Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-27
WESTERN DESIRES,
To Be Indicated at the Trans.
Mississippi Congress.
READY FOR WORK AT ST. LOUIS.

Hour hundred Delegates Gather to Dis
cuss Matters of Interest Particularly to
the Great west-Preliminary Business
Attended to and a Large Number of
Resolutions Introduced for the Consid-
Grafton of the Gathering-Some of Them
Outlined.
ST. Lofts, Nov. 27.-There were 400 del
egates to the Trans Mississippi congress
present by the time the welcoming ad-
dresses We're well under way, and these
were the first things in order after the
gavel of the chairman called the conven-
ton to order. Among the early corners
was Governor Stone, of Missouri, and
not long after him Congressman W. J.
Bryan, of Nebraska, who, as a silver ad-
vocate, will fill the place of T. NJ. Pat
tcrson, of Colorado, detained by illness
in his family. Among the others who
were quickly recognized were George l..
Cannon, Of Mormon fame, from Utah;
+. j. Cannon, from the same territory;
Governor Waite, of Colorado; A c. Fisk,
OF the Centennial State; w. l.. Merry, OF
California; f II. Newell, of the United
States geological survey, and ex-Gov-
ernor T. Il. Prince, of New Mexico.
Men Who Welcomed and Responded.
A prayer followed the first rap of the
gavel, President Whitmore, who presided
at the previous congress, calling upon
Kew. :. j. Niccolls to invoke the divine
blessing on the proceedings. The Mer-
chants Exchange then welcomed the visit
ors through its president, Boyd, whose re-
marks were very cordial. Mayor Wal
bridge did the same pleasant duty for the
city, and the hospitality of the state was
rendered by Governor Stone Hon. Eu-
gene Semple, of Washington. responded
eloquently, and then President Whitmore
reviewed the purposes for which the con-
gress exists, declared against the allowing
of this congress to be in any way con-
trolled by political interests, and then an
nounced the gathering ready for business.
Organization of the Meeting.
n recess was then taken TO permit the
state delegations to select members of the
committees. and when the congress reas-
sembled the selections for the committees
on credentials, rules and order of business
and permanent organization We're an
nounced and the members thereof retired
for the purpose of preparing their reports.
Ex-Governor Prince, of New Mexico. was
then asked by President Whtmore to
take the chair for the afternoon session
and that gentleman proceeded to give
business an impetus by telling the mem
bers of the congress what WAS in order
and urging action upon whatever ii was
possible to consider Upon motion of
Delegate Huntoon, of Iowa, the river inn
provemcnt commission was formally in
vitcd to attend the convention and en-
tighten it upon the progress of the work
of Improvement.
Resolutions Begin to Come IN.
The introduction of resolutions, TO be
referred without debate to the COM
mittee on resolutions when that commit
tee shall be appointed, was then begun.
Delegate Stanard, of St. Louis, intro
duced a resolution fayoring the renewal
by proper legislative enactment of the
reciprocity treaties recently abrogated in
the authorization of new treaties; Dele
gate Lubin, of California, favoring the
payment of "A bounty upon exported agri-
cultural products, as a just return for the
aid afforded manufacturers by protective
tariffs; Delegate Smith, of Iowa, favoring
appropriations by the federal government
for the completion of the Henncpin canal.