Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-23

DENVER, May 22.-The report of the
/ committee on resolutions of the Trans
Mississippi congress, which twas made
last night, recommends that congress
pass Burroughs bill appropriating $1O,-
100000 for the building and mainten-
ance Of levees on the Mississippi river
demands governmental supervision OF
railroads; recommends the granting OF
liberal charters and subsidies to steam
ship lines under the American flag; ia
vors the admission % New Mexico and
Arizona into she union; asks congress
to pass the Torrey bankruptcy law; to
cede the different states all the arid
lands in their borders except mineral
lands; to enact such legislation as will
foster our mining interests; recommends
more stringent naturalization laws and
the immediate completion of the jetties
at Galveston.
congress OF the United States be petit
toned to repeal all laws which in their
effect work dishonor upon or in the least
challenge the sovereignty of silver dol
lars as an absolute measure of value,
and to restore to silver the place given
it as perfect money, by the trainers of
our government. et
The congress also asks the president
and congress to attempt to bring around
the international recognition and ad-
lustment OF silver as money, or that q
limited agreement be sought with the
nations, of the Latin union, whereby
the mints of those nations may again
be opened for the coinage of silver.
1t also favors negotiations with the
Spanish American nations for common
currency for this continent south of
Canada.
The minority reports silver clause
simply demands free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
The forenoon session today was entire
ly taken up in the discussion of the
majority report, and at noon the con-
gress took recess without having taken
final action.
In the afternoon the fine hand of the
Louisiana lottery combination was man
ifested by the defeat of the resolutions
calling for constitutional amendment
by which lotteries could be legalized in
any state. The vote stood 95 to 90.
The remainder of the day was spent
in consideration of the resolutions. All
were passed as reported by the commit
tee, but warm debate was provoked by
the question of the government ceding
arid lands to the states and territories.
A resolution deploring the law of the
Forty-ninth congress, for the prohibi-
tion of foreign capital from investment
in real estate and mines, was adopted.
The majority report on arid lands
urged the cession of the arid lands to the
states in which they were situated, and
limiting individual purchases to 800
acres, at net less than $1.25 per acre,
and that only citizens of the United
States be eligible as purchasers; the
funds derived from such sales to be de-
voted to the development, irrigation
and reclamation of the lands. The mi
nority report was devoted to strong
argument for system of government
irrigation that would bring the lands
under cultivation. After much debate,
participated in by Senator Warren of
Wyoming, Judge Belford of Colorado,
Delegates Gum of Idaho Morse of Col
orado and Hardy Of Utah, the various
amendments offered were voted down,
and the majority report was adopted by
large vote.
1t was voted to hold two meetings
each year, one in February and one in
November. A basis OF representation
was fixed
At the evening session the silver re-
ports were heard. The majority favored
free. and unlimited coinage of silver, and
the minority report was withdrawn.
There was a lengthy debate on the ques-
tion tonight, participated in by Simms,
Ferry, Goodwin, of Salt Lake, and
others.