The Indiana State sentinel., 1891-04-22

| enb depression, ne Sald, was partisan
| politics. The last national campaign was
fought on the line of great economic
| question. Yet the great agricultural state
of Texas gave a majority of lS5, 900 for one
side of the question and the great agricul-
tural state of Kansas gave a majority of
| $1,000 on the other side. Other causes OF
! depression were a high protective
| tariff, decreased volume OF money and
! the raising of freight and passenger rates
| to pay dividends on watered stock. The
remedies were lower tariff, an increase
in the volume OF currency and the regu-
lation of the railroads so that they could
pay dividends only on the actual capital
| invested"
n recess was taken until o'clock.
At the afternoon session letters of re-
gret were read from Edward 7. Atkinson
of Boston and Senator William NJ. Stew
art of Nevada. Mr.. Atkinson said in part:
There is no question pending on which the
| future welfare of the people of the country so
! much depends as upon the legislative treat
ment of the money question. What we need
/ in order to assure stability in our monetary
| system is to maintain the unit OF value on a
| gold basis, and to give elasticity TO the oircu-
| lating medium are three acts, as follows:
]. Providing for free coinage of dollars OF
| gold or silver in Just measure that bullion OF
! either kind shall be brought to the mints to
be converted into coin, provided such act is
| accompanied by another.
q To repeal all the acts OF legal tender by
| force of which the farmers. mocha mics. labor
| ers or creditors may be compelled to accept
| payments in silver or gold at the option Of the
! debtor
! 8. Repeal OF the acts relating to banking
/ which prevent the issue OF notes payable in
coin on demand ct such times and in such
| proportions the business OF the country may
! require.
Mr.. Atkinson submitted with his papers
resolutions providing:
That the mints be opened to free coinage of
dollars, or multiple of dollars. of both silver or
| gold; that the legal tender act be so amended
| TO provide that in all contracts arrangements
| in which the single word "dOllar" is expressed,
| the dollar implied by that agreement shall be
| the dollar made OF gold. That all contracts or
| agreements for the payment OF money In the
express terms OF silver dollars shall be enforced
! in all the courts by the payment OF silver
| dollars the equivalent thereof. That the
| purchase of silver for coinage into dollars at
the cost Of the government should cease.
The committee on rules presented a re-
| port that each delegate present should be
permitted TO vote on all matters to come
| before the congress. There desire
on the part of the states that had not sent
full delegations to amend the report so as
to give each state represented one vote,
but an amendment to that effect was
voted down and the report OF the COM
mittee was adopted.
The roll of states was then called for the
introduction of resolutions, which were
referred to the committee on resolutions
as follows:
By Louisiana-For the improvement OF the
| Mississippi river; also a resolution on immi-
| grafton. The resolution suggested that only
those foreign immigrants who desired to be.
| come naturalized and who would make good
citizens should be permitted to enter the coun-
| try. The introdu o.ion OF this resolution was
greeted with much applause and much cheer
| ing. A resolution of O similar character was
| offered by the state of California. The resolu-
| tiOn asked congress and the various states TO
| enact laws providing that membership in the
| Malta organization should be a felony and that
| each member shall be held in the law 10 be an
accessory before the fact OF each of the crimes
| of the organization. This resolution was also
enthusiastically received by the congress.
| BY Hon. w. j. Bryan of Nebraska-That
| part OF the revenue necessary tor the support
| of the national gOvernmennt should be raised
| from a graded income tax; that all legal money
| OF the United states should be made full le-
| gal tender for al debts. That no advantage
was to be gained by the people from the sys-
! TEN OF reciprocity as at present prepared, but
regard as essential TO our welfare, freer COM
1 mercial intercourse with those nations which
| buy the products OF our farms; that coal, iron
| ore, wool, salt lumber, binding-twine and cot
ton ties should be placed upon the free list;
that the tariff on the necessaries of life should
be greatly reduced and that the Injuries should
| be made TO bear the heaviest burdens.
By Missouri-Urging the improvement OF
| the Mississippi and other navigable rivers and
| fav0ring the construction of a chip canal to
| connect the Mississippi river with the great
| lakes
BY Mississippi-To abolish ticket brokers
ana scalpers and to force the railroads to re-
deem unused portions of tickets.
| By Minnesota-Favoring bi-metallsm and
the free coinage of silver and gold and the
maintenance of a parity between gold and
silver money; holding of international
monetary convention; the construction Of
ship canal to connect the great lakes with the
Atlantic ocean, and a single tax on land values.
BY Michgan-Hailing with delight the re-
| newal Of q friendly spirit between the North
and the South, and the commercial union be-
tween the South and the West.
BY kansas-Fnvoring the issue by the gov
ernment of legal tender treasury notes based
| only on silver reserve, sufficient in amount to
4 carry on the increased business OF the country.
Speaker Elder Of the Kansas house of repre-
sentatives offered resolution strongly CON-
mending the conduct OF the affairs Of the agri.
cultural department. by Secretary Rusk.
| BY Ohio-Favoring the establishment In each
| state OF secret ballot law.
BY Tennessee-Favoring the construction of
ship canal between the Mississippi river and
the great lakes.
KANSAS CITY, April l6.-It was ten
o clock before the western states congress
assembled this morning. Bishop Ken
rick opened the session with prayer.
! The days program was then Immediately
| entered upon.
James Peabody of Chicago read paper
on railroad pools. He said it was not so
much low rates that the shippers wanted
it was stable rates. AS tending to obtain
stable rates the speaker indorsed the in
terstate railway commission. What the
railroads wanted was not so much q great
business as steady business. The ship
per wanted equality of treatment at the
hands of all the roads. The railroad
wanted protection against the dishonesty
of it's competitors. These were the OBJ
| jects formerly attempted by the old pool.
They were now being made possible by
the operations of the commerce commits
sion. But even now pools were neces-
sary TO maintain rates and TO keep them
stable. As such they will be a benefit to
| the shipper as well as the railroad.
Gen. Charles w. Blair of Kansas read
paper on transportation as affecting
commerce and finance.
Mr.. William i. Schweppe, president OF
the wholesale grocers association of st.
Louis, spoke on transportation. The idea
had long been exploded that railroads
/ were priyate property. They are now rec