THE OMAHA DAILY B.EE , OTKTDAY OOTOBEH 23 , 1801.
SILVER IN THE CONGRESS ,
' Delegates Bpoak on All Bides of
tbo Qnostion.
'PIVERSE .OPINIONS FREELY GIVEN ;
t t
DcolNlon In Knvor ofl'Too nml Unlliii-
Itcil Colmmc of Unlictl StutcH
Silver New OrlcniiH Is
| OllOHCII.
Yostcrduy'd session of llio traminlsslssliipl
conKroti opened with till oft no members in
tbclrso.Ui nt Oo'elock nnil ns soon in 1'rusiilcnl
Thomas rapped for order , Mr. Crawtnnl of
U'cxtis Inttoduced tlio following resolution ,
which wns adopted :
Whi-rcni , tt lias cimio lo llm UiiowloilK" of
tins ciiMirri'i. by it petition < > t tlm ili'ie-ralc-H
from TCKIIS llnil waliirtoa ili'plliof HPVOII-
Icun mill ft Imlf frc'l hits IITII obtained nil tlio
Imrs iit-tlii'mouth of lliu llni/os ilvor on tlio
ciiilfnf Mi-tiro , anil llnil n Imrbor with iiniplo
ells hniKU nml ili'litli lias liccn found for all
nlilmiliiK tltni may cnior tlirmitrli wilcl hius ,
itii'l that tuuiitylliiiMfoot of water mo o < c-
nrc'ti'il lo lo oUUlnuil within twelve inoiitlii
from tills dale' ; tlioi ( > foii' , ln It
Ilu-olvi'il , 'I hat this conurcsi of all of tlio
traiiHinlsslmlppI states hi'iuhy oxH'iid to the
men uiiKiigvil In tlm iMiluiprliu who have ,
without Rovurninrnt iihl nchlovrd lliln
trlninpli anil eainrd iiur ( 'on'-'ititiiliilloii with
the i'\iri | > H Inipu Hint still ili'i-pc-r water may
Ijo olitalncd at the port of Vulusuo.
HI vor'f ) Tlino Conn * .
President ' 1 honms then nnnounccd that ho
had appointed . M. Flshbaclt of ArlmiiMis ,
A. L. Vallandlnt-hum of Missouri , Wultur
( jroshnm of Texas , \V. N. Nn .on of Nebras
ka , Alva Adams of f 'oloruda , .1. O. Lotvo of
ICniisat , nuil Jl.V. * . Mills of Now Mexico , a
committee to confer with the Western States
Commercial Congress ns to the advisability
of n consolidation of the two bodies.
Colonel U. H. Scott of Omatia presented a
resolution usulntc the eonvc-rttion to endorse
Omaha na the place for holding the next re
publican national convention. The resolution
was referred to the committee on resolutions
The rules wcro suspended and the resolu
tion relating to foreign Immigration was
called lit ) for consideration.
The resolution was amended by striking
out tlio words , " 'J hat the power to naturalize
cili/.cna should only Do conferred upon the
federal courts , " and ns so umondeil was
adopted.
A committee ot three from each of the
trnnsniUalssippl blatest was appointed to
ndont wavfl and means to introduce corn as
on article of food In the countries of the
world.
The hour having arrived for the discussion
of the silver question , Colonel liuchanan ot
Colorado was Introduced as the Jlrst sneulior.
Ho discussed the four lepotts submitted by
the committee on resolutions and then talked
ellvcr. It was u JlfllcuH matter to llnd any
two men who could agree on the money ques
tion , which w.is largely duo to the miscon
ception of the problem.
The majority report , which was as follows ,
the people of Colorado and the west did not
wunt :
Whoroao. Tlio business and civilisation of
nations udnnro and lecudo as tlio moiiuy In
floiieial vliculatlon union ; ; the people in-
crnnsus or di'cie iscs ; and ,
Whi'ii'iiM , Thouxperlcneo of tlio world has
established that Hold and sllviv aio tlio only
substance that po sc-s tliu.rciiulslto ( jimmies
of iiuiTrcl money : and ,
\Vhuious , Thu framrrs of our government ,
conliuiiplatlnt : no oilier montiy , established
tlm tuo to work ildc by side , uuiklng the unit
of value lliu sIlM'rdnllur , nncl glvin. : lo both
tnelals alike the llrst essrntlal of money , the
full recognition of lliu uovernment : and ,
> Vliuir.is , Tlio liio'ildim of that faith with
people , which I ho fathers had established , was
u violation t'f every then c'XlstliiK I'ontruiH.ln-
nsimu'li as It Increased the hurtlnn of the
vronil's Indebtedness : ! 0 percent , bv taUlns
from the ilubtor that iiineh of his ability tel
l ) ! > y : and ,
\\heriias , Valilos rise mm fall In exact pro-
linrtlon to the \olnmuof money In h'enural olr *
dilution ; aii'l ,
Whereas , Ity the demonetization of silver ,
the burden law upon the people by the ad
vancing Kohl values , measured by tlio fall In
values ol e\erv other piodnut. has become In-
onpportable : now. thetufoie , the tiaiibinlssls-
blppl cimxii'SH IIOCH solemnly
KcjoUi ) . That the eoiun-ss of the United
Elates ho heieby petitioned to repeal all laws
which In their ullc-cl wotU dlslionor tipnn , erIn
In the least ehalleiiKe the sovereignty of the
Mlvir dollar as an ub'oiuto mo'iMiio of
values , and to lestoto to sIKer tlio plaecclven
It as perfect innntiy by thofr.uners of otir ov-
cMiinient.
