The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-23
TRANs-MIssIssIPPI CONGRESS.
Favors Free Coinage of American silver
and Protection of Mineral Lands.

Favors Free Coinage of American silver
and Protection of Mineral Lands.
OMAHA, Oct. 22--The Trans Mississippi con-
gress devoted its morning session to the discus
sion OF the following resolutions:
Resolred, That we petition the president and
congress OF the United States 70 once more at
tempt TO bring about International recognition
ana adjustment OF silver as money, and should
THIS EFFORT fail that limited agreement be
sought with the nations of the Latin union
whereby the minis of those nations may again
De opened Tor the coinage of silver.
resolved, That we petition congress 20 con-
tinue, II possible, to complete negotiations with
the Standardization nations for common
ion.
Senator Warren, OF Wisconsin; Senator McGin-
mis-, OF Montana, and Governor Fishback spoke
In favor of the resolutions, and were followed
by A. r. Hopkins, of Omaha, in opposition.
AT the opening OF the afternoon session 1t was
announced that the next meeting of the con-
gress will De held in New Orleans February IL
TO l6 next
c. o. Doniphan, of Mississippi, spoke In favor
OF Tree and unlimited coinage.
Dr.. Milley, of Omaha, spoke for Gan honest
dollar" and was followed by Senator Warren, of
wyoming, who favored free and I'm United coin
age for the products Of the United States mines.
When the debate closed the congress voted
upon second minority report, which opposed
the free and unlimited coinage of silver and
for the purpose OF establishing universal ratio
of gold and silver values. All the states voted
against il except Minnesota, South Dakota and
fourteen delegates from Nebraska The vote
stood 70 for and ll6 against
The vote upon the first minority report, favor
ing free and unlimited coinage of all silver
offered to the United States minis, was then
taken. 1t stood Sc for, % against
vote was then taken on the majority report
favorfng free coinage of silver for the American
product only. 1t resulted, l02 for and As against
The states voting 'syes" were: Arizona, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska (ffteen votes), New
Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota (ten votes) and
Utah. The "noes" were: Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Ne
braska six votes) Texas lone vote).
The report of the committee urging upon con
gress the practcability and necessity of en-
couraging the reclamation of arid lands b. ir-
rigation was adopted.
The resolution calling upon congress to pro-
tect the owners of mineral lands in Arizona,
Utah, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Ne
vada, Wyoming, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and
South Dakota against possible loss from the en-
croacnments OF railroad grants was adopted.
All interesting debate arose over the resolu
ton by Miller, of Nebraska, in declaring that the
interstate commerce law was hindranee to
interstate commerce and should be repealed
He spoke at length on the subject and referred
to the visionary schemes to which the people
resorted for relief. The people of Nebraska for
instance, appealed from God Almighty to the
Nebraska legislature last winter, but the AL
mighty got His work in this summer by giving
a magnificent crop and the work of the legisla-
ture had faded out of mind
Colonel Gage, of California said the inter-
state commerce law had benefited some of the
Eastern commercial centers, but had been an
abuse to the trans Mississippi states. The re-
solution was then laid over until the next ses-
sion. A resolution was adopted recommending
that the Democratic and Republican national
conventions be held in Omaha next year, and
the congress adjourned sine die.