Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-06
THE CONGRESS-.
The Proceedings of the Transmits
sissippi Congress at St. Louia
RESOLUTIONS ON TIE CURREyCI.

RESOLUTIONS ON THE CURRENCY.
A Resolution Calling the Attention Of the
Interstate Commerce Commlsslon
and Legislatures to Charges
Of Cotton Frelghts.
ST. Louis, Nov. Ca partial report
was submitted by the committee on
resolutions at the Transmississippi con-
gress yesterday and without debate
it was adopted. Also these resolu-
tions were adopted: Favoring the
session Of non-mineral arid lsnds
TO the several states and terrific
RES in which they are situated; pro-
viding for the appointment Of = com.
mittee OF five to attend conferences
called by the national grange Patrons
of Industry for the purpose of consid.
ering the tariff and monetary ques-
tions; urging upon the executive de-
partment to speedily put into effect
the act Of congress opening up for set
Element the Uncompahgre' and Uintah
reservations in Utah; favoring the con-
tinuance of present improvements IN
the upper Mississippi river, and such
new ones as shall be needed, including
dredging and jetties so far as prae-
ticable; urging congress to pass en-
abling acts providing for the admis-.
sion Of Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona us states; deploring the pres
ent condition of affairs in the Indian
territory, and favoring the abolishment
of Indian government for state con-
troll; favoring the construction Of .
deep water channel Of not less than 81
feet in depth to connect the great lakes
with the Atlantic ocean by way Of the
st. Lawrence, also by way Of the Hud-
sou river, and the construction Of
canals connecting Lake Superior With
the Mississippi river and Lake Erie
with the Ohio river; favoring the
establishment of an international
commission to determine the method
Of construction and maintenance Of
WATERWAYS Of an international eharae.
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Wi "no. '"o "o,ie"nAonv y, ." inveA'
natlonal court 10 near ana determine,
under rules OF law, all questions arise
inp between the rovernmantr ~ %ha
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hnu eanaua, poJn OF when 10 Oe e6tAos
lished by joint action OF these govern.
ments. favorinp the augmentation NJ
sr,po;ar+ ,,oran 10 ;,oro..a an S.rth
~ Aeay '" , nv, ~.ps.
Vi water III the harDor OF Duiuth 70 ~
feet, and recommending the use OF
the I1n;+ad Sta+os rovv
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AV this Juhc'ure lhe chhlrhah VI tne
committee on resolutions, Hon. w. ].
BRYAN. OF Nebraska. presented the ma.
;or;tv rorort of Tho oor m;tt.a or r...-
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lu''o'is as ioi'oWs'
Resolved first, That In direct opposition 10
the plan known as the baltimore plan, the
sense o. .ns convention ~ Una. On Issues q
mrnt. second TINT II IL Tho sense ~ ~ con-
venton that the pending provision for q re-
formation Of our paper currency is one that IN
our 1uasmene wou,a crente auai.onal aha per-
IN bmetallism md that wa are soS 10 H.
same third,
Resolved. That in any currency reform
&C acted upon we demand that constituent part
or , ,hat 4, shall he ~ srah oh" s,n,os %
No ,,nrod,mant IN o,,r ra,,,rn 20 h,,n",,S ~
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Of god and silver ut the pre- sent ratio Of 10 10
|, without waiting for the aid or consent Of any
other nation on earth
A minority report, signed by y. y.
stanard, OF Missouri; j. +. Smith and
b. n Linehan' OF Iowa; Lewis Han
cock and H. A. Marshall OF Texas; A.
L. Black and D. II. Durle, OF Washing
tom W. II. Richardson, OF Nebraska,
and Thomas Sharf, OF Minnesota, was
then presented by Gov stanard. The
text OF the report Is:
Resolved That we favor the use Of silver In
y, 20 'ne ,ues.
standard and that we cordially approye he ~.
forts Of the government Of the United States to
secure the cooperation Of other nations in
more extended use 'o Oh sliver IN in.ernsuonsi
as nav he found exoedsnt n an1 etse c SnS
susceptible of being definitely maintained but
We deprecate the agitation for the free coinage
Of silver by .nls country as menace a 70 mo
ruhc ws,tar e'' '''N' '''A '"'''''"' W 'A'
In bis efteen.m;nuts adarsss on.r
;nu tho debate Gov Stanard r,saJad
for ~ nrotsction ~ tbe conntrv r from
aenreciated currancv Nc mrrea hu -.
MAJORITY, '
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