Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-22
THE GREEN NB4CEERs IN COUNCIL.
What They PropOse 10 DO.

uonal party, was held in the city to-day The
meeting convened this afternoon in Room l2I
Metropolitan Hotel. Gilbert De La Matyr OF
Indiana: T: III. Murch, Maize: George w Ladd
Maine; Nicholas Ford, Missouri; p. L. Russell.
North Carolina: j. H. Weaver. Iowa: e H. Gil
lett. Iowa; \: =. Forsyth, Illinois, and BraGy
Barlow, or vermont, were the members elect
who were present. etterS were re reived from
most of the other greenback or national mem
bers elect, stating that they would be here
shortly. Among other gentlemen present were
Col CTaLdan DR.. +. v Wright of the Nrfi0naE
JON Hd! New York, Chairman Devices and
quite nun bero Of others connected with that
pOltiC Of he press OF the country whose aim
IS TO adv ance the interests represented by the
meeting. To-day was only preliminary ga; her
ing. The meetings will continue for several days.
THeir objects have been miSrepreSeuted. The
gentlemen who assemble here do not intend to
adopt any platform or agree upon any very i'm
rOrtant measures by which the conduct or
their party is to be guided in the future. AS
they will have quite a number OF men in the
reXt house, it was thought best that they and
the other prominent men OF the party should
meet here for a general interchange OF views
and a confidential conference. All those pre-
sent seem TO be III perfect harmony. 4 reporter
Cf THE STAR talked with most Of them. UpOn
two points there was Il great unanamity nt
opinion. one. that tie resumption OF specie
payments had not by any means weakened
their party. ON the contrary, ii was held That
the national party had been strengthened b.
resumption. The people seeing that there Is
no better condition of affairs since resumption
than before were more than ever inclined 70
support the national party. BeSumDtiOn. iG
was held. had been in fact nothing more than
hat the national party had urged ali along
the receipt OF gIeeDblcHS fUr customs duties.
TIE gentleman 1IOm the west, especially from
Ohio gave very t!attering reports OF the pro
gieSS CT the nationals. The Other point upon
Which such decided unanimtty was exnre iSei.
Was that in the next house there would be
tWeIty-one gIeenback members. OF these,
Etnetten had been elected either on the Strait
out ticket OF by al endorsement from either
the democratic or republican parties Tue
other TWO. TO make up the twenty y0ne are
already in the House. il is claimpd but their
names were refused to the reporter One OF
them IS very likely II. B. Wright, of PennsJl-
wanna.
"AIe You going TO hold together" asked the
reporter OF a member elect.
''Emphaticaliy yes" was the reply. We will
act as any other party in the House. We wiu
hold caucuseS and vote together, as the re-
publican and democratic parties now do
But won't the sreenbachers or nationals who
have democratic OF republican procjivitieS 20
with the republican or the democratic party, as
the case may be-"
Never. one Of the two parties may, how
ever. come to US. But we intend TO constitute
an entirely third party in the House
''Dn you intend TO nominate candidates for
the different offices in the reorganization Oh the
next House,"
I'VE do
Wont you compromise"
mo: we Will nominate our men and stand
by them: ii either OF the parties wants 10 vote
for our candidates they can do so. OF course.
do you intend to put a candidate in the field
10f TIE next PIeSldenCy?
II Undoubtedly we do. We are bow a much
larger party than most people have any idea.
We are constantly growing, and why shouldn't
we have Presidential candidate. ] would like
TO say TO you tight here that we are not only
going TO have q candidate, but we are going 10
elect Lin. We are as certain OF Carrying Maine
and SSachuSettS in this years elections as
We are Ot eating our dinners Resumption. So
called, is too barren OF results TO affect Us dis
adyantageousy. This is shown BY our daily
increasing strength.
The reporter talked with q number Of other
gentlemen present, ard found them all as ear
nest aud hopeful as the member eject quoted
above. TIE STAR asked concerning the IeDort
that tie present Conference was 10 draw Iip a
platform for the party. The reply WIS lla1
from several quarters that the ineeJin Is inal.-
urated to-day were Tor an interchange VI views.
Until national convention Lad adopted Il Diaf
FORM The party would stand aS Il had in rha
past. and even no noticeable change IN the
present platform was anticipated IEen. The
reporter asked for Genera! ol'Ilile II Tile plat
form. 1t was replied that the party ie.d tha
1t was the exclusive function Of the government
TO issue money, and that the national bank Gil
cuation should be retired AMI the n:tiUua
DaI hS abolished: that there should bc govern
ment bond tax aud graduated Income tax:
that the public lands should not be sold to
SPECTATORS nor granted TO railroads or other
corporations, but should be donated TO actual
settlers In limited quantities: that there shall
be no privileged Class OF creditors all debts
public or private being discharged in legal
silver shall be placed On the same footing; Con-
gIeSS shall provide money adequate to the full
employment OF labor, and so regulate its vol
ume that the rate OF interest shall secure to la
Dor Its just reward the government should en-
courage our industrial resources, but no mOnOp-
Giles should be legaliZed; the number OF work
Ing hours should be reduced; both national and
state governments should establish bureaus OF
labor and industrial statistics; the system of
contract labor contracts should be abolished,
and Chinese immigration prohibited.
lott mol flor
present wanted TO impress upon him that the
national party was in earnest 1t looked so
nom the expressions OF all assembled. No ac-
tual business was transacted to-day.
No CATTLE DISEASE TN THE COUNTRY.-The
Senate committee on agriculture has commenced
the examination OF witnesses with regard to the
pleurO- pneumonia cattle disease. MeSSrS Sam
uel Brown, OF Pittsburg, and SaddIer OF New
York, buyers OF cattle for expectation, and Nete-
rfnary surgeon GadSGen, Oh Philadelphia, all
concured In the statement that the country is
free from this disease among cattle, and letters
from producers ere readfrOm the cattle regions
OF kentcky Ohio, Illinois, Texas and Nebraka,
showing this fact. The freedom from such dis
ease has existed during the last twelve months.
There is, however. they say. an exceptional case
on Long Island, where, by isolation, the disease
Is being stamped out.
The Senate committee on agriculture exam
lied no witnesses to-day on the subject OF the
alleged existence of contagious pleuro- pneumo-
MIA among cattle in this country, but win do so
on Monday.
j HE JAMES RIVER CANAL TO BE SOLD-The Eir-
ginia Senate at one O'Clock yesterday morning
passed the house bill providing for the sale OF
the James River and Kanawha canal to The
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad company.
The bill goes back to the house for concurrence
in several amendments
PRIZE FIGHTERS UNDER BAIL.-Arthur Cham
bers, John Clark and John King, charged n
Philadelphia with cOnSpiring 10 commit mis-
deIneanor In Canada, by arranging q priZe-figh
have been acquitted, but are held in 81 900 70
keep the peace for one year.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the American
Missionary Association at New York has written
TO President Hayes earnestly asking his veto OF
the anti-C Chinese bill.
MAN AND WIFE TO BE HANGED.-knOX Martin.
Tie negro murderer OF John Whittpm1er and his
WIFE, on the 18th OF last month, was sentenced
yesterday by the Davidson county Tenn crimi-
nal court to be hanged on March 2Sth next.
A RUNAWAY WIFE ARRESTED.-Samuel Hayes
anu Dtila Garner, OF New York, have been ar
rested at Providence, II. /. Della is the wife of
JoLn Garner. She eloped from New York with
Hayes On Tuesday, taking three children.
GEN JOHN c. Fremont left Prescott Arizona
iaS' night, for ,hingtOn, at the request of the
territorial legislature TO look after important
interests affecting the welfare OF the people OF