The morning call., 1891-10-23
SILVER COINAGE.
Resolutions Adopted by the
Trans-MissiSSippi Congress.
Necessity Of Encouraging The Reclamation
Of Arid Lands by Irrigation.
Protection 10 Owners of Western Mineral
LaldS-DGbate on the Operation Of
the Interstate Commerce Law.
EreciaI to THE MORNING GAIL.

OMAHA Oct. 22-The Trans Mississippi
Congress devoted its morning session to the
discussion of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we petition the President and
Congress OF the United States to once more at
tempt to bring about an international recogni-
ton and adjustment OF silver as money. and
should this effort fail, that limited agreement
be sought With the nations OF The Latin Union
whereby the mnts of those nations may again
be opened for the coinage OF silver.
Resolved, ! hat we petition Congress TO con-
tihue, If possible TO complete, the negotiations
with the Spanish-American nations tor a COM
mon currency for this continent, south of the
dominion.
Senator Warren of Wyoming, Senator
Maginnis of Montana and Governor Fish
back spoke in favor of the resolutions. and
were followed by A. P. Hopkins Of Omaha
in opposition. The debate was still in prog
ress when an adjournment was taken at
noon.
A! the opening of the afternoon session
it was announced that the next meeting of
the congress would be held at New Orleans,
February 18th TO 10th next.
Colonel Doniphan of Mississippi spoke in
favor of free and unlimited coinage DR..
Miller Of Omaha spoke for an ''honest dol
lar" and was followed by Senator Warren
of Wyoming, who favored free and unlim-
tied coinage for the products of the United
States mines
When the debate closed the congress voted
upon the second minority report, which op-
posed free and unlimited coinage of silver
and favored the calling of an international
congress for the purpose of establishing a
universal ratio of gold and silver values.
All the States voted against it except Mime
sofa, South Dakota and fourteen delegates
from Nebraska, the vote standing 20 for and
116 against.
a vote upon the first minority report, IA
voring the free and unlimited coinage OF all
silver offered to the United States Mnts.
was then taken. 1t stood SO for and 95
against
A vote was then taken on the majority re-
port favoring free coinage of silver for the
American product only. 1t resulted in 102
for and A. against. The States voting yes
we're: Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri.
Nebraska % yntes), New Mexico Oregon,
South Dakota 20 votes aud Utah. The noes
were: Arkansas. California, Colorado. Lou
iSana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska Is
votes, Texas Il vote.
The re- ort Of the committee urging upon
Congress the practicab!ity and necessity of
encouraging the reclamation OF arid lands by
irrigation was adopted.
a resolution calling upon Congress to pro-
test the owners of mineral lands in Arizona
Utah. New Mexico, California, Colorado.
Nevada, Wyoming Oregon, Idaho, Montana
and South Dakota against possible loss
from the eucroachments of railroad grants
was adopted.
An interesting debate arose over a resolu-
ton by Miller of Nebraska. declaring that
the interstate commerce law was hindrance
to interstate commerce, and should be re-
pealed. He spoke at length on the subject,
and referred TO visionary schemes to which
the people res0rted for relief.
Colonel Gage of California said that the
interstate commerce law had benefited some
of the Eastern commercial centers, but had
been a curse to the trans-M ssissipp States.
The resolution was then laid over until
the next session.
A resolution was adopted recommending
that the Democratic and Republican Ma
tiOnal conventions be held at Omaha next
year, and the congress adjourned sine die.