The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-26
tire to pursue their labors. They were
MccoNNELL TAKES THE CHAIR.


MCCONNELL TAKES THE CHAIR.
President Prince then said :-Gentle-
men of the Congress: "By your adop-
permanent organization, you have de-
cided that Governor Mcconnell OF Idaho.
shall preside over the proceedings OF
this congress, ] now take pleasur re IN
appointing Colonel A. c. Fisk of Colo
RADIO, and Delegate Fayan OF Washing
ton, as q committee to escort the newly
elected president to the chair"
Governor Mcconnell took the chair
with a graceful response, thanking the
congress for the honor conferred upon
him and requesting that politics be kept
out of the congress.
RULE AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The committee on rules reported as fol-
lows:
To the Hon. L. B. Prince, President Trans
Mississippi Congress:
Your committee on rules and order OF bust
ness beg leave to submit the following report:
First-Reading, correcting and approval oil
minutes.
Observation-Disclosures, reading and referring
Of resolutions.
Third-Reports OF committees
The congress will meet at $3.50 a. M, p. M,
and 1850 D. n. Cushing's manual to be used as
a guide on all parliamentary questions. The
forenoon Of eacn day shall be devoted to mis-
cellaneOus business Tuesday afternoon and
evening TO be devoted 10 the transportation
question. Wednesday afternoon and evening
TO the financial question. Thursday afternoon
and evening TO arid lands and irrigation. Mis-
cellaneous business may be called up at any
time when the regular order is exhausted
Each delegate shall be allowed TO vote upon
each credential held by him from the original
appointing power Each delegate sitting IN the
convention shall be resident of the state or
territory from which he holds credentials; pro-
vided, however that no state or territory shall
be entitled TO more than thirty votes IN this
congress.
The delegate or delegates present appointed
b. the governor OF any state or territory shall
be allowed to cast the ten votes of such state or
territory.
Intrcducers of subject may speak twenty
minutes and may close the debate with a FIVE
minutes address: other speakers to be re-
strtcted to seven minutes.
w. 7. O'CONNOR. Chairman.
GEORGE Il. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
SAN FRANCISCO CHOSEN.
1t was moved and carried that the ques-
ton OF location Tor the next session OF
the congress be taken up.
Delegate Whitestock OF California arose
and moved that the next session OF the
congress be held in San Francisco.
Washington, Montana, Colorado, Wy
oming, Nevada, Idaho, Oklahoma and
Oregon seconded the motion in favor of
San Francisco.
Delegate Brady of Texas nominated
Dallas, Tex, for the location of the next
congress. The sentiment in favor OF CAL
ifornia was such that the Texas delega-
ton with all its efforts could not change
1t. Finally, when second after second
was sent in for San Francisco, Delegate
Brady withdrew Dallas and San Fran
cisco was unanimously selected as the
place for the 1894 session of the Missis-
sippi congress.
III ToI> d -
action Of the convention in behalf of
California's delegation, thanking the
different delegations for their loyal sup
port. Colonel Irish assured the dele
gates that they would be made cordially
welcome at the great city of the Golden
Gate and that the California railroads
would cot be found one whit behind the
people OF California in giving satisfactory
transportation to the congress.
JULIAN soNTAGG SECRETARY.
The selection OF the secretary OF the
congress was left with the California dele
cation. After few minutes OF delibera-
ton the California delegation announced
Julian Sontagg as secretary. Mr.. Son
tagg accepted the honor with brief and
graceful talk, expressing gratitude for
| the honor placed upon him.
The time of holding the next meeting
was left to the executive committee, con-
sisting of the president and vice presi-
dent from each state.
COLUMBIA RIVER NAVIGATION.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Delegate Mcdonald of Wash
ington:
Resolved That in view of the vast Importance
| of the work OF opening up the Columbia river,
that it is the sense of this congress that The
| general government be urged to prosecute the
same without any Interruptions or delays until
the whole Is completed.
MCDONALD, Dayton, Wash.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED.
The following members of the execu-
tive committee of the congress for the
ensuing year were announced:
Utah-ColonelW w. II. Harvey.
Nebraska-J. E. Frick.
Montana-phomas Hart.
Wyoming-Francis e. Warren.
Missouri-H. r. Whitmore.
Kansas-George w. Ady.
California-F. j. Parsons.
Colorado-CoIonel A. G. Fisk.
Other delegations postponed the nam
ing of their committeeman. The Kansas
delegation named Governor Lewelliug as
vice president from the Sunhower state.
The congress then took recess until
O'Clock.