The morning call., 1894-02-11
THE GREAT WEST.
The Trans - Mississippi
Congress to Meet.
ITS PRESIDENT ARRIVES.
A Talk With Governor McCon-
nell of Idaho.
TOPICS FOR CONSIDERATION.
Bearing of Silver and Tariff Legis-
ton Upon the interests of
the Pacific Coast.
PRESIDENT ARRIVES.
TOPICS FOR CONSIDERATION.

WI Mcconnell, president of the Trans
Mississippi Congress, which is TO meet
on Tuesday, arrived yesterday. He was
horn in Michigan, but came TO California
in 1860. IN 1862 be went 10 Oregon and in
1868 to Idaho. where he engaged in garden
Ing Supplies were then hauled to the
boise mining camps from the Columbia
River at an expense of % cents a pound.
He sold the first cabbage in Idaho at 6
cents pound. turnips, tops and ALL for 40
cents a pound, green onions 81 dozen,
and cucum bers and green corn at 81
dozen. lie was appoiD ted Deputy United
States Marshal in 1865, summoned the first
Grand Jury IN Boise City, which found
three indictments against the Sheriff, who
was RfteTward hanged Tor burning hay by
Ben Hoiladay's boys Governor McC0n-
uell was President of the Oregon State
Senate at he time of Mltchel's election TO
tine United States Senate, and kept his
family a1d residence III that State, though
largely engaged 10 mercantile pursuits
that time 10 Idaho. He was elected United
States Senator for The short Term by the
fist Legislature of Idaho in the fall OF
1887, and also by the people the same year
was chosen Governor of the State, and
pres ident of the Trans ississlppi Con-
gress Ia the spring OF 1898 at It's session
In Ogden.
On being visited by a CALL reporter,
Governor Mcdonnell said: In reference
10 the coming congress IL must be under
stood that Whiis II is composed of West
erD men, II Goes not follow thai the Qnes-
lions brought before 1t must necessarily
be purely local, though the probability il
that the resolutions TO be adonted viii
deal directly with Western interests. The
coming congress Will be tie sixth since
the beginning OF the movement and the
delegates in The past meetings have been
impressed by The lack of interest shown
by our Congressional representatives re-
RaIdlug be action of the United States
Congress on Western matters. The peu-
pie Of the " est realize that the members
OF the Irans-Mlsslsslppi Congress are
more disiincllYeiy representative than
those OF our national Congress, as the
former is composed of iaIge number oil
stern men selected from all the varied
fields ala vOcaIiOns Of life. The resolu-
lions OF the congress Will empbas re the
fact that he people Of The West will ex-
pect their rep esenlaIives III Washington
10 take cCgD ZaUce Of The action of the
present and ali future Trans Mississippi
congresses. Al attempt Will be made to
form a permanent oTga niZation to keep a
representative of the Trans-Mississi ppi
Congress 10 Washington during the ses-
SONS of the national Congress 10 see that
the resolutions assed by our Delegates
are not pigeOn-boied aDd overlooked az
the capital. but brought 10 attention of The
United ale, Congress.
The mem bers OF the Trans n Mississippi
Congress feel NO auimosiTy against their
Eastern bro hers. but realize that those
VIII have crossed the Mississippi River
aud won this country from a wilderness,
planting the banner Of this repubic upon
every noun tain and IN every valley of this
almost unknown land fifty years age, have
right 10 demand q recognition which they
know will he granted. Consequently theil