The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-23
Recommendation Of the Omaha
Gathering That Native Silver
Be Coined Free.
The Next Trans -Mississippi Con-
gross to Be Held In New
Orleans.
Reclamation Of Arid Lands Approved
The Interststs Com mmeFc~ Law Not
in High Favor. t1

& OMAHA, Dot. 22.-The trans n Mississippi
congress devoted its morning session - the
discussion OF the following revolutions:
Resolved, That We petition the president
and congress Of the United States to once
more attempt to bring about an intsTns-
tionaI recognition and adjustment OF silver
a. money, ana should this effort fail that
limited agreement be sought with those
nations Of the Latin union whereby th0
mints of those nations may again bo
opened for the coinage OF silver.
Resolved. That We petition congress TO
continue, il possible to complete, negotia-
tions with the Spanish American nations
for common currency for this continents
south Of the dominion" senator Warren,
Of Wyoming, Hon. Martin Msginnis, Of
Montana, and Gov. Fishback, spoke in
favor OF the resolution and were followed
by A. p. Hopkins. Of Omaha, in opposition.
At the orsning Of the afternoon session il
was announced that the next meeting OF
the congress would be held at New Orleans.
Feb. 8 to 49, next. Col. Doniphan, OF Mis-
sissippi, spoke in favor Of free and unlim-
itedIcoinage. DR.. Miller, of Omaha. spoke for
an .'honest dollar" When the debate was
closed the congress voted upon tho second
minority report, which opposed the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver and favored
calling an international congress for the
purpose Of establishing universal ratio Of
gold and silver values. All states voted
against 1T except Minnesota. South Dakota
and fourteen delegates from Nebraska.
The vote stood twenty-nins for and 116
against.
The vote upon the first minority report.
favorlng the free and unlimited coinage Of
all silver offered United States mints was
then taken up. It stood fifty-six for and
min ETY. Ave against.
report, favoring the free coinag of silver
| for the American product only. Y resulted
1O2 for and forty-five against. The states
voting yes were Arizona. Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska (iftesn votes}, New
Mexico. Oregon, South Dakota (tsn votes).
| and Utah. The noes were Arkansas, Call
fornin, Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota.
Montana, Nebraska (six votes), TsxaA
Zone yote).
] Tho report of the committee urging upon
congress the praoticability and necessity Of
encouraging the reclamation Of arid lands
| BY irrigation, was adopted. A resolution
calling upon congress- to protect owners OF
| mineral lands in Arizona, Utah. New Mex
ico California. Colorado. Nevada, Wyo-
ming Oregon, Idaho, Montana and South
Dakota against possible loss from the en-
croachments from railroad grants was
adopted.
An interesting debate arose over a resolu-
| tion by Miller, of Nebraska, declaring that
the interstate commerce law was a him
drance to interstate commerce and should
be repealed. Col. Gage, OF California, said
the interstate commerce law had benefited
some OF the eastern commercial centers,
but had been curse to trans Mississippi
| states.
A resolution was adopted recommending
that the democratic and republican ma
tional conventions be held in Omaha next
year, and the congress adjourned sine die.