The Iola register., 1891-04-24

by appropriate legislative ia
vors, and especially for th
. Improvement of the Mississippi rive
and its affluents; indorses the action G
congress in making an appropriatio
for the construction of the Hennepi
canal and recommends that congress
make ample appropriation to complet
the work; commends the proposed cana
connecting the Tennessee and the Mis-
sissippi rivers: indorses the action G
congress in making appropriations for
deep water harbor at Galveston: favor
the construction OF ship canal connect
ing the northern lakes with the Allan
tic ocean, favors the protection of har
bors and navigable rivers that dis
charge their waters into the ocean ant
the establishment of navy yard a
some eligible point on the Mississippi
river near its mouth: declares 1t to b
the judgement of this congress
that the Mississippi can, and should b.
navigable for ocean steamers of such
class as now enter the port of New Or
leans, and for considerable distance
above that port, and recommends the
early passage of measure similar t.
the one known as the Burroughs bill
which provided an appropriation OF
Sic, 100000 to be used in the construc
tion of levees from st. Paul to the
Gulf.
The resolution provides for the ap
pointnent of committee of three from
each state represented here, to lay the
above resolutions before the next ma.
tional congress and urge the adoption oi
the policies therein recommended. The
report further recommends system Oi
canals and slack water navigation to con.
meet the waters of the Tennessee with
the Gulf OF Mexico, and also a ship
canal from the head waters of the Ohio
to Lake Erie, and ship canal from the
head of Lake Superior to the Missis-
sippi river; fayors the improvement OF
the Columbia river by a canal around
the Dalles, and removal OF the obstruc-
tiOn at Priests :apids and other points:
favors the construction of the Nicara-
qua canal as a matter of vital import
ance to the United States and especially
to the Pacific coast thereof, and de-
clares that there are important COM
mercial and political reasons why this
great inter-ocean connection should ex-
ist as a distinctly American work, un-
der American control.
The report further invites the Sc
rious attention of state legislatures to
the problem of making such reforms in
methods of taxation as will remedy the
injustice of unequal taxation and as
well place just share of the burden of
taxation upon the accumulated wealth
of the country. Favors new bankrupt
laws: recommends that the legislatures
of the states to enact uniform laws to
prevent the issues of concentrated capi-
tai through trusts" and combines"
favors the amendment of immigration
laws so that only immigrants who both
desire, and are, for American citizen
ship, should be permitted to land upon
our shores: recommends the speedy ex-
tinguishment Of Indian titles in OklahO-
ma, Indian Territory and other states and
territories. and the opening of surplus
lands to settlement under the provisions
of the homestead law: favors the prohi-
bition of the ownership of lands by non
resident aliens: recommends that all un-
earned railway grants be restored to the
public domain for homesteads: that the
general government should cede its
arid lands to the various states: in
dOrSes the action of the department of
agriculture for what it has done towards
the reclamation of the semi-arid region
and urges congress to continue this
work and extend it; favors the enact
ment of laws to prevent decline in
futures: recommends the admission of
the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico: recommends the rig
id observance of the fish and game
laws of various states. and adoption of
means for their effcctual enforcement:
commends the honorable secretary of
agriculture for his persistent energy
and untiring efforts in his foreign poll
cy'to remove distractions to our meat
trade, create amity between the trade of
this and other nations which will end in
better prices and larger sales and
brighter future for the cattle industry
The minority report opposes a tariff
for revenue believing that such tariff
would be levied on tea, coffee, slt,ar aud
other articles which we most largely
import for general use. and that the
government hold fast to the time hon.
ored patriotic American principle that
in all tariff laws moderate protection
to American interests: and declares in
favor of a fair trial, of the present law,
with reciprocity, and in favor of uon-
partisan tariff commission. to inquire
into the working of labor and all indus
trial calling including agriculture, with
a view to the equitable adjustment of
tariff schedules from time to time. The
report further favors the free, unlim-
tied coinage of American silver as soon
as just ratios can be established be-
tween silver aud gold. which
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gold dollar of equal purchasing power
in all markets of the world: favOrs the
holding of an international monetary
convention to establish such ratio and
secure its acceptance by all COM
mercial nations of the world: but until
such ratio can be so established opposes
the unlimited coinage of silver into the
present legal tender dollar, believing
that such course would drive gold out
OF circulation, lower the standard value,
contract the present volume OF the cir
medium and seriously affect
our foreign trade.
Judge Widney of California, said that
he could not agree with either the ma
jority or minority reports and he Of
fered the following:
We object to the free coinage of sill
YER on the ground that the taxpayer of
the United States is now buying all the
silver output at about 81 cents per
ounce: whereas, it is claimed that the
free coinage will raise the price against
the taxpayer to sl.29 per ounce. We
see no use in the taxpayer advancing
the price of the article against them !
selves for the benefit of the few who
own the silver. We recommend the |
purchase of the silver output by the |
United States for money use at the low
est bidders price just as the govern
ment now buys any article that it needs. |