Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-12
ALLIANCE PLANS,

The Council Adopts Resolutions to tho
Introduction of Products in American
Vessels in Order to Build Up the Shipping
Interests.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The council of
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union held under discussion yesterday
afternoon a resolution looking to the
betterment of the agricultural and COM
mercial industries of the country and
after quite lively exchange of views
it was adopted The resolution is as
follows:
Whereas, OF the three great Industries Of
the United States-the agricultural, the COM
mercal and the manufacturing-the first
two are in the most depressed state; there
fore, with a view to the betterment of the
condition, be it
Resolved That the legislative committee
of the National Farmers Alliance and In
dustrial Union be requested to prepare bull
for presentation to the present or the follow
ing Congress containing the provision that
all vessels built, owned and manned by citi-
zens of the United States that carry full out
going cargOeS, to be determined by the ton
mage of the vessel, two thirds of which at
least shall consist of home agricultural
products, shall be allowed to enter and dis
charge their returning cargoes, providing
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 measure
properly carried out i'll detail will not only
build up the shipping interest of the coun-
try, but result in creating foreign market
for the surplus agricultural products of the
United States.
The report of the committee on
plans was also submitted. In addition
to the various Alliance organizations
already in existence it contemplates
the formation of Congressional district
Alliances in each State and Territory
where Alliance organizations flourish.
Each Congressional district is to
have lecturer. The State legis-
lative committee is hereafter to be
composed of the State president, the
State executive board, the State lect-
urer and the lecturers of each Congress
sional district.
The committee on plans also reported
40 resolution, which was passed, in
structing the president of the council to
appoint National Legislative sub
committee of three members to formu-
late bills to be presented to Con-
gress in accordance with the de-
mand of the Ocala meeting. These
urv proposition, the land loan
proposition, the free coinage of silver
and a bill with respect to the Louisiana
10 be a standing committee, and its &C
ton will be regarded as the action OF
the whole council. The committee has
not yet been appointed.
T. S. Adams, president of the State
Alliance of Louisiana, introduced "a
resolution which was adopted urging
Congress to enact a law in accordance
with the memorial adopted by the Ocala
conference in opposition to the Louis
lana State lottery. Mr.. Adams made
speech in support of his resolution in
which he depicted the demoralizing eff
fects of the workings of the lottery in
his State.
Congress will be urged to take action
upon the sub-treasury bill at its present
session One million copies of each
bill agreed upon by the subcommittee
are to be printed for distribution among
the Alliance organizations.