The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-26
ExEcUTIvE COMMITTEES REPORTS.
Work 1t Has Accomplished to Date
COnciseIy Put.

After the great applause that followed the
chairman's address was over, H. II. Hanna
presented the following report of the ex-
ecutive committee:
In accordance with the general resolu-
tons adopted in the last convention, Pres1-
dent Patterson appointed an executive com
mittee of fifteen members, charging 1t TO
act for the convention when not In session
and to execute the will of the convention
as expressed in the general resolutions.
Faithful to it's trust the committee as
sembled in Washington and presented It's
plan to the administration. An appeal was
made to the Congress seeking authority Tor
the President to appoint congressional
commission to consider the entire subject
of our financial organization and make rec
concentrations for improvement thereln.
President Mckinley sent a special message
to Congress in support of your committee
appeal, and the members of the committee
are pleased, in justice to the President, TO
report that the Presidents support was
full earnest and steadfast of the commit
tees effort to secure legislation Tor the eS-
tablishment of a congressional commission.
Representative c. w. Stone, OF Pennsyl-
vania, introduced bill into the House IN
response to the Presidents message, Whlcn
was passed, but the measure was not sue
cessful in the Senate. Congress adJournlng
without action, the executive committee
proceeded further in it's prescribed duty ana
chose a commission of eleven members 70
make a thorough investigation OF the none,
tary affairs and needs Of the country IN an
relations and aspects, ana TO make dpPIo-
pirate suggestions as to any evils tound 10
exist and the remedies therefor. The mem
bers of the commission, at great sacrlhce
of their time and at serious loss TO their
private business affairs, periodically ana
faithfully labored to accomplish the task
imposed upon them
1.-THE executive committee is pleased to re-
port to the convention that the commission
has concluded it's labor and submitted re-
port and plan, together with memoran-
dun bill which embodies the recommends
lions suggested in it's plan. Representative
Oyerstreet of Indiana, has introduced into
Congress in substance the bill recommended
by the commission, and it has been referred
to the committee on banking and currency
for investigation and report. Copies or the
report of the commission, its memorandum
BILL the bill introduced by Congressman
Overstreet and the report of the hrst meet
ing can be found in the chairs.
The members of the executive committee
desire to express their deep sense of graft
tude for the unlimited encouragement and
support they have received at the hands OF
their elloW-delegates in the convention and
at the hands of the general public, and,
now that the duties delegated to them nave
been performed, pray that they be further
instructed or discharged from service.
The report was adopted. john HafSen
Rhoades. of New York, made motion that
the executive committee be continued and
that the conference adjourn, to meet at the
call of the chairman. I'VE should not adj
erwards withdrew his resolution and gave
notice that he would introduce it later on.
The conference then adjourned, at O'Clock,
and the various state delegations met ana
appointed vice presidents and members OF
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