The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-24
BRYAN SCORES VICTORY OVER
 COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS

and about 800 miles in length from the Mississippi river to the Rio Graude, as one of the most beneficial water way improvements In the Union and we request the members of this con gress to urge the senators and repre- sentatives of the trans Mississippi sec tion to induce the Congress of the United states to adopt the project for this canal and make provisions In the next ttvars and harbors bill for It's speedy completion.
 we further recommend that the naxt Congress make available at once the appropriation heretofore made by the national congress for the construc- tion of the government canal between the Sabine and Neches rivers to form a connection with the Port Arthur ship canal. recently donated to the United States.
 Elantae Currency. 'sWe are Of tho opinion that a meas ure calculated to introduce Into the G. naneial system of the currency the ele- naent of flexibiItty of currency should receive early and earnest considera- ton. by the United States Congress
 Wa favor the beet sugar industry and recommend to the United States Congress that no Legislation antago- nisttc to it's future development be en- acted.
 AEG4fAfH &9AsNMfkftees 9.
 The introauctl6n of politics into the proceedings was narrowly averted when the report Of the comrnittee on resolutions was submitted. John P. Irish, chairman of the committee. had scarcely finished reading the report when |. c Irvine. 0f St Louis, vice president of the Congress, made an i'm. passiofled address -censuffng the reso- iutfons committee in emitting from It's report the two resolutions introduced by Mir Bryan Mir. Irvine fntinated the omission Of these resolutions sav- ored of political influence. and their authorship rather than their subject matter, was the reason for the failure of the committee to report them.
 J. A. Ross of South Dakota seconded tue speech of Mfr. Irvine, and Chairman David R. Francis suggested that con- sideration of the two Bryan resolutions be postponed until the. report of the Committee on Resolutions. was adopt cd. The report of the, Committee was then adopted. and Mr. Irvine then for malIy offered the Bryan resolution against the private monopoly.
 Mir. Irish made a stirring reply to Mfr. Irvine. He stated that he opposed the Bryan resolutions because of the views Mir. Bryan had expressed fin his
 
 were of such nature that he did not want the Congress to go on record as supporting them. directly or indirectly He said Mir. Bryan had advocated gov- ernment ownership of all public utili- ties and that an endorsement of his trust resolution would be an indirect endorsement of government ownership.
 BryRn's Measures Adopted
 The resolution was adopted, Then  mitted and adopted without debate.
 Ex-Governor L. B. Prince of New Mexico, made a strong plea for separ- ate Statehood.
 CongRessfnan John stephens Of Texas reouested that he he allkrFad to EMksait a resolution favorlng statehood for Arizona saving that he wanted 10 act aA "the friend in court" of that terri tory which had no member in Con- gress
 K uHr, stephens wanted to make his res oIution an amendment to the New Mexico resolution. but Governor Prince objected, saying that New Mexico had voted in favor of Statehood while Ari- zona had voted against it. e
 T don't blame Arizona for voting against it. They are Americans there. while you have good many Mexicaus in New Mexico,r rejoined Congressman Stephens.
 Congressman Stephens then submit- ted resolution favoring separate Statehood for Arizona and the resolu- tion was adopted
 The date of the next meeting of the Congress will be decided upon by the Executive Committee.
 The Congress directed that the Ex- ecutive Committee select committee of three to go to Washington when Congress considers the rivers and har- boFsi Dill.