The record-union., 1891-11-21
MINING CONVENTION.
IN FAVOR OF THE PRINCIPLE OF
BI-METALLISM.
Congress Asked to Pass Laws b.
Which Silver Shall be Coined
Equally With Gold.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

DENVER, Nov. 20.-The Committee on
Resolutions appointed by the Mining
Congress agreed upon their report, de-
claring that certificates oftheGovernment,
backed dollar for dollar by gold or silver,
or silver coin on deposit in the Treasury of
the United States, is safe and sound cur
rency and has been approved by the peo-
pie.
That the first National Mining Congress
is unalterably in favor of the principle of
bi-metallism.
That gold and silver-not one to the ex-
clusion of the other are the money
metals of the Constitution.
That gold and silver used for monetary
purpose should have equal rights, and to
that end it is demanded of the Congress
OF the United States the enactment of
laws by which silver shall be coined free
in all mints equally with gold, and to
have with it full and unrestricted none
tary power, and that they may be in ratio
of l6 to l, and when coinage is repre-
sented by Treasury notes each dollar
shall represent 4l24 grains of standard
silver of 25.S grains gold.
WHEREAS, The SUPP eme Court of the United
States has decided THAT the ex .ept.on of
mineral lands from grants made Uy an, Act of
Congress saould be considered to apply.onIy
to such lanes as were at the time of the grant
known to be so valuable for their minerals a
to justify the expenditure for their ext-ac-
tion;' and whereas, this dictum of the Su-
preme Court, if it should become law would
invest the Pacific railway companies holding
grants OF land from the Government with a
vast number OF the best mines discoVe
within the limits of said grants by DOS
pectOrS and miners, who have located thereon
IN good faith and developed and sold therein
IN honest belief I'll az said grants Were limited
To agricultural lanLS only, as declared in Acts
OF Congress maxim, them.
ReSo5Ced, That this congress protest against
any construction CT the statutes of the United
States which will result in such system OF
whC1 sale confiscatiol and toaseodent en-
rchn 1t of the great combi ,;ttions alrt ady
enjoying the l ou lty of the Government and
calls upon the representatives OF the people in
Congress assem- mbied to take such prompt and
immediate action as may be within the con-
stitut lal prerogative to destroy the threat
ened Q.,n zer.
IeesoIoed, That he Alien Act. so far as it
operates to eXcluue foreign capital from in
vestment in mining lands in Territories is
false in principle ana pernicious in effect and
demands its Immediate repeal.
At the mining congress this morning
r. G. Powers of Arizona, an avowed adj
vocate of free coinage, occupied an hour
in discussing the use of silver from the
earliest days of the worlds history to the
present time.
E. r. Brown of Aspen said America
should declare for the parity of metals.
AT this juncture Senator Stewart arose
and announced that he did not own one
share OF Comstock stock, thus refuting
an old allegation.
Judge Harley Morse of Colorado spoke
for twenty minutes in favor of free coin
age.
Martin Maginnis of Montana de-
nounced Campbell in scathing manner
for his cowardice in not advocating the
platform upon which he was nominated.
Congressman G.. A. Cassidy of Nevada
dnPlQFnH 4
child in Nevada were united in favor of
free and unlimited coinage. Cassidy ad-
vocated the forcing of the political parties
to make that question the dominant issue
OF the next campaign.
In the afternoon e. G. Howell of Cali
fornia made speech, placing his State on
record as in favor of free and unlimited
silver coinage.
General Doniphan of Missouri and
Dennis Sheedy of Colorado also spoke
eloquently in favor of free coinage.
Judge Goodwin of Utah made an ad-
dress, in the course of which he said he
did not believe the lower house of Con-
gress would pass free coinage bill this
winter, unless with the hope Of the Presi-
dent vetoing it. He thought they would
come to their senses, however, in time.
lie then moved that the resolution for
free coinage of silver be passed by ac-
clamation.
nc NoHHectIcuG Qe1eg2LeS ODlecteQ TO
the passage of the resolution by acclama-
ton, and the roll of States was called,
with the following result: For free and
unlimited coinage of silver, 4S1 against,
8. When Connecticut was reached great
enthusiasm was manifested by the dele
CATION from that State announcing their
vote in favor of the resolution, and when
the vote of Canada and Russia was an
nounced i'll favor of the resolution there
was another scene of confusion. When
the total vote was declared the delegates
went wild, and it was some time before or
der was restored. A resolution was passed
asking Congress to enact law protecting
agriculturists, encouraging and rehabiH-
tating hydraulic mining and preventing
the danlming of navigable streams, also
to protect the forests of the mountains
and encourage the cultivation of trees.
1t was decided that the next convention
be held at Helena, and the congress ad-
journed.