The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
THE ALLIANCE IN PENNSYL-
WANNA.

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Corresuondence of the Progressive Farmer.
HARRISBURG, Nov. 5.
At the fall meeting of Dauphin Co
Pa. Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, No. 148, it was unanimously
agreed, after full discussion, that said
County Alliance approves OF the Pnh-
lips bill. Il. R. No. 7756, SD Congress.
second session, authorizing the appoint
ment of a n } n partizan commission OF
seven representatives of labor, seven
representatives of agriculture, and
seven representatives of business, by
the President of the United States, to
collate information, and to consider
and recommend legislation to meet the
problems presented by labor, agricul-
ture and capital.
Other business was transacted, but
not of general interest.
Abraham Maths, Millersburg, Pa
was elected President for the ensuing
year, with a full list of officers. Dele
gate to the State Alliance: Henry Q.
Demming, Harrisburg, Pa. alternate,
Arabian Maths, Millersburg, Pa. The
next regular session of the Dauphln
County Alliance will be held in ALI
ance hall, Halifax, Pa, the third
Thursday in January, 1895.
AS the provisions of the Phillips bill
are not generally known to the readers
of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, the fol
lowing text of the bill is presented here
with.
While it may not be everything that
could be desired by the agricultural
element of the nation, it is a beginning,
and will not likely do any harm; while,
on the other hand, much good may re-
suit; as it is believed the President
would listen to and be guided by, in a
measure, the wishes of organized agri-
culture, and organized labor in the
United States. In that event organ
lied labor and organized agriculture
would have a decided majority of the
representatives, and then good would
undoubtedly result from the labors of
the commission.
Any reader of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER desiring one or more copies of
the bill can be supplied Herewith by
addressing Col. 81. @. Demming, Secre-
tary Executive Committee National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, Harrisburg, Pa.
Fraternally,
II. Q. DEFINING.
THE BILL
Authorizing the appointment of a non
partisan commission to collate infor-
nation and to consider and recon-
mendlegislation to meet the problems
presented by labor, agriculture, and
capital.
Whereas many of those engaged in the
various fields of labor, and also many
of those engaged in agricultural pur
suits, are organized, and, together
with those engaged In commerce, are
presenting grievances to Congress
and to the various State governments
seeking and demanding legislation in
their behalf: Now, therefore, in
order to give a hearing and to meet
Gl0 It QAI0ulCAGS u buS 1dIR0 uuLl l
Der Of citizens.
Be 1T enacted By the Senate and
House of Representatives. of the United
States Of America in Congress as
Sembled. That the President of the
United States is hereby authorized and
required to appoint a commission COM
posed as follows: Five men represen
tative of labor, five men representative
of agriculture, and five men represen
tative of business; but a majority of
this commission shall not belong 10
any one of the political parties which
took part in the last presidential cleo
ton.
SEC. 2 After the appointment Of this
commission each division of five is
hereby authorized and directed to
choose or appoint two additional COM
missioners to act with them on terms
of equality, making the whole number
twenty-one; but neither one of the di
visions of five shall make both of it's
appointments from the same political
party.
Sec 3. That each division Of even
shall have the right to employ one law
yer, whose compensation shall be the
same as hereafter provided for a mem
Der of the commission. Each division
shall be allowed one secretary, at a sal
airy of one hundred dollars per month
while the commission is in session. The
commission shall in the city
Of Wosbip0toD DIotriot IF CoI,robio