The indicator., 1894-12-01
DISCUSSING SILVER.
The Trans Mississippi Congress Comes
Back to the Moat Important Question.

The Trans MissLssippi Congress Comes
Back to the Moat Important Question.
ST. Louis, Nov. 27.-Thc commit
tee on rules and order reported this
morning The rules provide for n
of not TO exceed thirty votes. III 40 many
of not to exceed 30 votes. If so many
delegates are present. all states to have
a voting power of not less than ten.
no matter how small the attending del
cg;itlon.
Pending the consideration of the
rules report the names of the members
selected by the various state deleCa-
tions for membership upon the commit
tee on resolutions We're given. The fol
lowing is the list:
Arizona. r. b. Comstock, w. ]. Cha
ney: Arkansas, George Sengel, Z. s.
Collins; California, d. Lubin. G. w.
Parsons: Colorado. l. l.. johnson, j. $.
Shafroth; Idaho. William Budgc, H. Il.
Rich; Indian Territory, ID. q. Denison.
Fielding Lewis: Iowa, 5. #. Smith. Il.
Il. Linchan; Kansas. w. H. Tootchagc,
Stephen Crane; Minnesota, Thomas
sharp: Missouri, L, O. Stannard, e.
Il. Ycter; Nebraska. w. J. Bryan. Il.
w Richardson: New Mexico. G. Il. Ca
bel, L. Il. Prince; Oklahoma. Sidney
Clark, j. A. Mcclure; Oregon. L, b.
Dodge: South Carolina, S. Il. Wilson,
j. X. Brennan; Texas, Lewis Hancock,
Il. A. Marshal: Utah, f. j. Cannon, G.
c. Goodwin: Washington. A. l.. Black.
u L. Devine; Montana, Thomas G.
Merrill w. ii. Wheed; Alaska. j. c.
Greene.
Wyoming. Louisiana, Nevada and
North Dakota are not represented in
the convention, while Minnesota, Ore
gon and Alaska We're able to name but
one member instead of two as author
iZ-u.
The report of the committee on rules
was agreed to after some discussion
over and the representation rule.
Another large batch of resolutions
were then introduced.
The committee on permanent organ
ization presented its report, naming
George q. Cannon of Utah for the per
manent presiding officer, with one vice
president from each state, to be named
by its delegation.
The present secretary. NJ. G. Butter
field of oregon. was requested to CON
,inue through this congress, the exec
utivc committee being instructed to
name his successor. when the next
place shall be chosen. he TO reside
therein. The report was Immediately
adopted and President Cannon escort
ed to the chair by Delegates Stannard
of Missouri Black of Washington
and johnson of California.
After brief speeches of congratula-
tion and thanks to fhc retiring officer,
MIR. Whitmore, the congress adjourned
fer dinner
Immediately upon rcassembling the
discussion upon the RECOMMENDATION of
Gi
Leighton of Salt Lake being intro
duccd to present the views of the con
s.rvatives upon the silver question. Be
ginning with few seneralities upon
the tendency TO prescribe legislative
nostIums for the cure of the ills of The
body polite. he came down TO the sub
iect in hand first declaring his belief
that the existing depression was pri-
marily due to the pushing of produc-
tion TO the extreme limits without due
regard TO the facility of distribution
and capacity to consume. He belong
ed, he said to those who believe that
the free coinage of silver ut 10 TO l.
would b. a certain aggravation of
existing ills and deprecate the use
of artificial props to advance the inter
est of anything
The ratio of 10 To J. the speaker de
clared II fetch, and in support of this
quoted the various nations within the
history of The world.
The whole question was one of com
in,rcial utility and upon that utility
coupled with the supply was fixed the
ratio between the money metals. Still
silver will always have and always
should have Il large place in the tnaI-
ci.l system,
Scarcely had Colonel Leighton con
cluded than the audience evidenced
that it had been waiting for the next
speaker. Congressman Bryan, who was
received with an outburst of applause
which was not stilled for some mo-
meuts.
After expressing his inability 10
cover the subject in the brief time al
lutted him. Congressman Bryan pro-
cceded 10 quote James G. Blaine, Sec
retary Carlisle. and others equally
prominent, as declaring that the de-
monetization of silver was crime
against the people in that it destroyed
from 3-S to IL of the existing medium
of exchange and appreciated the bal
ancc to the benefit of him who has II
fixed income in money. The man who
preached a gold standard turned back
TO tho history of six thousand years.
Coming 10 the question of banks of is
slie he denounced them as unsafe and
unreliable from the very innate sell
tslneSs of man.
Mr. Bryan's test Of the low rate of
interest indicaed an abundance Of
money. was that the people Were, from
existing depressions. not able to bor-
row and pay interest. That was what
kept money in banks willing to ac-
ccpt almost any rate of interest.
There were three propositions to be
met: "rhe question of ratio: the lin
tied or unlimited coinage of silver; the
coinage of silver alone or with the aid
of foreign nations. To these PROPOSE
tons he had but this to answer: "16 to
/. unlimited coinage and by the United
States without the aid of any nation
on earth.''
M CLIEIDS KILLED.