KvtiiilUMl , That the only modification of the
nboM ) rthleh we will accept Is the limiting uf
thuopctatkin of the law to the slUoipuulunt
of tl'o 1'nlled States , and this wo will accept ,
believing It will bti but a uhmuo of methods
which will le.tuh at uni'Q the sumo clevlrud ru-
bulls.
ICi'Milvrcl , That wo petition the president
nnil congicss of the Culled .Stutcsto onto
mure utttMiipt to Hi-Ins nionnd an Intonri-
tllin.il leeomilllon anil aillnsinu > iit of hllvoras
iiuinoy , ami should thlselloit fall , that a lim
ited aiMcomoia -oiulit with the nations uf
the l.atln union whuioliy the mints of these
nations may uealu bo opeited for the coinage
OfsllUT.
Ilcsohed. Th.it wo petition the president
nnd ci > niio < i to continue , and It possible , to
complete negotiations with the ypaiilsh-
Amerlf.in nut Ions fora common cut reney for
this conllnunj south of the dominion.
Not li'roo coin > ; < .
LoIslatlon ( had been forced upon tlio silver
men In the nature of a bribe. Ho had In
vestigated the subject and louud that the
Ircn eolnugu of silver should bo muilo upon
the common interests ol all of the people. It
bad been uiged that silver COIIIIIRO was In
tlio interests of the silver producers , nud if
that was true the tinnsmlssissippl congress
should lot tlio subject alone. The coinage
of token money was produced bv
nil nations in the world , but tlio silver minor
should not bo allowed to enjoy the prDlit.
( itvo th.it liberty to the sllvur producer and
the nickel men and the copper men would
ioou demand the frco coinage of their
product , in that case , tl.o nickel men would
iloumnd i'.i.iio ' per pound for their material ,
which is woi th only ( H ) coins per pound ,
Take the Hnmi ) rule ami nppiy it to copper.
The mine owners would receive $1 CD per
pound for their product , which Is now worth
only 15 cents pur pound. Carry the argu
ment still further. There was nothing to
prevent the rag picker from manufacturing
hia rags into p..per and then demanding that
tlio product of his linen rags bo declined ns
u standard of money value.
Limit the free coinage of silver to Ameri
can products only , nnd how could you
cnfoico it.
if the free cclnngo was limited to the
United States the policy could not bo carried
out. The dollars would be hnui'gicil | across
the borders. They would como in the wlno
casks and nothing could prevent such intro
duction. For years thoio had been a general
uoslro to destroy sliver as a metal. Value
was u relation between things and it shifted
according to the supply and demand. Some
people thought that tht < more a dollar would
buy the more valuabto it would bo. The
value of a thing was something that would
not bo llxod. If it could be , the speaker
would have the value of the silver dollar as
Gttiudiml us tlio yard stlcic or the uounil
vflght , The report of the committee was
simply a demand for the restoration of hi-
inetnllsm and nothing mou > . Ho would not
0 Into snelt clulh If the resolution should bo
voted down.
Senator Warren of Wyoming moved that
the majtrlty report relating to silver coinage
be adopted.
Colonel liuchanan amended to mil'Mltuto
tlto minority report rchtlin/ ul-mctullstii.
S. A , Thompson of Minnesota , us un amend
ment moved to substitute and adopt , the min-
oiity report refctring lo tin international
ratio.
\Vi\ntn \ a Standard Dollar.
Mr. Thompson addressed tno coi ventlon.
Ho wauled lo see n standard so tnat when
the government nut Its stamp upon u picco
of silver , the people would know it was
worth a certain amount , if It should hap
pen that a great muss of gold should bo found
und It should bo shipped out bv tons , the
value of gold would certainly bo
lowoicd and nothing could prevent
the fluctuation in tlio markets of tlio world.
Tlio sliver dollar should bo made s > o that It
would bo u < i good as the gold dollar 111 any
l > ort of the worlu , The paper nmuoy of the
I'nltcd State * was accepted in Canaan and
could bo exchanged for gold , but if tlioy took
n silver dollar there , they would have to dis
count it 10 cents , i'apcr should bo used as a
token until us largo nil amount could be
Honied , redeemable In gold. The speaker
tmld that bo was not u Hat money man , but
could see no reason why the government
iliouht pay sucn n price for silver when
paper money could be made so cneaply , A
recd deal of tlio talk on the silver question
fyiut dcmagogucUm and was for the purpose
) I biding the true luuc. If U wcro possible
for the nations of the world to adopt
n Atnndnrd of Value for the silver dollar thou
there would be no dlfllculty , but ho thought
that such n course would not bo possible.
Kngland thought that If the gold could bo
driven out of tbo country then sliver woud
be brought down.
When asked why the paper dollar wan
taken at prxIn Canada It was simply because -
cause It was n note , u promise upon the part
of the United States to pay 100 cents. The
people of Canada know that the ulrdao would
bo redeemed , while the silver dollar carried
no surh promise. It simply stated that It
contained so many crnlns of silver.
Oinnlut Klnnnulnl Tlicorlcn.
Mr. Thompson divided his time with A. P.
