The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-28

ST. Louis, Nov. 27.--The developments
of the second days session of the
! Trans Mississippi congress have not
been without interest for the advocates
saf the free coinage of silver, who have
Y ~ anxious to secure definite express
SION from the congress in favor of the
white metal.
Not alone have the mionr features,
such as warm applause when the free
coinage was mentioned, been encour-
aging, but the organization of the com
mittee on resolutions, with Congress
imam w. j. Bryan, of Nebraska, as
chairman, and z. A. Marshall, OF Tex
as, as secretary, been highly delight
ing. Nevertheless, there is as yet no
certainty the matter viii go beyond
this. In the convention there is a
strong element in favor of International
free coinage only and opposed to any
expression whatever upon the subject
by the congress. Whether the bimeta!-
lists will be strong enough to overcome
both these elements cannot be told. Yet
NS}ere is a certainty that the main
struggle will be on this portion of the
resolutions committees report, and the
battle viii not be of brief duration.
Credentials Discussed.
Tt was nearly three-quarters of an
hour after the appointed time When
President WhiunOre called the Trans
Aalssiss5ppi congress to order The
adoption of the report of the committee
credentials last night, which en-
w. all the appointed delegates, prop
eiTT accredited, without regard to their
presence gave special point to the re-
p9xt OF the committee on rules and or
de5 of business, which provided for the
voting power for each state delegation
of not TO exceed thirty votes; if so
many delegates are present, all the
states TO have a voting power of not
less than Ten, no matter what is the
number attending the delegation. The
report was adopted.
The report was adopted without dis
cuSsiOn with the exception of the clause
limiting the voting power of delega-
si0ns.
At this point Delegate z. ]. Cannon,
OF Utah, moved to strike out the max
imum limit, thus giving the delegations
fun vote for every man. He support
ed the motion. with the contention that
the states and territories sufficiently
interested TO send all the delegates to
which they were entitled should be al
lowed to vote sucn delegates.
Ex-Governor Prince, of New Mexico,
endorsed the original report as neces-
sary to prevent nearby sections from
)pverpowering, by their easily trans
ported delegates, those unable to
send a full delegation from far-away
points.
i Delegate Black, of Washington, Of
Tered a substitute, making clearer the
Voting powers OF each delegation, but
retaining the maximum and minimum
limits of SO to 10.
Delegate Williams, of Arkansas,
member of the rules committee, eX-
planned that the report was prepared
on a basis of fairness. Moreover, upon
the committee, Utah had a representa-
tive who accepted the report
Delegate W. S Bryan, of Nebraska,
opposed the amendment offered by
Cannon, as it tended to permit two or
three states to rule the convention,
reducing the weight of the recomnen-
dations to Congress.
4 After some further debate of de-
FIitory character, Cannon withdrew his
amendment. The original report was
then adopted.
Members of the committee on reso-
buttons were announced as follows:
Arizona, T N Comstock w. J.
Chaney; Arkansas, George Sengel, C.
S. Collins; California, D. Lubin. e. W.
Shafrotda; Idaho. William Bulge, B.
Rich; Indian Territory, D. G. Dension,
Fielding Lewis; Iowa, S Z. Smith, Bart
=. Linehan; Kansas, W. H. Toothage,
Stephen Crane; Minnesota, Thomas
Sharpe; Missouri, E. o. Standard. C. E.
Yeater; Nebraska, w. j. Ryan. r. w
Richardson: New Mexico, G. w. Gabel,
J.. B. Prince; Oklahoma, Sydney Clark.
j. A MCGUIRE; oregon, h. B. Dodge:
South Dakota. S. z. Wilson, j. r.
Brennan; Texas, Lewis Hancock. Z. A
Nearshall; Utah, r. J. Cannon, C. c.
Goodwin; Wash5ngt IN, A. L. Black, D.
4. Devine; Montana, Thomas G.. Mer-
Till, w. H. Whecd; Alaska, j. C.
Greene.
Wyoming. Louisiana, Nevada and
North Dakota are not represented in
the convention
Resolutions Adopted.
: Among the resolutions adopted were:
Endorsing Secretary Herbert's tests
and use of American coal and urging
LEGISLATION to enjoin upon naval Off
Gals to use always American products
where it cen be done with out financial
loss; faVo-ing governmental investiga-
tions of the forest fires on public lands;
urging the admission as states Of Okla
mona, New Mexico and Arizona; fav-
oring federal encouragement of a cable
from the Farallone Islands to Hawaii
faxoring the improvement of Oakland.
Gaa \ harbor; opposing legislation to
engfaft the Baltimore plan or any
other form of national bank issues
upon the national currency system;
favoriag legislation to increase the
price OF cotton; favoring further and
greater governmental aid to Texas
harbor and river Improvement
Delegate w. J. Bryan, of Nebraska,
introduced a resolution favoring the /
restoration Of the free coinage of god /
and silver at the ratio of 16 to l, with /
ont the aid Of any other nation.
Delegate Cahill, Of Missouri. intro
duced resolution favoring the efforts
by the government toward inducing
other governments 20 recognize silver +
more fully as money metal
The committee on permanent organ
'1zation PRESERVED its report, naming 4
George Q. Cannon. Of Utah. for perma- 1
Ssnt presiding officer, with one vice
pH esldent from each state, to be named
kf its delegation
The present secretary, NJ. G. Butter /