The herald., 1894-12-01
Last Day OF the Congress at st.
Louis.
An Additional Grist Of Resolutions
Adopted.
Announcement OF vics-Presidsnts aud
Members OF the Executive Com
mittss-Next Meeting At
Omaha.


naming OF Independents and members
Of the executive committee.
The following selections were an
nounced, leaving the list to be filled later
by communication with officers OF con.
grees:
Minnesote-Vice.preaident, F. Laun-
drau, st. Paul; executive committee,
D. M. Gilmore, +. @. Gridley.
California - Vice-president, William
Johnson; executive committee, A. B.
castle, G. w. Parsons.
Oklahoma - Vice president, G. G.
Jones; executive committee, 8. A.
Clark, @. A. Swetzer.
Kans as-Vic e-president, L. D. Lew.
Cling: executive committee. W. r.
Savage, w. H. Toothaker.
Waslington-Vice- president. Eugene
Semple; executive committee, w. &.
Jones. A. l.. Black.
as-Vice-president -. -;
executive committee. A. Teller, George
Sengsl.
New Neutrality-suspicious., L. B.
Prince executive committee, T. ]. Helm
and l.. B. Prince.
neutrality-suspicious., Geo. M. Par
sons; executive committee, Walter
Hoges, F. A. Fem.
Iowa-Vice- president, E. B. Tucker;
executive committee. Lou Breyson, s. D.
Cook.
Indian Territory-Vioe- president, D.
M. Bailey executive committee, Gibson
Morton, w. II. Haley.
neutrality-suspicious., @. G. Goodwin:
executive committee. L. W. Shurtleff,
W. H. Culmer.
Oroson-v Vice president. G. O. Frank !;
executive committee. Ernest F. Dosh, NJ.
b. Butterfeld.
Alaska-Vice-p president, Jss. Soakley
executive committee, James Bugbee, E
Schuyler.
Colorado-Vice-president, A. G. Fiske;
executive committee, l. l.. Johnson, l.
N. Stevens.
Nsbraska-Vice-president, R. W.
Richardson; executive committee, w.
j. Bryan, Judge Bradley OF Omaha.
Arizona Vice-president, w. ]. Chey.
ney; executive committee, Theodore
Comstock.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Gov. John
e. Richards; executive committee, T.
Morrill,, W. A. Clark.
Texas-Vice. president, Louis Han
COCK; executive COMMITTEES, Thomas
Randolph, T. j. Ballinger.
The reading OF the remainder OF the
report OF the committee On resolutions
was begun, and the following were
adopted as the sense of the congress:
Endorsing the recommendations OF the
recent miners' convention at San Fran
cisco urging appropriations for dams in
certain rivere in that state, as being q
benefit to hydraulic mining and naviga-
ton. 1t was also recommended that
the original resolution be extended 70
other states where similar conditions
exist.
Recommending to the southern states
the production OF ramie as means OF
diversiiying the crops OF that section.
Favoring the action of congress ex-
tending the provisions of the Carey
arid land act to territories.
Urging congress to pass acts enabling
tho admission Of Oklahoma, New Mex.
leo and Arizona into the union as states.
FavorinR the allotment OF the lands
OF the five civilized tribes and the crea-
ton OF state or territorial government,
with complete court jurisdiction, or the
union OF all or part OF the territory to
Oklahoma and its admission as q single
state with that territory. This wac
adopted, after some debate over a mi
nority resolution favoring the enlarge
ment OF the jurisdiction of the mem bers
of the federal judiciary in the territory,
and deferring statehood until the lands
are allotted and the new citizens ready
for self government. The minority re.
port was Lost, after Q brief discussion,
by vote of SO to 60. w
Favoring the cession of nor. mineral
land TO the states and territories within
which located, and also control of the
waters therein for irrigation purposes.
A motion was adopted empowering
the executive committee, az appointed
here, to fill vacancies.
There was a contest owe. the plaza Of
next meeting, between Portland, Ore. !;
Boise City, Idaho; Topeka, Kan. !;
Omaha. Neb., and Dubuque, Iowa. On
the first ballot there was no choice. On
the second ballot Boise City WAS with
drawn, and Omaha was selected by 92
to 81 over Portland. The conventio n
then took a noon recess.
AT the afternoon session q very short
time sufticed to complete the work OF
the congress-. A considerable nu m be r
OF routine matters wore disposed OF
principally in the way OF design ating
the disposition OF the completion OF
business, it's presents tion to the proper
authorities. etc.
The resolutions OF the recent deep
water convention at Toronto, Canada,
were referred to the executive commit.
tee, with power to act, as also resolu-
tions favoring the restoration of the
sugar bounty, included in the act OF
1890.
The executive committee was given
authority between the sessions of the
congress to take such action in present
ing matters to the United States con.
gress as it deemed best, provided such
action had two -thirds sanction.
The business OF the congress being
concluded. adjournment sine die took
place.
The executive committee at meeting
held this afternoon again elected K. II.
Whitmore OF this city az chairman
w. II. Culmer OF Utah was chosen sec
rotary OF the committee and assistant
secretary OF the congress. The commit
tee selected as its official organ the In
tellectual Pacific, OF which Charles
johnson, the official etenographer OF ths
congress, is the manager.
stoien Diamonds.
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