Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-23
GAGE BILL DISLIKED.
The American Federation Declares
Strongly Against the Measure.
TO AID INDECENT And NEEDY jews.
New York Organization to SUPPORT the Zion
istic MOvsment-CanAlB Ost Owners
Pass Re. Olutions for State
Grain Elevators.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 2l.-Wher
the Federation of Labor met yester
day a resolution relative to Legislation
on the postal savings bank system wa
laid before the convention by the com
mittee on resolutions. The resolution
indorses the bill pending. before con
gress favoring the establishment Of
postal savings banks, with the clause
relative to the national banks stricken
out. The resolution was adopted.
A strong discussion over the resolu'
ton reported favorably by the com
mittee, indorsing independent politi.
cal action and declaring against in
functions, was participated in by Nc.
CURE, the author OF the resolution;
Kreft, Yarnell and Brennock, and af-
ter defeating an amendment offered
by Kreft, the resolution was adopted.
The resolution in regard to the free
coinage OF silver at sixteen to one was
taken up and su Institute on the Gage
bill was adopted as follows:
Resolved That we declare ourselves most
positively opposed to tn Gage financial bill.
recently introduced in congress by the secrc-
tary OF the treasury. 1t is a measure that II
adopted as law will only all the more firmly
rivet the gold standard on the people Of the
country and perpetuate Its disastrous effects in
every form,
Resolved, That we pronounce the Gage bill
an undisgulsed effort to retire our greenback
currency and all government paper money
with view to the substitution Of national
bank notes In their stead, and thus fasten the
national bank system for years upon the Amer
lean people
A resolution calling for the removal
Of federation headquarters from Wash
ington was reported unfavorably and
the report adopted.
by resolution, fraternal delegates
from foreign countries were given
privileges Of voice and vote in conven-
tions. An effort to change the time of
the annual convention to the third
Monday in September Of each year was
defeated.
The convention decided to increase
the per capita tax to two cents and the
change goes into effect February /,
1893. An amendment to the constitu-
ton, requiring officers hereafter to be
elected on the last day Of the conven-
tion, was adopted. The convention
will complete all business to-day and
adjourn.
TO AID INDECENT AND NEEDY JEWS.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. Ala certificate
of incorporation was filed yesterday
with the secretary of state by 1.-The
American Congregation, the Pride of
jerusalem" Its principal headquar-
tiers is to be in New York city and it is
intended to carry on operations
throughout the United States and Can
ada. The object is to aid and assist
INDECENT and needy Jews of all nation
alities resident in Jerusalem and
Palestine, by means of dues, dona-
tions and collections from receptacles
bearing the Hebrew words: Rabbi
Meyer Ball lIa Noss,' or an
abbreviation thereof, "Rambahn."
These receptacles are to be placed
in the homes of Jews throughout the
United States and Canada and in the
The money is to be for
warded to the main organization in
Jerusalem, called 'Kollel American
Jerusalem" and under the
of Rabbi Joshua |. Disuin |
md the United States consul in Jeru-
salem 1t is also proposed to encour-
ige and aid the so-called Zionistic
movement and to support, furnish and
equip pilgrims and pilgrimages from
he United States to Jerusalem and
Palestine in connection with that
WANT STATE ELE vATORs.
New YORK, Dec. 2l.-At a largely
lttended meeting of state canal boat
'wners held in this city yesterday
resolutions were passed urging the
rection by the state of grain elevators
It Buffalo and New York. In the
words Of the resolutions, this action
would guard the states essential
rain traffic from the wanton attacks
# the railroad grain elevator trusts
coated ut the aforesaid ports" The
nactment of laws against gambling
n grain, and against the ownership of
connecting" grain elevators, vessel
ines on the great lakes and harbor
ighters in New York by state rail-
Dads was urged. The passage was
sked of laws to relieve canal carriers
rom the liability of common carrier
s far as fire and marine risk are con-
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