The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-14
A PART OF THE UNION
That Is What President ECCOlnell Con.
S!d2S .ae Hait.
FREE COINAGE RESOLUTIONS
Tho First Days Business OF the
TransnisslsslppI Congress-
Favoring the Annexation
OF Hawaii

SAN Francisco. Feb. i3.-The Trans
mississ ssippl congress opened here this
morning at Golden Gate hall. In brief
address President Mcconnell stated tho
object for which the gathering was called.
"Wc must not forget no declared,
"the west is part OF this great union OF
states, and We must consider the interests
Of the whole nation as we'll as OF tho
west"
iie urged that some representative OF
the congress be appointed 4 permanent
secretary with a liberal salary who would
maintain an office in Washington 10 urge
upon the national legislators the objects
OF the congress.
Judge Miles delivered an address of
welcome on behalf of California. Mayor
Ebert of san Francisco welcomed the
congress on behalf OF the city.
Governor Prince of New Mexico re-
turned thanks on behalf of the congress.
After appointing a committee on creden-
tials the congress took recess.
During the recess caucuses were held.
On reassembling the congress received
and adopted the report of tho COMMITTEES
on credentials. Committees on order OF
bAsiHNss. ft6cAAAASbs tAu oAAsNA A-shsNAf
were appointed.
After the report Of the credentials COM
mittee had been received IL was agreed
that the delegations from each state be al.
lowed to name four members of each COM
mittee. An avalanche OF resolutions was
presented, several favoring free coinage
of silver. Other resolutions relating tn
mineral lands within tho limits OF railroad
land grants; another fayoring absolute
government control Of the Nicaragua
canal; another demanding the admission
of New Mexico 10 statehood, were intro
duced. 4 resolution by eN-Govcrnor
/ Prince. New Mexico. fayoring the annexa-
| ton Of Hawaii and declaring any attempt
/ at the restoration OF the govern ment OF
the cx-queen repugnant TO American prin-
ciples. was loudly cheered. A resolution
by Delegate Lloyd demandsthe foreclosure
of government mortgages on the Central
and Union Pacific railways aud fayors
government control of these properties.
All the resolutions were read and referred.
At the evening session Governor Nc
Connell spoke on the subject of the Nica-
ragua canal. He said: ut Is desired to
admonish the people as 10 the great dan
ger Of putting into the hands of any pri-
va,e corporation any grand highway traf-
fic, whether railway or canal. The peop,e
of California for 20 years had suffered as
the result OF such action. Tho United
States government should own and con-
troll the canal. We arc told We can't ii2h,
the conditions which confront us. The
thunder we can't. We can and will. SIM
uly bccll,c President Cleveland or Sena.
tor Morgan did not believe in 1t, are the
people to give up this great enterprise?
say not. cleveland and Morgan never
believe in anything that is TO our interest.
II they have. never hclrl Of it,"
Governor Mcconnell declared the peo-
pie would build and own the waterway be-
tween the two great oceans IL they have
TO fight FOR the privilege. His remarks
were emphasized by the convention with
three ruusing cheers and tiger.