The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-27


Bryan, OF Nebraska, who, as a silver
advocate, will fill the place of t. M.
Patterson, of Colorado, detained by i'll
mess in his family. Among the others
quickly recognized We're George @.
Cannon and It. ]. Cannon, of Utah;
Governor Waite and A. c. Fisk. of
Colorado; w. J.. Merry, of California;
Z. H. Newell, OF the United States ge-
illogical survey; Ex-Governor Prince. of
New Mexico; Senator Allen, of Ne
brasl1a.
It was 1870 before President H. r.
Whitmore, of the last congress. called
the new congress to order and intro
duced Rev. DR.. S. ]. Nicholas, of ST.
Louis, who prayed that selfish inter
ests might be sunk in behalf Of general
good and prosperity.
Greetings of the Merchants Ex-
change of st. Louis, upon whose inVi-
tation the congress meets, were given
by President w. G. Boyd, who eX-
pressed the hope that the assemblage
would cement more closely the rela-
fions of the great Trans Mississippi re-
gion with its largest city and that
though the gathering be of a western
character, its deliberations will be
biOdQ S4lOuSn NO NON6I NilS NIiOiG COhIl-
try.
The Mayors Welcome.
Mayor c. P. Waldrigde, in welcom-
ing the guests, took occasion to assure
his hearers that when the American
people got together in council their
conclusions We're always right.
The hospitality of the state was eX-
tended by Governor Stone, who said
Missouri, considering all the interests
within its borders. was typical of all
the interests of the Mississippi
section of the country. Its people, too,
were typical not only of western man
hood, but Of the manhood of all this
great nation.
In conclusion, he deplored most
strongly the introduction of sectional
ism into any gathering; also expressing
the belief that no such feeling would
find place in the body before him.
In the absence of Governor Neon
nell, of Idaho, who telegraphed his re-
grets. Hon. Eugene Semple, of Washing
ton, responded TO the addresses of well
come. He declared the congress was
not here for the purpose of demanding
anything radical, but simply that in
the government of the ma ton, the good
of people shall be the supreme laW.
President Whitmore reviewed the pur-
poses for which the congress exists, and
declared against dIlOM14lS NllS COLlS
10 be in any way controlled by political
interests, and announced the gathering
ready for business
Upon the recommendation of the
executive committee. the convention
took recess to allow the state delega-
tions to select members of committees
on credentials, rules and order of bust
ness and permanent organization.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session convened at
O'clock Immediately the selections OF
different committees were announced
and the members thereof retired to pre-
pare their reports.
Ex-Governor Prince. Of New Mexico
on invitation of President Whitmore
then took the chair.
Upon motion of Delegate Hunter, OF
Iowa. the Missouri river improvement
commission was formally invited to at
tend the convention and enlighten il
upon the progress of the work OF i'm
provement
The introduction of resolutions tC
be referred without debate to the com
lnittee on resolutions when that com
nlittee shall be appointed was begun.
BY Delegate Castle. of California, a
memorial TO Congress favoring tht
construction of the Nicaragua cana,
under the control of and supervision
of the United States government.
By DELEGATE Harding, of Missouri, q
resolution demanding the repeal of the
free lead bill now before the United
States Senate.
Bv Delegate Lubin. of California, q
resolution favoring the payment Of
a bounty upon exported agricultural
products. as a just return for the aio
afforded manufacturers by protective
tariffs.
BY Delegate Smith. of Iowa, a reso
luton faVoring appropriations by the
federal government for the compile
ton of the Hennepin canal
BY Delegate SenZeL of Arkansas, 3
resolution favoring a tariff commission
with plendry powers, thereby remov-
ing that matter from the influences Of
the mutations of party.
BY Delegate Eyre. of Missouri, Z
memorial covering al the subjects t
come before the congress, and suggest
ing curative process for all the ills o.
the financial system, as relating TO sill
yer.
BY Delegate Parsons, of California, :
resolution favoring governmental con
struction of a deep water harbor fo
southern California at San Pedro.
BY Delegate Bowen, of Utah. a reso
tuition favoring the restoration by the
independence of the United States OF
silver to it's status prior to the enact
arlent of the law of 1878.
By Delegate Stoddard, of Colorado, {
resolution favoring free gold and silye'
4.z5inaee at the ratio of 16 to l. provid
ing for the use Of coin certificates, ant
directing the retirement of Nationa
bank notes as fast as bonds support
ing them can be paid and taken up by
ttghe coinage of gold and silver.
n a 10 r-1 NJ Missouri ia
voring the --se of silver coinage to tht
<a,llesf exte possible at such ratio a:
NAV be susceptible of being definitely
maintained; a4so endorsing the efforts
of the government to secure the more
extended use of silver by other ma
lions.
UintaIt and EncompahSre.
Among the others were resolution!
urging immediate action toward thu
gpenirag of the Uncompahgre and Yin
tab reservations, as provided by act o
August 16 last; urging the improvement
Of the commercial facilities OF Alaska
rayoring government aid in the remov
III of mining debris from the Sacramen
10 and San Joaquin rivers IN Callfor
MIA: fayoring the refusal by this con
gress to adopt any recommendations a.
10 silver or the tariff and urging nh
opening of the Indian Territory in or
der 70 put an end TO outlawry.
Delegate Rush, of Idaho, introduced
short resolution endorsing the free coin
age OF silver at the ratio of 10 to J.
An address on the beet sugar industr,
occupied the convention for some time