The Iola register., 1886-01-08
RIVER CONVENTION.
An Interesting Waterways Convention
Aascmhles mt Kansas City.

An Interesting Waterways Convention
Assemblies mt Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, December S0.-The Board
Of Trade Hall presented lively scene yes
terday morning. and the floor was covered
with groups of delegates. joking. laughing
and earnestly discussing the objects and
probable course of the River Convention.
Different delegations were assigned each .
place by themselves, Kansas and Missouri
heading the center, Montana and Dakota
leading the right, while Nebraska and Iowa
smillingly stood at the front on the left side.
At eleven o'clock the blue ribbon assembly
flor all tile delegates wore blue badges.
was called to order by L. X. BOlter, of LO-
gan Iowa Hon. d. A. Magee, Mayor of
Sioux City, Iowa, was called to the chair.
After preliminary work had been accom-
plished, the Convention adjourned uutil
two p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At $50 o'clock the Convention was called
to order by Chairman Magee and proceeded
at once to business. The Committee on
Credentials, through their chairman, re-
ported as follows, and their report was
adopted:
elected George L. Wright, of st. Louis. Chair
man. and W. s. Wise, of Plattsmouth. Neb.,
Secretary.
II was resolved BY your Committee that the
list of delegates to this Convention reported
to the Secretary of the Convention shall be
considered rs the delegates of the COnven-
tioa. subject to such additions as may be
found necessary by the late arrival of some
of the delegates. Your Committee beg leave
to make this resolution as their report to this
Convention. q. l.. WRIGHT, Chairman,
VI .
Next came the report of the Committee
on Permanent Organization. The commit
tee selected the following officers:
Decentralization Cole, of st. Louis.
Vice Pres;dents-C. A. Chase, Omaha;
Colonel Asa Barton, Faribault, Minn.;
WinslOw U. Judson, st. Joseph; j. =. Ba-
New Orleans; James Phean, Memphis,
Tenn; Robert Atkinson, Ottawa, Kan.
Secretary-H. NJ. kirkpatrick, Kansas
City.
Assistant Secretaries-JOseph E. Riggs,
Lawrence, Kan.; Robert Window, Platts-
mouth. Neb.
Letters from Coneressmen and other
prominent men were read, regretting their
inability to attend the convention.
THE COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee OH Resolutions appointed
by the Executive Committee at the conven-
ton met last evening at the Coates House.
Mr.. Mcintyre presided and Mr.. Window
was Secretary. Among others present were
Messrs. Bolter. of Iowa; Walker, of Min
nesOta; Baker, Of Montana; Arthur, of
WyandOtte; Aller, of LeavenwOrth. and
Allen, of this city. A number OF rosOlu-
tiOns were offered by members of the COM
mittee and others present A resolution
was offered asking Congress to place a
member of Congress interested in Western
waterways upon the River and Harbor Com
mittee. A resolution was offered to ap-
point two delegates from each State and Ter
ritOry, to bear the resolutions of the COM
mittee TO Congress on January is, 1856. and
to co operate with delegates appointed for
a similar purpose at st. Paul in September
last
A resolution was offered recommending
Congress to apply for immediate use so per
cent. of the appropriation recommended by
the commission for the improvement of the
Missouri River, and to have the other so
per cent Of the appropriation take effect on
and after July next.