Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-20
MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS-.
Fully One Thousand Delegates Presen at
the Opening Session,
NO SPACE ALLOTTED FOR PROXIES
only Routine Business Transa Cted-
Threatened split When the Vote
on Permanent Organiza-
tion is Taken.

| iS"'SiS VI puullC ODlulOn IN the north. south
ana west, responded promptly this morning
at III o'clock when the doors of the Fif teenth
street theater were opened to the second
session of the trans Mississippi congress
| such an array Of intelligence is seldo IN seen
ana the ousinessike air of the delegates pro
duccd a speedy dispatch of business and the
| ruling out of everything that could in any
measure interfere with the aims of the pro
motors, who have only commercial In tores IS
at stake. That the meeting will be dIvested
politics is apparent. Agriculture trans
portation and mineral development are the
only topics under discussion aud tho re port
order of business clearly indicates that nc
ulterior motive is masked by the call for the
| convention.
| Routine business occupied the day and to-
morrow the delegates will be called upon Ia
| vote upon the question of permanent organi-
zation. This is the first trou ble threatened
and possibly the convention will irrey ocably
| divide over the question ofsilver
Ex-Governor Anthony Of Kansos was
nominated In committee for cha irman, with
ID. NJ Ferry of Utah second choice. The
former met with strong opposition owing to
an interview in which he is said to hay @ used
the words ~ am in favor of free coin age If
H.
lar" This alleged declaration aroused the
animosity Of the western men and the vote
stood to Z, two delegates being absent. AS
no compromise could be reach ed two reports
will be submitted, and it is probable that
Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans may
eventually preside
Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans and a
1ull complement from Louisiana reach ed the
Guy at uayoreak, having been delayed by
overflows on the lilo Grande. which caused
thom to ride fifty miles with the water. over.
the car aXes. They brought han dsome
foral ornament six feet high, surmoun ted by
dove, as present to the temp chair
man. w. w. W. Behan of New Orleans
presented the emblem The Crescent City
has hopes of capturing the convention for the
third session. and is only opposed by Wich-
lta, which will make a hard fight for the
coveted privilege Southern delegates will
insist upon appropriations for the Miss issippi
RIVER, and IN return will favor the claims of
Galveston for deep water harbor. Texas is
divided against ITSELF, Houston asserting
that Galveston published an official map of
ieXas and omitted it completely. AT con-
ference this afternoon it is said Galveston
offered to publicly apologize, but il the apol.
oogy Is not forthcoming Hous ton will intro
duce a scathing resolution and throw its
strength against the island town.
On the resumption of business in the after
noon the committee on creden tials reported
territories with several en- route TO hear
from: The actual number in atten dance
could not be estimated owing to the brief
time allowed the committee
recess of half an hour was profitablv
employed by the reception committee in dis
trlbuting souvenir badges. These were of
conventional style, suspended from solid
clasp and embelhshed with a small silver
prick the entire metallic decoration being
1000 fine.
Mayor Shakespeare of New Orleans was
invited to the stand for five mi nutes'
speech, and amid loud cries Of insisten ce he
was compelled to mount the platform He
was received with cheers that were prOl onged
Tor several minutes. He said he hardly
thought the compliment was person al. 1t
was his fortune to be placed In his city to
grapple with one of the greatest questions of
this country. They had one of the most
peaceable cities in the country, certainly an
American one. Cheers. He was called
upon to cope with thousand imported as
sasslns whose equal in crime could not be
found elsewhere. Americans had no fear of
way and paid no attention to idle boasts. He
left his own city in peace and had no appre-
tensions but that it would remain so.
EX-GOVERNOR George Il. Anthony OF Kan
sas 3 said he did not care to talk to people who
did not want to hear him. He confessed EN-.
barrassment to follow Mayor Shakes peare,
whom he remarked had occupied the,thoughts
OF every man, woman and child
lor the last Two months. 1t would
pay all to attend the convention
If only to hear Mr.. Shakespeare. He could
say that New Orleans was an A American city.
SO he could say of every other city in the
United States. Cheers. Theory said that
this country could con test ANYTHING that was
wrong. He would say if there was any thing |
That lay heavy on the stomach to throw it |
out. All were entitled to the fruits of equal |
ity, but to pluck them they must be 4 meri- |
can citizens.
A No -
called upon, and drawing out n roll of manu- |
script entered into discussion of the mater |
lal resources OF the country from the oast of |
Name to the Arctic sea. He urged cheap |
water transportation by river and rail and |
declared the time had come for a fus Ion of |
south and west. They were too power full to |
submit to the dictation of the middle states.
Reciprocity of interest was demanded Give
up the - cents on the dollar Eastern men
took cereals by Il dcmonet2ed dollar He
endorsed the resolution adopted at the Gal.
weston meeting favoring free coinage and
insisted that congress take remedial stems
The government bought silver at gS cents
and coined it into coin at Sl.29, and thus rob
bed the farmers. Silver producers alon lost
sl5 OOO,OOO year and farmers great deal |
more on account OF their greater produ ction
The speaker cited statistics to susta in his
position, and closed by referring to the rapid
depreciation OF farm. lands in MaSSachl setts |
and the alleged influence of Wall street in
congress. He also requested Gentlemen hay
ing resolutions in their pockets to wit hhold
them II they were calculated 10 produce dis
sensiou.
At this juncture the commit zee ON order of
business reported, According 10 their rec
ommendotion the convention will set daily
from n. m. to p. Ia., with two hours recess
al noon. Dates for the discussion Of special
subjects are as follows; Tuesday, Q a. m
silver coinage, each speaker limited to
twenty minutes; Wednesday. 9 :3l a. M ir-
rigation and reclamation of ar ia lands, rams
Mississippi imDrOV ments, gov
eminent control of levees, Hcunopn canal |
Other subjects to be discussed at the first !
opportunity are railway legislation meri-
can lead, government of the western states
and deep water on the gulf coast. No prox-
les viii be accepted.
Crawford of Texas offered an amend ment
to the subjects for discussion preseryat ion of
forests of the United States and reprod ucing
forests of the United States.
Another delegate explained that the sub
Icct had been covered under the head tim
ber culture, but the motion was adopted.
Aidelegate from Louisiana SuEgcsten q ma
Jional board of health as further tonic.
Adopted.
Utah wanted indian lands given in sever
atty and proyidcug for their sale With
drawn.
The report IN full as amended was adop-
ted.
Major Il. j. Hinton, special agent Of artes.
ian uuGeriloW and irrigation inquiries ad-
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