The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-04-25
THE TARIFF AND SILVER ROCKS.
On Whic,, the Kansas city Commercial
tongr's> Split Reports of the
tOmtnittee,

Committee.
KANSAS Cry. April 18. Interest today
centcrcd upon The reports from the com
mittee on resolutions. They were similar.
except that the majority declared in
favor of free coinage and tariff for
rcvcnue only. while the minority report
opposed free coinage and declared in
favor of protection.
The majority report favors the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and the
issuance of a sufficient amount of legal
tender notes to be redccmable in both
gold and silver, to restore the equilibrium
between money and all other products:
declares unaltrrablc opposition to the
protective tariff principles; favOrs a tariff
for evenuc only; declares that the inter
state of the country should be
controlled 10y the general government.
and that the interstate commerce com
mission be strengthened by appropriate
legislation, favurs a liberal policy for the
Improvement Of the Waterways, and es-
p~ccially the Mississippi river and its
alIlurnts; indorscs the lIcnnrpin canal:
favOrs the construction of n ship canal
connecting the northern lakes with the
Atlantic: favors the establishment of a
navy yard at some pointon the Mississippi
river neal its mouth: declares that the
Mississippi river can be and should be
made navagihle for ocean steamers for "A
considerable distance above New Orleans.
and recommends the construction of
lcvcrs from the head OF navigation to the
gulf; recommends Il ship canal form the
hcadwaters of the Ohio to Lake Eric and
a ship canal from the head of Lake Su-
pcrior to the Mississippi river: favors the
construction of the Nicaragua canal as a
distinctiycly American work, under
American control; favOrs such reforms
in methods of taxation as will remedy the
injustice Of unequal taxation and as will
plac" a Just share of taxation upon the
accumulated wealth Of the country: ia
vOrs a national bankrupt law: condemns
trusts and combinations: favOrs the
amendment of immigration laws 50 that
only immigrants who both desire and are
fit for American citizenship should he
permitted to land upon II shores: IA
vors the opening of the surplus lands t.
settlement under the provisions of the
homestead law; favOrs the prohibition OF
non resident alien ownership of lands,
recommends that all uncarncd railway
grants be restored to the public domain
for hOmestcads; that the government
should ccdc its arid lands to the various
states: favOrs the enactment of laws tC
prevent dealing in futures: recommends
the admission of the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona into the union.
The minority report opposes a tariff
for revenue believing that such Il tariff
should be levied ON tea. coffee. sugar and
other articles which We most largely i'm
port for general use, and recommends
that the government hold fast to the
time honorcd patriotic principle that il
all tariff laws Il moderate protection t,
American industries shall prevail and
declares in favor of It fair trial of tn,
present laws with reciprocity. and in
favor 81 q partisan tariff cUmImIssiof
To- iuquir" into the working of labor ano
all industrial callings including agricuI
turc. with a view 10 the equitable adjust
mcnt If tariff schedules from tim" It
time, making the silver dollar and gOIC
dollar Of equal purchasing power in al
markets of the world; favOrs the holding
OF an international monetary convention
to cSta pilsh such Il ratio and secure III
acceptance 10y all commercial nations .
the world. but until such ratio can be 81
established, opposes the unlimited DIN
age of silver into the present legal dol
lar, believing that such Il curse would
drive gold out of circulation. lower thu
standard values, contract the present vol
unc of the circulating medium AN,
seriously cripple our foreign trade.
The Great Northern railway has pu
train service on $50 miles of new extcn
sion To the Pacific coast: the line opcnc,
running from Pacific Junction. near For
.AssinnibOinc. Montana, to the Rock,
mountains. which. when crossed into TIM
Flathoad lake country, will give tina
road two routes over the cOntinenta
range. the other being between Hclcni
and Butte. The Great Northcrn's cy
tension to Puget Sound will be 80 miles
the shortest transcontinental line.
A recent number of the Century Mag
azine contained IA graphic account of thu
pcrils attending the trip of the frs
wagon train across the plains to Califor
mia. 1t took over six months. ever,
day of which was one of danger or hun
ger. New the journey can be made il
four and a half days via the Montana
route of the Great Northern railway
from st. Paul or Minneapolis. in perfect
safety and comfort, and three good meals
Il day.
Us Please point out to your ncighbor'
and friends hat the az Great North
crn is the desirable route to and from
Great Falls, to leading points in Mime
sofa, the Dakotas, Montana and the Pa
citic coast. ~ Round trip tickets ant
lowest rates to Washington, Oregon ant
California. "t81 Call and see Agen'
Kelly for full particulars concerning
trip anywhere in the United States.
| Dissolution Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the co
partnership formerly existing between
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