Hopkins of Omaha , who a poke against frco
nnd unlimited coinage of silver. Ho
said that there was no reason
why a bonus should ho paid on
the sliver product. The business hail been
prosperous nud had produced more million
aires than any other Industry , with the pos
sible exception of the railroads , lil-motnllsm
ban been tried in America and France. Both
gold and silver lluctuated , gold less , of course.
The proposition would bo Just us reasonable
10 try nnd make corn nntl wheat bear the
satno relative values.
Franco was on the satno basis as the United
Stales. Silver was mr.lntaincd at a gold value
only because , there , a cold value was back of
it. It was of a goldvaluu In its own country ,
hut as soon us It reached any other country
tlio silver dollar was worth only its bullion
valuo.
Make the Mlvor dollar worth n dollar In
gold nnd the gold would leave the mar
ket , as a man would not hand out
11 coin that was wortn 100 cents
and take in re turn * ono worth only 75
cents. Olvo the country frco anil unlimited
coinage and that would happen. Cold !
would bo degraded and wo would have only
the cheap currency. The business mind of
the world preferred gold to silver , nnd when
silver wont out of use a few years ago there
was no concern about it3 return.
This was because sliver was the
.standard In all of the less civllUod nations ,
while gold had had a llxed value the world
over. Why was this sol Juss because the
gold dollar contained bullion that was worth
lust the amount that wni cortllled to upon
the face of the coin. The only way to do sil
ver any good would be to make gold the
standard of value and let silver remain the
subordinate coin. Free coinage for the
United States meant placing this country
on n par with India. China and the other
: uiU civllued nations of the world.
How would free coinage effect the farmer ?
is asked.
I will tell you , [ continued the speaker ] ,
The farmer would sell his product at a silver
value and bo paid on a gold basis , receiving
ono-llfth loss than his products would really
bo worth.
Vnl no of the Dollar.
President Thomas said ho was obliged to
leave the city during the day and wanted to
speak upon the question.
The question of fixing an international
ratio of values was an impossibility , England
would never acreo to such n proposition. The
sliver dollar was the only coin of winch the
motnlic value had never boon changed. When
first coined It contained 371'4 grains nnd con
tained the sanio metallic value today.
Tiio gold basis of value was llxed
uwm u silver basis , unless tbo
report ol the international congiess of Eng-
iand was false. The price of wheat since
ia7l : had averaged about ; l71'i grains of sil
ver. Joltn Snorimin nad said that when sil
ver was demonetized in 1S7 ! ) the gold would
he driven out of the country , but Sherman's
words had not proven true. Silver was de
monetised tn increase the valtid of gold
and decrease the value of silver , for the
purpose of helping the bondholders. The
passage of thu law was n steal nnd a shnmo
and the president of the Unitoa Stnios did
noticuliso what was the result until nearly
tiirco years niter ho had signed the bill. The
reason that silver was at n discount In Can
ada was because that the pcoploof that coun
try favored tlio romonotiziulon of silver.
It was u mistaken policy to attempt to de
crease the value of the currency of any coun
try. Owing to the largo amount of gold that
u us used in tlio line arts , the production of
the United States , J.'t,00,00l ; ) ( ) ( poryoar , would
soon bo o.xhaustod and gold would enhance
In value.
Vrco coinage could never coma so long as
theio was a discrimination .between the two
metals , gold and silver.
Last year when Paraguay concluded to
coin $ i.tKX,00 ( ) of silver .she had to como to
this country to buy 7,000,000 of the metal.
Tlio country needed more money and tlio bi
metallic men wcro the only opponents to tint
mor.ev and the time , tbo speaker saltl , would
'
come'when Hat monovuould bo put before
the people , ( ! od forbid , without u standard
gold value should bo lixed upon silver.
MitBt Meet thu ISMIIC ,
Senator vVairnn of Wyoming addressed
tlio congicss. llosuid that ho felt like a man
between two millstones. Ho stood on ground
between the majority and minority reports ,
ono asking that the silver question bo loft as
it Is nnd the other declaring for free anil un
limited coinage. The silver question , ho
said , was an issue tli.it would not down
nnd had to bo met. Ho favored thom
m ijoiity report and believed it was best to
lot well enough alone. Ho might change his
mind. A m.iii chanced his mind sometimes ,
but a mule , never. The f rue ami unlimited
coinaco of sliver in the United States would
bring everything. It would bring the same
if not bettor results ttmn free and unlimited
coinage for the entire world. Glvo America
nlone tree and unlimited coinage of silver and
within twenty-four bouts Kngllsh silver
would have the same value as in the United
States. It was folly to say that frea coinage
for the United Stales would result in ICng-
land dumping her silver into the ports of this
country.
France , the speaker said , was not a frco
country , but.sho protected her coin , which
in n measure accounted for her prosperity.
The free traders who indorsed free coinage ,
the hpc.ikoi' said , wore the rankest protec
tionists I" tlio world and ho enjoyed their
audacity.
The senator was n protectionist to protect
American Industrie ? until the tlmo when
Irco trade could bo brought about. Plati
tudes should be laid aside nntl this question ,
ho thought , should bo discussed train a busi
ness standpoint. Bvory calamity shriekor
in the United Statescrlod for free
nnd unlimited coinage of sil
ver. They thought the country was rapidly
going to ruin. If the country was
sick , give it mediclno in small ( loses ,
but the country was not sick. It was healthy
and strong and could well afford to move
along as It had tor years.
Just then UovcrnorThnycr was noticed In
the uiullcnco. Dr. Miller of Oniahn called
the attention of the president , to the fact.
