The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-11-29

t1one the majority having voted TO res
fuse to place euch a accommodation in
the report to be made by it.
Delegate Roche OF California. in q
brief address. urged that tho farmers.
from protection or free trade stand
point. were entitled to government aid
90 matter of justice, ms long as manu-
iacturers were aided. This aid, by vir-
tue Of agricultural products being of an
export, not an import character, should
be secured by q bounty on exports.
Delegate Lubin OF the same etate fol-
lowed in an argument on the same
lines, occupying good portion OF the
remaining allotted time.
Delegate Frank B. Cannon OF Utah,
for the majority Of the resolutions COM
mittee, opened the opposition, declar-
ing his belief that such a proposition
could only aegravate the ills of the
farmer and only increase the responsi-
bilities OF the government. 1t was inn
practicable, az no such bounty could be
made equally just to all farmers. He
opposed it also because it was class
legislation.
W. Bryan of Nebraska argued that
the subject WAS not one Of general dis
oussion in the tranem Mississippi congress
or in any considerable degree any where,
and therefore was not sufficiently d.
gested BY the people to warrant action
by the congress upon it. Help to the
farmer lay not in extending q vicious
system, but in keeping it down. The
natter was referred to the next session
took the usual noon recess.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Immediately upon the reass en- bling
Of the congress this afternoon partial
report was submitted to the committee
on resolutions, and without debate the
following were adopted as the sense OF
the congress:
Resolved, That the transmit asippi
commercial congress respectfully and
urgently requests legislative action on
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 invests
gate the alleged discrimination against
American railways, American transpa-
cifc steamers and American coast cities
by the privilege given to United States
consuls outside OF the United States to
pass goods to the point OF destination
without apprasement or inspection.
Resolved, That this convention recon-
mend the encouragement by congress OF
more extended trade relation1 with the
West Indies and the republics of South
America, in 30 far as such relations can
be extended by friendly legislation.
Resolved. That this congress, repre-.
senting the interests OF the great west,
do most earnestly petition the congress
of the United States to pass such laws
a. will insure to the inha bitante OF the
territory OF Alaska protection to landed
interests, q proper administration of law
and order throughout the territory, and
extension of mail fac .lities In the Yukon
river district to Northwestern Alaska
and the Fish river district. To better
carry out this resolution we earnestly
ask that commission be appointed at
the next session of congress, of which
the governor OF the territory shall be an
OK offioio member whose duty it shall
be to visit the different sections OF the
territory and to render q report to con
gsese; and that such recommendations
take due form of law by appropriate
legislation.
Resolved, That the Illinois and Mis-.
Bissippi canal, known as the Hsnnepin
canal. and connecting the Mississippi
river and the great lakes, receive suffi.
cient appropriation annually from con-
gross to speedily finish the work.
Resolved, That this convention,
through it's secretary, request all men,
beers Of the United States congress from
the transmississippi ststes to favor lib.
eral appropriations for q deep water
harbor on the Texas coast, and also APP
preparations to ascertain to what ex-
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navigable.
SAN PEDRO HARBoR.
Resolved, By the transmissssippi DON.
gross. that the congress of the United
States. at its coming session, be urged
to provide Tor the construction OF q deep.
water harbor at San Pedro, Cal, es
already determined bv the several acts
OF congress. and in accordance with the |
several recommendations of the boards |
of the United States engineers, as shown
by executive documents numbers 50 and |
Al OF the fifty-eecond congress, first and |
second sessions, and that the further
improvement of the interior harbor at
San Pedro be earnestly recommended.
In addition resolutions were adopted |
favoring the calling of the attention of |
congress to the need of Improvement of |
Oakland hsrbor, the Sacramento and |
San Joaquin rivers and Islay creek, Cal.
ifornia; favoring the construction of a |
cable to Hawaii and one to the Farsllone |
islands. and also isvoring the proper
protection and defense OF Puget sound |
by Notifications and a detail OF war
ships.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following resolutions also were |
adopted:
Favoring the cession of the nom min
sral arid lands to the several states and !
territories in which they are situated
providing for the appointment OF com
nittee OF five to attend conference
called by the national grange of Patrons
OF Industry for the purpose OF consids
sidering the tariff and monetary uues-
tione; urging upon the execuiive de-
psrtmenS to speedily put into effect the
act OF congress opening Il p for settlement
the Unc0mphsgre and Uintah reserva-
tions IN Utah favoring the continuous
appropriation of money for the continu-
ancs OF present improvements in the
Mississippi river and such new ones as
shall be needed, included dredging and
5ettying as far as practicable; urging
congress to pass enabling acte providing
for the admission of Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona as states;
deploring the present condition OF
affairs n the Indian territory and favor.
ing the adjustment of the Indian gov
n pr mt fnv tafa