The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-04-25
lHt INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

practicable.
IHE INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Resolved, That the Interstate com,
merce Of the country should be con.
trotled by the general government in
The Interests Of the people.
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
Congress that the Interstate Commerce
Commission be strengthened by al,
proprlate legislation TO the end that
equitable rates in the interest of the
people may be established aud main.
tanned.
The PEOPLES SAFEGUARDS.
Whereas, The WATERWAYS of eouu.
Try are natures arteries of commercial
circulation, and the peoples surest
safeguard against railway combiua,
tions and railway pooling, and the
best of all the possible guarantees OF
cheap transportation; therefore be il
Resolved, |. That it is the duty OF
the national government to pursue a
liberal policy for the improvement Of
the waterways OF the country.
?. That the Mississippi river and
its atlluents should receive the special
care of the government, and ample
appropriations from time to time
should be made TO carry out the i'm
proyements already begun under the
Mississippi river commission, the COM
pletlon and perfection Of the levee
system and the maintenance of navi
gable channels in all the tributaries of
said river, in so far as the same may
be practicable
3. We indorse the construction Of
the Hennepin canal, connecting the
northern lakes and the Mississippi
river, aud recommend that Congress
make ample appropriation to complete
the work already begun by the gov
ernment.
4. That we commend the proposed
canal, connecting the Tennessee and
Mississippi rivers, provided the survey
now to be made soon by the State of
Tennessee establishes the practicability
of the Same.
B. That we indorso the action of
Congress In making appropriations
for deep water at Galveston, and urge
the exercise of the same liberal policy
as to all such other harbors on the
gulf coast as may be susceptible of
Improvement, to the end that all the
ocean outlets possible may be afforded
the vast and growing commerce of
this great valley.
6. That we favor the construction
of a ship canal connecting our north
ern lakes with the Atlantic ocean, pro-
yided the same be found practicable
as to expense and the business inter-
ests involved.
Z. That we favor and urge upon
Congress the protection of our harbors
and such of our navigable rivers, the
Mississippi river especially, as dis
charge their waters into the oceans
that belt our vast domain, and the
establishment of a navy yard at some
eligible point on the Mississippi river
near Its mouth.
s. That, in the judgment of this
Congress, the Mississippi river can be
and should be made nayigable for
ocean steamers, of such class as now
enter the port of New Orleans, for a
considerable distance above that port,
and that, without attempting 10 name
a point or fix limit to said ship nay
igation, we earnestly recommend to
the National Congress the early pass
aye of measure similar to the one
known as the Burroughs bill, which
provides an appropriation Of $l0OOO,-
900 to be used in the construction of
levees from the mouth Of the Missouri
or Illinois rivers to the gulf, thereby
deepening the channel of the river and
protecting millions of acres of the
richest lands in the world.
0. That the chairman of this Con-
grcss appoint committee OF three
from each State represented here to
lay these resolutions before the next
National Congress and urge the adop-
ton of the policies herein recon-
mended.
Resolved, That we recommend
system of canals and slack water navl-
cation to connect the waters OF the
Tennessee with the Gulf of Mexico,
southwark by way of Mobile and east
ward by way of Savannah also a ship |
canal from the head waters Of the |
Ohio to Lake Erie aud a ship canal
from the head of Lake Superior to the
river, and that Congress Is
hereby petitioned to appoint a com
mission to examine into and report as
70 the most feasible means of attaining
hese ends.
Resolved, That the second greatest
liver in the country, the Columbia,
which the Government is now i'm
proving by jetty at its mouth and
anal around the cascades, should be
urther improved If practicable by
anal around the Dalles and the
.emoval of the obsiructure at Priests
rapids and other points in order that
he vast wheat product OF Eastern
Washington and Eastern Oregon may
70 to the sea by natural waterway OF
hat region.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Resolved. That the construction OF
he Nicaragua canal is u matter OF
,ital consequence to the United States;
to the Pacific coast thereof;
hat there are important commercial
md political reasons why this great
highway should exist as
American work, under
, merican control; and that our cap
talists aud merchants are earnestly
to give their friendly aiu
md countenance to the construction oil
he Nicaragua canal as a work which
viii greatly benefit the southwestern
md western States, and Territories oil
United States, affording, to consider
bic extent, the solution of the great
question of transportation, and secur-
ng TO the Republic the political and
commercial influence to which IL j.
Justly entitled on the American con,i-
ent. And that the Federal Govern
nent be requested TO take such action
s shall conduce to its early completion
md the security of American control.
REFORMS IN TAXATION METHOD.
Resolved, That we invite the serious
ttcntion of State Legislatures TO the
,roblem of making such reforms in the
Methods of taxation as will remedy
he injustice of unequal taxation be-
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