The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-04
THE N CLOSED.
Close Of the Great BANKERS Conventioa
At kansas City-Oaicers Chosen.

Close Of the Great Ike Conveatioa
ut kansas City-Oaicers Chosen.
KAssAs CRY, No.. Sept s--lr Vas
nearly eleven O'Clock YESTERDAY when
P-esid.n, Parsons called the Barker
convention TO order. He introduced Rev.
Henry Hopkin-, who invoked the divine
blessing on the Convention
A uuub-r OF papers on subjects relating
10 The financial question were read cv
title and referred 20 TIE secretary with
Instruction, 60 have them printed n the
proceedings
4 resolution menoria'izn NJ Congress TO
enact suca laws IS would ef-ctualiy put
America % an equal footing with a! me
other nations 10 the matter o. marine
traffic was offered and was unanimously
adopted
Mr.. Sneed. OF Kentucky, offered q res
clinton giving IL - the sense OF
the convention thai section 5l~ OF
The law governing National Banks
should be so amended as 70 leave out
the clause governing forfeiture interest
and requesting Congress 10 maze the
change.
The We. York delegates were firmly
opposed 10 tie resoluciol. as tue law. 50
Changed, would ina CO bardshIps on them
and operate di5er-Htly IN Kentucky and
New York.
J. p Eulvan. moved that tae resolution
BE- referred TO . special committee OF three
TO D. appointed BY the president.
Mr.. Knox. from the executive council.
reported the following substitute for Nj
Sneed's re<olation. which VAS adopted:
THAT tie association apply TO the Con-
sress OF the United States 20 so amend
--s4 .-~x S-IA 49, m Sr-<ss.n-, m a~.
coed the amount taken in excess Of lawful
inseres; shall bs exac:ed OF any National
bank"
NEW OFFICERS
Vice President johnston OK Alabama.
took the chair As the report OF the noni.
mating committee was announced The
committee Was composed o: c. II Seley.
2. W. Tracy, ". r. Rhawn, J. 2. Odeil,
J. Il Smith. {. AcCarty and George b.
Morrisoa. The name Of each officer, As
read. vas greeted with cheers and Il was
apparent that the work Of tie committee
had been satisfactory 10 s great majority
II not all OF che delegates The report was
at once ratified and Confirmed on motion
O: Mr.. E1all eleccirz The following new
officers OF the associations:
President, Charies Parson2 presiden:
State Bank OF St Louis. No
First Vice-Pres!dsut, Morton NcMichael,
cashier FRS. National Bans OF PoI.a.
6elpnia, Pa
Treasurer. George 2. Baker. presiien.
OF the st Naciooal Bank OF New York
City.
Members Of the Executive Council for
the term Of three years: John jay Knox,
president OF the National Bank of tue
Repub ic View York City: ". T. Rhawn.
president National Bank Of the R-pubiic,
Philadelphia: As, ?. Potter. president
Maverick National Bank. Boston. Mass /;
l. J. Gage. v.ce-presiisrt First Naiiooa!
Bank. Chicago: 4 L Wymsn, Weep esi-
dent National Bank CT Omaha. Neb ;
Emery Wendell. president First National
Bank Detroit Mich s A. Earris. presi-
dent No-towesseru Back- Minneapolis
MINI.
For tn. term Of two years: ". P. S.
John president Mercantile National Bank
New York City; J. J. P. OieiL vice
president Union National Bank Chicago
L z Roots. PRESIDENT FIRST Nation al
Bank Little Rock Ark j 5. Chick,
president Natiocal Bank OF Kansas City,
kaasa. City; P u. Nelson. presideu;
Commercial Bank, Selma Ala; ~ n
White. president Fourth National Bank.
Cincinnati O: s G.. Murphy. p-e>iden;
First National Bank. San Francisco, Cal
eFor the term OF ore year: Logan G
Nurrsy. president Cuited states National
Bank New York; J. z Smith. cashier
National Bank. Baltincre. Nd; Il. q.
Camp. president First National Bank.
Milwaukee WIS.,; David T. Porter, presi-
tent Memphis National Bank Memphis,
Tenn: Jane. S. Barrett cashier German
Security Bank. louisville Ky: W E
Schmertz president FIRST Va iona Bank,
New Albany. Ind
The Convention then afjourneG