New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-07
the reading OF reports by representatives. Of Var-
THEBANKERS' CONVENTION
STRONG RESOLUTIONS FAV0RlNG THE
COLD STANDARD ADOPTED.

GOLD STANDARD ADOPTED
Cleveland Ohio Sept. when the second session ",
OF the American Bankers Associatl"n Wa ~
to order to-day by President Russell 'H'l' w.
fully two hundred moro delegates present IMAM -
tended the session yesterday. The report OF 'h'
co,,r,i,.oo on Education was presented by the
chairman william G Cornwell. Of Buffalo zen
oral Whiting OF Alabama. introduced resoIuUo"'
which was passed recommending tnat 'he 'o''
lnitfee on Education he continued ana ''"'
Instructed 10 present 20 the Executive 'onn'" "
Man for the organization Of an institute No"'''
McCurly chairman Of the Committee on ,''"',''
nrceo,tod TINT committee report ana IN the
abecrco ~ Chairman 4 &. Anderson. ~ inc '"Ih-
nlttee on Fidelity Insurance cald"en Hnr"N pr
scented the report Of That committee ne
vention hv rising vote decide" /" ''"''"'
Fidelity Insurance Committee
The report 81 the Committee on Nar'no"se
CENTS and Bills Of Lading was next presented -
Maurice VI White. Of Cincinnati
T. q Leach NJ Ncw-York vice-presdent anu
cashier o. tho National Union Bank presented =
set Of resolutions which indorse the goa S''I'U'
Mr. Leach said that tho resolutions would stay NV
bo,ae a., members ~ Congress. He moved inc"
adontion and Colonel Myron T. Herrick. or '''
/ land In an enthusiastic speech. seconded '"' ~"
ton question raised as 10 ""''"'I
resolutions could no voted upon by me ASS'",,"'
at once without referring them 70 me hN'.u,''
Council and after a hot debate II was "e'''', ''''
/ ,bo resolutions must be referred ~ the council
/ 'i' ''-''''' --tl4 .i,. Council 2 order
chairman lI"""' ...,i,,,to,e ,,oro recon
/ IN 'ho Con''"''''. THO, wore then voted
m'nd'' ''' ,.,.,.4 .rno, road as FOL
,nns.
The bankers NJ ,H' No. - .i,c i-,ifsI states
. recommend 'h"' 'nf '''. Ia. NO G,r-lr and
at IT'S n'Ni 0'Y. ,tigh ,bo ,ord standard I'm This
uuoQuiVOc1llN iu fstabSh the gov" ~ .t.
country 10y providing mat me -oin ,'''i'' VIZ ~
under the 'NI ting law - tl" Nlhl 'l N,''n'' ~
no tho standard and measure OF ~ wa c ,.'
United state. that all the "hneil "i l', H.,
eminent. and AN paper money. lh'l'uiHN '
notes of National banks, shall Do r'd' inr,n III ~
coin. and that The legal tender notes oi me lll
States when paid iut" the treasury TH'l ~, ~,
rcissued except upon the deposit or an 'quVa''h'
| amount ~ gold coin.
-, $780,. ,...o,oa g., tho
Tho remainder or Ut" S'9S''" "'H '''''
| ".al ~ tho States" This is p now fcdtur" or me
, , ,.tr,s d, ,,,ora,ion AZ this convention
"I''' VI '''" 49, 80 ~ . ,,.. ,,,
for tho third time II is designed 10 put '"' MN.
hers OF Tho convention I'm possession of q rapd
,t.t.,. ,t.o. ~ h,efross conditions all over the
'''S'S' We" w LIN, ,r.~..ts
country with special roi"r'nc" 10 "ahhhS ''''''7''
Sneechos in this part Of the programme We're linn
itoi a., r,o ,,,.,tos tho states horr called alpha
W .- .,. ,.f1~...- ~o.or. al
/ netictliY without exception 'i' "'''-'''S ''i''
prosperous conditions i'm their respective states. no
,,,.,or ,.ba. ths resources or tho leading indus
NM" 49,. ..,t.oo, -.t.b
tiles. ana an S'rlhfi ]" W. p''t'''' '"'''' VIM
the business outlook
NV. ..,a ,t,..s ~ ,.ario,,s .io,rirs boiiso ae-
me ''p'eS'' ~. ' 49,. a.,
sociations who assembled IN connection win me
bankers convention declared unanimously I'm favor
OF charging exchange for the handling Of checks
-, it,, 49,, $50. -. 49,,
ana d'a'S iro" o'"'i '''cS' ana S''PS VIZ an J"
TO carry their accommodation into effect The
conference was attended by sixty delegates repro