Show abet BAD A SOW at alie congress POLITICS THE CAUSE the bould not stand the pressure last S nights banquet KANSAS CITY april 18 the banquet last night was a fitting close to the session of first commercial congress of desern We sern states plates for were laid yesterday afternoon colonel fiat of denver delivered an address upon irn gatan it was estimated there are square miles of arid lands in the western country that could he made productive by irrigation at the mini mu of public lands der ac land had a value of at 30 per acre a moderate estimate of value when irrigated it will te worth if these lands I 1 were properly with water on could scarcely contemplate what an empire of population and wealth it would contain it was said the people of the regions that desired irrigation should provide it themselves agriculture the lands would never ba settled and there would be no people to provide irrigation the should start his work of new orleans saoko upon immigration and the settlement of vacant lands irom the text america tor americana he had bean told he said this land is broad enough for all but he submitted that the old world baa madert th dumping ground for pau pers and criminal classes and he believed he spoke for the whole people when he said the time has come that it must stop there is room for all who baut to come here to be one foi not a foot of ground for one of those haupers paupers and criminals of tho old world 1 I may feel deeply upon this subject added wickliffe haye latel y come from the most terrible object lesson which clearly indicates the a change in our immigration lawa and ho for vigorous action by the national V spoke for the majority silver resolution general warner of ohio replying the silver clause of th minority report was then voiad down the minority resolutions were then taken up and smalley presented the case he said there had been too much politics in the committee when he accepted the chairmanship he did not expect the democrats would party platform down hifa throat he claimed by inference that the convention had been packed in the of the democratic party and that the congress was really being held for the purpose ot welding together the democrats and farmers alliance speaker niblock of the indiana legislature denied there had bean partisan discussion in the committee and con gressman elect bryan of nebraska wanted the congress to have the courage of its convictions the debate was participated in by others and became very acrimonious finally general warren of onto submitted the following as a substitute for the tariff resolutions ot both reports we favor neither free trade nor the exclusive trade but favor a tariff lor revenue limited to the actual needs of the government economically administered but so levied as to cover the differences feren ces in industrial indu atrial pursuits between this and other countries but sot to create and foster monopolies after a long debate president francis ruled the resolution out of order gridley of minnesota then offered a substitute for the minority report similar to warners and it was adapted debate on the minority report as a whole was begun and the discussion again resumed a violent form the minority members of the committie commit tio charged the congress with being nothing but a democratic convention the charges caused areat tumult finally the representatives of th business union of st paul withdrew aiom the convention the minority report was voted down A minority report by tho california delegates also failed it was ve object to the frae coinage of silver on the ground that the taxpayers of the united states are now buying all of the silver at about 97 cents per bunco whereas it is claimed free coinage will raise the price to per ounce we ao 80 no use in tue taxpayers advancing silver output of the united states for money used at the lowest bidders pric just as the government now buys any other article it needs consideration of the majority report was proceeded with and debate again became intensely and heated finally there was a vote by call of the states on the adoption of th majority and it was adopted 65 to 55 all of the fhate delegations being divided upon the question the resolutions as a whole adopted smalley of Minnes sota then aard as the congress had degenerated into a democratic pow wow he desired desir sd as a don partisan delegate to resign as chairman of the committee on resolutions thena great disturbance arose the air being rent with hiskea and groans mingled with cheers ana ap clauso smalleys Sm alleys opponents attempted to howl him down but he stood his ground until he finished his say A resolution by byran of nebraska was adopted urging congress to pass a law making all money legal tender notwithstanding any contracts which may call for the dischar gelof obligations by the payment of gold other resolutions were adopted endorsing the worlds fair endorsing the torry bankruptcy bill the con gress a permanent perman nt organization organisation to meet annually biannually bi tha congress then at p m adjourned to meet at the call the executive committee |