The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-28
STICKING UP FOR SILVER.
Several Resolutions Sent TO Com
mittee


mittee
ST. LOUIS, No, Nov. 27.-It was nearly
ii O'clock before the national silver conven.
ton was called TO order by its chairman
this morning. Delegate Morse of Colorado
introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the senators aud representa-.
| tlVes IN the congress OF the United States be
and are hereby requested to establish a unit for
| tue coinage of silver with the South American
states that shall make silver coin pass current
on par with gold in all the Americas Of the
western hemisphere, and that they also be re-
quested TO open negotiations with the cong ress
OF all the Americas now In session in Washing
ton Tor the building of railroad from the
United States Co and through the states of
| South America.
REgERRED TO THE COMMITTEE.
After lively discussion tho resolution
was referred TO the committee on resolu-
| tions. A number Of resolutions were offered
IN rapid succession, and all were referred TO
the committee on resolutions
| A paper from John Thompson, vice pres
| ldent OF the Chase National bank of New
! YORK, was then read. It was the deliberate
| Judgment Of Mr.. Thompson that the move
ment for more liberal use of silver in our
currency supply should be gradual. For
| instance, first secure coinage of a maxi
mum OF "a, 600 900 per month and SEQ the
results produced under that augmented
| coinage. In his deliberate Judgment this
augmented coinage would pave the way for
the adoption Of FREQ coinage by aoclama-
| tion.
| TOUCHING ON THE SPEAKERsHIP.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Jacks OK California, was received with
cheers and referred under the rules:
| WHEREAS, Wall street and eastern bondhold.
| ers are now actually at work striving TO elect
| a sneaker for the npnrOq ching
record Is entirely opposed to silver interests
and,
WHEREAS, Representatives in congress should
| be servants of the people; and
| WHEREAS, This great convention shows the
| unanimity OF public opinion in the western and
| southern states and territories in favor OF more
| coinage OF silver; therefore be- it
| Resolved, That the western and southern rep-
| resentatives In congress be requested TO support
some friend OF silver for the spea kership of the
present House of Representatives, and that
| thoir failure to do so will be a BETRAYAL of the
people, warranting their political death.
AN ADDRESS BY BLAND
The chairman then announced that the
convention would DO addressed by Com
gresham Il. ii. Bland of Missouri. Mr..
Bland was received with a storm of ap-
| plause, and addressed the convention at
some length upon tho topic, "What would
be the effect Of free coinage by the United
| Statesin
After listening to a paper on the silver
question from Thomas Jordan, editor Of the
New York Mining Record, the convention
| took a recess until $3.50 O'Clock.
The convent on on reassembling listened
to papers by George Morris of Richmond.
ln0, and Congressman Symes of Colorado,
and speech by Senator Stewart OF
Nevada. The report of the committee on
resolutions was made. 1t will be acted on
| tomorrow.
The majority report Of the resolutions
committee, which was recommitted, is n
memorial to congress demanding the pas
sage Of laws fixing the coinage value Of
gold at 25 $40 grains and silver at
| 4l21T grains standard fneness; the purchase
Of at least $4,000,000 silver bullion each
month and free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold on full and equal privileges
under the coinage laws.