The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-14
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Afternoon saesson asas called to or
der at 2:45. Word had been received by
Chairman Patterson that the committee on
resolutions would not ne ready to report
until 4 so. Mr.. Tucker .aoved the Conven-
ton take a recess until that aour. The mo-
ton was lost
The secretary then read a resolution
passed by the senate OF Indiana and signed
by the lieutenant governor inviting the
members Of the monetary conference 10
visit the legislature at its conV 1nienee. On
motion of Mr.. L. ID. Martindaie OF Indiana
the convention took Il recess util p. III.
and the delegates proceeded TO the capt.
toll
Tho adjourned session was called 10 or
der at AIS p IN. Mr.. Adams Of Massachu-
sets introduced n resolution expressing
tho thanks OF the delegates for the cour
tesies shown and the arduouB efforts of the
local board OF trade and Commercial club
in perfccting the plans which brought the
convention 10 Indianapolis.
MIR. Wilson OF Kentucky SPOKE for that
State along the line OF the resolutions.
Chairman Hanna made brief response
for the local executive committee.
NJ. T.. ingalls, then read the report of
the committee on resolutions, Mr. Hanna
stating that they had been unanimously
concurrel in by the committee. The first
paragraph of The resolutions. urging the
maintenance OF the gold standard was
loudly applauded.
J. H. waller. chairman of the house
banking and currency committee. opposed
the resolutions declaring that no financial
legislation could be had in congress such
as the resolutions proposed. He said the
action of the convention would tie the
hands OF the banking and currency commit
tee and damn the cause.
II WAS not until the last session that the
spectators got their moneys worth. Then
the pace was set for few minutes. Tho
convention WAS divided but the majority
won in a walk. 1t was composed OF repre-
sentativos of the great CONNIE rcial bodies
OF the country, while the minority was
represented by members OF tho committee
on banking and currency OF the National
house of representatives. MCssrs. Walker
and Foster. They lost, but they went down
into the valley Of death with colors fiyiug.
After the reading OF the resolutions j, II,
Walker Of Massachusetts,. chairman of the
committee on banking and currency, was
recognized and hurled a bomhshell In the
camp. He said
THE congress OF the United States,
through the last congress, deferred action
upon any reform OF the finances and bank
ing system of This country TO the present
congress- tho presidential election being 40
near that the whole question was put oyer
to the present congress. At the first ses-
sion of the congress for the same reason 1t
was delayed until the present session OF
congress. The committee on banking and
currency and the finance committee OF tha
senate have taken no definite action but
up to the present time 1t has been deter
II inod that before this congress closes there
shall be some definite scheme formulat cd
and adopted by the extra session OF the
Fifty-fifth congress. and but for this con-
yention some scheme would have been pro-
Weed This convention YVES called. What
have you hone' The extra session meets
you can then urge your commission before
the close OF the present congress-; you can
rot determine whether you viii appoint
this commission by this body until that
scheme is tried and then It goes over IL
the regular session of congress and then
the next congress il elected II Legislation
has not before been had. yon Will not gel
It. Youowili not, in my Judgment, get Il
for the four years I don't believe there Il
a member Of congress here. nor In wash
ington. who believes that hv he machinery
YOU have devised here ANYTHING ran BE- at
complished under the Fitty-fourfh ron
eress ask the people. ~ You wish TO fac'
| the people again In the financial conditio.
/, that has been revealed TO them"
In closing Mr. Walker said; I'm no way