The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-29

VI ttAe- Wan lSeScfTaIlOE
The Improvement of Alaska Ter.
ritorial GOverament--BuiId Of
Great Canals and the Admission
of All the TerritorIes-A Lively
Days Session.
st. Louis, Nov. 2S.-At the morning
session of the Trans Mississippi con-
gress, the California delegation, under
a special order allotting two hours tc
the discussion of staple agriculture
opened the debate upon proposition
in favor Of a bounty upon exported
agricultural products, which cannot be
aided by a protective tariff so long as
the manufacturers receive such protec-
ton. The proposition was in the form
OF a minority report from the commit
tee on resolutions, the majority having
voted to refuse to place such recon-
mendation in the report to be made by
the committee. Delegate Rouche. OF
California, in a brief address, urged
that the farmers, not from q protection
or free trade standpoint, were entitled
to government aid as a matter of jus
tfce as long as the manufacturers were
aided; this aid, by virtue of a-ricul-
tural products, being of export and
not import character the only method
was a bounty on exports.
Delegate Lutsin, of the same state,
followed in an argument upon the
same lines, occupying good portion OF
the remaining allotted time.
Delegate Frank J. Cannon, Of Utah,
for the majority of the resolutions COM
mittee, opened the opposition by de-
cfaring his belief that such a PROPOSE
ton could only aggravate the ills OF
farmers am increase the responsibili-
ties of the government It was i'm
practicable, as no such bounty could
be made equally just to all farmers,
not questioning the assertion that it
would ultimately reach the farmer.
He opposed it because it was class
legislation
W. j. Bryan, Of Nebraska, argued
that the subject was not one of general
discussion in the Trans Mississippi sec
ton, or in any considerable degree any
where, and therefore was net sufficient
ly digested by TIE people to warrant
action by the congress upon it. The
help to the farmer lay not in extending
a vicious system, but in keeping it
down
The matter was referred to the next
session of this congress.
The congress then took the usual
noon recess.
Immediately upon the re-assembling
of the congress this afternoon a partial
was submitted by the committee
on resolutions md without debate the
following we're adopted as the sense 0f
the congress:
Resolved, That the Trans ississi ppi
Commercial congress respectfully and
urgently request legislative action in
behalf OF the prompt construction Of
the Nicaragua canal under the control
and supervision of the government OF
the United States.
Resolved, That the Congress Of the
United States be requested to investi-
gate the alleged discrimination against
American railways. American trans
Pacific steamships and American coast
cities by the privilege given to the
United States consulS outside of the
United States to pass goods to the
point of destination without appraise-
ment or inspection.
Resolved. That this convention re-
commend the encourag cement by Cor
gress of more extended ira IL relations
with the West Indies and the republics
of South America in so far as ST. n
relations can be extended by friendly
legislation.
Resolved, That this congca.;s. replc-
senting the interests of the grea- west,
do most earnestly petition - Con-
gress of the United States u pass such
laws as will insure to the Inhabitants
of Alaska territory proteclin1 to land
ed interests, a proper administration OF
law and order throughout the Terri
tory and extension of mail facilities in
the Yukon river district 70 north" esq
ern Alaska and Fish river districts,
and to better carry out this resolu-
ton we earnestly ask hat a. commits
sion be appointed at the next session
of Congress, of which the governor of
the territory shall be IN ex-ottici1
member, whose duty it shall be TO
visit the different se,-'hEs Of the ter
ritory and to render IL report to Con-
gress; and that such recommendation
take due form of law ny appropriate
legislation.
Resolved, That the Illinois and Mis-
sissippi canal, known as the Hennepin,
and connecting the Mississippi river
and the lakes, receive a sufficient ap-
annually from Congress to
speedily finish the wory.
Resolved, That this convention.
through its secretary, request all mem
bers of the United States Congress
from the trans-M Mississippi states to
favor liberal Appropriations for deep
water harbors on the TaXas coast and
also appropriations to ascertain 10
what extent the riy4's Of Texas can lie
made navigable.
Resolved by the Trans-Mississippi
That the Congress of tie
United States at the coming session DE-
urged to provide for the construction
IF a deep water harbor at San Pedro,
Cal, as already deterInine,I nv he sew
.ral acts of Congress and i'll a",;ort!:lEce
with the several reco concentrations of
the boards of the Uni.ei States arYny
engineers, as shown by executive doc
lments Nos. 80 and ii, of the Fifty
second Congress, first and second ses-
sions, and that the furrher improve
nent of the interior harbor. ut san Pc
1ro be earnestly re eoiurnendad
In addition, resolutions were cdt D.
led favoring the calling Of the attan-
ion of Congress to tna need Of i'm
3rovement Of the Oak ami ilarbor, Sac
.amento and San joaquin rivers and
[slay creek, Cal; favo 'ing the co,isIruc
ion of q cable to Hawaii ana one to
he Farallone islands, AMI also favor
ng the proper protaceitn and defense
If Puget Sound by fvrrilication5 and
l detail of warships.
Also these resolutions were adopted:
Favoring the cession of the non-min-
raj arid lands to the several states
md territories in which they are situaI-
ID. DrOyiding for the aO-nir mont of 2