Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-04-25

q wagon was rendered the delegates.
onp q FOURTH DAY.
|. Phe discussion of transportation ani
Improvement Of Waterways was con
rSlnued. S. A Thompson OF Duluth, re
viewed the question OF cheap freight
Gen. I. o. Catchings OF Mississippi
advocated the improvement of the
Waterways and ports. Hon. ]. H.
Murphy OF Iowa, spoke Of the great
benefits that would be derived from the
construction OF the Hcnnerin canal. ].
G. Wycklilf OF New Orleans spoke on
immigration.
The committee on resolutions sub.
mitted majority and minority re-
port.
The majority report favors the adop-
tion by congress OF law authorizing
free, unlimited coinage OF silver, and
the issuance OF sufficient amount OF le-
gal tender notes to be redcemablc in
both gold and silver, to restore the
equilibrium between money aud all
other products: declares the congress
TO be unaltelTlbly opposed to the pro.
tective tariff principles: favors q tariff
for revenue only and urges congress
to enact laws to place the tariff upon a
purely revenue basis at rs early u date
as practicable: declares that the inter-
state commerce OF the country should
be controlled by the general govern
ment: and that the interstate commerce
commissions should be strengthened
by appropriate legislative ia
v0rs, and especially for the
Improvement OF the Mississippi river
and its atfluents; indorses the action of
congress in making an appropriation
for the construction OF the Hennepin
canal and recommends that congress
make ample appropriation to complete
the work: commends the proposed canal
connecting the Tennessee and the Mis-
sissippi rivers: indorses the action Of
congress in making appropriations for n
deep water harbor at Galveston: favors
the construction OF u ship canal connect
ing the northern lakes with the Allan
tic ocean. favors the protection OF har
bors and navigable rivers that dis
charge their waters into the ocean and
the establishment OF navy yard nj
some eligible point on the Mississippi;
river near its mouth; declares 1t TO be
the judgement of this congress
that the Mississippi can, and should b.
navigable for ocean steamers OF such
class as now enter the port OF New Or
leans, and for a considerable distance
above that port. and recommends the
early passage of measure similar 10
the one known as the Burroughs bill.
which provided an appropriation of
SIC, 10000 to be used in the construc-
ton OF levees from st. Paul to the
Gulf.
The resolution provides for the ap-
pointment OF q committee Of three from
each state represented here, to lay the
above resolutions before the neyt ma
tional congress and urge the adoption Of
the policies therein recommended. The
report further recommends system OF
canals and slack water navigation to con-
meet the waters of the Tennessee with
the Gulf of Mexico, and also ship
canal from the head waters OF the Ohio
to Lake Erie, and ship canal from the
head of Lake Superior to the Missis-
sippi river: favors the improvement o:
the Columbia river by canal around
the Dalles, and removal OF the obstruc-
ton at Priests rapids and other points:
favoro the construction OF the Nicara-
qua canal as matter of vital import
ance to the United States and especially
to the Pacific coast thereof, and de-
clares that there are important COM
mercial and political reasons why this
great inter-ocean connection should ex-
list as distinctly American work, I'M
der American control.
The report further invites the Sc
rious attention OF state legislatures to
the problem OF making such reforms in
methods OF taxation as will remedy the
injustice of unequal taxation and as
we'll place just share OF the burden OF
taxation upon the accumulated wealth
Of the country. Favors new bankrupt
laws; recommends that the legislatures
Of the states to enact uniform laws TO
prevent the issues OF concentrated capt.
tai through trusts" and ''combines;"
favors the amendment of immigration
laws so that only immigrants who both
desire, and are, for American citizen
ship, should be permitted to land upon
our shores; recommends the speedy ex-
OF Indian titles in Oklaho-
ma, Indian Territory and other states and
and the opening Of surplus
lands to settlement under the provisions
Of the homestead law: favors the prohi-
bition of the ownership Of lands by nom
aliens: recommends that all I'M
earned railway grants be restored to the
public domain for homesteads; that the
general government should cede its
arid lands to the various states; in
lorses the action of the department of
agriculture for what it has done towards
The reclamation of the semi-arid region
and urges congress to continue this
work and extend it; favors the enact
nent OF laws to prevent decline In
recommends the admission OF
he territories OF Arizona and
New Mexico; recommends the rig
d observance Of the fish and game
avs OF various states, and adoption of
means for their effectual enforcement:
,ommends the honorable secretary of