His excellency was Invited to thu platform
and us the latter ascended tlio speaker con
tinued by saying that ho know that
the country was not sick when
n honored and respected cltls.on
of Wyoming should nscond to thu hlirli posi
tion of executive of Nebraska , the greatest
corn producing state in the union.
The speaker discussed the failure of the
Daring Brothers of London. The drain of
$70.000,000 of gold from the United States was
nothing but a money scare. The country
had met the demand , paid that debt and
everything pointed to tlio fact that the coun
try was in n most urosporous condition ,
Uniixcrs oT Itciiionotlzatlon.
Ono object of the silver men was to rcmoii-
ouzo sliver In order to allow debtors to pay
their debts with the least Inconvenience to
tliotusolvcs , which would bo done by forcing
down the value of gold nnd putting up tlio
value ot silver. Tlio speaker thought suuh n
policy muant ruin , as capitalists did not bo-
Hove that when u free mm unlimited coinage
law passed millions of dollars of silver would
bo dumped lit this country. The result would
bo that three men with money would lock
their gold In Uuur stroiic uoxcs aud there it
would remain. The people would bo scared ,
and when thu people were scared that scare
meant damage. It would bo hotter to torn-
jiorlzo than to bring on results that would
ruin the country , destroy American institu
tions and leave financial wrecks strewn over
thU fair land fiom the Atlantic to thoPacitio.
If it were impossible to establish an Inter
national basis , it would certainly bo more so
after the United States had gone into tno
markets of the world , bought up the silver
and coined it atirj'.j. ' . n llxed standard of
gold. The country could never bo Hooded
with llat money so long as the government
had the gold and silver locked up In its
vaults to bo turned out for tno purpose ot re
deeming it.i currency.
Will \ ect at Now OrlouiiH In Fohrunry
Immcdi. te y after tbo president called the
afternoon session to order the secretary was
requested to read n communication from the
executive committee , stating that the next
mcuUutf of the congress would bo hold on
February ! ; to O ) , inclusUo , lu the city of
Now Orloans. Tnls was according to the
Agreement made nt Denver at tbo previous
meeting.
lly unanimous consent the congress de
cided to close the uoln'.to upon the sliver
question at : ) o'clock. Speeches were limited
to ten minutes.
The llrat speaker to tnko the floor In the de
bate of the afternoon was Colonel Uonlpbnn
of Missouri , The speaker snld ho had signed
the minority report favoring frco and un
limited coinage of .silver. Ho did not believe
that Kuropoan countries would dump all
their silver upon the United States. Silver
was worth loss In the United States than In
Kuropc. Ho hold that the silver men wore
simply asking for the iccognltlon of silver
as n product not for protection , as some of
tbo gold men had claimed. Colonel Donlphan
held that It was the gold men who wore do-
maudlin ; protection and a very unreasonable
protection ho thought. The free couiiuge of
silver would not bring about a panic as some
speakers nnil maintained ,
Lr. ) George U Miller was called for , and
said but a few words. He said ho aid not
wish to discuss the question , but would
simply say that ho was for the honest
dollar. Volume of currency had nothing to
do with the merits of the question. Confi
dence in the currency had everything to do
with It. Panics had como not from a lack of
currency , hut from u breaking down of con-
tldcnco In the credit of lending liniuicial cen
ters and In tlio currency of the country. Dr.
Miller was applauded.
Senator Warren of Wyoming then took the
floor. Ho took up the point made by some of
the speakers who held that free silver coin
age would DO class legislation. He thought
that tostnmn 1)3 ) cents worth of sliver ns $1
would bo offering a bonus or a premium.
Senator Warren then said he wished to look
at the question from u practical standpoint.
Ho thought that the gentlemen had better
move slowly nnd bo sure of the ground over
which they were passing. He did not be
lieve that either of the two great parties
would nomlnutn n man for president in IS'.U
who favored the frco and unlimited coinage
of silver. Ho did not boliuvu that thcso nblo
statesmen from Colorado mid other states
were actuated by selfish motives altogether.
It was reasonable and right that they should
look after the interests of the great
silver Industries of thcso great
interior states. Ho favored the plau of es
tablishing free nnd unlimited coluago for the
pioducts of alt tlio silver mluos in the United
Slates. There wcro no grounds , ho thought ,
for the apprehension Hint the government
could not keep out the silver that smugglers
might bring into thu country and soil as tbo
product of the homo mines. Senator War
ren guvo the calamity party a vigorous thrust
in closing his spocch.
Favored Coinage of American Silver.
Mr. CmrK of Wyoming then addressed the
congress. llosuid : "Tho question is not
\\nat do wo bellevo or what do wo want , but
It Is what can wo get from the congress of
the United States. " Ho thought that it was
useless to hope for the passage of a bill foi'
tlio free nnd unlimited coinngo of silver. Ho
thought thai the majority report of the com
mittee , culling for the free coinage of tbo
homo product , wan alt that could bo hoped
for and nil that should bo sought.
The Commercial congress which met at
Denver rasscd u resolution favorinc the free
coinage of American silver , the speaker said ,
and ho could not understand why this con-
cress should nsk for the free coinage of all
silver. Ho believed that the middle ground
was the safe ground and that a bill would ,
before long , bo passed by the congress of the
United States and signed by the president
establishing the frco and unlimited coinage
for American silver.
Governor Fishbach made n tow vigorous
remarks favoring the absolute frco coiuaeo.
