Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17
Zig Days Work by The Transmits.
SlSSippi Congress.
MANY RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.


The Trsnemississippi congress com.
menced the fourth days session OF its
work at ga. IN. end transacted vaet
amount OF business. The meeting was
u most important one besides being
| Taught with interest. A surprise was
sprung by President Craig who ten.
uered his designation as president Of
the body on account OF the differences
OF views entertained by him,elf
aud majority OF the congrsss
on the monetary question. Mr..
bryan snd others objected to
the acceptance OF the resignation.
n fact the congress reiUs ID TO accept
1t though Mr.. Craig pr SEED h 8 d,srs
very hard. A large number OF highly
important solutions were adopted.
The congress expects to finish lite work
tonight.
Soon after the opening OF the IN osn.
log session today the rules OF the con.
gre.s were suspended and Black OF
California ufierej the following resoIu.
tlon which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved: That the Transmississippi
Congress tender 1t appreciation to the
people OF Salt Lake CITY and the State
OF Utah for The courteous reception aud
attention accorded it's delegates at this
essiOn; and he il
Resolved, That We likewise tender our
appreciation and especially congratulate
and thank the officials OF the Church of
Jesus Christ OF Latter-day Saints for the
great Interest manifested by them in this
congress, US well as Tor their gracious
courtesy IN extending to this body, free
OF expense, the use OF their magnificent
grounds and Assembly Hall.
Judge Kinney, OF California intro
ouced resolution asking the The
National congress to appropriate $780,.
900 for the completion OF the san
Diego harbor. Another resolution
lrotestsu against the expenditure OF
50, OOD, 600 or the building OF the san
Pedro haTbor.
Clark OF Montana introduced a re-
solution thanking the press OF ,hi,
city for the able and fair reports OF the
proceedings.
Mr.. Thus. C. Gibbons of lbs An
geies was The first speaker on The cub
)eot OF the Pacific marlboro. He took
up the eastern naroors, showing the
great amounts spent by the govern
ment on them. The western hsrbots
are not numerous anu have not had
the governmental care. Los Angeles,
q city OF more than 100, 900 inhabitants,
has natural harbOr, but one that re.
quires Improvement. Eighteen years
ago the government expended q small
amount comparatively and this made
u possible for ships drawing eighteen
feet to enter. Ii was found necessary 10
have deep water barbor, however. ana
o. government engineers
were Created and they reported favor.
ABLY on tue hArbOr. Ii the Nicaragua
lanai were built the harbOr would be
specially necessary, the engineers re.
ported, but the reports were not oon-
iuereu,
Another committee was appointed
" three OF the mos eminent engineer
u the nation. This committee recon-
nended $1,000. 900 appropriation. This
vas msue out no suvertiseme nt OF bids
las yet been maize. The Southern
acme 10 hostile t. the San sdro
larbor, because 1t has interests in San
Diego, and has retarded the building
i the rival port.
Inc speaker was glad the Trans
mississippi congress had taken up the
upIecl.
ShhiS W hNIbD ~ RESIGN,
The secretary now read the follow.
rs communication from Hugh Craig,
Resident OF tne congress:
Gentlemen:-You honored me yester-
hy by adopting tho unanimous report
the committee on permanent orgAui-
alton and elec.ing me to the distin
hlshed position OF president OF your
ody. LaleI in the day the congres,
"a.
le Immediate restoration of The Tree and
nllmlted coinage OF silver at the pres.
NJ ratio OF 10 to l without waiting for
40 alu ana consent Of any other nation.
uch goId and silver coin to be- alike a
NJ, IeBal tender Tor all debts, public
nd private.
The fact that my sentiments and
pinlons on the money question were
oil known 10 the members of the COM
lltlee on permanent organization
lakes your generosity in selecting me
your presiding officer for the next
oar all the more gratifying and compi-
en'ary. Surely, then, l would Do un-
no TO you and TO myself and wanting
respect tor The business interests
san Francisco and the State OF
'lifornia, standing for fifty years
monument OF sound finance, II per-
lIted your congress to adjourn without
Iinting out o you how utterly incon-
sIent It would be- for me to remain
'ur presiding officer, and asking you TO
lee my successor.
In taking Ihis action l am prompted
acknowledge the keen enjoyment and
easure | have realized in meeting lace
face and clasping by the hand the
DAD minded men OF the Wesi, who
rIclpaIe in the deliberations OF
'ur congress. Certainly our
country is full
ling It's destiny in producing patriotic,