The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-16
After Sharp Contest the Simon
Pure Coinage People Score
a Victory.
Hart's Substitute Voted Down and
.-. an Amendment by Weed "
Defeated.
Gov Toole Shows Uneauivocaliy How He
Stands-The Resolutions M Finally
Adopted.

The national mining congress completed
its labors yesterday, and the result Of the
three days session was an overwhelming
victory of the unlimited free coinage. peo-
pie, and at the same time the wreckinR OF
any hope the third party people might have
had that their candidate would receive the
support of the congress. Thos. M. Patter.
son. Of Colorado. clearly defined hia own
position aa we'll rs that Of every republican
and democratin the congress in the morning.
The question before the congress was an
amendment offered by Il. d. Weed of Mon
tana. Mr.. Weed said he felt that the lam
guage in the resolution rejecting on the
old parties WAS uncalled for. The amend
mont struk out all reference to b oxen
party promises Patterson. defending the
committee report, said: II think it Is very
unfair for the opposition to continually
throw in our teeth the statement that wa
are hero in tbs interest OF the peoples
party. am democrat; free silver coin
age democrat, aud am not now, nor will
ever be. a Weaver man." This dsolara ii on
had great deal to do with carrying the re-
port Of the committee.
The first business before the congress was
the Hart amendment. The originator
made good fight for his substitute, but ii
was defeated by q vote of eighty-four to
20S. United States District Attorney Weed,
of Montana, then tried to amend the ma
jority report ON silver. His proposal caused
a great deal of debate. Gov. Toole was
among the speakers and he made one Of the
strongest pleas Cor the majority report
heard during the congress. Franklin Lam
ders. of Indiana, also took the same side AZ
the governor. Weeds motion was defeated,
and then the first section of the resolution
was passed. The fight was not over. how
ever, the same contest being made over the
second section of the resolutions. referring
to the instruction OF members of the elec-
toral college in the silver states. Chairman
tion. his own handiwofk, and too. was
carried. Finally all the resolutions were
carried by a viva vooe vote.
Hon. Lawrence A. Brown. of Besverhead
county. during the debate on the Weed
amendment, asked the privilege to talk on
the subject from the standpoint of prae-
ticRl miner. He told how he had left the
democratic party on account of Mr.. Cleve-
lands views on silver, and he said he was
not only IN favor OF the majority report
but did not think it WAS quite strong
enough. He st uck popular chord in the
COuVcubtOH duO Wdo ENTHUSIASTICALLY Ap-
plauded.
There was great deal Of discussion over
a telegram A. J. Seligman wanted the con-
gress to send to the United States senate,
but it ended as the originator of the tele-
gram desired.
Ono peculiar fact developed yesterday,
and that WAS that the Montanians were d.
vlded on every proposition that came up,
Every time there was roll call the Mon
tana delegates had to he polled separately.
On the Newlands electoral resolution the
only votes against were fifteen from Illinois
and twelve from Montana.
Before adjournment resolutions of thanks
to all the officers OF the convention. to
Chairman Hauser and Secretary Brown,
and George w. Irvine, of the executive
committee, and to the citizens of Helena.
were adopted.
The executive Committee decided, at a
meeting held after the congress adjourned.
to hold the next session in Salt Lake City
in December next. large majority of the
delegates will leave for home this morning.