The Indiana State sentinel., 1891-04-22

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| had made the west what it WAS it had
made garden out OF the great American
desert, it had dotted the plains with cities
and had formed an empire OF the West.
He hoped, therefore, the congress would
treat the railroads fairly.
/ Upon reassembling, J. L. Torrey of st.
| Louis read paper on "Uniform CONNER
! cial Laws" and devoted particular atten-
tention to the subject of bankrupt law.
Sidney Clark of Oklahoma read paper
on the Indian question and the opening of
| Indian lands.
! The Hon. A. J. Warner of Ohio ad
! dressed the congress on the subject Re
lation OF Money to Bank Credits"
Judge r. NJ. Widner OF Los Angeles,
Cal, read paper on "a National Money
| System"
+. w. Blackmore, professor of political
| economy of the Kansas State university,
| spoke in opposition to the free coinage of
! silver. He was followed by A. G.. Shinn,
| the alliance candidate for lieutenant-gov-
ernor of Kansas at the late election. The
| last speaker of the evening was Senator
| John A. Cockrell OF Missouri, who made a
strong speech in answer TO Prof. Black
more's speech, and made strong plea for
free silver, which struck a responsive
chord in the audience.
The convention then adjourned until
p. m.
Upon reassembling addresses were made
upon the money question by t. 5. Coast OF
Illinois and Prof. Blackmar of Kansas.
The convention then adjourned to the
Commercial club where reception was
rendered the delegates.
KANSAS CITY, April 1.-THE CONNER
cial congress was called for 8 o'clock, but
owing to the late hour OF adjournment Of
the reception last night the delegates were
slow to assemble, and it was after 10
| o'clock when the convention was called to
order. After prayer by the Rev. DIR. Vas
sar, the unfinished program for yesterday
was taken up. the subject being Trans
portation and Improvement OF Water
| Ways-Lakes, Gulf and Pacific Ports"
The majority report of the committee
on resolutions favors the adoption by con-
| Rress OF a law authorizing free, unlimited
coinage of silver and the issuance of a suf-
ficient amount of legal tender notes to be
| redeemable in both gold and silver, to re-
store the equilibrium between money and
all other products; favors q tariff for rev.
enue only and urges congress to enact laws
to place the tarin upon purely revenue
basis at as early date as practicable; de-
clares that the interstate commerce of the
country should be controlled by the gen.
eral government favors the improvement
! of the Mississippi river. the construction
| of the Hennepin canal and other water
wavs by the government the equalization
of taxation and a national bankrupt law I;
the suppression of trusts and combines; an
amendment of the immigration laws; the
| restoration of railway land grants to the
public domain and the opening of surplus
lands to settlement; the reclamation of
said lands; the enactment of laws to pre-
| vent dealings in the future and commends
the secretrry of agriculture for his efforts
| toward removing the restrictions on our
| foreign meat trade.
The minority report favors the free. un-
limited coinage OF American gold and sill
yer on ratio established by an interna-
tionsl monetary convention which shall
make the silver and gold equal purchasing
| power; and favors a tariff for revenue
with incidental protection.
The free coinage and tariff resolutions
of both the majority and minority reports
were received with applause. The reso-
luton relative to emigration was loudly
applauded, and the resolution which
hailed with delight the burying OF all ami
mostly between the North and South was
greeted with great applause and, upon
motion of Maj. Warner of Missouri, was
given there hearty cheers
L. V. Smalley spoke for the minority on
the silver resolution. He was replied to
by Gen. Warner of Ohio.
A viva vOce vote was then taken on the
silver clause of the minority report and
was voted down. The minority tariff
resolutions were then taken up and Mr..
Smalley presented the minority case. He
said there had been too much politics in
| the discussion by the committee. The
tariff and silver resolutions had been
adopted by a strict party vote. The
| delegates had come to the convention
representing no party and prepared TO
act in an bipartisan manner upon the
important subjects proposed for discus
sion. When he accepted the chairman
ship of the committee on resolutions he
did not expect that the democrats would
crowd their party platforms down his
throat. He claimed by inference that
the convention had been packed in the
interest of the democratic party and that
the congress was really being held for the
purpose o. welding together the democrats
and the farmers alliance.
Speaker Niblack of the Indiana house OF
representatives replied to Mr.. Smalley.
| He said there had been no partisan dis
| cussion in the committee and he denied
Mr.. Smalley's charge that there had been.
w. j. Bryan, congressman-elect from
Nebraska wanted the congress to have the
courage of its convictions and did not
want it referred to hereafter as "The-con-
ess-afraid-of-its-horse."
The debate was very acrimonious and
heated. Finally Gen. Warner of Ohio
submitted the following as substitute for
the tariff resolutions OF both reports:
We favor neither free trade nor The exclu-
sion OF trade, but favor a tarit for revenue linn
tied to the actual needs OF the government
economically administered, but so levied as to
| cover differences i'm the industrial conditions
| between this and other countries but not to
create or foster monoDolies.
President Francis, after a long debate,
ruled the resolution out OF order
Mr.. Gridley of Minnesota then offered a
substitute for the minority report similar
to that of Mr.. Warmers and it was
adopted. The debate on the minority re-
port as a whole was begun and the dis
cussion again assumed violent form.
The minority members OF the COM
mittee charged the congress with
being nothing but q democratic
convention. These charges caused
great tumult, charges and counter
charges being freely made. Finally ID. s.
Croser, f. NJ. Johnson and w. A. Barnes,
represen ting the business union of St.
| Panl Withdraw from the convention The