The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-15
WESTERN INTERESTS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRANS.
MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
A Flood of Resolutions Introduced and
Referred-Delegates Tako in the
Midwinter Fair-Firew orks
In Their Honor.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. l4.-The trans
mississippi congress was called to order
again by President Mcconnell at 10 80
this morning, Mr.. Eddy of Oregon Of
fered resolutions that Improvements on
the water ways of the west should be
pushed to completion; also, that the
passage OF the Wilson bill be defeated
and that the repeal OF the Sherman law
was a commercial necessity to the ma
tion.
McGilvray Of Washington read reso-
luton favorlDg river aud harbor i'm
provemente.
These we're referred without diecus-
sion, as also were resolutions by Estee of
California, calling for the construction
OF the Nicaragua canal; by Wyoming
delegate, providing for the coding of the
arid lands to the state and territories !;
by Wilson of Arizona, for govern
ment action favoring irrigation !;
by Grimes of Colorado, of
like import; by Missouri delegate,
favoring the improvement of the Missis-
sippi river; by an Arizona delegate, de-
mandng the immediate demonstration
of silver at ratio of 16 to l. Seven
other delegates introduced like 1880
lutions, all of which were received with
cheers. The following additional reso-
lutions were introduced: BY Warren of
Washington, relative to arid lands; by
Pirch OF Idaho, condemning the Wilson
tariff bill; by a California delegate,
favoring the reservation from sale of the
remaining forest lands. A resolution
was offered favoring a canal system in
the San Joaquin valley. President Nc
Connell offered aresolution favoring the
donation to the etates and territories of
alternate sections OF land reclaimed by
irrigation, aud favoring silver. Reso-
lutions were offered by the California
delegation, favoring the speedy compile
tion of the Nicaragua canal and urging
the passage Of the Caminetti bill to I'M
prove the navigsble streams OF Califor-
mia.
A resolution was read and referred
that the government maintain an irri-
CATION experiment station at some point
in the arid region, to test artesian we'll
boring, etc. also favoring coast defenses
on Puget sound.
A resolution was passed that the
afternoon and evening sessions today be
devoted to the hearing of addresses !;
also that the committee on permanent
organization report at tomorrow morn
ing's seeeon. The president and secre-
tary OF the congress we're added to the
committee on organization.
The convention then adjourned to
meet this afternoon in the festival hall
at the midwinter fair grounds, the use
of which was rendered them by the
management.
The afternoon session was held at Fes-
tival hall on the mid dwinter fair grounds,
where the other attractions we're evil
IDENTIFY too strong, for the attendance at
the convention was small. The session
was taken up with free silver speech
by A. W. Tompson, Populst politician
of San Francisco, and speech by Alex
ander Majors, an aged pioneer of Colo
RADIO, who made an earnest plea for the
reconciliation OF silver, and free and
unlimited coinage.
At O'Clock the convention adjourned
till tomorrow morning.
In the evening the delegates were
given dinner in the Vienna prater, at
the exposition grounds. after which they
witnessed display of fireworks in their
honor. Senators Jones and Stewart
were invited guests at the dinner.