The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-16
Observation-Disclosures Gives
Him an Ovation
On His Arrival to Take the
Chair as President.
LITTLE GIRLS SIM
s'Bryan, Echo His Name-Bryan
of Nebraska"
E. r. Moses, Of Kansas, Talks
ON Irrigation.

Salt Lake, Utah, July 16.-The Trans
mississippi congress was called to Or
der promptly at o'clock yesterday
morning with a large audience in the
galleries and the delegates seats well
filled. The large attendance was due
to the fact that w. J. Bryan, president
of the congress was expected to be
present.
Resolutions were introduced and re-
ferred as follows:
By the California delegation, instruct
ing the secretary Of war to take i'm
mediate steps toward the work on the
San Pedro narpor.
By Ex-Governor Prince of New Mex
leo, urging the admission TO statehood
of the territories of New Mexico, Ari-
zona and Oklahoma.
By Keller of North Dakota, favoring
the government taking control of the
Union and Central Pacific railroads.
The regular order of the day, mines
and mining was then aiken up. TREY
L. Ford of California read a lengthy
paper on the Necessity of establishing
a department of mines and mining"
He was followed by Judge Royal of
California on the same subject
At this point William J. Bryan en-
tered the hall and was greeted with the
Black of California, moved that three
cheers be given for Mr.. Bryan, which
the latter said was out of order, but
the cheers were given nevertheless.
Mr. Bryan in taking the chair said
it was matter of great regret that he
| was not able to be here earlier, but he
presided owed by Messrs. Whitemore
and Craig. He said he was fully in
accord with the movements of the con-
gress, which represented a great en-
0il-
matters in which this section was pc
culiarly interested. One of the reasons
why the congress had met here was for
| an interchange of views these mat
| terS- Another reason was that the
Transmississippi states We're part of
this great nation and interested in eve
ryth1ng of national Importance thew
had a right to secure everything which
would tend to their advancement but
did not desire to do at the expense
! of any other part of the country The
more he Travelled oyer this vast region
| the greater it seemed Touching upon
irrigation, he indulged in little pleas
antry by saying that Democrats had
| found out that water was very import
ant and especially in that part of the
country. He felt more and more hope
| ful of the future of this western coun-
| try and 1T was not beyond the range of
possibilities to see millions of people
living in the fertile valleys of the west
MT; Bryan concluded by saying:
| we Will rear a people in the great
west that will stand for American lib
| erty and American progress
AFTER the speech Mr.. Bryan was pre-
| sented with a magnificent bouquet bv
ado.
| The regular order of business was
again taken up
| At the afternoon session a deIaoa te
from Missouri arose, and, pointing to a
oouoie Quartette of little girls dressed
tn the Wni1e aisIe sai wh6 were were maFehing down
unanimous consent to have these little
maIdens sing a song"
/ very WELL said the president, "there
| pelng no objection, they will be per-
mltted to sing" and sing they did.
| their lay being Bryan, echo his name
Bryan of Nebraska" When they had
| concluded, Mr.. Bryan, who had been
surprised by the nature of the song
| said: Hereafter when there is any
singing to be done please let me know
| II If there is L will know how to act
| Then Mr.. Bryan and the little girls
We're applauded together
resolution was introduced memor-
Ia1zlng congress in the interests of the
mining industries to place as low a tar
| III as posi- bic on cyanide of potassi,1
T. X Moses of Kansas, president of
| the irrigation congress, was introduced
| 10 speak on irrigation. He said this sub
Ject was dear to all the people of Utah
irrigation is basic industry, and with
/ out 1t there would be no Transmississin
p1 congress We should be united on
some specific plan to ena BILE every acre
| of arid land to be irrigated
The millions of dollars lost through
| unsuccessful frriga ton and through
I moods Will cause unif1cation in provid-
! ing for the conservation of waters and
| better and more effective methods of ir-
| riga ton.
! The report of the resolutions commit
| tee was that it had drawn a substitute
| for the free silver resolution which had
| been presented by Mr.. Thomas of Col
| orada and referred
/ A motion to have the resolution,
brought up today at 10 o'clock for dis
| cussion was carried. The substitute
| resolution is as follows:
| Whereas, The TransmississiDDi oo1-
gress has at its last sessions declared in
| favor of the free and unlimited coina ge
Of both gold and silver at the ratio of
| Whereas. Such action by this con-
gress has proved most potential factor
| in arousing the nation TO the necessity
of return to its former wise and bene-
| fetal coinage system, the successful eff
| forts call for redoubled energy in that
behalf on our part; therefore be it
| Resolved, That we heartily COM
| mend the action of President MCKINLEY
| in appointing a commission to try to
| secure an Internal tional agreement and
| most earnestly hope that success NAV
| crown their efforts.
| I'VE further affirm that such efforts
are proof of the failure of the gold
standard to advance the interests and
prosperity of the American people and
OF the fact that the restoration of BIZ
| metallism is almost universally de-
| manded bv them.
| Resolved. That while we favor the
| free coinage of gold and silver through
| international agreement at the ratio
| of 1519 or Is to l, if it can be secured,
yet efforts in behalf of such an agree
| nent afford no reason for the American
people to cease their endeavors in be-
| half of independent bimeta1lism on the
part of the United States; and this con-
| greSs places itself on record as demand
| ing the immediate restoration of the
| free and unlimited coinage Of gold and
| silver at the present ratio of 16 to 1