Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-12-07
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Trans-Missippi Congress Declares
for RECOMMENDATION.
THE REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS
The Minority Report Recommended an
International Agreement. hut 1t
Was Poorly Supported.

session of the trans Mississippicongress
the California delegation, under a spe-
cial order allotting two hours to the dis
cussion of staple agriculture, opened
debate upon the proposition to favor the
bounty upon exported agricultural pro-
ducts which cannot be aided by pro-
tective tariff. so long as the manufac-
turers receive such protection. The
proposition was in the form of a minor
ity report from the committee on reso-
buttons, the majority having voted to
refuse to place such recommendation in
the report to be made by it. Delegate
Roche of California, in a brief address,
urged that farmers not from protec-
tive or free trade standpoint, We're en-
titled to government aid as a matter of
justice, so long as the manufacturers
were aided. This aid, by virtue of the
agricultural products being of an ex-
port not an import character. the only
method of aid was by bounty on eX-
ports. Delegate Lubin of the same state
followed in an argument upon the same
lines. occupying a good portion of the
remaining allotted time.
Delegate Frank b. Cannon of Utah,
for the majority of the resolutions COM
mittee, opened the opposition. declaring
his belief that such a proposition could
only aggravate the MS of the farmer
and only increase the responsibilities of
the government. 1t was impracticable,
as no such bounty could be equally just
to all farmers, not questioning the asser-
ton that it would ultimately reach the
farmers. He opposed 1t also because it
was class legislation.
w. j. Bryan of Nebraska argued that
the subject was not one of general dis
cussion in the trans Mississippi section.
or to any considerable degree anywhere.
and therefore was not sufficiently di-
gested by the people to warrant action
by congress upon 1T. Help to the farm
er lay not in extending vicious sys-
tenn, but in keeping it down, The mat
ter was referred to the next session of
this congress. The congress then took
the usual noon recess.
REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS.
Upon reassembling this afternoon "a
partial report was submitted by the
committee on resolutions, and, without
debate, the following were adopted:
Resolved, That the trans Mississippi
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 congress be requested
to investigate the alleged discrimna-
ton against American railroads and
American steamships by the privilege
given to United States consuls outside
the United States to pass goods to
their point of destination without APP
praisement or inspection.
Resolved, That this convention recon-
mend the encouragement by congress OF
more extended trade relations with the
West Indies and the republics of South
America, in so far as such relations
can be extended by friendly legisla-
ton.
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
as will insure to the inhabitants OF
Alaska protection to landed interests. a
proper administration of law and order
throughout the territory, and the extern
sion of mail facilities in the Yukon
river district to northwestern Alaska
and the Fish river districts. To better
carry out this resolution, we earnestly
ask that a commission be appointed al
the governor of the territory shall be
an ex-oflicio member whose duty II
shall be to visit the different sections OF
the territory and render a report to
congress, and that such recommends
ton take the due form of law by appro-
pirate legislation.
Resolved, That the Illinois & Missis
sippi canal, known as the Hennepin
and connecting the Mississippi river
and the lakes, receive a sufficient appro
priation annually from congress t
| speedily finish the work.
Resolved, That this convention
| through it's secretary, request that al
| members of congress from states repre-
sented in the Trans Mississippi con
gress favored liberal appropriations t
deep water on the Texas coast and alst
| appropriations to ascertain to what ex
tent the rivers of Texas can be made
navigable.
| Resolved, That the congress of thu
| United States at the coming session b.
urged to provide for the construction
| of deep water harbor at San Pedro
| California, In accordance with the sew
eral recommendations of the boards o
| United States army engineers as show
| by executive documents numbers 80 an
Il of the Fifty-second congress and tina
the further improvement of interio
harbor at San Pedro be earnestly rec
commended.