The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03

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| financial plan known as the sub-treas-
ury plan; and
Whereas, said plan was embodied IN
| a bill which was introduced IN b
United States Senate by Senator Vance
of North Carolina, and referred to your
committee; and,
Whereas, said bill has lain in your
committee without action for nearly
twelve months; and,
Whereas, the failure of the COM
mittee to give attention to the meas
IRE is a practical denial Of the right
of the people to have their needs and
wishes fairly and freely considered
and discussed by their representatives
in Congress; and,
Whereas, the Supreme Council OF
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union at Ocala. December last, reiter-
ated it's demands for the passage of
some such relief measure, and con-
stituted this legislative committee to
look after these legislative demands;
therefore,
Resolved, That this body hereby
respectfulld demand, in the name of
two million American citizens and vO-
tiers, that said bill be reported either
favOrably or unfavOrably i'll order that
said bill may come before Our national
Congress on its merits.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Houston, of West Virginia, of
fered the following for the ~cOnsidera-
ton of the council
Whereas, of the three great indus
tries of the United States, the agricul-
tural, the commercial and the manu-
featuring, the first two T in the most
depressed state; therefore, with a view
to the ~betterment of the condition,
be it
Resolved, That the Legislative com
mittee of the National Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union be requested
to prepare a bill for presentation to the
present or the following Congress, con
tanning the provisions that all vessels
built, owned and manned by citizens
of the United States that carry full
outgoing cargoes, to be determined by
the tonnage of the vessel, twO-thirdS of
which at least shall be allowed to enter
and discharge their returning cargOes,
provided said cargOes shall consist OF
manufactured products, at any port of
the United States free of all customs
duties. That we are persuaded that
such a measure properly carried out
in detail will not only build up the
Shipping interest of the country, but re
suit il creating a foreign market for
the surplus agricultural products of
the United States.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
QUESTION OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Hall arose to a question of per
sOnal privilege. He stated his atten-
ton had been called to a report pub
iShed in the St. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat,
in which he had been reported as being
at Springfield, Ill, working in the in
tere8t Of General Palmer for U. S.
Senator from that State; and that the
same publication reported him as hav-
ing told certain members of the. Illinois
Legislature that he had held cOnsulta-
ton with the president of h National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union,
and that he was authorized by the
president aforesaid to say hat he the
PRESIDENT favored and advocated the
election of General Palmer.
Mr.. Hall submitted remarks on the
matter in which he frankly stated that
he favored the election of General
Palmer as United States Senator, but
denounced as utterly and absolutely
false hat part of the publication refer
ring to an alleged consultation with
the National President of the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union, and the
use of the presidents name in cOnnec-
ton with his support Of General
Palmer.
RELATING TO COLLECTION OF E CAPITA
TAX.
A motion was made by Mr.. McAlister
that the National President should rule
upon the status of a State Alliance
failing to pay it's national dues, and
that his ruling in the matter should be
sent to the officers of the State ALI
fail to pay it's national dues, the Ma
tiOnal President shall declare such
State suspended from membership in
the national organization until such
dues shall be paid. The motion vas
adopted.
RELATING TO LOTTERY ENTERPRISES.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. T. S.
Adams. of Louisiana, referred to a
memorial which the National Presi-
dent had caused to be introduced in
the United States Congress and printed
in the Congressional Record, setting |
forth in detail the evils of lottery en-
terprises, more especially the Louisiana
State Lottery, and praying for such
legislation Is would prevent the estab-
lishment and existence of such lottery
enterprises in the United States.
The Council then, at six o'clock, adj
jOurned till Friday morning, February
6, 1891, at 9 o'clock.
THIRD DAY-MORNING SESSION.