The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-27

Governor Anthony of Kansas. The
minority report stated the choice of the
committee for presiding officer was the
point on which they could not agree. The
hitch was silver. They must have free
coinage man. Anthony was declared by
his own confession to be opposed TO free
coinage. The report recommended L. p.
Ferry OF Utah for presiding officer.
Texas moved to accept the minority re-
port and the motion was adopted.
A reconsideration was demanded by
Colorado, but the motion to that effect was
laid on the table. Recess was then taken
for lunch.
On the resumption OF business in the
afternoon the question of numerical vot-
ing was called up Oh the question OF adj
hitting two delegates from the Mississippi
river improvement association and the
prOpriety Of allowing them individual or
state votes. They were admitted as indi-
viduals with one vote each.
Iowa offered a resolution favoring the
immediate construction OF the Hennepin
canal q. W. Bolton of Louisiana pro-
posed a resolution favoring Mississippi
river improvements. Il Frank Gaiennie
of Missouri moved the appropriation OF
s., 10000 annually for the same purpose.
The chairman ruled that all resolutions
Governor Evans of Colorado expOstulat-
ing the decision was reconsidered.
The Colorado delegates on obtaining
this advantage read a resolution favorng
deep water at Galveston and calling for an
amendment of the interstate law by which
shippers would have as good advantage in
shipping car loads as they could by send
ing merchandise East. G.. w. Prince of
New Mexico offered a resolution of thanks
to the department of agriculture for Its
active interest in irrigation.
{. +. Mex esson OF Nebraska offered a
proposition for the establishment OF pan
American university for the purpose of
educating the people of South America in
the language, habits, customs and regula-
tions, each or the other; for the reciprocal
promotion of commercial relations.
Many other resolutions were offered and
discussed.
DENVER, Col, May 2l.-In this morn
ing's session of the Trans Missouri con-
gress resolutions were offered nidorsing
the Nicaragua and Hennepin canals. the
Tory bankruptcy bill, urging restrictions
OF immigration and naturalization, favor
ing free coinage of silver and favoring de-
Tense for our deep water harbors and navi-
gable rivers.
After an address advocating free silver
as the money OF the people and river and
harbOr improvements, etc, by Congress
man Belford of Colorado, a recess was
taken.
The committee on constitution and by
| laws reported and asked that further time
| be given for the selection of the next
place of meeting. 1t was not accepted and
| the following was the result:
Omaha, l44; New Orleans, los. The
announcement OF the selection of Omaha
was received with cheers.
Governor L. r. Prince of New Mexico
was called to the chair. The Hon. q. q.
Symms, at request, spoke upon silver
! coinage.
The East he said was misled by pamphlets
| circulated by eastern bankers and his argu-
/ ment thereafter was lengthy and full of figures.
| He asserted that there could be no menace in
| the adoption OF free coinage as Japan, Spain,
Austria aud Great Britain had been running TO
/ their full capacity to meet this demand of the
| world. If these monometalists were earnest in
their arguments why did they not export their
| silver to India. where ii could be coined at
| per cent on advance OF America?
Free coinage, the speaker declared, would
| break up three-fourths OF the English COM
merce on the lie closed by urging reso-
/ lutions in favor of free coinage.
Ex-Governor George I. Anthony OF Kansas
said that gold and silver had always been re-
/ garded a measure OF value, and as congress
| was empowered to establish uniform system
\ of weights and measures it had the right TO
| declare the value of silver. The silver Industry,
! he said, bad been prosecuted by men who
built up palaces, which could be seen on every
| side in Denver and allowed their profits TO
| overflow and be invested in magnificent busi-
ness blocks and colossal hotels. Yes, they
! pleaded poverty and upbraided the East for
| injurious legIs station. The speaker spoke of
Il e development of Chicago, and its marvellous
growth, which could not be equaled by any
| CITY in the East. Where WAS the discrimina-
| ton, he asked, in the face Of such unparalleled
| improvement!
+. p. Ferry of Utah was forced to relin-
uuish the chair in favor of Governor
Prince of New Mexico, in order 10 reply to
the last speaker.
He declared himself man of business who
| came not bringing to the rostrum the eloquence
| and wit OF his predecessor. He said the figures
did not lie. but men who falsely applied them
| were frequently convicted OF untruthiulness.
The law established by Hamilton in 1892, and
! approved by George Washington, provided for
| the free coinage OF silver In which IL was ex-
| pressly stipulated that holders of gold aud sill
yer had the right to come forward with their
bullion and demand its coinage. This law has
| never been repealed. They did not ask for
friendly legislation but the unfriendly legisla-
ton should cease.
DENVER, Col, May 22.-The report of
| the committee on resolutions of the trans
| Mississippi congress which was made last
| night recommends that congress pass the
Burroughs bill appropriating SlO,OOO,OOO
for the building and maintenance OF levees
on the Mississippi river; demands wise
governmental supervision OF railroads;
recommends the granting OF liberal char
tiers and subsidies to support the estab-
lishment of steamships to sail under the
| American flag; favors the admission OF
New Mexico and Arizona into the union /;
asks congress to pass the TORY bank
ruptcy law; requests congress 10 cede to
| the different states all the arid lands
/ within their borders, except mineral lands.
that such may be put under cultivation by
means of irrigation through the Sorcage
reservoir or other means; earnestly ask
congress to enact such legislation as will
foster our mining interests and
| forever prevent our mines and
mineral lands bearing gold, silver,
copper or lead, from becoming the prop
ertv of those corporations under their
grants; and that this body ask OF the del
egations in this convention from the terri
tories of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and
! the states of California. Nevada, Colorado,
Wyoming, Oregon, Idaho and Montana,
which have a common interest in this sub
iect. that they select three of their citizens
who shall form a committee for the pur-
pose of securing such united and efficient
action as will save these mines and min