St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-19
Gathering in Washington Of Delegates
From the Different Cities Interested
for a Conference.
Harmony and Good Feeling With Desire
to Work Together for the Common
Good.
Ex-Congressman DunneIl and Two
Others Appointed TO Labor with
the Committee.
The Conference Listens TO Remarks
From Prominent Men--Henne-
pin Canal Meeting.
The waterwar. Conference.

Special TO the Globe
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-Quite a num-
Der of delegates from the waterway con-
ventions held at ST. Paul. Kansas City and
New Orleans during last fall are in the
city. Each set of delegates fears the other,
lest congress, in the goodness of its heart,
may appropriate 10 some one object too
much money. The New Orleans people
are well aware of the fact that the Missis-
sippi will as a matter of course, receive
the lions share Of the appropriations. The
friends of the Missouri river think
none too we'll of the Hennepin
project. and to make matters still worse.
the delegations are in the main composed Of
orators. Most Of the gentlemen are loaded
down with speeches which they propose to
fire indiscriminately at the congressional
committee on rivers and harbOrs. The del
egates from the ST. Paul convention met
this afternoon. They did nothing beyond
inviting all the other friends of waterway
improvements 10 meet them tonight In
the evening about forty delegates from the
ST. Paul. Kansas City and New Orleans
conventions met at the Ebbitt house. The
st. Paul delegates
EFFECTED AN ORGANIZATION,
William Warner of Kansas City presiding.
l.. b. Ray of Norris ILL.,, and Congress
man George L. Adams represented the state
Of Illinois. The delegates appointed by the
Kansas City convention said they wanted
harmony. The people of the entire West
were interested in the project. and some
course must be pursued which would not
lead TO antagOnisms and jealOusles. All
delegations should unite their interests, and
urge upon congress the necessity of
| improving the water ways by the
81 mi Ia
pressed an opinion that in order to give adj
ditiOnal force and effect to the claims of the
people of the Northwest the delegation APP
pear in body before the committee ON
rivers and harbOrs of the house and senate.
/ Congressman Warner of Kansas desired the
various delegations to unite and present the
I claims of all sections of the West and South
west at one time. Congressman Adams
/ said there should be no antagonism between
/ the various delegations, but the representa-
I tives of ali projects should combine and
| present
| A SOLID FRONT.
Senator Ray moved that the delegates
! from the ST. Paul convention join with
| those appointed by the other organizations
| and wait upon the congressional committee.
/ This motion gave rise TO little debate, in
asmueh as some of the delegates claimed
that by virtue of the instructions given by
the various conventions which appropriated
them no discretion was given in the prem
iSes- Each delegation was expected to
present the claims of the waterways
especially considered in the convention.
Senator Rays motion was amended so as TO
advise the representatives of all conventions
to unite with the delegates appointed at St.
Paul and wait upon the congressional com
mittee. The resolution was unanimously
adopted. EX-COngressman Mark II. Dun
nell of OwatOnna. Minn., was designated
as the spokesman of the ST. Paul delegation.
| Congressman Warner invited the New Or
leans and Kansas City delegations TO join
with them. The Kansas City delegates.
through Mr. Miller, said they were ready
| to cooperate with all who desired the i'm
provement of Western waterways. The
New Orleans delegation accepted the invl-
tation. The meeting then assumed the
nature of
A JOINT CONFERENCE,
Mr. Warner of Kansas City beng made
chairman. After some discussion a motion
was offered by Mr.. Adams to the effect that
a committee of three be appointed, one
from each delegation, authorized TO wait on
the congressional committee on rivers and
harbOrs and formulate a plan for the pre-
I
BRYANT of the New Orleans delegation, w.
III. Miller and Mark III. Dunnell OF
Owatonna. NIinn., were made mem-
bers of the committee. and the caucus
adjourned until tomorrow night The
friends of the Hennepin canal met at the
Ebbitt house, Congressman Henderson,
Plumb, Lawler. Dunham, ROwell, Freder-
icks, Murphy, Lyman, WOlyers and COngel
being present. Gen. Henderson was made
chairman and Mr.. Plumb secretary. They
agreed to bend their energies to securing
the construction of the Hennepin canal anC
securing favorable action from the commit
tee on canals and rivers. Each member
was required to report from time to time Il
the secretary all information he had ac
duired relative To the canal project. Th'
meeting adjourned subject TO the call of th'
chairman.