The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-30
THE POLITICIANS POINTERS
Senate Committees to Be ReOr.
ganized Today
NO REAL WORK is EXPECTED
Kansas POpuIists Lay Ont Pretty
Program
NO REAL WORK is EXPECTED
By Which the Cause Of Free Silver is To Be
Advanced - The Bimetal-
lists Active
Associated Press Special Wire

iOA's DCS' uO program III
the senate Monday is to perfect the reor-
ganization of the committees, listen to a
speech by Senator Lodge on the Monroe
doctrine, to refer the bond bill to the
finance committee and then adjourn over
until Thursday, unless the house can be
prevailed upon to adjourn over until the
following Monday.
In case of a session ON Thursday there
will, in all probability, be slim attend.
ance, with another adjournment until Mon
day, the 9th of January. The adjourn
ment over is almost certain, unless a finan-
cial debate should be unexpectedly sprung.
Some of the members of the finance COM
mittee have expressed the hope that the
revenue bill might be reported in some
shape by Thursday, and if it should more
or less talk i'll the senate would occur.
The organization of the committees will
proceed thrt ugh the adoption of a resolu-
ton for the appointment of list which
Senator Mitchell will offer, embracing the
Republican and Populist assignments as
made by the Republican caucus and the
Democratic assignments as made by the
Democratic caucus. 1t is not known yet
whether all aye or nay vote will be de-
nanded. If such a demand is made it is
presumed that the Populists will either
voting altogether.
Senator Allen will explain the position
OF the Populsts with regard to organiza-
ton when the question cou.es up.
The program is for all Immediate adjourn
ment on Tuesday until Friday and from
Friday until Monday, January 6.
PoPULIsTIO PLANS.
Topeka, Kas., Dec. 29.-Walter N. Al
len, a former Democrat who has been act
ing with the Popuists since the Farmers
alliance took a hand in Kansas politics, is
out with a proposition for the Popullst
national convention, to make no nomina-
tion for president or vice-president, but to
adjourn and appoint committee to confer
with the dissatisfied elements of all parties
and go to the country with candidates
pledged to free silver, revenue reform and
repeal of the exception clause of the Bald
Allison act of 1878, which permits parties
to contract to stipulate against the pay
ment of silver.
He suggests that it be a conference of
anti-Cleveland men and of reform, forces,
and that all former party prejudices be
laid aside. He says he has been assured
that such q conference would be largely
attended. Mr.. Allen has written numerous
letters to politicians throughout the coun-
try on the subject.
BIMETALLIST,' CONSTELLATION
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-For some time past
negotiations have been pending for COM
plete consolidation of the American BIZ
metallic league, National Bimeialiic union
and the National Silver committee, the
three principal silver organizations in the
United States. representing all sections of
the country. Yesterday these negotiations
eliminated in an agreement of the repre-
sentatlves OF the respective organizations
by which such consolidation has been sub
stantially perfected. Nothing now remains
to be done but a ratification by the execu-
tive committees of these organizations,
each acting separately, which will speedily
follow.
The consolidated organization will he
known as the American Bimetallic union.
Its principal Office and general hendouar-
ters will be in Chicago, at 1874 Monroe
street, in the office occupied by the Nation
al Bimetallic union, with branch offices in
Washington, San Francisco, and perhaps
in other cities both north and south.
1t is the purpose of the united organiza-
ton to press the campaign of education on
behalf of bimetallism with the utmost
visor in all parts of the country.
conference of pronounced silver men
will be held at Washington on the 22d of
January, when plan of action will be out
lined, which, it is said, will have all inn
portant bearing upon the political events
of next year.
LEGISLATION FOR INDIANS.
KANsss CITY, Mo-, Dec. 29.-A special
to the journal from Washington says:
w. j. Watts and Colonel Hubbard of
Muldrow, l. T., will tomorrow file with the
secretary of the interior potent argument
for a change in the conditions in their
country. The document filed will in due
time reach the various committees in con-
gress interested in legislation for tine coun-
try. The Information collected. it is in
sisted, will be enough to disprove the
many statements made by the delegates
from the tribes to the effect that it is a
very orderly country and that there is no
need of congressional interference be-
cause of lawlessness. The docu-
ments contain partial list of mur-
ders committed in the Indian
territory from the 9Th of March to the last
of October In this time 1856 murders have
been committed and accounted for in the
record, and the claim is made that the list
is not complete. This is set forth as evil
dence of the need of change in that
country. This is part of the basis for the
position taken by the Dawes commission
and will be used by them in justifying
them for their recommendations for legis-
lation that will break up tribal relations
and open that country to settlement after
paying the Indians q fair and equitable
amount for their lands.