Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-23

THE QUESTION or ARID LANDS
DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Hyde EnieayOrs 10 Have the Con.
gress Recommend Statehood
for Utah.
n.sineS~ Transacted by the members
Yesterday.

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commit tee on resolutions Of the trans
Mississippi Congress, which wns made
last night, recommends that Congress
pass the Burroughs bill, appropriaIing
sl0,O0D,UJO for tho bullding aud main.
tcnance OF leyccs on the Mississippi
fivcf, demands the Government super.
vision OF railroads, recommends the
granting OF liberal chatter and subsi-
dics for steamship lines under the
American flag; iavors the admission
Of New Mexico and Arizona into the
Union; asks Congress 10 pass the Tor
rey Bankruptcy law; 10 cede To tho
diilurontSlales NIL the arid lnnd, except
mineral lands, 10 enact such legislation
ne viii foster our mining Interests; zee.
ommends more stringent nauiralizl.
ton laws. the immediate completion
VI the jctties ut Galveston.
Upon the silver question II asks that
Congress he pctitioucd 10 repeal all
laws which In their effect work Ills.
honor upon, Or In the least challenge
the sovereignty Of the silver dollar a.
an absolute measure Of values, and to
restore TO silver the place given II ~
perfect money by tho trainers OF our
government.
Tho congress also asks the President
ami COngrcssto attempt 10 bring around
an international recognition and adj
Justment Of silver rs money, or that
limited agreement be sought with tbs
nations Of the Latin union, whereby
the mlnta Of those nations may agnin
bc opened for the coinage OF silver. II
Also favors the negotiations with the
Spanlsh.Amerlcan nations for u COM
mon currency for this continent touth
Of Canada.
In the majority report the silver
clauae simply demands the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver.
The forenoon session today was On.
tirrly taken up In the discussion Of the
majority report, aud at noon the con.
gress took recess without having
taken final action.
The fine hand OF the Louisiana lot.
terry combination was manifested Ia
the defeat u resolution calling for n
constitutional amendment In which
lotteries .hall not he lcgalizrd In any
State. The vote stood 05 10 IS.
The remainder OF the day was npent
In consideration ofthu resolutions. a II
were passed a. reported from the conf
mittce, but warm debate was pro-
voked by the question OF the govern
mont oodlng the arid lands,to the States
and Territories.
A resolution deploring the law Of the
Forty-ninth Congress prohibiting
foreign capital from investing Ia real
estate and mines was adopted.
THE MAJORITY REPORT on ARID
LANDS
urged the ccssion Of arid lands 10 the
States In which they are situated, and
limiting individual purchases 10 800
acres, at not less than sl.e5 per acre,
and that only citizens OF the United
States he eligible M purchasers, the
fund derived from such sails to bc de-
voted 10 the development OF irrigation
aud the reclamation u arid lands. The
minority report was devoted 10 a strong
argument for system OF government
irrigation that would bring the lands
under cultivation.
After much debate, participated ia
by Senator Warren OF Wyoming, j Judge
Beford Of Colorado, Delegates Gum OF
Idaho, Morse OF Colorado and Hardy Of
Utah, various amendments were Of
iered and voted down and the majority
report adopted by large vote.
II was voted 10 hold two meetings
each year, one In February and one In
November. A basis OF representation
wns fixed.
At the evening session tho silver re-.
ports were heard. The majority fav.
orrd the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver and the minority report was
withdrawn. There was n lengthy de.
bate on the question tonight, par,lc.
pated In by Symms, Ferry, Goodwin
Of Salt Lake aud others.
THE QUESTION OF STATEHOOD FOR
UTAH.
DENVER, May 22.--Mr. Hyde, Of
Utah, ~ not ono of those men who let
II chance Of carrying his point slip by.
In the Trans. Mississippi congress 10.
day, when the rrimblc resolution came
up, he resumed his endeRvors 20 have
the congress recommend statehood for
Utah.
Editor Goodwin thon moved that the
resolution be made general In IT, pro-
vision, aud read that all tho territories
he admitted M soon rs qualified.
The latter was carried and the reso.
luton on Indian matters was replaced
by substitute TO abolish reservations
aud tribal relations; dlsarm the In.
dlans; give them land In sevoralty;
make them amenable to the laws OF tho
state In which they might he, and open
the remainder OF the reservation lands
TO settlement.
The day was spent In discussing the
resolutions and the only changes OF
moment were these mentioned above.
The night session was spent In dis.
cussion OF silver, the question bceing
as 10 whether 10 favor tho coinage OF
nil silver or simply the American pro.
duct. Many Of the delegates left Tor
home this evening believing the main
work Of the convention done. Those
who remained used upa great deal VI
oratory aud rhetoric on the question.
At about O'Clock the congress ratified
the majority report In favor Of the
coinage Of American silver only. Tho
majority WAS very narrow, being by
three votes. The convention then
adjourned and viii meet next year In
Omaha.
Tho Quarterly Pension Payments.
WAsIuNGTUN, May 22,-Secretary
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