Rock Island daily Argus., 1891-10-23
AMERICAN SILVER.
Platform of the Trans. Missis-
s"ppi Congress.
FREE COINAGE FOR OUR OWN METAL

A Heavy Vote Against the Unlimited
Proposition-Synopsi of the Debate,
and How the Delegations voted-Ths
Question of the Repeal of the Inter
state Commerce Law Postponed Until
Next Meeting-Omaha Endorsed for the
Nationai Republican Convention.
OMAHA, Oct. 23-At the session vest err
day of the Trans Mississippi congress n
committee was appointed to confer with
the Western States Commercial congress
over the proposed consolation of the two
bodies. Resolutions were adopted asking
for more str ngent navigation laws and
that only such persons as are fit for and
desire American ci izenship should be al
lowed to land on these shores A long
discussion on the subject of free coinage
of silver followed, participated in by
Colonel Buchanan, Of Colorado; Senator
Warren, of Wyoming: and others.
Doniphan for Free Coinage.
The congress then fixed the date for the
New Orleans meeting at Feb. 23 to 20, in
elusive, and discussion of the silver Ques-
tion was resumed by Col. Doniphan, of
Missouri. He objected to the majority
resolution for the reason that it did not
settle the silver question, question that
would not down. 1t left silver still
commodity. He was in favor of free coin
age. He denied that the extreme silver
men were protectiouists On the other
hand the gold men were the protection
lists He denied that the free silver men
were calamity shriekers, and made this
charge against Senator Warren and others
who were predicting that a panic would
sweep over the country if free coinage
were adopted.
Senator Warren Makes Reply.
Senator Warren, of Wyoming, spoke in
favor of the ma aiority resolution. He
thought that the resolution did not call
for class legislation in the odious sense rs
had been urged by Colonel Doniphan. In
support of his former argument that free
coinage would make the United States
the dumping ground of the world for sill
yer in case free coinage were adopted, he
asserted that when the bill authorizing
the purchase of Scertain quantity of sill
YER per month for coinage WIS passed, sill
yer did not come to this country from
abroad in large quantities. Granting that
| a degree of free coinage would be protec-
tioD to silver he said he knew of no in
dustry that needed protection more than
tue silver ludustry, III WINCH IL EeQulFeu
81 to get 81 out of the mines.
Vote on the Silver Proposition.
The vote was then taken on the free and
unlimited coinage proposition as a first
amendment Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana and
Texas voted aye, will two votes from Ne
braska. Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Mime
sofa, New Mexico Oregon, South Dakota,
| Utah and Wyoming voted no, with TWEEN
| ty-three vote. from Nebraska. The total
vote stood 81 for and 50 against. On the
majority report as the original mott, n
| Arizona, Iowa, Kansas. Missouri, New
| Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota and Utah
voted aye, and Arkansas, California, Col
orado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana
and Texas voted no. The Nebraska dele
| cation voted Is for and against. The
total vote stood l02 for and 45 against,
and the majority resolution providing for
free coinage only for the American prod.
uct of silver was declared to be the plat
! form of the congress