Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-07

Lake hrle Win the ONO river, 1avoring
the establishment OF an international
court to hear and determine all ques.
tions arising between the governments
of the United States, Great Britain,
Mexico and Canada; favoring the ap-
preparation of sufficient money to in
crease the depth of water in the harbor
of Duluth; recommending the use of
American coal in the United States
navy.
At this juncture the chairman of the
committee on resolutions, Hon. w. j.
Bryan, presented the majority report
of the committee on resolutions as fol-
lows:
Resolved, First. that in direct opposi-
ton to the plan known as the Baltimore
plan. the sense of this convention is
that all issues of paper money should
be by the general government.
Second That it is the sense of this
convention that the pending proposition
for reformation of our paper currency
is one that in our judgment would Gre
ate additional and perhaps insurmount-
able difficulties to return to bimetallism
and that we are opposed to the same.
Third, Resolved, that in any currency
reform acted upon, we demand that
constituent part thereof shall be the
reconciliation of silver or that 1t will
be OF such character as to be no i'm
pediment to our return to bimetallism
as 1t existed prior to 1873. Whereas
an appreciation of the money standard
impairs all contracts. bankrupts enter
prises, makes money profitable by in
creasing It's purchasing power and sus-
ponds productive forces of our people;
and whereas, the spoilation consequent
upon the outlawry of silver in the in
terest of the credit class. by constantly
increasing the value of gold, is under
mining all industrial society. therefore,
we demand the immediate restora-
ton of free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver at the present ratio of
10 to l. without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation on earth.
MINORITY REPORT.
minority report signed by T.. 0.
Stannard of Missouri S. +. Smith and
Il. f.. Linehan of Iowa, Lewis Hancock
and Il. w. Marshall of Texas, A. L.
Black and ID. L. Duryea of Washing
ton. b. w. Richardson of Nebraska and
| Thomas Sharf of Missouri, was then
| presented by Governor Stannard who
Immediately opened the debate with
lO-minute address in behalf of his re-
port. The text of the report is:
Resolved, That we favor the use of
silver in the coinage of this country to
the fullest extent consistent with the
maintenance of our present standard.
and that we cordially approve of the
efforts of the government of the Unit
ed States to secure the cooperation of
| other nations in a more extended use
| OF silver in international commerce up-
on such ratio of value with gold as may
be found expedient and effective and
| susceptible of being definitely main
tanned; but we deprecate the agitation
| of the free coinage of silver by this
| country as a menace to the soundness
| of our currency and injurious to public
| welfare.
Congressman Bryan then closed the
| debate with plea for the Independent
action of the west in favor of an honest
| money.
SILVER AT 16 Toll
| A vote was then taken on the substi-
| tuition of the minority for the majority
| report, and 1T was lost, 213 1-2 to II H.
| The question then required on the adop-
! ton of the majority report. A division
| on the question was demanded and the
| currency portion was adopted by a viva
| voce vote. The silver coinage portion
| was voted on by the state rollcall and
was adopted by a vote of 214la to 67h.
| The chairman of the executive com
| mittee then reported plan for perma-
nent organization, providing for full
| set of officers as at present, including a
| vice president and two members of the
executive committee from each state,
and annual meetings at place to be Sc
lected by the preceding congress. In
| addition treasurer is provided for and
annual dues of $40 from the first dele
gate from each business organization
and S. for each additional delegate to
which it may be entitled, also an annual
payment of IS by each delegate appoint
ed by governor. mayor or county ex-
ecutive. The basis of representation is
fixed at 10 delegates for each state, one
for each city, with additional for each
5000 of population, total not to exceed
10, one for each business organizat ton
| with one additional for each SO men,
bers, not to exceed a total of 10, and one
| delegate for each county each delegate
| present to have one vote. With an
amendment providing that no state
shall have a greater voting power than
30, the report was Immediately adopted
with the addition of a resolution calling
the attention of the interstate COM
merce commission to alleged extortion-
ate charges in freights upon cotton, rel
atively IN excess of the charges of other
products. The convention took a recess