member Of the minor
lty, says this action is equivalent to
declining to hear the silver representa-
tives under any circumstances, as they
do not wish to appear as the advocates
or any currency or banking BILL but
10 resist such a measure If on gold
lines. Mr. Cox takes the view that it
IS as important to present the opposi-
ZION to the pending measures as it Is
TO hear the points IN their favor He
expresses confidence that the majority
on the committee will reconsider fts
action and grant hearing to Messrs.
warner and Towne, without condi-
lions.
The committee devoted the afternoon
10 discussion, in detail of the pro-
visions Of the Walker bill Secretary
Gage appeared again for examination,
but, instead. turned questioner and
put Chairman Walker through a long
series OF interrogatories. He asked IL
MI. Walker did not aim in his bill to
substantially relieve the government
from a current redemption Of present
liabilities, United States legal tender
and treasury notes, and for maintain
Ing the parity Of silver and gold, put
ting the responsibilities on the banks.
Mr.. Walker said that was the object,
Secretary Gage thought the bill lacked
experiences, and suggested that bank
ers do not want to assume ambiguous
responsibility. Mr.. Walker asserted
that the responsibility was absolute
and proceeded to explain why. There
was long discussion on this feature.
which the secretary said puzzled him
considerably Mr.. Walker. in the
course Of the discussion, suggested that
the bill made allowance for the sus-
picion that we may have a disaster
panic or something Of the sort. and
that the exigencies Of such events were
guarded against.
Representative Hartman (Mont.), one
Of the silver leaders, says that Messrs.
Towne and Warner will make no fur
Their effort to be heard before the COM
mittee, preferring to go before the peo-
pie with the understanding that the
opposition is denied a hearing.
The hearing on the currency bills
was finally brought to a close this
afternoon, and the committee will
meet again next Wednesday to decide
which Of the four bills before 1t Is to
form the basis Of the currency meas
ure to be finally reported. These are
known as the monetary commission,
Gage. Walker and Fowler bills.