President Thomas then announced that ho
would bo obliged to leave the city at 4
o'clock , and by permission of tbo assembly ,
ho would call Governor Hubbartl of Texas to
the chair. Ho thanked the congress for the
honor bestowed upon him.
The assembly immediately tendered Presi
dent Thomas a vote of thnnits , and then Gov
ernor Ilubbard took the chair.
Colonel .Buchanan of Colorado then closed
the ticbato. Ho declared that n bill for tbo
free coinngo of American silver would bo a
bid for smuggling. Free coinngo would not
bo conferring a gratuity upon anybody , ho
said. The silver would not bo worth anymore
moro after it wis coined than before , except
ing that it would open up moro avenues of
usefulness for the silver product.
Mr. Hopkios of Nebraska asked tlio speaker
if ho would bo lu favor of free silver coinage
without making it a legal tender.
"No , I would not , " said Colonel Buchanan.
Colonel Maginnls of Montana asked Mr.
Hopkins if the gold men would bo satisfied
with the free coinage of gold withoutmaking
it a legal tender. Air. Hopkins did not reply ,
as Colonel Buchanan had the floor.
In closing Colonel Buchanan said that sil
ver did not need protection. It simply de
manded , fair recognition. The silver men
did not intend to create a stampede like a
herd of Texas steers. They were Interested
In thu wollfaro of Iho country equally
as much ns the gold standard men
could possibly be. Tboy wanted to furnish
to the country a moro equitable and a moro
stable currency. The friends of the single
gold standard admitted , ho said , that some
thing ought to bo douo to better the financial
condition of the country , but they had no
remedy to oiler. The gold men sat speech
less , he said , excepting when they raised a
cry against tlio recognition of sliver on un
equal footing with gold.
Auucptuil the Aliijorlly Itcport.
The congress then voted upon the second
mlnoiity report , which favored the calling
of an intoi national congress for the
purpose of establishing a universal ratio
of gold nud silver values , and was
opposed to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. All the states voted
against this second minority report except
ing Minnesota , South Dakota and fourteen
delegates from Nebraska. The vote stood 'JO
for and 110 against ,
The vote upon the ilrst minority report ,
which favored frco and unlimited coinage of
nil silver offered the United States mints ,
was then takeit. It stood 57 for and 'J3 against.
This lofc the majority report Just as it had
boon presented.
Tno vote ttien occurred upon the majority
report , favoring free silver coinage for tbo
American product only. The vote stood 10J
for and 1.1 against. The states voting yes
upon the majority report were : Arizo'na ,
Iowa , Kansas , Missouri , Nebraska (15votes ( ) ,
Now Mexico , Oregon , South Dakota , Texas ,
(10 ( votes ) , Utah. The states voting against
were : Arkansas , California , Colorado ,
Louisiana. Minnesota , Montana , NaDniska ,
(0 ( votes ) , Texas , ( I vote. )
The report of the committee urging upon
congress tbo practicability and nocasslty of
encouraging the reclaiming of arid lands by
means of irrigation was adopted.
A resolution calling upon congress to
protect owners of mineral lauds in the
stales ot Arizona , Utah , NoMoxko
California , Colorado , Nevada , Wyoming ,
Oregon , Idaho , Montana and South Dakota
against possible loss from the oncroacntnonts
of railroad grants was then dUcussod.
The resolution was adopted.
A resolution favoring tno furtbor linprovn-
inont of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
was then read nud adopted.
An Interesting dabatn arose over the reso
lution offeicd by Dr. Miller of Ne
braska declaring that the interstate
commerce law was a hindrance
to Interstate commerce and should bo re
pealed. Dr. Miller supported the resolution
anil quoted General McNulta of Chicago upon
the failure of the law to furnish toliuf. He
held thai the law hail proved to bo an
obstruction to free commerce. U has operated
niMlnsl the interests of transmUsippI cantors
of trade and bad been un injury to both the
railway company aud the peoplo.
Vis onary Suhoiun.s for Holier ,
Dr. Miller then referred to the visionary
schemes tn which people resort for relief.
Ho said that Iho people of Nebraska , for In
stance , had appealed from God Almighty to
tbo Nebraska legislature hut ' . /inter , but the
Almighty got in His work this summer by
giving the state a magnlllcant crop and the
work of the loglilaturo had faded oul of
mind.
Dr. Miller then road a loiter from Hon. J.
Sterling Morton , in which the sngoof Arbor
Lodge stated tnat the interstate commerce
law had proved itself an Impracticable antl
damaging experiment.
Colonel Gage of California said that the
Inlet-state commerce law had bunollttod same
of the eastern commercial centers , but it hud
been n curse to the triinsmississlppl states.
Thompson of Minnesota thought the reso
lution was too sweeping. As butwcou the
Idiotio legislation that has tuiccn place In
some of the western state * upon railroad
trnfllo and such an absolute sweeping away
of all legal regulations bo was hardly pre
pared to decide , Thu Interstate commerce
law bad been a blosslng to Duluth. The
railroads had , prior to the pastagn ot Urn in
terstate law , actually prohl bltcd the establish
ment of wholesale houc4 at Duluib. Hitico
tbo law bad gone Into crtt'ct Dulutu had un
Joyed equal foollngMvlth St. Paul and other
commercial centomiof the nottnwost.
