Evening journal., 1891-04-18

klbWD US Aht DNfINNkuN Ullit WHICH pro
vided an appropriation Of sl0,oo000O to be
used in the construction Of leyees from st.
Paul TO the gulf
Tlaey Want the Nicaragua Canal.
The report recommends a system Of
canals and slack water navigation to con
meet the waters OF the Tennessee with the
Gulf Of Mexico and also a ship canal from
the headwaters OF the Ohio to Lake Erie
and a ship canal from the head of Lake
Superior to the Mississippi river; favors
the construction Of the Nicaragua canal
as matter of vital consequence 70 the
United States, and declares that this great
highway should exist as distinctly Amer
lean work, under American control.
Taxes and rrusts.
The report further invites the serious at
| tentiun Of the state legislatures TO the
problem OF making such reforms in meth.
DDS OF taxation as win remedy the inius
tice q unequal taxation and as well place
a just share of the burden of the taxation
upon the accumulated wealth or the coun-
try; favors a national bankrupt law; rec
ommends that the legislatures OF the
states enact reform laws 20 prevent
the misuse Of the concentrated capital
| through trusts" aud Combines favors
| the amendment OF immigration laws so
Ahat only immigrants who both desire and
are ft for American citizenship should be
| permitted to land upon our shores, recon.
/ mends that speedy extinguishment OF the
/ Indian titles In Oklahoma, Indian Terri
tory and other states and territories, aud
the opening Of surplus lands to settlement
under the provisions Of the homestead law;
| favors the prohibition of the ownership OF
lands by nonresident aliens; recommends
shat all unearned railway grants be re
stored Co the public domain for home
steads; urges that the general government
| should cede it's arid lands To the various
states; indorses the action Of the depart
| ment of agriculture for what it has done
toward the reclamation Of the semi-arid
| region, and urges congress TO continue this
work
Praises for Secretary Rusk.
The report further recommends the ad
mission Of the territories OF Arizona anc
New Mexico; recommends the rigid oh
servance OF fish and game laws, and com
mends the honorable secretary Of agricult
ure for his persistency, energy and untir
ing efforts ia his foreign policy to remov'
distractions 20 foreign trade.
Equal Rights 60 All
In conclusion the report halls with de
light the spirit Of fraternity that is dis
played by the delegates now III nttondanc
upon the first Western Commercial Con
gress and also the manifest determination
, that old animosities, too long engendere
between the sections, shall be forever dis
/ placed by the more important work OF $,
curing the complete establishment q
equal rights TO all aud special privileges :
none.
The Minority Report.
The minority report opposes a tariff Il
revenue, believing that such tariff woul
be iuvied on ten, coffee, sugar ana othl
articles which we most largely import 4.
general use, ana recommends that the TO-
ernment hold fast to the time honored, p
ui0tic American principle That an tari
laws shall give a moderate protection
American industry, and declares in fave
Of n iuir trial OF the present law. The m
nOmty report also approves oi the reoipru
iiy idea and is in favor Of a nou-partisa
tariff commission 10 inquire into the worl
ing Of an industrial callngs, iuoludin
| agriculture, with a view TO the equitAb
adjustment of tariff schedules from tin
20 time The report further faYors the fr
unlimited coinage OF American silver an
gold, which should make the silver dolli
1
power in all markets of the world
It also fRvors the holding Of an intern
tiOnal monetary convention to establi.
such a ratio and secure its acceptance I
y all commercial nations of the world, bi
y until such ratio can be established oppos
Z the unlimited coinage Of silver into u
= present legal tender dollar believing th
= such a course would drive gold ont of ci
= culation, lower the standard value, co
= tract the present volume Of circulatir
medium and seriously cripple our foreig
trade
u Two resolutions were reported withol
'f recommendation One indorses the Torr,
20 bankruptcy bill and the other favored Il
4 permanent organization of the Westei
e Commercial Congress to meet biennially
2 Broke Up In a Row.
= At $50 the majority report was adopt,
as a whole without amendment, and Il
announcement was received with vocife
:, GUS cheers from the majority AS soon
y quiet was restored the Minnesota deleg
tion rose to its feet as one man, and NJ
T. Y. Smailey said that Minnesota wish,
Y to emphasize the objection to making d
50 called non-partisan congress a bitt
partisan convention The Minnesota de-
gates then filed out of the hall amid q
li cheers, howfs and calls Of those who !
~ mained. The free silver and free trade r,
oi olutions caused the trouble, and viii
'e Minnesota made their protest emphat
1t many delegates from the Republican stat
C. left the hall during the debate and refus
A to take part ia the proceedings After [
'e Minnesota delegation left there was
IS gular stampede, and in five minutes the
le were barely enough delegates left TO a
journ decently "A cross fire Of talk W
e. indulged in until 0;l5, when the congrs
as adjourned sine die.