The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-03
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.


OMAHA, July 2.-The committee on reso-
! lutious choose i. |. Branch of Georgia for
chairman. The first discussion took place
over the time of meeting. Some wanted
to meet tomorrow and finish their labors,
but others argued that AS they were advo-
| eating neutrality-suspicious. of law, it would
not look we'll to break the Sabbath law at
the outset. Mr. Brown OF Kansas said
that, while he was not "A religious man, he
believed that Sunday meeting of the
resolutions committee would mean loss
70 the party in Kansas of at least 5000
votes. That settled it, and the committee
decided not to meet on Sunday.
There was considerable discussion over
the preliminary work of making the plat
form. There was a strong sentiment in
favor of making no change whatever from
the St. Louis platform; but when
vote WAS taken only twelve out
of forty members or more were
fonnd to be in favor of rigidly adher-
ing to the St. Louis declarations 1t WAS
finally decided TO max" the St. Louis plat
form the basis Of the resol tons commit
tees report and tn.O susl other resolu-
tions be ID led as the eXegencies Of the
situation might demand.
The following subcommittee were ap-
pointed by the committee on resolutions:
Finance-Messrs DonDelly of Mime
sofa, Tracy of Texas, Wake of Colorado,
Beaton Of Maine, and Plummer OF Nevada.
TransportatiOn-Mess Carter of Cali
fornia, Mathews of New York, Foster of
New Hampshire, Ware of Alabama, and
Sutter Of Arkansas.
Land-Messrs. Schilling of Wisconsin,
Myer of South Dakota, 3 isil of West Vir-
ginia, Strange of Indiana, and Oglevie of
kentucky.
Miscellaneous-Messrs Brown of Kan
sas, Schulteis of the District of Columbia
p .erson OF Virginia, Storis of Florida, and
McKeighan OF Nebraska.
Pream mhle-Messrs. Leonard of Missouri,
Long of North Carolina, Copeland of Mas
sachusetts, Green of Mississippi, and Don
nelly of Minnesota.
The committee then adjourned until 10
o'clock p. III.
When the full committee reassembled
the subcommittee on finance presented its
report. II consisted of resolutions de
mandiGg a national currency, safe, sound
aud flexible, issued by the general govern
ment only to be "A full legal tender, with a
Just and efficient distribution, direct TO the
people, as proposed in the Subtreasury
plank or some better system. The follow
ing improvements in the governments
financial system are demanded: The free
aud unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the PRESENT legal ratio of fifteen TO one;
an increase of the per capita circulating
medium to $50; "A graduated income tax;
the Limitation OF the revenue of the govern
ment to the necessary expenses OF the gov
ernmeut economically administered; postal
savings banks.
The report was ado pied by the full COM
mittee without alteration.
Chairman Schilling Of the sub-commit-
tee on land recommended the adoption Of
the following plank taken from the St
Louis platform without change:
"Fne land, including all the natural re-
sources of wealth. Is the heritage of all the
people, and shall not lie mopoiized Tor
speculative purposes. The alien owner
shin OF land should be prohibited. All
land now he d by railroads ana other cor
pOrationS in excess Of their actual need
should be reclaimed by the government
and held for actual settlers only
The report was adopted amid applause. y
The subcommittee on transportation
submitted report favoring government
ownership of railroads. telegraphs and tel
ephoues and that congress should con-
struct and own the Nicaraguau canal, If
congress should determine that such
waterway was necessary. 1t was recon-
mended further that the platform oppose
any subsidy or national aid 10 any private
corporation for the purpose of building
that canal
The report of the subcommittee was
adopted without change.
The only iuhsrmouious incident was
over the report of the subcommittee on
miscellaneous matters. That committee
reported that Il bad not completed its
labogs, but would present parilai report.
1t recommended the adoption of the foi-
towing resolution:
We demand Tree ballot and fair
count in ali elections, and we pledge our
selves to secure il 10 every legal voter
without federal interference, through the
adoption by the states of the Australian
or secret ballot system
The indirect declaration against the Re
publican force bill was received with al
most unanimous favor. out there WAS q
dispute over the Australian ballot pro-
vision. the southern members declared
that the Australian ballot system had
been 50 perverted there - 10 w0rk against
the RIGHTS of the people.
There was a great deal Of discussion
over The resolution. midnight having ar
rived. The committee withdrew the re>o.u
,lou with q, promise 10 suJiulJ a new plank
On Monday.
The sub com msnittee on preamble asked
,Urther iIEuv, which was granted.
The full committee then a.. journed.