The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-01
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Tho Tran. m,ssiss ppi Congress Completes
Its Lsbors.

Tho Tran m'ssiss ppi Congress Completes
Its Lsbors.
ST.. Louis, Nov. 3o-The Transmissis.
sippi congress, having almost uuanim.
ously passed . free coinage resolution on
Wednesday, ended to-day with light at.
tendance, large portion of the delegates
having left for homo last night or this
morning. Tho president announced that
the order Of business would be the nam.
ing Of vice presidents and members Of tho
executive committee. The convention
will meet next at Omaha.
Resolutions favoring the allotment Of
lands for i've civilized tribes and tho
creation OF . state or territorial govern
mont with o complete court Of jurisdic.
ton or union OF oil or part Of the terri.
tory to Oklahoma and the admission in
single statehood with that territory. This
was adopted after severe debate over
the minority resolution favorine the en-.
laraement of tho jurisdiction and the
members of the federal judiciary in
tho territory, and deferring statehood
until lands arc allotted and new citisens
arc ready for self.government. The mi.
nority report was lost after brief discus.
sion by vote Of 50 to GO.
Resolutions favoring the cessiou Of non.
mineral lands to tho state and territories
within which thcy aro located. and also
the control OF waters therein for irrigation
purposes.
The following wero elected vice prcsi.
dents and executive committees: Now
Mexico, vice president, L. B. Prince; OK.
ccu;ive committee, 7. ]. Helm, L. d.
Prince. Idaho, vice president, George NJ.
Parsons; executive committee, Walter
Hoge. F. A. Fem. Iowa, vicc president,
Z. b. Tucker; executive committee, Lou
Bryson, S. ID. Cook. Indian Territory,
vice president, ID. NJ. Hailky; executive
committee, Gibson Morton. W. H. HALEY.
Utah, vice president, C. C. Goodwin;
executive committee. L. w. Shurtliif, w.
H. Culmcr. Oregon, vice president, {. C.
Frank; executive committee, Ernest p.
Dash, NJ. D. Butterfield. Alaska, vice
president, James Sheakley; executive
committe, James Bugbec, E. Schuyler.
Colorado. vice president, A. C. Fisk /;
executive committee, ]. L. johnson, !. n.
Stevens. Nebraska, vice president, r.
w. Richardson; executive commit.
tee, w. ]. Bryan, Judge Bradley
Of Omaha. Arizona. vico president. W. ].
Cheynoy; executive committee, Theodore
Comstock. Montana, vice president,
Governor John E. Richards; executive
committee, T. J. Merrill. w. A. Clark.
A motion was adopted empowering an
executive committee as appointed hero to
All the vacancies. There was o contest
over tho place for the next meeting bc-
tween Portland, Ore., Boise City, Idaho,
Topeka, KAN, Omaha, Neb., and
Dubuque, Iowa. On the first ballot there
was no choice.
On tho second ballot Boise City was
withdrawn and Omaha was selected by %
to 81 over Portland. Tho convention then
took noon recess.
AT the afternoon session o very
short time sufilced to complete tho
work of the congress. Tho reso.
lutions OF tho recent deep water
convention at Toronto, Canada. were re.
ferred to tho executive committee with
power to oct ~ also resolutions favor
ing the restoration OF the sugar
bounty, included In the act of 1880.
The executive committee was given au.
thority between the sessions OF the con.
gress to take such action In presenting
matters to the United States congress as
deemed host, provided such action had a
two-thirds sanction Of the convention,
The business Of the congress being con.
cludod, Adjournment sine die took place.