The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-24

ciu~lons Arrived ~ AFTER = hitter n I'd
Exscnded Argument ON the Report %
the Committee an Resoiution~-->"me ~
the state Delegations Withdraw bes"rs
Adjournment.
KANSAS CRY. Mo-. April io.-Thc
Commercial congress was called "a or
der NJ 10 o'clock. :. A. Thompson.
secretary Of the Duluth chamber 81
commerce. under suspension ~ the
rules. spoke on transportation and
waterways
Gen. n. &. Catchings. Of Mississippi,
was the next on the programme 70 dis
cuss transportation and waterways
Hon. .. II. Murphy, Of Iowa, spoke on
the iIenncpin canal.
The COMMITTEES on resolutions re-
ported in t..safternoon. The majority
report fayors the adoption by congress
81 bill authorizing free. unlimited
coinage 81 silver. and the issuance 81 a
81 fiicient amount Of legal tender notes.
to be rcdccmablc in notes botn gold
and silver. 10 restore the equilibrium
between money and all other products;
declares the congress tn be unalterably
opposed 10 the protective tariff princi-
pie: favors tariff for revenue only,
and urgesS congress 10 enact laws
10 place the tariff upon .
purely revenue basis AZ as early date
as practicable: declares that the inter
state commerce ~ the cs,ntry should
be- controlled by the general government.
and that Interstate commerce commits
sions should be strengthened by appro-
pirate legal legislation: fayors special
effort for the improvement Of the Mis-
si>sippi river and lis affiuents: favors the
construction Of a ship canal connecting
the northern lakes with the Atlantic
ocean: favors the protection Of
harbors and navigable rivers that
discharge their waters into
the ocean. and the establishment
of "A navy yard az some eligible point On
the Mississippi river near the mouth:
declares il 10 he the judgment 81 this
congress that the Mississippi can be and
should be navigablc for ocean steamers
OF such class a. now enter the port II
New Orleans, and for considerable
distance above that port. and recon-
mends the early passage Of a measure
similar TO the one known as the I;cEr-
roughs bill. which provided an appro-
pr:ation Of $40. Ooa. 900 to b. used in the
construction 81 ievees from It. Paul to
the gulf.
The minority report opposes a tariff
for revenue. believing that such a tariff
would be levied on tea. coffee. sugar
and other articles which we most largely
import for general use. and recommends
| that the government hold fast 10 the
| time-honored patriotic American prin'
ciple. that in all tariff laws there should
| be moderate protection 70 American
! industry: and declares in favor Of fair
\ trial az the present laws with reciprcc-
| ity and in favor 81 :. non-partisan
/ tariff commission - inquire into the
| working Of labor and all industrial call
| ings. including agriculture. with . view
| 70 the equitable adjustment of tariff
| schedules from time to time
! The report further favors the free. un'
! limited coinage Of American silver nnt
1 gold. which should make the silver dol
| lar and the gold dollar Of equal pur
| chasing power in all markets Of TIT
| world: favors the holding OF an interna
4 tional monetary convention 10 establish
such ratio and secure its acceptance b.
| all commercial nations Of the world
but until such ratio can be establishes
opposes the unlimited coinage Of siive
into the present lcgal-tender dollar: be
lieving that such a course would driv
gold ont Of circulation lower the stand
ard values. contract the present volum
Of the circulating medium and >eriousl
cripple our foreign trade.
Following is the minority report 81
fcrcd by California:
We object "a the free coinage Of silver o
the ground THAT the tax payers 81 the Unite
states are now buy ny all Of the silver outpu
az about q cents per ounce. whereas Il l
claimed that the free coinage viii rails
the price against the tax payers Sig ~
ounce. We see use ~ tax payers AL
yancing the price ~ the article again.
themselves for the benefit Of the fc
that own the silver. We recommend th
purchase OF the silver ontpns Of the Unite
states for money use AZ the lowest bidder
price lust a. THE government now buys an
article IL needs.
The argument on tha adoption Of tn
report Of the committee on resolution
was very bitter. but the majority r.
port was adopted As whole withot
amendment. and the announcement ";
received with vocifcrous cheers frol
the majority.
The vote in detail was as follow
Washington. no 3. Wisconsin.
vote: south Dakota. no vot
Louisiana. aye =: no 1: A
ALBANIA. ave !: Colorado.ayc ?. no 4: Cal
fornia. no vote: Arkansas, ave ): Utal
no vote: Texas. ave 10. no 1; OlSlahom
! ave Ono >: Ncbraska.ayc 5;NIissouri.a,
20. no :: Mississippi. aye ;: Minncsot
ave I. no .: Michigan and Kentucky. Z
vote: Kansas. aye :. no 20: Iowa. aye
no I: Indiana. aye ?: Illinois. aye :. !
>: Ohio. aye :. no .: Tennessee. no vot
Indian Territory. no 4; New Mcxic
mol.
As soon a. quiet was restored u
Minnesota delegation rose % its feet |
one man. and Mr.. T.. v. Smalle
J speaking for his brother members. sa
that Minnesota wished - cmphasi
the objection 20 making the so-call'
non-partiSan congress bitter partiss
|. convention. and in orsicrt 10 do this 50 III
! there would be no mistake aS 70 the
attitude. the delegates filed out ~ u
hall amid the cheers. bowls and cal
~ those who remained.