Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-18
A RECEPTION
rendered the Western Com
merciaI Congress
BY THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Transportation and improvement Of the Various
Waterways Discussed.
Lengthy Committee Reports Received.
SYNOPSIS Of Recommendations of
Majority and Minority Reports.
Strictly Business.
BY THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
A BRILIIANr RECEPTION.

BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
kansas CITY. Mo. April 1.-THE follow
ing social feature of the commercial con-
greSS thus far was the informal reception
rendered delegates and visitors to the Com
mercial club last night. The club room was
thrown open At 9 Q clock and it was far after
midnight before the merry party had dis
persed. The rooms were handsomely dec-
GRATED with flowers Refreshments were
served informally iii a side room, while the
main chamber was used for speech-Inlkiug
II response 10 calls from the audience
speeches were made Governor Francis Of
Missouri, and others. Hon. II. 3. Kelly
was loudly called for as the father of the
congress-
LATE ASSEMBLING.
The commercial congress was called for 9
o'clock. but. owing to the late hour of the
adjournment of the reception last night,
delegates were slow TO assemble, and ii was
after 10 O'Clock when the convention was
called TO order.
After prayer by Rev. DR. Vassar, the TN
finished programme of yesterday was taken
up. the subject being transportation and
improvement Of water ways, lakes, gulf
and Pacific ports.
Mr.. 5. \. Thompson. secretary of the
commercial CLUB OF Duluth, advocated irn-
pfovcment of water ways as afording the
cheapest transportation.
Speeches on the same subject were made
by Gen. c. Catchings Of Mississippi and Hon.
j. NJ Murphy of Iowa.
Reports of the committee on resolutions
We're then submitted. The majority report
fayOrs the adoption by congress Of the
law authorizing free and unlimited coinage
Of silver and the issuance of q sufficient
amount of legal tender notes TO be redeem
able in both gold and silver To restore
equilibrium between money and all other
products, favOrS tariff for revenue only and
urges congress to enact laws to place the
tariI upon Il purely revenue basis
at as early date as possible, de-
clareS that the interstate commerce of
the country should be controlled by the
general government favOrS Improvement
OF the Mississippi river, construction of the
Hennepin canal and other water ways by
the government, equalization of taxation,
national bankrupt law, suppression of
trusts and com bueS, amendment of the I'M
migration laws. restoration of railroads
legal grants 10 the public domain. and open
ing OF surplus land 10 settlement.
reclamation of the arid lands, enactment of
laws to prevent dealing in futures, and
comInendS the secretary of agriculture for
his efforts towards removing the restric-
tons on our foreign meat trade.
The minority report faTors free and IN
limited coinage of American gold and ST.
Yer on rates established by the interna-
tionaI monetary convention, which
shall make silver and gold Of
equal purchasing power fayors tar
if for revenue, with incident protection.
The free coinage and tariff resolutions of
both the majority and minority reports
were received with applause. The resolu-
ton relative to immigration was loudly
applauded and the resolution which hailed
with delight the bulying of all animosities
between the North and South was greeted
with great applause and upon motion of
Mai. Warner of Missouri there were given
three hearty cheers.