Mr. Hall of Missouri made a very effective
speech. Ho hold llrat tbo resolution was too
radical , too twrcplniT-ln its nature. The con *
cress was not rcadrrt he thought , to tuko
.such radical action upon this Im
portant matter. The interstate com
merce law had > bcen a benefit to
many of the smaller towns all over the
transmlssisslnpl country. Ho moved that
thu further discussion ot the resolution bo
postponed until tbomcxt mooting of ibe con *
gross , tto that It mlgtit bo given more consid
eration before receiving final action. Tbo
motion to postpone was put ana carried.
A resolution commending the pioneers in
the great beet sugar industry for their
enterprise and. energy in opening up to tlio
American people tbl now avenue ID wealth
and prosperity , was presented and adopted.
The basis or representation in future meat-
ings ot the transmlsslsslppl was then decided
upon by the congress.
Omnltii for tlio Conventions.
The secretary then read n resolution recom
mending that Omaha ho selected by the
national central committees uf both the demo
cratic and republican parties ns tlio place for
holding the national conventions of the iwo
great parlies In 1WJ.
Mr. Hull of Missouri was tlio only man who
opposed the resolution. Ho moved to lay It
upon the table.
Senator Warren of Wyoming said ho hoped
that tlm gentleman from Missouri would not
Insist upon his motion. Ho hoped that the
congress would bo given a chance
to vote upon the resolution. Ho
desired to sco the resolution passed , Hosald
that Omaha didn't need any advertising for
the city was known from ono end of the
country to tlio other , but the west needed
and ought to have the convention.
Colonel C. H. Scott of Omaha made n neat
and effective speech in favor of the resolu
tion.
Governor Ilubbard of Texas said n few
words in favor of tbo resolution that simply
wiped out all opposition , and everybody
called for the question.
The vote was unanimous in favor of the
resolution aud the result was greeted with
applause.
Several minor resolutions were passed and
the business of the session was brought to u
close.
The invitation of tlio Council Bluffs nnd
Omaha motor line to visit Council Bluffs was
then accepted with thanks and the hour of
'J o'clock this morning was llxed as the time
nnd the Pax ton hotel as the place to make
the start.
Hc.solutions thanking the citizens of
Omaha , the Omaha Board of Trade , the
press of Omaha , the Western Union Tele
graph company , the street railway company
nnd President Thomas for his able and im
partial rullng.s were then introduced and
adopted , nud the concrrcss then adjotiincd to
meet In Now Orleans on the : Wd day of Feb
ruary next.
The delegates were entertained last night
bv the Omaha Board of Trade at Bovd's
theater , wheio they took m the good points
In "A Midnight Bell. "
Delegate Tillies.
O. W. Crawford , the Texas newspaper
man. hero as a delegate to the transmlssls-
sinpl congress , was fooling good last evening
nnd remarked to a BKK reporter :
This session has moro forcibly illustrated
the necessity and good of this organi/ation
than any of the previous meetings. I bollove
it the method of showing the country's law
makers the desires of the people who have
vested them with the power to make laws.
This is the third congress to which
I have been a delegate , and each
has been an improvement upon
the other. Think of business n en
coming from Minnesota , Texas , iNow Mexico
California and Oregon , hundreds nnd simo
thousands of miles to Omaha to consider nud
discuss public commercial affairs. I nm won
derfully pleased with this city. It is a com
mercial structure that overtops ordinary <
urban development , ns the cloud-pier lug '
mountain overtops the foothills. Omaha bus
opened up to mo n uow vision of the future
of tiio transmississippl. It has made the
great west look larger to me. They call me ,
where I live , "Deep Water Cinwford. " 1
believe that deep water navigation is
the hope of tbo transmlssisslppl. I
have studied the question for years.
Omaha is itijli miles nearer to Vohisco and
deep water than she is to Now York ; iiul
deep water. It does not cost nn iota more to
haul a bushel of grain south than it does cast.
The surplus of products in the future will
co out to the markets of tbo world from this
torritorv via the gulf ports , with u profit to
the producer of the cost of the transporta
tion 3fll ! miles. The obtaining of deep water
at Volnsco , Tex. , is a stroke of morning light
which gives promise of a clay of glorious
commerce for transmlssissippi. The Omaha
roalroad to the -'gulf coast recently chartered
and so much talked of in the newspapers ,
should end at Velasco. The farmer \ \ ill then
shovel his grain from I is wacon ints an
Omaha car , from which it will he n next
hauling poured into nn ocean steamer. There
will bo only ono handling from the pluco pro
duced in tbo transmississippi , to the place
consumed by in what part ot the world i'j
may.
"Alas ! Alas ! " the dude exclaims , "In my
slender iinltlo 1'vo got pains. " "Don't fret , "
said ma , for whom ho bad sent , "I have some
Salvation Oil. "
' M. ' time is up , " said tbo doctor to the
patient , whom he found using Dr. Bull's
Cough Syrup , nnd ho was correct , for his
cough had boon cured.
Sol III Trams From Omaha.
Vostibulod , oloctriu lifrhtpd.uul stoiun
lieiitoii , with the finest dining1 , Hloopinu1
and rooliiiiiiH : chair car service in the
world , via tlio "Chicago & Omaha Short
Lino" of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul Kail way. Double daily train
service , leaving Omaha at 12:15 : p. m.
and ( i''JOi ) . m. , 'with no transfer at Coun
cil Blull'd us heretofore. Apply loOl
Farnam street for ticKotsanil - in
formation or address F. A. NASH ,
J. R. PUKSTON. Gon. Agt.
Oily Pass. Agt
The following licenses were isiuo.l by
Judco Shields yesterday :
Namn nnd Atldtesa. ARC.
