Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-24
CURRENCY PROBLEM.
Congressman Fowler Favors an Ex-
ira Session on the Matter.
The E'CLEARY MONETARY MEASURE,
The Chairman 1T the N ,tiOnal sound Money
League Outlines StpUs for CURRENCY Re-
forms-"Co,n" Harvey Raising Money
FOR the Bimet .lliSts' Campaign.

New York, Nov ia meeting Of
the executive committee OF the Ma
tional Sound Money league was held
here yesterday. The following mem
bers were present: N. 4. ingalls,, Of
Cincinnati. chairman; J. X. Cowan, of
Baltimore; A. d. Hepburn and Henry
Hentz, OF New York, and E. V. Small
ley, Of st. Paul, general secretary
Most Of the session was occupied in
talk upon the significance Of the re-
cent election. Congressman Fowler,
OF New Jersey, attended the meeting
and gave 1t as his opinion that it
would BE- good policy to let the cur.
rency reform bill of the house bank
ing committee remain without action
at the coming short session, for the
reason that it cannot he gotten
through the senate, and that to debate
it in the house would only develop an
tagonism in the republican party that
would weaken whatever currency
measure may be brought up in the
next congress, He thought that the
president would be urged to call an
extra session Of the new congress to
convene in the spring for the enact.
ment Of the gold standard into law
and for the adoption Of legislation for
the credit currency Of the country.
THE M'CLEARY MONETARY MEASURE.
Milwaukee, Nov. THE advisable
ity Of an extra session Of congress next
March for the purpose of considering
among other questions what is known
as the McCleary bill, a monetary meas
ure, was discussed Yesterday at confer.
ence between HenryC. Payne, national
republican committeeman from Wis.
consin, and H. H. Hanna, OF Indianap-
oils, chairman of the National Sound
Money league. In regard to the mat
ter Mr.. Payne said:
Mr. Hanna came here to consult with me on
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70 bring about the passage Of bill for currency
reform. There is no doubt that steps will be
.aken to bring about currency reform anc !. is
expected that special session Of congress, to
open on March 3, next, will be held. he cur
rency bill will be included in the call, In oil
probability. The plan is TO take up what is
known as the McCleary bill. 1t is intended
also to keep up the work in behalf Of sound
money through the league organization
THE BIMETAILIsTs ACTIVE.
Cincinnati, Nov l7.--Mr W. II.
Harvey, author of "Coins Financial
School," delivered an address here last
night under the auspices of the Ohio
Valley Bimetallic league. Mr.. Harvey
appeared in his official capacity as gen.
eral manager Of the ways and means
committee Of the democratic national
committee. The object Of his address
was to explain the plan recently de-
vised for collecting money to be used
for defraying the expenses Of the next
presidential campaign. The scheme,
in brief, is to raise a fund by popular
subscription. Those who are in favor
OF a bimetallic system Of money for
the United States sign promissory
notes in which they agree to pay ST.
per month to the ways and means COM
mittee until October |, 1900. This
money can only be disbursed by the
direction of James X. Jones, William
J. Stone, John p Altgeld, William V.
Allen and Henry NJ. Teller. A large
and enthusiastic audience greeted Mr..
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