Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-11-26
THE SILVER MEN.
The National Mining Congress at
Denver, Col
Resolutions Passed in Favor of BimctalisI.a
"A Demand as to How the Treasury
Department Shall Pay Out
Customs Receipts.

RESOLUTIONS Passed In Favor OF BfmctalisI1
"A Demand as to How the Treasury
Department. Shall Pay Out
Customs Receipts.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 21.-The committee on
resolutions sent the following report to the
mining congress
WHEREAS, The demonstration of silver
worked practical violation of every con-
tract then existing in the United States. en-
taiied uncounted losses. reduced prices more
.han 81 per cent, and its effect is practically
10 make debts perpetual, as it takes from
the oebtor the ability to pay that it causes
contraction in the currency; that we believe
.he certincates OF the government backed
uoilar Tor dollar by gold or silver coin on
oeposlt IN the treasury of the United States
IS sate and sound currency, and has beer
approved by the people
<'eSofced, That the first national mining
congress is unalterably in favor of the prin.
eipie OF bi-metalism as approved by Jeffer.
son ana hamilton, enacted into law by con
eress IN 1873. and accepted by the country
lor all public and private business for the
nis' eiSnty years OF our country'S history
thaI we believe gold and silver not one
TO the exclusion OF the other are the
money metals of the constitution; that
VIC are opposed to any law which treats
siiVer as commodity; that we believe that
gold ana silver should have bv law equal
rights and monetary purposes and to that
ehd we demand of the congress of the
ohlted states the enactment of a law by
"nich silver shall be coined free in all the
Hih.s equally with gold. and to have
with IL ruiz and unrestricted monetary
power, and that the coinage be in the ratio
oi sixteen to one, and when the coinage is
represented by treasury notes each dollar
snail represent 4l2ls grains OF standard sill
yer Or 25. 8 grains of gold
WHEREAS, By section 1868 of the Revised
"a nj ted tofo Rofty
United states Is pledged to the payment of
It's oDliSatfons in coin or its equivalent; and
WHEREAS, By section 1864 I: is provided
that the coin paid for duties on imported
goods shall be set apart as special fund and
snail be applied-frst. to the payment in
com or the interest on tho bonds and notes
OF the United States; second. to the purchase
or payment of per century of the entire
debt OF the United States, to be made up in
eAch hscal year, which is to be set apart as
sinking fund. and the interest of which shall
III IKE manner be applied to the purchase or
payment of the public debt, Us the secretary
OF the treasury shall from time to time d.
rect: third, the residue to be paid into the
treasury: and
WHEREAS, Millions OF dollars of duties on
imported goods have been paid INTO the ma.
tional treasury since the year A. d. 1878, in
silver coin and silver certificates, not one
cent OK which has been by any secretary of
the treasury at any time devoted to the first
and second objects hereinbefore specified;
and,
, W WHEREAS, Every secretary of the treasury
since the passage of the Bland bill has vic.
lated and disregarded said provision.
fesotred, That our senators and representa-
tiVes in congress assem- led be requested to
take, without delay, such step as shall be
necessary to ascertain why the treasury de-
partment refuses to obey the statutory re-
quirements and to insure their vigorous en-
forcement in the future.
WHEREAS, The supreme court of the
United States, at the October term 1890,
thereof, while concedfng that no direct ad-
judication thereof had been made, declared
the legitimate differences of several of it's
decisions to be "that the exception of min
eral lands from grants in the acts of con-
gress should be considered to apply only to
Such lands as were at the time of the grant
known to be so valuable for their minerals
as to justify expenditure for their extrac.
ton" and
WHEREAS. This dictum of the supreme
court if 1t should become law, would invest
the Pacific railway companies holding
grants of land from the government with a
vast number of the best mines discovered
within the limits of said grants by prospect
ors and miners who have located thereon in
the honest belief that said grants were linn
lted to agricultural lands only declared
in the acts of congress making them.
Resolred, That the congress protests
against any construction of the statutes of
the United States which will result in such
system of wholesale confiscation and the
consequent enrichment of the great com
binatfons already enjoying the bounty of
the government. and calls upon the repre-
sentatives of the people in congress as
sembled to take such prompt and immedi.
ate action as may be within the constitu-
tional prerogatve to destroy this threatened
danger.
Resotred. That the alien act, at least so far
as it operates to exclude foreign capital
from investment in mining lands in the ter
ritories, is false in principle and pernicious
in effect, and that, therefore, the interests
Of the mining territories demand at the
hands OF congress an immediate repeal.
Quite number of speeches followed the
Introduction of the resolutions.
The Connecticut delegates objected to the
passage of the resolutions by accIamation
The roll of states was then called, with the
following result: For the free and uni limited
coinage of silver 4S1 votes, against votes.
When the state of Connecticut was reached
great enthusiasm was manifested by dele
gate from that state arising and saying that
they had come to learn. When he an
nounced the entire vote in favor of the res
oiution the most intense enthusiasm
manifested. The delegates arose, and for
fully three minutes pandemonum reigned.
When the vote of Canada and Russia was
announced In favor of the resolution there
was another scene of confusion. When the
total vote was declared there was q scene of
indescribable excitement. Delegates arose
in their seats, threw their hats in the air an d
shouted themselves hoarse. 1t was some
minutes before order was restored.
telegram was sent to A. J. Warner, of
Ohio, and the executive committee appoint
ed at the st. Louis national silver conven-
ton, of which he is chairman, thanking him
tor his efforts in behalf of silver.
A resolution was passed asking congress
to pass a law protecting agriculturists and
such law or laws as may en- courage the in.
dustry of hydraulic mining and to prevent
the damming of navigable streams.
A resolution was passed asking con :ress
to protect the forests of the mountaiuS and
to encourage the cultivation of tire"
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of.holding the next meeting. The matter was
decided by the selection of Helena, Mont
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