The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-23
WESTERN INTERESTS
The TranS-MissisSippi Congress
AdjOurnS.
DIVERGENT VIEWS ON SILVER
Protection for Mineral Lands Asked-Reclam-
alton of Arid Lands-Debate on the
Interstate Commerce Law,

OMAHA, Oct 22.-The Trans Mississippi
congress devoted its morning session to
the discussion Of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we petition the President
and Congress Of the United States 10 once
more attempt 10 bring about the interna-
tional recognition and adjustment Of silver
and money and should this effort fail that
u limited agreement be sought with the ma
ton OF the Latin union whereby the minis
of those nations may again be opened for
the coinage OF silver.
Resolved That we petition Congress TO
continue, If possible, 10 complete negoti-
Htions with the Spanish American nations
for common currency tor this continent
south of the Dominion"
Senator Warren, OF Wy ming, Senator
Maginnis, Of Montana and Governor Fish
back. spoke IN favor of the resolutions and
they were followed by A. p. Hopkins, Of
Omaha, in opposition. The debate was
still in progress when an adjournment was
taken at noon.
AT the opening of the afternoon session
1t was announced tie next meeting Of the
congress would he held In New Orleans,
February Is to Is next. Colonel D0niphan,
of Mississippi spoke in favor Of free and
unlimited coinage. DIR. Miller, Of Omaha,
spoke for ian honest dOliarm He was To-
lowed by Senator Warren. of Wyoming,
who favored free and unlimited coinage for
the product OF the United States mines.
When the debate closed, the congress voted
upon tue second minority report, which
opposed the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and favored calling an international
CONGRESS for the purpose OF establishing a
universal ratio between gold and silver
values. All the states voted against 1T ex-
cepJ Minnesota, South Dakota and fourteen
delegates from Nebraska, the vote stand
ing 29 for and ll6 against.
The vote upon the first minority report
favoring free and unlimited coinage of all
silver offered to the United States minis
was then taken. 1t stood 81 for aud g
against
A vote was then taken on the majority
report favoring the free coinage of silver
OF American product only, which resulted
102 for and 10 against. The states voting
yes were Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
Nebraska rs votes) New Mexico, Oregon
South Dakota 40 votes) and Utah. The
noes we're ARKANSAS, California, Colorado
Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, NeOraska
e votes Texas q vote).
The report of the committee urging upon
Congress the probability and necessity
OF encouraging the reclamation OF ariC
lands by irrigation was adopted.
The resolution calling upon Congress L
protect the owners of mineral lands IL
Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, California
Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon, Idaho Mon
tana, aud South Dakota against possible
loss from the enchroschment of railroal
grants, was adopted.
An interesting debate arose over reso
luton by Miller, OF Nebraska, declaring
the interstate commerce raw a hinderanc,
TO interstate commerce and should be re
pea.ed. he spoke at length on the subiec
ana referred TO the visionary schemes L
which the people resorted for relief. Tn
people OF Nebraska, Tor instance, appealet
from God Almighty to the Nebraska legIs
ture last winter, but the Almighty got hi
work in this summer by giving the state
magnificent crop. and the work of tn
legislature had faded out of mind.
Colonel Gage, of California, said tn
interstate commerce law had benedtte
some of the eastern commercial centers
but bad been a curse to Mississippi
states. The resolution was thea laid owe
until the next session.
A resolution was adopted recommeadin
that the Democratic and Republican ma
tional conventions be held in Omaha mex
year, and the congress then adjourned sin
die.