I'uior 1'nchs. Omaha r K )
I'rantrlHhu Van.iceU , Omaha ' . ' 1
O. A. Illomqulst , Omaha itt
AuiMista Hwanson. Omaha - ' ' >
I \VitvbrlKht. . Omaha -I
idtollaSmtlli. Omaha I1 *
Eye our surgeon , Ii T. Alien , M. IX.
Ruin < ; o hlk , 15th& Ilurnoy , Omaha. Of
lice days , Men. , Tuos. , Wort. , anil Sat.
A Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.
Superior to every other known.
Used in Millions of Homes
40 Years the Standard.
Delicious Cake and Pastry , Light Flaky
Biscuit , Griddle CaUs , Palatable
nud Wholesome.
No othtr baking powder docs such work.
A.MUKM ISNT B.
_
MUSEE
I'oniiir lltb and F.irmin Street * ,
WKKK OK Ol-lUUKIl 1VT14
HKVMOI It , Ml ml lluuUvr.
XKKK. Hit ) llnbuon
TIIK DAM INl | 1IKAIIH.
KIT/.I'VYUKK KAMU.V.
Till. 1IAWI s
I'l IIVIH , l > of t'trcui.
JOHNS IN Tllll ) ,
UM lltino , Oyn dallr t to 19 p. m
FECHHEIMER , GOODKIND
of New York City , have been known for yenrs as manufacturers of
Finest Clothing for Men made in the'whole United States. Goods made
- - v
by this concern were as well known to the clothing men of this country
as Sapolio to the Belles of the Kitchen , or Pears' Soap to the belles of the
parlor. For reasons not necessary to state at this time , this firm very
recently resolved to dissolve partnership , close out their entire stock
and go out of business. For a number of years we have been among
the best customers that this house has had. Before this stock was offered
to the general public , a few of the largest cash buyers in the land ,
among them our Mr. Strasburger , the member of our firm who lives in
New York , and who is considered one of the best clothing buyers in this
country , were invited to go through this magnificent'stock , just manu
factured for Fall trade , and make their selections. Mr. Strasburger
made the largest purchase made by any one concern. He selected
THE CREAM OF THE STOCK.
He paid spot cash for the goods. He bought goods for less money than
wewere ever able to buy fine goods before. After these few buyers had
culled over the entire stock and selected the good things , the balance of
the stock was thrown on the market at auction. The reputation of this
house v/as so great that these goods were eagerly snapped up , the bid
ding being so brisk that everything brought good prices , most of them
fu. 1 lregulagp ices , and in many cases more than F. G. & Co. had ever
asked for them. This immense purchase , which comprises the largest
assortment of
FINE SUITS AND OVERCOATS
ever shown in this western world , is now on its way to Omaha , ahd
will arrive in a day or two. In the meantime , in order to
REDUCE OUR PRESENT STOCK
to its lowest possible limit , the man with the red ink has been through
the Suits and Overcoats and marked them all down to the lowest pos
sible notch.
Watch our corner of the "Bee. " It'll be mighty interesting reading /
ing for the male portion of our population. Keep your eye on our store' ,
It's always the busiest spot in Omaha , but from now on it will be r
NO CURB. ! NO PAY.
1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Man ? yenra' oxiiorlenro. A rcKiilir criulunlo In modlelno diplomas show. Is mill trenllnfi lth tbo
Krontcat Biicceis nil Nervous , Chronic and I'rlvnto Illm-mes. A permanent cum KUnninteoil for CnHrrh
Hparmntorrlioca , Lost Manhood , Seminal Wanknom , NlRht t.osnia , Impotcnojr. Hrplilll , Slrloture. ami all
aiioaiea of tlio HlooJ , Skin nnd Urinary Orcanj. N H. I ifunrnnici f OJ for every rnu 1 underlain ) ami full
ti ) euro. ConsuHrulon frco. Hook ( My tarle ol Life ) tent Ireo. OIHoo hours- a. m. lo S p , m.
10 n in. to 1 ] m. Bond stamp for reply.
THE NOTED SPECIALIST in tiio treatment of all forms of
PRIVATE DISEASES.
17 jnarsKXpoiienco. . OlcctundicU minojinsdj'-rlia/RCs ; Stricture
imsfnca" . "i" ho most j7owiirfni remedies luimwi to modern pricnco
for the treatment of tuonbmn ilisoasnh. Tlm wcsik crow inimK ,
tlio ilnanomlcnt becoiuo clicerfill fiom renewed Vitality , Ambition
'anil Courncp. My resources anil fat-ilitieH for ilohiK tiuiiiiiet.3 nro
unsurpassed. AllcorreBpondcncoBtrle.tljprmitp. M ritofor torniu ,
circulars and uucatiuu i OR. J E. McGHEW. Omaha , Neb.
TI-IE1 FAMOUS
" Assisted bi ) I ho Followinn Nol.cut Sololsl.s.
Miss KM1LIK SC'IINKKLOCII , Soprn.no , Mlhs KMMA SClUs'lSI- :
' Ol'il , Alto , MODS. J. CLODIO , To nor , AFr. K O'MAIJONY ,
IJtif-so Mr. S. KHONHKKC ; , Bnritoao.
AT TIIK
COLISEUM
lluui.iuim a
ui.sEuvr.i : ) sr.ATs i.co. II.M.CONV , wj.
