The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
AGITATION IS NEEDED
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TO INDUCE CONGRESS TO HASTEN
CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
Much Good Expected from the Cam
paign of Education Conducted by
the Monetary Commission.
PROGRAMME OF THE HOUSE
HILLS TO BE DIS
POSED OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Then the Bankruptcy and Financial
ing Committee Dead-LOcIxed.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--The administra-
ton hears with genuine satisfaction that
the Indianapolis sound-rnoney convention
may be reconvened and give a fresh i'm
pulse to the campaign of currency-reform
education. Without help from that quarter
the influence of members of Congress who
are opposed to action this session may pre-
vent an earnest discussion of the financial
issue, thereby furnishing campaign material
for the Bryanites. Said leading member
Of the administration this evening: 1--WE an
ticipate sturdy help from the men and the
interests represented by the Indianapolis
convention 1 understand the report of the
monetary commission will take an even
more advanced position than Secretary
Gage has done, although being in harmony
with him on every point. The commission
is ready to report to the executive commit
tee, learn. Then it would be natural and
proper for the committee to reconvene the
convention and secure from that body an
Endorsement Of the scheme and instructions
to continue the good work by moving on
Congress and keeping alive the agitation
along educational lines wherever possible
A convention that can be shown to rep
resent 100000 voters and the power and
weight of the commercial and financial in
terests can very nearly compel the party
that stands for sound money and the ma
tional honor to make an earnest demonstra-
ton during the coming session. That is
what want to see done and what I expect
to see done.'
The foregoing, which is from a very high
source, correctly represents the administra-
tion view and indicates clearly the admins
traton feeling toward the Indianapolis con-
vention and its successors.
The caucus of anti-civil-service members
of Congress next Saturday night will be for
the purpose of formulating a definite plan
of action. Down to date the fire has been
scattering and indefinite. Saturday night
things will be different and the houses will
be organized for business.
Indiana figured prominently in the pension
bill debate in the House this afternoon.
Representative Miers made defense of the
charge that Indiana was getting an undue
proportion of the pension appropriation but,
after all, there was no visible panic in the
Indiana delegation over the Indictment
There would not have been great weeping
if it could have been shown that the COM
rades got twice as much as they are now
receiving. Indianans fought the war quite
lulIlSAOuSiys
The treasury reports great demand from
all parts of the country for small bills. This
is one of the invariable accompaniments and
signs of the holiday season. This year a
special demand from the West and South
west is noted from which the conclusion
is reached that minor currency is still need
ed in the movements of crops. The growing
prosperity of the people in the section men
toned also has to do with the swelling of
the circulating medium.
Senator Cullom, chairman of the inter-
state-commerce committee, denies with
spirit the rumor that he has changed front
on the anti-scalping bill on account of the
stand taken in regard to it by the labor or
ganizations. The report charged the SEN
ator with having Topped from the cham
pionship of the bill to an attitude of doubt,
if not open hostility. II am in favor of
anti-scalping legislation said Senator Gull
lom this afternoon. II think the business
should be abolished or wiped out. 1t is
injury to legitimate interests and immoral
in commercial sense. 1 have not changed
my position or my views on this question in
the slightest.