Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-15
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Import Duties ON Lead Ores-tgriaui-
tprs anu Irrigation.

Import Duties ON Lrau Ores-lEricuA-
ture anu Irrigation.
Tho congress resumed Its work at
2:l0. Just before that lime, however,
IA delegate from Missouri arose, nnU,
pointing 10 double quarielte oil little
girls dressed In white, who were
marching down the aisle, sal "Mr.
President, L ask II "a imous consent to
havs these little maidenssi a song"
"Very WE'LL" said the president,
"theIe being no objection they will be
permitted to sing" And siug they
did, their lay being Bryan, Echo His
Name Bryan OF Nebraska"
When Trey had concluded Mr.. Bryan
who had been surprised by the nature
OF the song eaid, Thereafter when
there Ia any singing TO be done please
let ms knew whether there Is any.
thing personal in u. Ii there is l Will
know now 10 act" Then Mr. Bryan
gether.
LEAD ORES.
James Graham of .the Idaho delegs-
tlon introduced resolution tsking
",hat II any import duty 3 retained
on lead ores that the payment OF said
duty ehall be made obligatory and that
no ores be- permitted TO be smelted IN
bond or sent out OF the country for
treatment or refining without frat
having paid oil duties due the govern.
meat under the law" Committee on
Iesoluti0ns.
TALKS TO THE FARMERS.
Charles w. Thomas OF California
made n twenty-mipute talk on the
agricultural! Interests OF the country.
He said he knew nothing Of the hnau-
ciai question but he did know tuat
something was wrong. Every Industry
and interest in the county except that
of the farmer was looked after by the
country. There must be n change In
this respect and the farmers OF the
West LOO tied to the Trnnsmlssippi
congress as medium OF relief.
Mr.. Il. II. Moses OF Kansas, presi-
dent of the Irrigation congress, was
introduced to speak on irrigation.
He said his subject was
dear to all tae people of Utah.
Irrigation 10 a hnsic industry, anu
without II there would be no Trsns.
mississippi civilization. The West
should bs united on some specific
plan TO enable every acre Of arid land
10 BIO irrigated. MIR. Moses read an
act OF Congress Nearing on Irrigation
and forestry.
The millions OF dollars lost through
unsuccessful irrigation and through
floods Will cause uniflcatlon in provlC-
ing for the conservation OF waters and
better and more effective methods OF
itrigating.
A resolution was introduced de.
manuing that representatives in Con.
gress use their influence TO have
hyorographic mans madn out and
other provisions made for the increa'-
ing one great part OF our wealth-our
water supply.
The Wesl has alway been considered
the part Ut the continent where we
havs turned for our resources, aud by
properly utilizing our water supplisH
the whole lsnu can be filled with the
homes OF happy industr oua people.
BlMETALls REsoLUTIoE.
The report OF the committee on
resolutions was that Il had drawn
subslitute for Mr.. Thomas's Tree silver
resolution.
A motion to have the resolution
brought up for discussion tomorrow al
10 o'cloc ok was maze and carried. The
rule TO limit the time OF discussion 10
half IN hour WIS Withdrawn and two
hours eubstiluted.
Substitute No. by Committee on
Resolution:
WnEREAs, the Transmisslssippi Con-
gross has at its last six sessions declared
in favor Of the FREQ and unlimited coin
nge OF both gold aud silver at the ratio of
l6 to ], aud
Whereas, such action by this Congress
has proved a most potential hetor in
Rrousing the nation 10 the necessity OF
return 10 its former wise and bonihcent