Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-17
"First Fruits of Reform"
A LOT OF REFORM BILLS INTRODUCED
IN CONGRESS BY "TBE ALI
ANcE CONTINGENT"
[The Cotton Plant.

1The Cotton Plant.
Congress has now been in session
nearly three months, and compare
lively little has been accomplished in
the way of finished legislation; yet
a deal of work has been done-lntel-
ligent, aggressive work. The calen-
dars of Congress already contain a
dozen or more bills in the interest Of
the people generally; and in this
respect the ffty-second Congress is
already differentiated from any of
its predecessors during the past
twenty. Eve years.
The Alliance contingent in Con-
gress is small, but it has impressed
itself already upon the history Of
that body.
Among the more important of the
reform bills already introduced are
the following:
1. Sub-treasury bill. by Colonel
Livingston, Of Georgia.
2. Bill to provide an adequate vol
ume of full legal tender coin and
paper money, etc.-Mr. Ken, Of
Nebraska.
8. Bill directing the Treasurer Of
the United States to call in all the
money now deposited with national
banks and drawing no interest; by
Brother Clover, Of Kansas.
4. Bill directing the Postmaster
General to prepare suitable stamps
of denominations from five cents to
three dollars, said stamps to be used
as money in sending through the
mails; by Brother Alexander, of
North Carolina.
5. Bill for the relief of certain
mortgage debtors; by Mr.. Davis, of
Kansas.
6. Bill to change our monetary
system, to reduce interest and pro-
vide for loans on land; by Mr.. Otis,
of Kansas.
I. Bill to enable cities to derosit
their bonds as a basis for currency
by Mr.. Clover, of Kansas.
s. Bill to provide for the issue of
treasury notes based on gold and sill
yer coin and bullion; by Mr.. PETER,
of Kansas.
9. Joint resolutions proposing to
amend the Constitution SO as to give
the general government entire con-
troll of marriage and divorce; by Mr..
Kyle, of South Dakota.
10. Bill to provide for the relief of
the agricultural population and to
promote and encourage agriculture !;
by Jerryfsimpson, Of Kansas.
11.-Bill to eliminate all geld bear
mo mortgages by Mr.. Ken.
-. Bill to create an income tax;
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia.
13. Bill to prohibit the Secretary
of the Treasury from paying interest
on bonds before it is due; by Hon.
Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia.
IA. Bill to reduce expenditures
from the treasury. This bill cuts
down all salaries Of government
employees from President down.
The Presidents is cut down to
$4,000 a year; by Hon. B. F. Grady,
of North Carolina.
IS. Bill to repeal the Act Of 1873,
which made the gold dollar the unit
of value. This bill has created stir
among goldbugs; by Hon. Jerry
Simpson, of Kansas.
Besides these there are the anti
option bill and the resolution of Mr..
Watson demanding an investigation
of the Pinkerton Detective Agency.
Everyone of these bills is in the
interest of the people at large.
If something of benefit to the peo-
pie at large is not evolved out of all
this proposed legislation it will not
be the fault of the handful of active
and aggressive rcformers. Let the
farmers write words of encourage
ment to these gentlemen who are
striving for the relief of agriculture
and let them write to other Congress
men to enlist them, if possible, in the
fight for these measures.