The record-union., 1894-12-01
TRANSMISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
PASS Es A RESOLUTION IN FAVOR
OF HYDRAULICKERS.
Recommends Appropriations for Dams
as Being of Benefit to Mining
and Navigation.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3O.-The Transmissis-
sippi Congress ended to-day with light
attendance, large proportion ofthe dele
gates having left for homo last night or
this morning. President Cannon an
nounced the order of business to be the
naming of Vice e-Presidents and members
of the Executive Committee For Cali
fornia, William Johnston was named as
Nice-President, and A. E. Castle and 6.
w. Parsons as members of the Executive
Committee.
y motion was adopted empowering the
Executive Committee as appointed here
to fill vacancies.
The reading of the remainder of the re-
port of the Committee on Resolutions was
begun, and the following expressions
were adopted as the sense ofthe congress:
Indorsing the recommendations of the
recent convention at San Francisco urg-
ing appropriations for dams in certain
rivers in that State as being of benefit to
hydraulic mining and navigation.
1t was also recommended the original
resolutions be extended to other States
where similar conditions exist; recon-
mending to Southern States the produc-
ton of ramie as the means of fdiversifylng
crops in that section; favoring the action
of Congress extending the provisions of
the Carey Arid Land Act to the Ter ri
tories, and urging Congress to pass Acts
enabling the admission of Oklahoma,
| New Mexico and Arizona into the Union
as States; tavoring the allotment of lands
of the five civilized tribes, and creation of
a State or Territorial Government, with
complete court jurisdiction or union of all
or part of the Territory to Oklahoma, aud
the admission in single Statehood of that
/ ~, "a off
debate on the minority resolutions favor
ing the enlargement of jurisdiction and
members of lhe Federal judiciary in the
! Territory and deferring Statehood until
the lands are allotted and the new citizens
ready for self-government.
The minority report was lost, after a
brief discussion, by vote of 80 to CO.
The cession of non-mineral land to
States and Territories within which To-
Gated, and also control OF waters therein
for irrigation purposes, was favored.
There was contest over the place of
next meeting between Portland, Or;
Boise City, Idaho; Topeka, Kas.; Omaha.
Neb., and Dubuque. la. On the first bal
lot there was no choice. On the second
ballot Boice City was Withdrawn and
Omaha selected by 92 to 81 over Portland
The convention then took noon recess.
At the afternoon session very short
time sufficed to complete the work of the
congress. A cOnSIueTdDle NUMBER OF
routine matters were disposed of, princi-
pally in the way of designating the dis
position of the completion of business,
its presentation 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 resolutions
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 presenting
matters to the United States Congress as
it deemed best, provided such action had
a two-thirds sanction.
The business of the congress being con-
cluded, it adjourned sine die.