The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-06
THE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
Proceedings of the Meeting Of the State
Presidents at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-The council of
the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial
nnion had under discussion this afternoon
n resolution looking 10 the etterment oi
the agricultural and commercial indus
tries of the country, and after lively eX
change of views it was adopted. lht
resolution is as follows:
Whereas. OF the three great indus
= e Of the United States, the agricultural
the commercial and manufacturing.
the first two are in a most depressed
state, therefore, with view to the better
nent of the condition, be it
"Resolved, That the legislative commit
tee of the National Farmers and Indus
trial Union he requested to prepare Oil,
for pre~entation to the present or the fol
lowing congress, with the provisions that
all vess, Is built. owned and manned by
citizens of the United States, that carry
full outgoing cargoes Ito he determined
by the tonnage Of the vessel), two-thlrds o.
which at least shall consist of home agrl-
cultural products, shall be allowed 10 Gu,
1er and dischar their cargoeS PROVIDED
said cargoes shall consist of manufactured
products. at anv port of the United States
free of ali customs duties. That we are
persuaded that such measure, properly
carried out in detail, will not only DulIu
UP I he shipping interests OF the country
but result in creating foreign market lor
the surplus agricultural products oI Ihe
United States"
II s Adams, president Of the State Al
lance of Loui,ans, introduced resolu-
tion. which was ado ted, urging congress
To enact a law in accordance with the
memorial adopted by the Ocala conference
i'm opposition to the Louisiana state lot
terry.
The report of the committee on plans
was also submitted. In addition TO the
llfa,ca rf.cra ,, fiOng Already IN
existence it, contemplates the formation
of congres sional district Alliances In each
state aud territory where Alliance organ.
cations flourish. Each congressional
district is TO have lecture.
The state legislative committee
is hereafter to be composed of the state
preSident. the state executive board, the
state lecturer and the lecturers Of each
congressional district. The congressional
legislative committee is to consist or the
president OF the congressional district Al
lance its lecturer, and the president OF
each county Alliance. The county legls-
lative council is TO be composed ot the
county president, the county lecturer ana
the president of each subordinate Alliance.
The committee on plans also reported a
resolution, which was passed, IN tructlng
the president of the council 10 appoint
national legislative subcommittee OF three
mem bers to formulate bills to be presented
TO congress in accordance with the de-
mands of the OcAla meeting. These de-
mauds include the sub-treasury PROPOSE
tion, the free coinage Of silver, and blil
with respect Ia the Louisiana lottery.
The subcommittee of three is to be a
st nding committee and its action will be
regarded as the action of the whole coun.
eli. The committee has not yet been ap-
pointed. Congress will be urged To take
Hc,lon upon the sub treasury bill at ITS
p esent session; 1,00O,00O copies of each bill
agreed upon by the subcommittee are to be
printed for distribution among the Alli-
ance organizations throughout the coun-
trv.
The conference adjourned until tomor-
row