The historic times., 1891-10-24
The OMAHA CONGRESS.
Resolutions Adopted BY the Transmissis>
sIppi COnVention-Deep Water Further
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| RESOLUTIONS adopted Dy the AFaHSnAssAn
sippi COnVention-Deep Water Furthe
Discussed
OMAHA, Neh, Oct 22.-At the Trans
mississippi congress yesterday Mr.
Fishback, of Arkansas, chairman o
the committee on resolutions. stated
that after working until midnight hi
committee had completed its labors anC
was ready to report
A lengthy discussion arose as to the
manner of disposing of the resolutions
It was finally decided to read them a
length and then adopt them section by
section. This consumed some time anC
the following were adopted:
| Whereas, The interest of mining create:
| and adds to the wealth of the country near
~ 500, ,OO1 OO1 annually, of gold and silver
| alone, whose scarcity means the deprecia'
ton of the farms, the homes and all the rea
| property of the country, as well as the
| wheat, the cotton and the corn produced by
| our toiling millions. and whose abundance
| means increased prosperity to the great
mass of our people;
| Whereas There are millions of acres OF
| the gold and silver bearing mineral lands oi
| the west on which there are thousands oil
| mining properties, both patented and un-
| pat MED within the limits of the grants to
1
minent danger of becoming the property of
these railroad companies; now, therefore,
| be it
Resolved, That this body earnestly ask of
| congress such legislation as vii! protect and
| foster our mining interests and forever pre-
vent our mines and mineral land bearing
| god silver, copper or lead, from becoming
| property Of these corporations and their
grants
That this body ask the delegation in this
| convention from the territories of Arizona
Utah, New Mexico and the states of Cali
fornia, Nevada Colorado, Wyoming Ore
gon Idaho, South Dakota ana Montana,
which have a common interest in this sub
iect, to author re the president TO select
committee of seven members who shall
form q committee for the purpose or secur-
ing such unit and efficient action as will
save these mints and mineral lands to the
people.
Resolved, That our naturalization laws
should be more Stringent AMI that the
United States cOur.s only should exercise
the power Of naturalization.
Resolved, That as tho necessities of the
Transmissi5sipp states demand an ocean
outlet on the northwest coast OF the Gulf OF
Mexico ana the commission of inquiry ap-
pointed under the authority of congress has
reported that Galveston is the only port at
which such deep water as is adequate to the
accordance with this report congress has
authorized the secretary of war TO contract
for The building of such harbOr at Calves
ton, we would respectfully urge upon the
honorable secretary of war the completion
of the jetti4s now under construction as
sp edily a possible, AMI that the western
trunk lines of railroads be requpSsed to ex-
tend their railw ~ facilities to Galveston As
rapidly as the work Of the jetties proceeds
Resolved, That it is the sense of this con
grpss that the immigration laws be so
amended that only immigrants who both
desire and are fitted for American citizen
ship shall be permitted to land on our
shores, ami that the laws should be more
ringent
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 it's next meeting,
tut after the names of Helena and Salt
Lake had been presented the whole
matter was laid on the table.
In the afternoon members of tho
congress were driven about the city for
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 deep water
harbor should be established on the
gulf profitable traffic could be estab-
lished and much would be accom-
plished toward building up an Amer
lean merchant marine. He spoke of
progress made in the work on the Gal
weston harbor and expressed the belief
that in another year there would be
twenty feet of water there
5. A. Thomson, of Minnesota, made
an address on the Importance of water
ways in general, and the beauties of
Duluth as great shipping point in par
ticular. He held that lake transporta-
ton cost only one-twenty-sixt part as
much as rail freight and steamers made
as fast time between Duluth and Buff
falo "a did freight trains. The speaker,
by means of 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
resolution congratulating the people
of Nalesco on having seven teen and
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