The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-14
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Proceedings Of the Indiana State C0mnisFelAi
V~gonvsn tion -

House of Representatives, at loocloch' "a NJ
on Thursday, April 10Th, 1890 =,
The Convention was temporarily oTSanize"
by the appointment of Gen George II, oIeeie'
Of Parke County, President, ami =. " -Co'-
tom. Of indianapolis. Secretary. syAs 9
I'm nation. a committee OF three vas ap-
y,o;nIed % report officers for the permanent or
ganixation of this Convention. fi1
on motion of Hon r. w. II. Ellis, ceMss
mittee of seven was appointed to report an Ad-
dress and Resolutions. - s7i.ies.s az
The following gentlemen were appointed
''' Hon. E. w. -H.sEllis, Maj. A. F. Morrison,
and James Sulsroye, indianapolis; Mr. Hop-
kins Evansville; MIR. Mendenhall, Peru; Mr.
Hoagland, Fort Wayne; Mr. Burk, Richmond.
On motion Of Mr.. Barry, the committee on
address ami resolutions were instructed TO en-
quire into the reasons why the Branches OF
the State Bank do not receive the issues OF the
Indiana Free Banks on deposit, and in pay
ment for debts due them. SO. 50 &c
This motion was supported in able speeches
by VIM Sheets, Esq and P kirland, Esq
1t was an OBJ gdtion due the business men OF
Indiana, by the Branches of tho State Bank,
and If they refused to thus act no merchant
should accept any bill drawn through the
Branches. Their course was an Outrage upon
the business men Of Indiana, and should not be
tole ated By Them There mas considerable
feeling upon the subject throughout the entire
State and if the State Bank desired the SYM
path.es of tie people. they must not, BY adopt
Ing any unreasonable and Lnwarantable course,
embarrass the business mex Of the State.
Git is proper to remark that tie Branches of
the State Bank do receive the issues of many
OF the Banks Il REpoaTER)
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for the afternoon session, the Convention adj
journed till o'clock P. b. iEA-LIILK
AFTERNOON Session.
Convention met at 2so'clock- So esy5
The committee to select permanent officers
of the Convention, made the following REPORT,
which was concurred in by the Convention.
The Committee on the permanent orsaniza-
ton made the following report: IS
For President, VA. Il. Td0RNBUkGH,
of GresncaStle. 20 =
Vics Presidents, JOHN. S. HopK1Ss, Of Ev-
nsyiile; CHAs. W CATHcART, loporte, TRAIN
CALDWELL, Fayet4e;s w. e. TARGINGToN, u
Bloomington; Las. Mix, Lafayette. IS
Secretary, g. w. CoTroM Indianapolis
| Upon taking the Chair, Ntr.s IhonTiurgt
made some short and appropriate remarks
ttie revie we'd brletiy, the conduct OF the Bro
keFS and business men otGIncinnati; the state
Of tia currency in Ildland, the Lee islation 0
Indiana ON the lject Of banking, the princi
pies of legitimate banking and feelings OF the
people on the subject. he cenSured seveTel,
the course of Cincinnati The issues OF Banks
had been well secuIed--they had stood a ira
o. fire, as it were. The banks had discount
ell to the last dollar to paysthe industry 0
the country for its products. The result ha.
neen that our currency found its way to Gin
,e:npatI aud LoUiSylile-was takenato the Bro
kar--%as assorted and sent right back upof
tbs Banks for redemption. Is the commerct
of Indiana to be thus paraiyzed? When vi
nave made these Institutions, that We maj
have currency. are they 10 be thus annIh ia
ted from abro ld?s And who is doing this :
/, Cine matt! Cincinnati is responsible for thl
whole of 1t. NesInust repei suelHasepulse OF
her part. Has Louisville done 50? Not IN
snge instance within my knowledge lac hat
Railways dealt in louisville he had had II
good bargains there as he had ever had an,
, where, Cincinnati IS not the only place whar,
goods can lie bought. There is Louisville
and other great western cities, and there
4 the broad East--and here are your iron tracks
TO carry you there in a few houFsg lie show
ed that every commercial AMI Individual in
I tereSt Is aIiected--alnie,t plralyz by TIL;
system OF shaking on The currency. .fiehopes
steps would be taken that would meet the tp
piause of the people of Indiana, and teach GU
neighbors that we understand common tnan
cieIing at least. ssi'ts.sas.es. as=.ss
Dr Ellis then introduced the following ad
. dress and series Of Resolutions: s...i "a
+ ADDRESS. r. ss3s.5.s.5 =
A crisis has arrived in the history OF tht
State of Indiana involving the interests Of CIV
Ia. 4
who sell, the producer and the consumer tn
Eexporter and the importer, the MERCHANT, ia,
tanker, the N :chln.c,. the farmer, and tn
humbleSt man WHO tolls for bread. Aithougi
: rich IN resource, in the products Of the soil
Iii articles OF Manufacture, in broad t.el Is am
in teemlng forests, IN mics Of railway AM
canal, in nobls rivers, and valuable mines tn,
energies of our people have been crushed, ant
Il every department. of enterprise crippled bl
i taose whose interest it should he to foster
protect, and encourage Us as their most yalua
/ ole tributaries. -
! The tine has been, and that but reesnfls,
when Cincinnati was the great comaiercIa
mart of the West, 2 The prod acts Of Indsala.
/ were peure into her lap-=the cattle, the hogs
4 tIg wheat ana corn otneariy our entire terri
tory, sought there market. and on BY d gree.
our forest werl snbdued, sour praIlies bfou5h
into cultivation, our channels of seomnaniea
f.. "a aHa a3ta
ton opened, aud Cincinnati made rapid stf9de
in wealth, business and population The en-
tire products of Central AMI Southern indian;
passed through that city, and our merchant.
I'm return replenishedl their shelves at thell
stores AMI mauuiaetories.g 4 he interests werc
mututI.aad the trade rec procais The mos
cordial friendship e0iste.Cb between the city ana
the eoaatry, andtr the influence Of which oal
merchants. continued to- seen supplies there
long after they were convinced that it was fol
theIrintefe5f to look eiSeW here The curren