Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-22
Amounting 10 Nearly n Hundred
Millions OF Dollars
Annually.
TIE MINES SHOULD Br SAVED
TO THr PEOPLE.
ny telegraph to tho NEwat
rU,Ns.nIssIsSIr CONGRESS.
The Debate ga Tree Coinage Deferred
Mineral Lands. etc.


OMAHA, Net, oct. gi.-rhe debate
on thr free coinage ofGllvcf, which was
On the programme for this morning'a
session Of the Tfans.M lssl-sippl Con.
rf.s, was deferred until some later
session, aud oX-Goyefnor Hubbard u
Texas addressed the delegates on n
deep water hagbor on the gulf.
AZ the afternoon session there was
lnngihy discussion M 10 the manner Of
disposing Of the report Of the committcu
ON resolutions. 10 was finally decided
70 reid them nnd adopt them section
by section. Those adopted arc on
land grants, naturalization ana tho
Gulfdcep hsrbOr matters.
The first named sets forth that tho
Interests Of mining creates and add.
10 the wealth Of this country nearly
hundred millions Of dollars annually
oi gold anu silver alone, product
whose scarcity means depreciation Of
the values Of farms, homes aud real
property OF the country, NJ we'll
NJ 10 the wheat, cotton and corn
produced by our toiiing millions,
and whose abundance means increased
| comfort and prosperity; that there arc
millions 81 acres of gold aud silver
bearing mineral lands In the west,
within the limits Of the grants 10 tue
| Pacific Railroads, aud In Imminent
/ danger ~ becoming the property Of
| theau roads, aud earnestly ask " Con-
| gfcfs such leglslation ~ will project
and foster the mining Interests aud
| forever prevent mines aud mineral
lands bearing gold, silver copper or
/ lead, from becoming tho property %
/ these corporations under their grants.
u Il recommended that the conven.
ton authorize the president TO appoint
a committee " seven membcfs, which
shall take steps 10 secure such united
and efficient action ~ will save thoso
mines aud mineral lands Ia tho people.
TnE RESOLUTION on sATuRALIzA.
TIOs
says that our laws In this respect should
/ Dee mEde more stringent, and only
/ United States courts should exercise
| the power " naturalization.
Another resolution scta forth that tho
necessities Of Ttans.Misslhsippi states
demand an outlet on the northeast
coast Of the Gulf OF Mexico; urges tho
secretary Of war 10 completion ON tho
jettles now under construction At
Galveston Ne speedily NJ possiblc, and
that the Western trunk line railroads
bo requested 10 extend their railway
facilities 10 Galveston NJ rapidly ~ tho
work OF the cities proceeds.
Another resolution declares that II IL
tho SENSE Of this Congress that the Inn
migration laws 10 40 amended that
only immigrants who both desire aud
ntu fitted for American citizenship
shall be- permitted to land on our shores
aud that the laws should DO more s,ria.
| gent.
Upon the silver question there wcr.
three reports, all Of which were laid
over Tor future discussion.
The convention attempted % flx tho
place for the next meetirg, but, after
tho names Of salt Lake and Helena
were presented, tho matter was laid on
tho table.
Col. Gresham spoke ON the deep wAte-
harhur question and the benefits which
would accrue FROM Galveston harhor.
He expressed the belief that In a ycsr
there would he twenty feet OF water
there.
a mother resolution waa adopted urg.
lug COngfera 10 provide for the further
Improvement OF Galveston hnrbor, and
CONCENTRATING the people Of Nelasco on
having u! feet Of water IN their hRr-
bOf.
Adjourned until tomorrow.