The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-29
WESTERN CONGRESS.
SEVENTH SESSION CONvENEDIN
ST. LOUIS.
Over Four Hundred Delegates were
Personal---very. Resolutions OF
Saluary Characer Intro
duced to Be Acted
Upon Later.

Upon Later.
ST. Louis, Nov. 26.-With whole
week before them the delegates OF the
seventh session of the trans MISSISSIPPI
congress gathered slowly today at Enter
tainment hall, though before the wei
coming address was concluded 4OO OF
more were present President X. II
Whitmore of The last congress called tht
new body to order. The greeting of thu
Merchants Exchange of st. Louis, upor
whose invitation the congress meets here
were given by President w. G. Boyd o.
that body. Mayor Walbridge and Gov
ernor Stone also delivered addresses O.
welcome.
In he absence of Governor Mcconnell
of Idaho, who telegraphed his regrets
that he was kept at home, Hon. Eugene
Simple of Washington responded to the
address of welcome in behalf of the con
vention. He declared that the congress
was not here for the purpose of demand
ing anything radical, but simply in the
good of the nation; the good of the people
should be the supreme law. President
Whitmore reviewed the purposes fol
| which the congress exists, declaring
against the allowing of this congress to be
in any way controlled by political inter
ests.
The convention then took a recess t.
allow the state delegation TO select mem
| berS of the committees on credentials
rules and order of business and permanent
Organization.
1t was nearly 8 o'clock before suffi
Gent number of delegates had returned
to the hall to warrant President Whit
more in calling the congress to order again
and Immediately the selection of commit
tees on credentials, rules, order and per
manent organization were announced anC
the members thereof retired for the pur
pose of preparing the rules.
Ex-Governor Prince of New Mexico was
then asked by President Whitmore to take
the chair for the afternoon session, and
| that gentlemen proceeded to give bust
ness an impetus by telling the members of
the congress what was in order and urging
action on whatever it was possible to con-
sider
Upon motion of Delegate Hutton of
Iowa the Missouri river improvement COM
mission was formally invited to attend
the convention and enlighten it upon the
work of improvement.
The introduction of resolutions to be
acted upon when that committee shall be
appointed was then begun.
Delegate Stannard of st. Louis intro
|duced resolution favOring the renewal
by proper legislative enactment of the
the authorization of new treaties.
By Delegate Castle of California-A
memorial to continue favoring the con-
structiOn of the Nicaragua canal under
the control of and supervision of the
United States government.
By Delegate Harding of Nlissouri-A
resolution demanding the defeat of the
free lead bill now before the United
States senate.
By Delegate Lubin of Calfornia-A
resolution favoring the payment of a
bounty upon exported agricultural pro-
ducts as a just return for the aid
afforded manufacturers by protective
tariffs.
By Delegate Smith of Iowa-A resolu-
ton favOring appropriations by the fed
eral government for the completion of
the Hennepin canal.
By Delegate Sissel of Arkansas-A
resolution favOring tariff commission
with plenary powers, thereby removing
that matter from the influence of the mu-
tations of parties.
By Delegate Frye of Missouri-A mem
lorial covering all the objects to come be-
fore the congress and suggestive curative
processes for all the ills of the financial
system as relating to silver.
By Delegate Parsons of California;
struction of deep water harbor for
Southern California at San Pedro.
By Delegate Bowen of Utah-A reso-
luton favoring the restoration by the in
dependent action of the United States of
silver to its status prior to the enactment
of the law of 1873.
By Delegate Stoddard of Colorado-A
resolution favoring free gold and silver
coinage at the ratio of 16 to l; providing
for the use of coin certificates and enab-
ling and directing retirement of national
bank notes as fast as bonds supporting
them can be paid and taken up by the
coinage of gold and silver
At this juncture, after brief debate,
the convention ordered that the committee
on resolutions consist of two members
from each state and territory represented
to be named by the state delegations at
the opening of tomorrow's session.
The introduction of the resolutions was
then resumed and these were repre-
scented:
By Stannard of misunderstanding the
use of silver coinage to the fullest extent
possible at such ratio as may be suS
ceptibe of being definitely maintained
also indorsing the efforts of the govern
ment to secure the more extended use OF
silver by other nations.
! Among the others were resolutions urg
ling immediate action toward the opening
lof the Uncompaughre and Unitah reser
vations, as provided by act of Aug; 6 last
lfovoring the improvement of Duluth
Mimi, harbor: urging the Improvement o
the commercial facilities Of Alaska.
At Delegate Blacks Washington sug
gestion the executive committee was in
Istructed to present not later than Wed
nesday morning the plan of permanent
denomination. which it was directed by tn
San Francisco congress to prepare.
The committee on credentials reporte
a full list of delegates, which was az
lcepted.
The report of the committee on rule
land order of business was made specii
order for tomorrow morning and the col
yention took a recess till 1880 p. IN.
ROYAL LEADS ALL.