Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-17

Atlantic City, N. j., April l6.-The
committee on monetary legislation ap-
pointed at a caucus of the Republican
members of the National House of Re-
representatives. shortly before the adj
iournment of Congress, will begin its
sessions in this city tomorrow. Gen.
David B. Henderson, of Iowa, is chair
man, and the other members OF the
committee are as follows: John Dali
zell, Pennsylvania; Serene E. Payne,
New York; Jesse Overstreet, Indiana;
VIM. C. Lowering, Massachusetts !;
Charles Curtis, Kansas; Page Morris,
Minnesota; Eugene F. Loud, Califor-
mia; o. B. Hawley, Texas; J. w. Bah
cock, Wisconsin, and Kerr, Ohio.
The committee is considered to en-
body the sound financial thought OF
the Republican side of the House.
Messrs. Henderson and DalZell make,
with Speaker Reed majority of the
Committee on Rules; Mr.. Payne is
chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means. and several others are re-
preventative business men who are in
sympathy with the movement to put
the monetary standard
BEYOND ATTACK.
Haddon Hall, one of the largest
hotels on the beach front, is the head
quarters of the committee, and the
meetings will be held in one of the par
lors. The gatherings will be private,
and will probably be irregular, as the
work assigned to the members par
takes more of the nature of a confer
ence, and as the committee is not a
public one, it will only give out such
news for publication as best suits its
purpose. 1t is expected that the ses-
sions will last not less than two weeks,
and they may extend much longer. The
committee may decide to perfect a bill
to meet the situation, or they may out
line a measure and then adjourn to
meet again later in the year. They
will have all of the important bills on
THE CURRENCY QUESTION
that were before the last Congress, in
Guiding the bill of the monetary COM
mittee; the McCleary bill, which was
reported favorably to the House by the
banking committee; the Hill bill, which
was given a favorable report by the
House Coinage Committee; the bill
prepared by Secretary Gage, and the
bill of Chairman Walker, of the Com
mittee on Banking, who is no longer a
member of Congress.
Mr.. Overstreet, who has given the
subject much attention, has prepared a
comparison of the principal features
of all these bills which will be of much
value to the committee. There has
also been secured from the treasury de-
partment a great mass of valuable fin
ancial data, including the reports of the
secretaries, comptrollers of the cur
rency and directors of the mint. In
addition, the committee will have at
its command a complete codifcation
of the
EXISTING CURRENCY LAWS.
Only two or three of the members are
here tonight, but it is expected that all
will arrive by tomorrow, excepting the
California member, Mr.. Loud, who will
defer making the trip east until the
work of the committee is well ad-
yanced.
1t is expected that many distinguish
ed financiers will be given the opportu-
nifty to appear before the committee
and present their views on the subject
of the expansion of the currency, the
establishment of the gold standard and
other matters to be considered.
II. II. Hanna and other representa-
tives of the executive committee of the
Indianapolis monetary convention, will
be here during the sessions to urge
the bill of the monetary commission.
This bill was framed by a committee
of which ex-senator George F. Ed
munds was chairman and which in
cluded ex-Secretary Fairfield, of New
York; G.. Stuart Patterson, of Philadel-
phia; John w. Fries, of North Carolina,
and other financial experts.
Mr.. Hanna was directed at recent
meeting of the Indianapolis executive
to urge the adoption of
THE ENTIRE PROGRAMME
OF the monetary commission, but if this
does not appear possible, TO accept mod
ifications not inconsistent with the