The morning call., 1893-04-26
MCCOnnelI's Profession of
Faith.
CHAIRMAN OF THE CONGRESS.
San Francisco Chosen as the Next
Place of rieeting - List of
Vice-Presidents.
Special to THE MoRN1xe CALL


Both men are distinguished for audacity.
Mcconnell, as United States Senator from
the new State of Idaho, startled that stad
body by declaring that the Government
mortgage of S12, 600. coo on tile Southern Pa
cihc was changed from first TO second
mortgage through the payment of S500,000
In English money, and challenged the Senate
10 call FOR dates, figures and mares, chal-
lenge which was not taccepted.
a. c. Fisk recently called down upon his
head the denunclations of the Eastern press
by suggesting at the session of the Bimetal-
lie League, at Washington. that it might
soon become necessary for the Western
States TO seek an alliance with the silver
producing countries of Central aud South
America.
Governor Prince of New Mexico intro
dueed Governor a. l.. Thomas of Utah.
who had been detained from yesterdays
session by railroad accident.
Soon after Governor Thomas began his
speech he was interrupted by the arrival of
Senator Stewart of Nevada, Senator Warren
of Wyoming and Hon. I. NJ. Patterson of
Denver. These gentlemen were received by
the members with prolonged cheers, amount
ing almost to an ovation.
Governor Thomas IN his speech took ad
At The close of the address the following
resolutions were introduced:
BY Montana-On the mineral lands in the
grant to the Northern Pacific.
BY Secretary Brady OF the Galveston
Chamber of COmmerce-Regardin the har-
Dor oi that city.
A. c. Fisk of Denver introduced a series
of resolutions covering every subject likely
to come before the Congress. which led the
chairman of the Kansas delegation to state
that not having heard distinctly lie would
! like to know if the Kelley cure had been
| indorsed.
The committee on permanent organiza-
| ti0n reported as follows: For president,
| Governor w. j. Mcconnell Of Idaho; sec
retary. w. II. Harvey of Ogden, Utah;
sssistants-W. j. Easterbrook of Oregon
and o. W. Crawford of Texas.
| A minority report suggested for president
the names of a. c. Fisk of Colorado and j.
| W. Bent of Washington.
A vote resulted as follows: III for the
the minority and l46 for he majority.
The standing of Governor Mcconnell on
silver was challenged by Congressman-eect
| Pence of Colorado.
| Colonel John p. Irish defended Governor
McConnel's standing declaring that it was
llutuiouS W CudlIdNae the Stunning Oh an
Idaho man, as Idaho would probably not
| allow an anti-silver man TO live peaceably
| = ithin her baTders.
Governor White declared that the con-
gress should know where it stood on this
! question.
Mcdonnell being called out placed him
self on record as favOring the free coinage
| of silver in the ratio OF 10 to l of gold
The committee on permanent orCaniza-
| ton presented the following list of
e-presidents: Hon. w. a. Cheyney,
Arizona; Hon. W. NJ. Fishback. Arkansas;
@ L. Hicks, Colorado; A. j. Hanuaford,
Idaho; John J. Ollie, Oklahoma; Governor
l.. b. Prince. New Mexico; James A. Muir
| ray. Montana; C. c. Goodwin, Utah; j.
W. Ady, Kansas; General George Afford,
Texas; Congressman W. j. Bryant, Ne
| braskR; Colonel j. W. Feighau, Washing
| ton; w. f. Sharon. Nevada; Governor
Shortridge, North Dakota; William John
son, California; General II. B. Compson,
Oregon; w. II. Taylor Iowa w. b. Archer,
Missouri; c. E. Bladeuburg, Wyoming.
Bleeding Kansas promptly came to the
front with one Of her domestic fights. j.
W. Ady had been named as the vice-presi-
dent from Kansas. and Congressman Todd
protested. and wanted the name of Gov
tInOr IeWellyn substituted.
A. W. Stubbs was proud of the fact that
he was not a delegate appointed by the
Governor, and as a representative of the
State lie objected to the name of ]. W. ADV
being taken down to make room for the
"arcident Governor"
John H. Liter of Oklahoma objected
also to the accident Governor" who
thought that ftty-eight was a majority of
125 legislators.
Congressman Todd arose white with rage
and denounced the insult to the Governor of
Kansas as coming from the Representative
| of a Territory which was Settled by the
refuse of the universe"
Peyt0n of Utah suggested that the Kansas
militia be called out at once
Stubbs took the floor in defense Of ADV,
but Murphy of Montana protested that
bleeding Kansas should not bring her
wounds and sores to be paraded before the
congress.
T. NJ. Patterson of Colorado proposed as
compromise that both Kansas statesmen
be honored with places on the roll of vice
presidents.
A. d. Clark of Iowa said that IL he had
known that lie was coming 1000 miles to
hear n discussion of Kansas politics he
would have stayed at home
Governor Waite of Colorado voiced the
opinion that the congress should not be
called on TO settle a question which was
purely political. The Kansas delegates
should settle 1t among themselves.
Johnston of California proposed that the
Kansas delegates be locked up in room
until they agreed ON vice president.
The majority report was finally adopted
and recess taken till 2P. NJ.
AT the afternoon session Stubbs announced
that everything was lovely in the Kansas
delegation. Lewellyn would be the vice
president from Kansas and Ady the men,
Der OF the executive committee. The an
nOuncement was received with cheers.
| Secretary 0. w. Crawford of Nebraska
read an able paper on water power and
irrigation and the great part they PLAYED
| in the development and growth of Ne
braska and the West.
| Governor Mcconnell was installed presi
dent of the congress, and In his address
begged the members to bear in mind that
this congress was called to further the
commercial interests of the West, ana not
the interests of any political party. While
1t was practically unanimous for free silver
1t was not backing up the so-caled silver
| party.
Resolutions on transportation were intro
| duced, among them one on theimprovement
OF the Trinity River, by General G. T. AL
word OF Texas. on the classification of rail-
way lands, on the Improvement of the
| deep-water harbor at Galveston, on the
| Improvement of the Missouri River. on the
| Nicaragua canal and others of minor i'm
| pOrtance.
| 1t was expected that there would be n
fight on the selection OF the next meeting
place OF the congress. as San Francisco and
Dallas, Tex, were bidding for the plum.
1t was soon evident. however, that Cali
| fornia WAS in the lead, and Texas retired,
making the selection of San Francisco
unanimous. The date was left TO the ex-
| ecutive committee.