The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-14
Yesterday Afternoon It Was For
mally Brought Before the
, Mining Congress.
The News From Washington Has
the Effect of Delaying
Final Action
Francis q. New1ands Made Permanent
Chairman OF the Body-List OF the t
Deiegates--The Voting Strength.

Chairman Chase called ths mining con-
Rrssa to order yesterday promptly At 10
O'Clock. but 1t was an hour later bs.ors the
committees were ready to report and the
congress got down to business. The selsc-
ton OF Il. q. Newlands ~ permanent chair
man gave great Satisfaction, judging from
the applause that greeted tho Nevada gem
tleman whom he took the platform. His
speech WAS listened to with close attention,
his references to united and independent
action by the silver states elicitinR consid-
cradle applause.
Ihs congress will not take any formal
action ON tho labor troubles in ths Coeur
a'Alenes. II IL holds the same views during
the remaining days Of the congress- Is did
yesterday. Delegate Slater, OF Colorado.
wanted to amend tho order of business by
making ono topic Of discussion the present
labor troubles. but his motion did not rs-
ceive . second.
gave the congress q total vote OF 1902, a
larger representative than it was thought
on the first day there would be. Quite q
number of delegates arrived yesterday,
among them l.. v. De Forrest. of New
York, who was named as 4 delegate both by
the Mining and Petroleum Exchange of
Now Yofk and by the mayor Of that city.
The first real lite in the congress sp-
peared late yesterday afternoon. The CON-
mjttee on resolutions, in response to the
hint contained in telegram from Senator
Stewart, retired from the congress- about
2:30 to formulate resolutions. Matters
dragged along in We y uninteresting man
n mi tfna tpxd tzx
port, which it did about 4:30. The quiet of
the two hours preceding was fully atoned
for after the report had been made, II
soon developed that the un, estficted free
coinage advocates did not have all the del-
egates in the congress, and that there was
consider the result of whatever action they
might take. The contest did not come
down to a test vote, bnt it will reach that
point to-day in ull probability.
Some OF the special subjects to be consd-
cred by the congress- to-day and tomorrow
are Of interest to mining men. In addi-
tlon to the silver question, they are miners
rights on lands granted to railroads, town
sites on mineral landg smelling milling
and reduction OF ores, transportation, re-
storation and preservation of ou. forests,
mining and mining laws.
This afte noon the proceedings will be of
particular interest to the ladies. The first
half hour of the session has been assigned
to MRS. +. A. Meadow to deliver an ad-
dress in the interest OF MoRtona's sxh ibit
at the Worlds fair. It is ex .rscted that
every lady in Helena who can possibly do SO
will attend the afternoon session, and be ON
hand promptly at two o'clock.
To-day will probably be the most inter-
estlnR session of the entire congress-. The
report Of the committee on resolutions will
be debated, and the discussions will be
taken part in by all the prominent dele
gates. The unrestricted free coinage senti-
ment is not unanimous in tho congress- and
the advocates and opponents OF the meas
ure will make field day Of it.