Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-06
THE HOUSE COINAGE COMMITTEE.
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WASHINGTON, February 5.--A delegation
Of officers Of the State Farmers Alliances
now in session in this city. headed 10y
! President Polk, of the National Alliance,
awaited the opening Of the hearing OF the
/ House Coinage Committee this morning.
/ Mr. Polk stated their purpose TO be 70
urge prompt action on the silver bill by
/ the committee that action might be bad by
the House. The old difficulty as to when
| the hearings should cease was immediately
encountered. Alr. Bland wanted the day
/ fixed. Mir. Vaux thought that nothing
should be done which would prevent a
hearing being given to the Philadelphia
| Board Of Trade next "Wednesday, and Mr;;
I Bland moved that the hearings should
cease on that day. The question went over
/ for u time, and 8Ir James Miliken spoke
/ in favor of making silver IN subsidiary coin
of prOportiouate value to that OF the Sill
yer dollar.
WHAT lie EELIETED.
lir. John II. Forbes, of New York, who
is engaged IN China and India trade, said
he did not desire to argue the question OF
tree coinage. but merely TO present some
facts as 10 what he believed would result
from an increase Of the value OF silver to
I.29. All our exchanges IN sllver-uslng
countries, It Eaius Mflt EON'iANh w tftN
cold value of silver in London. To his
mind nothing would so greatly stimulate
business as rise in silver. The present
uncertainty, however, was having an in
iuriOus effect. He did not believe silver
would flow here from sllyer-usng coun-
tries if we opened our mints without limit,
because currency was always the last thing
exported. War or some other such abnor-
nal cause was the only thing which would
cause this.
LOOKING TO CLOSE.
Mr.. Bland then moved that the hearings
close Thursday OF next week, and MI.
Walker moved an amendment to fix Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thursday as theregu-
lar davs of meeting, without any conclu-
sion "a to when they should close, This
opened up the old fight, and Messrs.
Walker and Bland had another tilt, the
former declaring it of importance that
there should be full consideration and a
lust comprehension of the question, even
if report were not made at all this session,
and the latter insisting that the House
should be given an opportunity to pass on
this question in order TO meet the demand
of the country for action.
Mr. Williams, seeing there was MAORI
ty against MIR. BANDS motion, moved q
substitute providing for the hearings to-
morrow and the first four days OF next
week, after which the vote should be
taken. He called attention TO the fact
that while under Mr. Walker seproposltlon
there would be six hearings only from now
until within less than two weeks of the
close of the session.
On a yea-and.nay vote an amendment
limiting the meeting-days to three per
week. proposed by Mr.. Walker to Mr.. Will
liams's motion, was adopted by a vote OF
TO 8, Mr.. Wilcox voting, with the free
coinage men and Mr. Wickham (the chair
man against them. Twelve o'clock having
arrived there was no opportunity to vote
Oh the amended proposition, and by unani-
nous consent the committee auJOurneu
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Adams. president of the State ALI
ance Of Louisiana, introduced q resoiu-
ton, which was adopted urging Congress
TO enact law in accordance with the me-
mortal adopted by the Ocala Conference,
in opposition to the Louisiana State Lot
terry. The report Of the Committee on
Plans was also submitted to-day.
In addition TO the various Alliance or
PLANTATIONS already in existence it contem-
plates the formation OF a congressional
district alliance in each State and Terri
tory where Alliance organizations flourish.
Each congressional district Is to haYe
lecturer. The State Legislative Commit
tee is hereafter to be composed Of the
State President, State Executive Board,
state Lecturer, and lecturers of each con-
gressional district The Congressional
Legislative Committee is to consist OF the
President Of the Congressional District
Alliance, its lecturer, and the President OF
each county Alliance. The County Legis-
latiye Council is TO be composed OF q
county president OF each subordinate Al
lance.
TO FORMULATE BILLS.
The Committee on Plans also reported a
resolution, which was passed. instrueting
the President of the Council 10 appoint
national legislative subcommittee OF three
members 10 formulate bills 10 be presented
10 Congress III accordance with the de-
rnands OF the Ocala meeting. These de-
mands include sub-1reasury propo-
sition, a land-clalm proposition, the
free coinage Of silver, and bill
with respect to the louisiana lot
tery. This sub-committee of three is TO
'be a standing committee, and its action
will be regarded as the action OF the whole
council. The committee has not yet been
appointed. Congress viii be urged TO take
action upon the sub-Treasury bill at itss
present session. One hundred thousand
copies of each bill agreed upon by the sub
COMMITTEES arc TO be printed for distriou-
tion among tho Alliance organizations
throughout the country.
Postu,asters Nominated.
fsy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.I
W,aursoros February 5.-The President