The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-29
ALL FOR SILVER.
Mr.. Bryan Has His Own
Way.
HE RULES THE CONGRESS.
Carrying 1t for the White
Metal.
SOME PLANS OF IMPROVEMENT.
The HarborS of Oakland and San
Pedro Will Probably Receive
Especial Consideration.

the California delegation, under a special
order all0ttIng two hours to the discussion
of STAPLE agriculture" opened the debate
upon proposition in favor of a bounty
upon exported agricultural products which
cannot be aided by protective tariff, so
long as manufacturers receive such protec-
ton. The pr0posit on was in the form Of
a minority report from the committee on
resolutions, the majority having voted to
refuse place 10 such a recommendation in
the report to be made by it. Delegate
Roche of California, in brief address,
urged that the farmers. not from a protec-
ton or free-trade standpoint, were entitled
to Government aid as matter of justice,
as long as the manufacturers were aided.
This aid. by virtue of agricultural products
being of an export, not import, character,
the only method of aid was by a bounty
on exports. Delegate Lubin of the same
State followed in an argument upon the
same lines, occupying a good portion of
the remaining allotted time.
Cannon of Utah and Bryan of Nebraska
opposed the proposition.
Immediately upon the reassembling of
the conference this afternoon partial re-
port was submitted by the committee on
resolutions, and without debate the fol-
lowing were adopted as the sense Of the
congress:
Resolved, That the Trans Mississippi Com
mercial Congress respectfully and urgently re.
quests legislative action on behalf of the prompt
construction of the Nicaragua canal under the
control and supervision Of the United States.
Rescued, hat the Congress of the United
States be requested TO investigate the alleged
discrimination against American railVVaVa
American trans Pacific steamships and Ameri.
can coast cities by the privileges given TO the
United States Consuls outside of the United
States to pass goods 10 the point of destination
without appraisement or inspection.
Resolved, That this convention recommend
the encouragement by Congress of more ex-
tended relations with the West Indies and the
republics OF South America in so far as such
relations can DC extended by friendly legisla-
ton.
RESOLVED, That this congress- representing
the interests of the great West, do most earn
eStly petition the Congress OF the United
States to pass such laws as Will insure to the
Inhabitants of Alaska Territory protection to
landed interests, proper administration OF
law and order throughout the Territory, and
the extension of mail facilities in the Yukon
River district to Northwestern Alaska aud
Fish River districts. 10 better carry out this
be appointed at the next session OF Congress,
OF which the Governor OF the Territory shall be
an eX-offcO member whose duty it shall be to
visit The different sections of the Territory and
TO render report 10 Congress; and that such
recommendation take due form of law by APP
propriate legislation.
ResOlUed, That the Illinois and Mississippi
canal, known as the HennepiD, and connecting
the Mississippi River and the lakes, receive
sufficient appropriation annually from Con-
gress TO speedily finish the work.
RESOLVED. That this convention, through its
secretary, request all members of the United
States Congress from the trans Mississippi
States to favor liberal approximations for deep
water on the Texas coast. and also approprla-
tiOns 10 ascertain TO what extent the rivers OF
Texas can be made navigabe.
Resolved, That the Congress OF the United
States at the coming session be urged to pro-
vide for the construction of deep-water har-
Dor at San Pedro, Cal, as already determined
by the several acts of Congress and In accord
ance with The several recommendations Of the
boards of the United states army engineers, as
shown by The executive docum hts numbers 80
and Al of the Fifty-second Congress, first and
second sessions, ana that the further improve
ment of The interior harbor at san Pedro be
earnestly recommended
In addition resolutions were adopted favor
ing the calling of the attention of Congress 10
the need OF Improvement OF OAKLAND Havbor,
Sacramento and S Joaquin rivers and Isas
Creek, CAL; favOriDg the construction of
cable to Hawaii and one 10 the Farallon ISL
ands, and also favoring the proper prot ection
ana defense of Puget Sound by Notifications
and detail OF warships.
AT this juncture the chairman of the
committee on resolutions, Hon. w. J.
Bryan of Nebraska, presented the aiority
report of the committee on resolutions on
silver as follows:
Resolved, First, that in direct opposition to
the plan known as the Baltimore plan, the sense
of this convention Is that all issues of paper
money should be by the General Government;
second, that IT is the sense of this convention
that the pending proposition for reformation
of our paper currency Is one that In our iudg
ment would create additional and perhaps In
surmountable difficulties To the return to
bimetasm, and that we are opposed TO the
same; third, hat In any currency reform acted
upon we demand that a constituent part there
OF shall be the reconciliation of silver, or that
it shall be OF such a character as to be no I'M
Dediment to our return to bimetalism as it eX.
listed prior to 1873.
WHEREAS, An approaching monetary STAN
dard impairs all contracts, bankrupts enter.
prises, makes money profitable by increas ing
its purchasing power. and suspends pr objective
forces OF our people, and whereas, the spolia-
ton consequent upon the outlawry OF silver in
the interest OF the credit class, by constantly
increasing the value of gold Is undermining all
industrial society; therefore, we demand he
immediate restoration Of free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the resent ratio
OF 16 to l, without waiting for the aid or con-
sent of any other nation on earth.
A minority report favoring international
action on the subject was presented, but
was voted down.
The chairman of the executive COM
mtee reported plan for permanent or
ganiz ton, providing for a full set of
officers. as at present. including the vice.
president and two mem bers of the execu-
live committee from each State, and annual
meetings at a place to be selected by the
preceding congress. The basis of repre-
sentalion is fixed at ten delegates for each
State, one for each city, with one addi-
iional for each 5000 OF population, the
total not TO exceed ten, one for each bust
ness organ jZation, with one additional for
each fifty members not to exceed a total OF
ten, and one delegate for each county,
each delegate present to have one vote,
and no State to have a preatar with O.