Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-16

There was full attendance Of mem.
bers OF the Tfansmississippi Com
mercIal congress this morning and tho
galleries were crowded. with eager
listeners 10 the proceedings. The de.
bate on silver was specially interest.
ing.
Following is report Of the pre-
Gee dings:
FOR ENCONOMY.
a delegate from Colorado offered a
resolution TO economics The expeDsse
of the government. Ii provinces that
whenever the expenditures VI the
general government for any month
exceeds tue revenuss for that month,
all salaries exceeding $500 per month
shall be cut 70 pee cent, and all others
10 per cent.
Waterhouse OF Missouri inirod ucsd
resolution asking for the expert
mental culture OF ramie by the gov
eminent.
CALIFORNIA RIVERS.
Ford OF California offered resolu-
ton aeking Congress to protect and
Improve the Sacramento anu Feather
rivers, and to dreuge them.
WESTERN WATERS.
Bryan OF Louisiana offered resoiu.
tioD expressing the eympathy OF this
body with the convention sh0rlly to
cit NJ Davenport, Iowa, To consider the
Improvement OF western wa,erwaye.
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
A motion TO make the question OF
the next place OF mceting VI the con-
gross the special ordsr Tor this after.
TO make the time pm. tomorrow,
when 1t passed.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Msxfleld OF Nevada offered a rts;-
luuon providing for the creation OF
land comm 30 on anu the survey,
classification and sale OF public lands,
and the preparation OF Information
showing what Waters are available
Tor Irrigation, etc.
The secretary read the number OF
votes TO which each state lie entitled.
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The committee on permanent Ofgani-
zaiion reported, Recommending Hugh
Craig for PRESIDENT; Charles ii. Cou-
nell OF Minnesota, l.. Bradford Prince
Of New Mexico, and Breedlove Smith
OF Louisiana fret, second and third
vice presidents, respectively. 1t fur
Their recommended that each state
delegation choose an additional vice
pIesident, md that the election OF n
secretary and assistant secretary be-
deferred until the place Of the next
meeting be fixed. The report was
unanimously ADOPTED.
A delegate from Nebraska moved
that the organization provided for In
the report take effect at Up. m. today,
30 that the present president OF ihs
Congress, Hon. VIM. J. Bryan, might
take part in the discussion OF the
silver resolution. Carried.
A meeting OF tho committee on
resolutions was announced for p. m.
today.
A motion that no more resolu tione
he offered after 4 p. m. today, prevailed
with the understanding that emergen.
Giles W ould be excepted.
II was arranged that Dorsey OF
Nebraska and Ford OF California
would control the time in favor OF the
mfj GRITTY anu minority reports, respec.
lively, on the silver question.
Ford saiu tho supporters OF the
minority report would probably want
but little time, and he desired oppoI-
tupity TO be given to any delegate to
speak on that side, who might 90 de-
eirP. He then read the minority re.
port, the chief point OF which was that
the silver question was a political issue
and therefore should not pe discussed
in this non.partisan body.
The resolution endorsing the FREQ
coinage OF silver, reported by the ma.
joriiy OF the committee was then read,
and
liR. THOMAS
OF Colorado proceeded to address tho
house In the affirmative.
He Faid that II had been claimed
that all political questions, In their laet
analysis were economic. Whether
this bs true OF all political issuts, It
certainly ia Of the silver question.
He urged reasons why this body eh Guild
discuss and express itself on this great
| issne, denied that the Republican party
was single gold Standard party, and
| declared that the great governments
OF Europe could sec the handwriting
on the wall, that this giant republic
Whh hUOut 10 TestOIe hilVeT, anu lDht
they must prepare TO fell In line. His
| address was powerful one,
THE MINORITY HEARD NRoM,
MIR. Il. V. 5mailey, delegate from
Minnesota, spoke 10 favor OF the mi
rority report. He thought II whs dis.
| courteous for the strong silver majority
| TO force the question on the congress-,
| deolaIed himself single gold audaru
man, and repeated number OF the
familiar arguments IN support OF that
position. He oppt SD discussion OF tue
silver question by the cong ess, anu
| ssid that II such dif cuskioD should be
determined upon, Republicans were
| out OF place in this body, ana hal 10
meio right In It than they would have
IN d democratic ward cAucts He
protested against cruwdiDg this Demo.
cratic partisan resolution down our
Republican throas
a delegate ross 70 n poiut OF order.
"rhe gentleman is ia lev that which
1 don't think is co rect" Applause
aud laugh er.l
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