IScscrvccl souls now on silo : : it .Max Mt-yci's llilli anil l > anmin.
ItATI'iB CJM A Lit * ItAIUUOAI .
MlW I lee Iluj-Hii
THKATnil 'llesiii'viMlS '
SoxeiiU-ciilh nnil Hnrnoy btrcots.
The HamltoiuiHt im.I . Safeat Tlu'utro In A' " " '
Friilay and Saturday , Oct. 23 and * 24
Haturiliiv MntlWH .
HOYT'S
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MIDNIGHT
BELL.
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balcoonli. riml : ici i-iillcry * *
'it fan In balco We _ _
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1
Thsatre ,
-.NIGHTS. 4 NIGHTS.
Commencing Sunday Night , Get , 25.
Tlio r.leclrUnl Siu-rosn.
JOSbUJH AHTJIUH'
New I'ruclui Hull Of
THE
STILL
ALARM.
Qrcuturaiul llciu t tlian I.\er
Price.llrbt floor To un < { * i.w. bill j.i
nn.l c ; Ballcry VCc. Uox blictU uiivu Satur
day in ru us.
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FA R NAM STHEET THEATRE.
Ono \Vouli. Cuiiniii'iicliu'
SUNDAY , OCT 18 , ( Matinee. )
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A. W. FREMONT.
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P ARNAN &TBE13T THEATER
'I'll i co nlnliti ciiiiiinuiiclnulili
Simtlaii Malinoo , Or. I. , ' -lli.
Il't , runny. VCTJ. Vi-iy , Very l-'nuny !
SKIPPRD
LIGHT OP THEMOON
I'oiiuliir I'llccf. ' I5c , "M ; . .InMo. .
Grand Opera House.
ITON/
Daniel Dougherty
O ? NHW YO < K. ,
[ Tlio man wlio nun n cl imtli 11 i > < > i " < l
( 'ILM Uml.J
\\ii.ti ur.MVi u A iKcrcnr. ON
Orators and Oratory
MiaUenmn , OL' ' . 2-1.
AiliH i-ni. ) nu < > ci-ii < t
.Mr Don ry 1 1 | . ) > u tier tlio au plcc > o
lUoC M J. V ofuu.'jUa '
WILL CURE
PILES
" I have long known its valun In blt d.
Inc pilei. It is tin pnncn ol femnliei
In all lo'ms of hemoriholdi. " Dl , A.
M. COLLINS , Cameron , Mo.
CATARRH
* i Have been a content iuor ! r for
years from sovcro coldt in head and
throat Tried moit every Unown
remedy. Pond's Extract ( utioved m
wonderfully , nnd ha * offectttd almoit
radical euro " F R C 0 C R 1C E.
riNCK , Mew York City.
SORE EYES
"Itactt like magic In ophthalmia. I
like it so much fr tore y i. " flay.
M. JAMESON.
LAMENESS
" t strongly tocomrnond Pond' * Extri
( or lamenesi , and uiu it constantly1 I
MICHAEL DONOVAN. N. V. Athk
Club. "
SORENESS
" Had a targe eating aora on my ank1 ,
which had eaten to the bone. For
nine months I doctored to no purpoie.
Tried a bottle cf Pond's Extract , end
was cured immediately " MINNIE
VANATTA. Locklooio , Fla.
BRUISES
" Pond's Extract hts been usd with
marked benefit by our Inmate * in man/
cases of bruises , and has always proved
very bencf.calLITTLC - SISTERS
OF THE POOR , Mew York City ,
8PRA8WS
"I have been proicnbmf ! Ponil'i E .
tract , and fmrl it a valuable remedy in
ttraint and effectioni of like char *
aeler. " W P. UUFIOICK , M.D.
' Had my left hand severely burned ,
and lost Iho use of It completely ,
Socu'ed relief by us of I'oml'i E liect
in twelve hours " Mis A.SHERMAN ,
New York City
HEMORRHAGES
"Am troub eJ with hemorrhages from
lungs anil I IK ! Pond's Cxtract the or ly
' .
remedy thai will vontrol them
GEORGE'// WARNER , Screnlon , P * .
I NFLARfl STATIONS
"I have U' d Pond's Extract In a Cllil
ofloncstaidini : olernal inflame' lie i ,
emdobtimedre lef willini a low K ula.
JAMES E RCADE , PhilaJalpl.ia.
and shouSd be always
kept on hand for em
ergencies.
"Lone experience his tsucM my fim4
lly to regard Pond s Extract II one ol
the absolute necessities of housel < eep >
Ing " ANDREW 0 WHITE , Piesll
dentCorne I University.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
See Landscape Trado-murk on
Buff Wrapper.
t
MADE ONLY BY
POND'S EXTRACT CO.
Now York ami London.
POND'S
SfflTfiEMT.
It a inunrkabln Hnoclflo
action upon tlifuifl'eetccl paitu
glv < itHiiprcimi control over
lllea , liowovur wovcro.
Abe for Jlnrns , Scalds ,
7 * % KttU Jl/ICHM / it't'
IIJff : l , .
TiHlltnonialB fruiu all cluwtti
" provo lt olllcuiiy. 1'ilco BOc * .
Bold "hy all DniRKlatH or Kent hy mall
on receipt of prli'a 1'utup only by
POHD'3 EXTBAOT CO. , 70 6th Ave.i H. ? * '
