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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
CALLED TO ORDER
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tee familiar with parliamentary pro-
cedure.
The ruling of the Chair was final,
and by a vote of 36 ayes to IA noes the
previous question was put.
The motion to appoint the sub-com-
mittee as originally intended was then
carried by a viva-voce vote.
The subcommittee consists of the
following gentlemen: Senator Jones of
Arkansas, Chairman; Senators Cock
rell of Missouri, George of Mississippi,
Gray of Delaware, Hill of New York,
Tillman of South Carolina, Russell of
Massachusetts, Worthington of Illinois
and Owens of Indian Territory.
Senator Villas of Wisconsin was the
first named, but withdrew and sug-
gested the substitution of Russell
This committee was instructed to
report to the full committee tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock, and after some
further discussion, at IL O'Clock, the
full committee adjourned, and the sub
committee went into executive session.
The desire of the committee to shut
off prOtracted debate was made mani
fest when a motion was made to allow
any member desiring to submit a plat
form plank five minutes in which to
discuss the plank. 1t was promptly
voted down, members being requested
i formally to leave their proposed
planks with the Chairman. This re-
suited in unloading upon the table a
very large variety of planks, chief
among them being those on the finan-
cial, tariff and Cuban questions
delegation representing the Nation :
al American Women's Suffrage Associ-
alton requested permission to be heard,
but the sub committee declined to hear
any one on any subject, and gave strict
orders to it's Sergeat- alarms that it's
proceedings must not be Interrupted
just before the committee went into
executive session Senator Hill made the
statement that there would in ali prob
ability be a great deal of discussion and
very careful consideration of the
proposed financial plank He expects
the subcommittee to be in session sew
eral hours, and hopes through argu-
ments that will be advanced that a
conservative policy will be pursued and
modification of the original inten-
ton of the silver leaders agreed to. On
man made the positive assertion that
the financial plank shall declare for
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the specific ratio of Is to /
July S.-At : o'clock this morning the
subcommittee adjourned until $50 this
tW ednesda) morning. when the plat
form agreed upon will he reported to the
full committee. Tine platform declares
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at 16 to /; denounces the issue of
bonds; demands that the power to issue
circulating notes be taken from ma
tlonal banks; declares for a tariff for
revenue only, and asserts that the re-
enactment of the Mckinley law would
DC menace to the best interests of the
country; declares for a constitutions
amendment which will enable the enact
ment of an income tax law: demands
that pauper immigrants shall be kent
out of the country; declares for liberal
pension legislation: approves of the
contempt of court bill reported by SEN
ator Hill to the Senate, which bill grew
out of the Debs case ard denounces the
Republican House of the present Con
gress for failure to pass it; sympathizes
with the Cubans, and denounces the Pa
ciflc funding bill and denounces the ex-
travagance of the last Republican Con-
gress.
A minority report will be presented by
the gold men.