Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-04
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
Action Taken and sshjects Disc1ssee
scrsisy's sessions.

Il a~sso, r>k~p and subyect. Discussed q TO-
tcrisy's Sessions.
The Investigation of the actions OF Me&s.
pok Livingstone ana Macune OF the NasonAi
Farmers Alliance. which was ordered
aax a. annonnced in TuE erAR's dispatches,
hesan behind closed doors at ocsla, Fla, last
nish, Mr. NcDoxell of Tennessee Was chosen
chairman. No information will be given out
until The committee has closed It's deliberations
ana the renart has been submitted All u
members under investigation Indignantly ne
MED the charges against them and united IN .
demand for the investigation. The ena.ecs
were briefly that the National Econo"ssf mao
been conducted in the interests OF wal s'iees
and that bribery had caused q Withdrawal VI
support from Mr.. Calhoun, the alliance cAno'-
date for United States Senator.
INCREASE N FREIGHT RATES DENOUNCED.
At the morning session Delegate Hind OF
Florida offered q resolution denouncing INC
recent raise in freight rates on Florida oranges
20 eastern points, both by railroad and oy
steamship lines. The resolution alleges thas
this advance will take ESQ 600 from the pockets
OF Florida orange growers. and that ~ n q resn
evidence of the greed and solfishness OF capi-
tailsts and corporations IL closes with an ap-
peal FOR the reiteration OF the Nauona All
ance demand that the means OF communaca-
ton and transportation shall be owned and OPP
Grated in the interest of the people, ~ in the
United States postal system.
Quite discussion was caused In the afeer-
noon session by the introduction OF resolutions
by Delegate McAllister OF Mississippi condemn
ing the federal election ball rs fatal 20 the
autonomy of the states, partisan in spirit and
reNiializing the ghost OF sectional estrange-
ment.
Delegate Deming Of Pennsylvania said that
feeling prevailed in the north that the Farmers
Alliance WAS southern organization, ana ne
feared that the passage of these resolutions
would strengthen that feeling. This view was
taken by other delegates. hut when the ques-
non was put the resolutions were adopted win
enthusiasm
Aside from the adoption OF the election bill
resolution the most important action at the
afternoon session was the passage Of resoiu-
mons denouncing the Louisiana Lottery - .
bio" az American civilization and morals. and
providing for the introduction in Congress OF
Resolution calling for the submission 70 the
people OF America Of an amendment to the ma
uonal Constitution prohibiting the operation
OF lotteries IN any of the states. The resoiu-
4 ton called out no opposition. and was adopted
unanimously with little speech making. The
delegates from Louisiana all supported IL
heartily.
| SATURDAY To BE LABOR DAY.
Next saturday has been designated as Labor
day, and ct IL o'clock am. I. v Powderly,
grand master workman of the Knights Of Labor,
VIII speak. Addresses will also be made by
Capt. Trayellick, grand lecturer of the Knights
oil Labor; Ralph beaumont. chairman OF the
congressional Legislative committee, and II.
Martin Williams, ex-state lecturer of the Mis-
souri knights of Labor.
1t seems evident that fight on the subtreas-
| ury plan will arise during the session. The OPP
position claim that this plan is class legislation
and violates the alliance constitution in regard
to equal rights and special privileges.
Al the night session Gen. John II. Rice Of
hElisas addressed the convention ON the inn
provemert of the Mississippi river. by urging
an appropriation by Congress of $1,000, 900 in
addition to the 81 900 900 already appropriated.
The belief was expressed that the scheme was
In the interests Of railroads and no acton was
| taken.
A resolution has been prepared and will be
offered indorsing Senator Stanford's bill for
loaning money on lands at per cent interest,
the mortgages 20 run for thirty years.
| THE coLoRED ALLIANCE.
The National Colored Alliance was in session
all day yesterday. but transacted no business Of
importance. Ii is awaiting the action Of the
National Alliance on fraternal relations with
other bodies.