The Red Cloud chief., 1891-10-30
THE OMAHA CONGRESS.
Resolutions Adopted ny the TrAnsmhssas-
ssppi Convention Deep Water furthes
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h6 S"hA SONohCSS
Resolution. ADOPTED ny the TrAnsmissas-
ssppi Deep Water Further
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OMAHA, Neh. oct at the Trans
mississippi congress yesterday Mr..
Fishback. of Arkansas chairman of
the committee on resolutions stated
that after working until midnight hi,
was ready To report
A lengthy discussion arose a. 70 the
manner Of dispoSing Of the resolutions
II was finally decided To read them al
length and then ADOPT them section by
section. This consumed ON time and
the following were adopted:
Whereas. The interest Of mining creates
and adds to the wraith OF the country near
" SlDD. ~ .oi annually. Of gold ami silver
alone, whose scarcity means the d.precta
tion OF the farms, the homes and all the r-a!
property Of the country, a. we'll as the
wheat. the cotton and the corn produced ~
our foiling millions and whose abundance
mean. Increased prosperity 20 tGe great
mass OF our rs~ople.
Whereas. There sre millions OF acres OF
the gold and silver hearing mineral land. OF
the west on which ttsr- are thousands OF
Hltt IG DEtHtEkNf-. bStb fh'NhTA ~ "a
pat nted. within the limits OF the grants 10
the pacific railroads. and which are IN i'm
mincnt danger 81 becoming the property o:
these railroad companies. now. therefore,
be Q
Resolved, That this. body earnestly ask OF
congress such legislation as will protect and
foster our mining int-rs- t- and forever pre-
vent our mines and mineral land bearing
god. silver. copper or lead. from becoming
property q! these corporations and iher
grants.
That thi. bofy ask the delegation In the
convention from the territories of Arizona,
Utah. New Mexico and the states OF Cali
fornin. Nevada Colorado, Wyoming ore
gon. Idaho. south Dakota aud Montana.
which have n omnon interest Ia thi- sub
joc,. To author re the president TO select a
committee Of seven members ShO shall
form a COMMITTEE. for the purpose OF secur
ing such mite and efficient action ~ viii
save these mime and mineral lands To- the
people.
Resolved, That our ndtura.iZ ItInu laws
should ire more str nR-nt. AM that the
United states cJurs OUiy should exercise
the power Of naturally Jiion.
Resolved. Thst Is the necessities OF tb.
Transmis-Issippi states demand an ocean
outlet on the northwest coast of the Gulf of
Mexico, and the commission of inquiry -.
pointed under the authority of congress mas
EfIftGtfI ina fNtcA ~ "a 'Ni I'aN -
which such deep water AZ - adequate o-the
needed purpose can he secured. aud. "a VA
accurdancc with this report -cOnErr-- has
authorized the secretary Of war 10 contract
for the building of such a harDor at Gaiys--
ton. We would respectfully urge upon the
honorable secretary 81 war the completion
az the ~j.tti-s npe under construction a.
81 eddy n, possible. an that the western
trunk lines of railroads be r-qu"s .d to- ~
tend their railw " facilities, to Galveston "a.
rapidly a. the work of III" I-ttie- proceeds
Resolved. That 1t T.. til. sense ot thi- con
gross that the Immigration laws h" so
amended that Only immi grants who both
desire and are fitted for Amer can citizen
ship shall be permitted to land on our
shores. AMI that the laws should tie moro
: riur.n;
Upon the silver question there were
three reports, all Of which were laid
over for future discussion
The convention then attempted to fix
the place for holding its next meeting,
but after the names of Helena and salt
Lake had been presented the whole
matter was laid on the table
In the afternoon members OF the
were driven about the city for
a couple Of hours and then returnrd To
work.
Col. Gresham. of Texas. took up the
discussion of the deep water problem
and asserted that when a deep water
harbor should Toe established on the
gulf a profitable traffic could be- estab-
lished and much would be accom-
plishcd toward building up an Amer
lean merchant marine. He spoke OF
progress made in the work on the Cal
weston harbor and expressed the belief
hat in another ear there would Ice
twenty fee of water there.
=. A. Thomson, of Minnesota. made
an address on the Importance of water
ways in general. and the beauties of
Duluth As a great shipping point in par
ticular. lie held that lake transporta-
ton cost only one-twenty-siNth part as
much as rail freight and steamers made
rs fas, time between Duluth and Buff
falo as did freight trains. The speaker,
10y means of n map. showed the
country tributary t. Galveston,
! Chicago and Duluth and demonstrated
that the greater part of the country
represented by the congress belonged
in Duluth territory.
At the conclusion of the address a
resolution was adopted urging con
gress to provide for further improve
ment OF the Galveston harbor, and also
a resolution congratulating the people
of Valcsco on having seventeen and
one-half feet Of water in their harbor.