No. 495.
Mr. Fish
to Mr. Evarts.
Legation of
the United States,
Berne, April 18, 1878.
(Received May 1.)
No. 70.]
Sir: Referring to your instruction No. 24, and to
my dispatches Nos. 62, 64, and 67, I have the honor to inclose herewith a
copy and translation of a note which I have this day received from the
President of the confederation.
As stated in my No. 68, the Federal Council has decided to take part in the
proposed conference under section 2 of the act of February 28 last.
I respectfully ask that a copy of the act may be furnished me for the files
of the legation.
I have, & c.,
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[Inclosure 1 in No.
70.—Translation.]
Messrs. Schenk and
Schiess to Mr. Fish.
The chargé d’affaires of the United States of America, in his note of the
6th instant, had the kindness to address to the Federal Council in the
name of his government the invitation to participate in an international
conference, having for its object the definitive determination of the
relation between gold and silver. At the same time the chargé d’affaires
sends to the Federal Council the act concerning the authorization for
the coinage of silver dollars and the re-establishment of those coins as
legal money.
While thanking the chargé d’affaires for his esteemed communications, and
in consideration of the great interest which the subject in question
presents for international transactions, the Federal Council has the
honor to inform the legation of the United States of America that, in
concert with the other signatory states of the Latin Union, it will be
disposed to treat this question in a conference.
The Federal Council seizes this occasion to renew to Mr. Fish the
assurances of its high consideration.
In the name of the Swiss Federal Council.
- The President of the Confederation,
SCHENK.
- The Chancellor of the Confederation,
SCHIESS.