Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-22
NOTE THEIR NEEDS.
Wants of the Trans-Mississippi
Congressman.
TWO DECLARATIONS AS TO SILVER.

One of Which Seems To BE a Little
Happy with a Lot of Deep Water Lecis-
1ation--A Call for ompletion of the
Hennepin CanaI-President Harrison
Expresses Himself Over a Box of Amer
lean Tin-Plate-IlIinois Farmers Plat.
form.
OMAHA, Oct 22.-There were two reports
sof the committee on resolutions of the
Trans Mississippi congress yesterday:
The majority report contained resolution
on the silver question, being the same as that
passed at the Denver meeting, to the effect that
the national congress be petitioned to restore
TO silver the place given it as perfect money by
the trainers of The government; that congress
should attempt to bring about international
recognition of silver as money, and that nego-
tations should be completed with the Spanish
American nations for a common currency for
the western continent south Of the Dominion
of Canada
Disposition of Arid Lands.
The majority report also included a resolu-
tion that it was the sense of the congress that
all arid lands should be ceded by the govern
ment in trust to the states or territories in
which they are situated, with the provision
that the proceeds of the sale thereof shall be
devoted to school purposes; and that, further,
the national government shall make such ap-
Preparations may be necessary to place un-
der irrigation those lands which have been
settled upon agricultural lands, and proven
unfit therefor.
A Peculiar Minority Report.
The minority report included resolutions that
the present financial system should not be dis
turbed, and also that the national congress
should restore bimetallism by reopening the
unints to the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer into standard money. These, together
with other portions of the minority report of
the committee on resolutions were deferred for
discussion later. Thomas Merrill, of Montana,
then read the invitation of the mayor and
board of trade of Helena to the Trans Nfissis-
sippi congress TO hold a session at Helena in
lSt succeeding the session at New Orleans
Mr. Merrill begged for favorable considera-
ton of the invitation. A delegate from Utah
extended an invitation for the congress to
meet at Salt Lake. 1t was decided to post
pone the consideration of the question to the
New Orleans meeting
Discussed Deep Water Navigation.
The discussion of deep water navigation was
then taken up, Governor Hubbard, of Texas,
leading off. He said that the question was one
affecting not only Texas, but the whole repub-
lie. He-could remember when representatives
of the southwest had to bend on their knees be-
fore the federal congress to ask for the favors
that might fall from the rich mans table-the
crumbs of Lazarus. He alleged that there had
ottn ulscrlinlnaIlon maue against the west Dy
the national congress. Not until the men of
the west united in their entreaties and de-
mands did they bring the whole union of
| states to their side and get an appropriation
for deep water improvements at Galveston.
Soundings at Galveston.
Galveston, under that appropropriation. was
proceeding with the work, and in three or
| four years the depth of water desired would
be attained. He told what had been accom-
plished without being given aid at the mouth
of the Brazos. He had thrown down the line
himself and found the water fifty feet in depth
outside the jetties, and between the jetties
twenty-five. Governor Hubbard complained
of certain features of the federal laws on the
subject of harbors, and replied to adverse crit
icisIns that had been made on the construction
of the jetties. He called attention TO the fact
that they were constructed by the same en-
gineer who constructed the jetties at the
mouth of the Mississippi.
| Other Resolutions for Debate.
Governor Hubbard had not completed
| his address when the noon hour arrived,
| and resumed at O'Clock in the afternoon.
Aside from the silver question the reso-
| lutions deferred for debate are:
| That congress be asked TO pass legislation to
| prevent mining lands from falling into the
| hands of railroad corporations: that only such
| emigrants as desire and are fit for American
| citizenship be allowed 20 land on our shores,
and that the United States courts be given ex-
| elusive jurisdiction over Naturalization; that
congress should provide for the immediate
completion of the Hennepin canal: that the
| interstate commerce laws and all such laws
are an interference with commerce and should
/ be rcpea1ed; that the interests of the western
l sta;es demand an outlet on the northwest coast
l of the Gulf of Mexico, and that harbor i'm
proveTuents at Galveston should be vigorously