Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
THE VESTS DEMANDS
Formally Made Known by the Big
Trans-Mississippi Congress.
FREE SILVER DESIRED, OF COURSE.
Congress Asked to Give Arid Lands to States
Containing Them.
PROVISION FOR PUBLIC IRRIGATION

DENVER, May 22-The report of the
COMMITTEE on Resolutions Of the Trans
Mississippi Congress, which was made last
night, recommends that Congress pass the
burrows bill, appropriating SIC, O,OOO,N 900 for
the building and maintenance of levees on
the Missouri river; demands wise govern
mental supervision of railroads; recon-
mends the granting of liberal charters and
subsidies to steamship lines under the
American flag; favors the admission of Ari-
zona and New Mexico into the Union; asks
Congress to pass the Torrey bankruptcy law;
the cession to the different States of all the
arid lands except mineral lands; to enact
such legislation as will foster our mining
interests; recommends more stringent natur-
alization laws; favors the immediate con-
struction of the Hennepin Canal, and the
immediate completion of the jetties at Gal
weston.
A Stand for Free Silver.
Upon the silver question it asks that Con-
gress be petitioned to repeal all laws which
in their effect work dishonor upon, or in the
least challenge the sovereignty, of the silver
dollar as an absolute measure of values, and
to restore to silver the place given it as
perfect money by the trainers of our Govern
ment. The Congress also asks the Presi-
dent and Congress to attempt to bring
around an international recognition and ad-
justment of silver as money, or that 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 COM
mon currency for this Continent south of
Canada A minority report of the silver
clause simply demands the free and un-
limited coinage of silver" No action was
taken on these reports in the forenoon
session.
To-day the fine hand of the Louisiana
Lottery combination was manifested in the
defeat OF resolutions calling for a constitu-
t1onal amendment by which lotteries could
be legalized in any State. The vote stood
95 to So
A Grist of Resolutions Introduced.
The remainder of the day was spent in the
consideration of resolutions All were
passed as reported by the committee, but
warm debate was provoked by the question
OF the Government ceding arid lands to the
States and Territories.
Texas offered resolutions indorsinp the
Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and ex-
tending congratulations to the managers for
work thus far done. NIcKesson, of Ne
braska, presented a resolution to petition
Congress to favor ship railways between the
Atlantic coast and interior perts. A reso-
luton deploring the enacting of a law by
the Forty-nlnth Congress, prohibiting for
eign capital from investing in real estate
and mines, was adopted.
1t was agreed that the basis of representa-
tion to all future Congresses shall be as fol-
lows: Each State and Territory five dele
gates-at-large, one for every 100, 900 and
ma jor portion thereof, one for each Board
of Trade in cities of 5000, one for every
water-line operating on and west of the
Mississippi river, one for each agricultural
society, one for each county agricultural as
sociation; that two conventions year. in
spring and fall, be held, and that the next
held in New Orleans
The Disposition of Arid Lands.
Majority and minority reports on arid
lands were read. The former urged the
cession of arid lands to the States in which
they are situated, and limiting individual
purchases to 800 acres at not less than 81 25
United States be eligible as purchasers,
funds derived from such sale to be devoted
to the development of irrigation and the
reclamation of arid lands. The minority re-
port was devoted to a strong argument for a
system of Government irrigation that would
bring these lands under cultivation. Colo
RADIO offered substitute asking for the
ceding of arid mineral lands to the respect
i've States and Territories Texas offered
an amendment fayoring ceding arid lands to
States and Territories, providing that such
lands be held for the purpose of constitut-
ing and maintaining permanent fund to
be used for the purpose of free public edu-
cation. A lively debate ensued, and vote
was taken on the amendment offered by |
Texas. The amendment was withdrawn |
and the substitute for the minority report |
was lost. The question required on the |
minority report, which was defeated by a |
vast majority, and the majority report was |
adopted A recess was then taken.
The Evening Devoted to Silver.
Silver occupied the evening session. Ma
jority and minority reports were read, and |
the debate opened with G.. D. Clark, of |
in the chair. The majority re-
port favored from unlimited coin
age of silver to expedite
business, the minority report was
withdrawn. Hon. G. G. Symms, of Colo
RADIO, spoke upon an amendment submitted
by ex-senator Tabor, enlarging the scope of
the resolution. There was not a monometal-
ist in America to-day, he said. They are
all bimetalists. An objection being raised,
The minority report was submitted and SUBJ
stituted as the second clause of the majority
report, the change committing the conyen-
ton to free and unlimited coinage, instead
IF restricting the minting of American sill
yer.
E. P. Ferry, of Utah, moved the adoption
If the majority report. He was followed
~ Camp Clarke, who spoke for the farmers
rom Missouri to Washington, and would
7ote unanimously for the coinage. Judge
Goodwin, of Salt Lake, also spoke in favor
# the report, and INDUCED in review of
he development of public opinion in favor
# silver. Silver had been held at pre-