The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-21
SILVER ADVOCATES
The Results of the Mining Con-
gress Satisfactory.
FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAGE
The Resolutions Urge it Upon Congress
Amendment Of the Alien Land Law
Is Also Asked.

iona, an avowed advocate of free coinage, |
occupied the house in discussing the use of
silver from the earliest days Of the worlds
history to the present time.
E. r. Brown, of Aspen, said America
should declare for the parity of the metals.
At this juncture Senator Stewart arose
and announced he did not own a share of
Comstock stock. thus refuting an old allie
cation.
Judge Harley Morse, of Colorado, spoke
for twenty minutes in favor of free coinage.
Martin Maginnis, of Montana, de-
nounced Campbell in scathing manner for
his cowardice in not advocating the plat
form upon which he was nominated Con-
gresham.
G. A Cassidy, of Nevada, declared avery
man, woman and child in Nevada was
united in favor of free and unlimited coin
age.
Cassidy advocated the forcing of the
political parties to make that question the
dominant issue of the next ampnign.
In the afternoon T. G. Howell, OF Cali
fornia, made speech placing his state on
record as in favor of free and unlimited
coinage of silver General Doniphan of
also spoke eloquently in favor of free coin
age.
Judge Goodwin, of Utah, made an ad-
dress in the case which he said he did not
believe the lower house of Congress would
pass a free coinage bill this winter unless
} with the hope of the President vetoing it.
He thought they would come to their senses
however, in time. He then moved that the
resolution for free coinage be passed by
reclamation.
Albert Little, of Maine, made q brief
speech, saying he had become convinced
i. from what he had heard in this congress
that the free and unlimited coinage of sill
s yer was right. The Connecticut delegates
objected to the passage of the resolution
by reclamation and roll Of the states was
called with the following results: For the
q free and unlimited coinage of silver. 4S1,
5 against s. When Connecticut was reached
V great enthusiasm was manifested by the
g delegation from that state announcing
their vote in favor of the resolution and
when the vote of Canada and
t Russia was announced in favor
n Of the resolution there was another
: scene of confusion. When the total vote
f was declared the delegates went wild, and
70 it was some time before order was re-
s stored.
a A resolution was passed asking Congress
d to enact law protecting agriculturalists
g encouraging and rehabilitating hydraulic
/ mining and prevent the damming of navig-
: able streams. Also to protect the forests
e of the mountains and encourage the cult
If walton of trees. 1t was decided the next
s convention should be held at Helena, anC
IS the congress adjourned.
z Just before the adjournment of the con-
" gress a resolution was unanimously
r adopted congratulating the management o.
N the Worlds Columbian exposition for the
lie work already done and urging that every
W state and territory be represented in tn,
IS convention to prepare for and make ex.
N | hints with tho mi NO,
ly of the exposition and of the developed auC
tn undeyeloped mining resources of the state
ir The committee on resolutions appointed
by the Mining congress agreed upon thel
report declaring that the certificates of tn
government, backed dollar for dollar b.
gold or silver, and silver coin on deposit il
81 the treasury of the United States, is SAT
re and sound currency and has been approves
"a by the people; that the first National Min
ing congress is unalterably in favor of tn
principle Of bi-metalism; that gold and 81
t, ver-not ono to the exclusion Of the othe
10, are the money metals of the constitution
in that gold and silver should have by lay
he equal rights, uses and monetary purposes
g and to that end it is demanded of the Con
gress OF the United States the enactmer
II, of laws by which silver shall be coine
ms free in all mints equally with gold and t
at have with it full and unrestricted monetar
~ power, and that they be in the ratio of
90 by treasury notes, each dollar shall repre-
"a sent 4l214 grains of standard silver an
no 25.S grains of gold.
riS Whereas, the supreme court of th
oh United States has declared that the exec
ton of mineral lauds from grants in til
acts Of Congress should be considered
apply to such lands as were at the time
the grant known to be SO valuable for the
ia minerals as to justify expenditure for the
an extraction.
Ok And whereas, this dictum of the suprem
of court, if it should become law, would il
10 vest the Pacific railway companies holdiu
% grants of land from the government with
number OF the best mines discovered with
the limits of said grants by prospectors al
nus miners who have located thereon in go
ed. faith, and developed and held thereon in Il
ork honest oellef tnat SAID grants were limit
bly to agricultural lands only, as declared
in the acts of congress making them;
Resolved, That this congress protes
ew against any construction of the statutes
the the United states winch Will reSnlt IN su
system of wholesale confiscation al
consequent enrichment of great combr
lions already enjoying the bounty of t
government, and calls upon the represe
the tatives of the people in Congress assembl
Nv to take such prompt and immediate acti
of as NAV be Wlthln the constitutional pI
IN ioEouito w u1H ~ Sio ~ o'SnU uans
ou as it operates to exclude foreign CAPT
tile from investment in mining lands in
and territories Is false in principle and pt
cad nicious in effect, and this congress deman
The its immediate repeal.
ere
fell Well Satisfied With the Result.
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