The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-27
FREE BIMETALLIC COINAGE.
It Is Discussed by the Trans Mississippi
Congress.
EFFECTS OF The ANTI-SILYER BILL.
Congress Strongly Endorsed for Giving a
Bounty on SugaT-0ther ReSOlu-
tons Are Adopted.
7FECTS OF The bNII-SILYER BILL.
special to THE MORNING CALL,

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26.-In the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress to-day
resolutions were adopted as follows: Re-
Questing Congress to refer the question of
improving the Southwest Pass Of the Mis-
sissippi River to a River Commission ia
voriug the construction of the Nicaragua
Canal lis distinctly an American work, and
requesting capitalists to aid in its cOnstruc-
ton; approving and indorsing the acts of
Congress giving a bounty on sugar, and ad-
mitting machinery for the manufacture of
sugar free, and requesting Congress to make
liberal appropriations for teaching beet
sugar chemistry; that all unearned railroad
lands be restored to the public domain; that
Arizona aud New Mexico be admitted as
States
Discussing Free Silver.
The silver question, the special order of
the day, came up, mad a free bimetallic
coinage resolution was read by the Secre-
tary. Patterson Of Colorado then spoke on
the subject. He said that up to 1870 gold
and silver were always legal tender and uu-
Ill 1873 silver was on a par with gold, but
after that il was almost clasSed As one of
the baser metals. In 1873, when he was in Con-
gress, the silver bill was under discussion.
Some of the most intelligent members who
voted against tile bill did not know they
voted 10 demOueliZe silver and to class 1t
among the baser metals. When this O. V
ernmeut demOnetized silver Germany did
alike, and One-ha1 Of the business world
was injured.
Encouraging Industry.
lie attributed the financial disasters Of
one year and a half ago to the anti-Silyer
bill, and said it caused England 10 call IN
frfil fTFu. This He 9SEprTpt
than 20o OF the $50 members Of Congress
were pledged % vote for the bill when IL
came up. II WAS not Oaly members from
the silver States that advocated the meas
ure. lie alluded 10 the bounty on sugar,
and said he ala not begiudLe > cents per
pound as every industry should be cucOuT-
aged or all the industries n the country
the silver miner and producer are the only
labOrerS who do not ask the Government Tor
a bounty. They only ask for the Tree coin
age Of American silver. They want no
bounty and free silver could not be con-
Stned as Il bounty. If silver is made legal
tender, it will Increase the demand for II
and eventually place 1T on par ltn gold.
Result or the Ballot.
Harvey Of Utah spoke for the romonetiza-
tion Of silver and eN-GuYernOr Morton Of
Nebraska against il. Colorado. Idaho,
Montana. Nevada. Wyoming, Arizona New
Mexico and Utau voted for the resolution TO
urLe the passage of a free-Silyer bill, and
Missouri aud Texas cast a majority Of their
votes the same way. Arkansas and Iowa
voted solidy against, and Kansas, Louis
lana and Nebraska cast majority in oDpo-
siti0n. The vote stood 1}2 for and 50
ganst. Resolutions were adopted that the
immigration law be amended so that only
immigrants who both desired citizenship
and are fl for II be permitted 70 land that
only Uuited States courts should exercise
the power If naturalization; that the Gen
eTal Government should speedily eXtinguish
the Indian travel system. Tie next con-
ventiou viii be held in Ogden, I tah on the
FIRST Tuesday Ia May, 1898.