The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-14

IL legislation is deemed impossible shall
accompany such report with draft OF
such bill or bills providing for such legis-
lation.
Resolved. That all MESA and com.
munications as to meth, as to cur
reEcy reform which have zen presented
to this conventionsbe I'D to this COM
mission when formed.
After the reading OF the resolutions
Fl. Walker Of Massa eEusetts, chairman
Of the committee oi banking and cur.
Tency, was recognized. and hurled o
bombshell into the convention. He said
THE congress- of the United States
through the last congress. deferred ac.
tion upon any reform of the financia
and banking system Of this country tt
the present congress-. the presidential
election being so near that the whole
question was put over to the present
congress. At the first session of this
congress. for the same reason, 1t was de.
layed until the present session of con.
gress. The committee on banking and
currency of the house and finance OF tht
senate have taken no special action
but up to the present moment ii hae
been determined that before this con.
Gress closes there should be some def
mite scheme formulated to be presented
to the proposed extra session of the
Fifty-fifth congress.
And but for this convention soms
scheme would have been provided. Thi.
convention was called. What have yo,
done? The extra session meets-you can.
not inaugurate your commission before
the close of the present congress- yo,
cannot determine whether you will ap
point this commission by this body un.
til that scheme Is tried, and then IL goes
over to the regular session Of congress
and when the next congress Is elected, II
legislation has not before been had, you
will not get 1t. You will not. In my judg
ment get 1t for 10 years. / don't be-
lieve there Is member of congress here
or in Washington who believes by the
machinery you have devised here any.
thing can be accomplished until the
Fffty-sixth congress. I ask the people
If you wish to face the people again
IL the financial condition has been re-
vealed to them"
In closing, Mr.. Walker said: "Now J
did propose that you say somethins
about the methods of securing legisla
ton IL there had been the slightest hope
or encouragement from this convention
but want to say to you that you have
damned the whole reform, damned II
here today in the weakness of human
nature, and there is no salvation"
f. l.. Roots of Connersville, Ind.
Jumped up at once to reply to Mr.
Walker. He said:
II take 1t that he has misunderstood
the motive of the men who have beer
active in the calling Of this convention
Rather let II be the beginning Of a grand
future in politics that we are SO inter.
ested that we will spend our money-ws
from the east, west, north and south
act as citizens because the republic is
In our hands and not in the hands OF
congresses or sepates. We came here
for a purpose. We came here to express
our sentiments. and dangerous II the
position Of that man in congress who
charges us with being lobbyists for i'm.
moral OF any other purpose"
Mr.. Roots also introduced resolutions,
upon which no action was taken. By
this time the delegates were aroused and
interested and began to prepare for the
s4uall that was to come. Congressman
Fowler offered an amendment to the
committees report, which provided that
the permanent executive committee
Der from each state represented, and
that said committee shall confer and CO.
operate with the banking and currency
committee of the house and the finance
committee Of the senate to secure the
inevitable passage of bill carrying out
the principles adopted.
Mr.. Fowler spoke to his amendment.
after paying his respects to Mr.. Roots
in a sarcastic tone.
Mr.. Bullitt of Pennsylvania spoke
against Mr.. Fowlers amendment, urg.
ing that it would not be feasible to ap-
point commission composed of one
man from every state in the Union. He
said: "On that committee you want meb
Of the same caliber Of the men who
brought this convention together-mer
who are not to be deferred from doing
their duty, even by being told by the
chairman of the committee on currency
that our movement is damned. No mar
should rest from going forward In q
movement he believes to be right be-
cause some man in a moment of disap.
pointment tells you that you are
damned.
You have a right to call upon con.
gress. You have right to say to them
that they must 40 Wnat Will cOnduce tC
the true interests of the country and
what will preserve to YOU and to other
citizens the rights that they enjoy
They have that right, and SO far from
disbelieving that this movement Is to fail
In the future, or il is to be cut down, that
members OF congress, gentlemen, will
notice 1t. Let US move forward conf
dent that we are right, determined to
assert our rights and determined to hold
them responsible IL they do not come up
to what is rightfully expected Of them"
running debate followed, In which
T.. G. Kamp OF Knoxville, Mr.. Rhodes Of
New York and Mr. Walker took part.
NJ +. ingalls, of Cincinnati, in remarks
that evidently voiced the sentiments OF
every man on the convention floor, ex-
cept Congressman Walker and Fowler,
said IF our friend Walker wishes to
give a lecture on the best way to help
congress 1 will hire a hall and give him
an evening"
Mr.. Fowler here withdrew his amend.
ment. A tremendous burst of applause
greeted Mr.. Fowler's action.