Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER I. FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF LABOR'S COMMISSION ON COINAGE. As the three commissioners were about to separate for the night, Harvey Coin drew President Burke of the Federation aside and held a whispered conversation with him, which lasted until the three commissioners had reached the door, still chatting over their plans for effectively pursuing the investigation. Between Commissioners Hobbs and Rafferty there was already a feeling of deep-rooted hostility, and Chairman Clench foresaw that in all probability he would have his hands full in keeping the peace between them. This showed itself when they reached the foot of the stairs and stood on LaSalle street, the meeting having taken place in the Industrial World building. Rafferty hung back instead of walking to the corner with his companions, as he had been accustomed to do. "Ah," said Hobbs, "waiting to get your instructions from your leader, are you? I suppose, though, we couldn't expect much else than that Cheap Money Coin would succeed in getting a proxy on the commission.'' Rafferty made an angry retort, as might be expected. "You don't need to talk, Brother Hobbs," he said bitterly, "you and the whole breed of Wall street pups wear the British collar wherever you go.'' "Come, come," interposed Clench as he pushed his way in between them by main force. "What's the senseof you two chaps calling names ? Drop it now. You're on opposite sides of the question, but that's no reason why you should scratch each other's eyes out, either in private or public. It's only natural that Rafferty wants to consult with his friends, and that you, Hobbs, will consult with yours. As for me, I'm open to conviction either way, and the boys put me into the investigation to see fair and bring out the facts as clearly as I...