The Lamar register., 1893-05-06

San FrarcIsco was selected as secretary,
Colonel W. II. Harvey havlng declined. Each
transmIssissippi state wns authorized TO ap-
point member of the executive committee.
In the evening a largo and distinguished
gathering greeted T. NJ. Patterson OF Denver,
who spoke on the free coinage of silver
The third days session OF the TransmissIs-
sippi Congress was busy and important one
AT the morning session u member OF the con-
mittee on resolutions reported back to the
Congress the resolution on the Nicaragua
canal, which, after 4 lengthy discussion, was
amended and adopted as foilows:
Aesoiroi, That the speedy construction o.
the Nicaragua canal is most important to the
maritime, commercial, Industrial and pollti-
cal Interests of the country, and that every
reasonable cndeayor should be made by the
United states to obtain from Nicaragua an
absolute title to sufficient territory to construct
such a canal, the same TO be constructed and
owned by the United States.
Iu the afternoon the following resolutions
on silver coinage we're introduced:
Rssoired. That we demand that the Congress
Of the United States immediately reopen the
mints Of our country TO the free and ualimiIed
coinage of both silver and gold ON equal
terms al the present ratio Of sixteen to one,
aud that the government use coins OF 10th
metals without dis erimluatiou.
h.soired, That we arc unaiierAblF opposel
to the repeal Of what is known AS the Sherman
silver purchasing act until 1t Is rcplac a with
law providing for such free and unlimited
coinage.
Enthusiastic spesehes were made by rcpfe-
aspts,ives OF the most OF tho transmsstssippl
states, every onc OF which was loudly cheercd
sad veil punctuaiet with applause No ac-
ton vas taken.
Governor Prince OF New Mexico introduced
The following resolution, which gGs adopted
/ Hstolref, That thi. Congress ask the dIrcc-
I tors Of the Columbian Expositioa 10 set apart
day In the month OF September next To be
known 81 Silver Day. Nhsn addresses on
I the silver question can be delivered and the
4 dag Otherwise oclebratcd in an appropriate
mAnner.
! In the evening the CoagreSs Sal addressed
/ BY senator stcuaF.
Z Thursday morning the silver question cane
up again-
A member called up the silver resolution,
Ehieh had bern discussed thoroughly the dsy
before, and before the goldite1 knew It the
I resolution bad been passed without dlssent-
{ iug vote This causei the friends Of the
J Ehi,e metal 10 so Wild With enthusiasm.
/ IEish aud a number OF the California delegates
I eaiereG the ball Just A. the vote was an
nounc-d and demanded that ,hc vote be re-
considered, As they had uaIarsao.tI that q
vote ~>- 10 bs takeu at 10 O'Clock and they
I uaHsci 10 20 en- record
I The chair stated that IL ras no i@alt of the
CoaSr-ss that ihe gentlemen we're not in their
seats looking after their own interests, aad
/ refused to consider t0otIon 10 reconsider.
/ However, sfter -our debsie, the vote wa r,-
considered anil vote bg sts:ss was taken, re-
sRlting In tho c1mpl.te aau,aiiatlon OF the
I gold sertiou- The vote ~a4 2'e!jjs aye, 4Oa &C.
/ Part Of the moruisc session and all the A.
yrrscoa .ession sz- devoted to the questioa
3 statehood OF Utah. palNitbsGaadins. the oppo-
.,i.oa 81 Utah Liberals. a r,solutioa favoring
I lmme,Iifts statehood for iAe Territory was
] adopted. The dchAsr ~aa IN extremely heated
( one Coionri Irish ani 7. NJ. Pzttersoa tah,
ins sitss with the novTnoc. people. Both gen
Z tlcmsn made speeches
The oppositioa care fron loezi people
[ only. The leader being Mayor BaskIa q salt
Lake. The Utah delegation bad met aad de
I c!dcdso keep tue question out OF the conyen-
7 tlon n possible bot The committee or resoiu'
. lions decided to reooaa mend the adoption OF q
7 resolution aud - rerorted. Il Was adopted
I by a vote OF lds To IL
D After brief discussion over hydraxiic min-
Ing IN Caihoruit the Congress passed resolu-
tons. recommending appropriations for hAr-
7 Dor improvements ca the Pacific aud Gull
ooA.:s-
The evening" sersio.. which vas saort, va.
devoted To a discussion OF irrigation and arid
lands Al o'elool, the Congress sdjoared Io
I meet uext year At SAr Francisco.