The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-15
TRANs.MIssIs>IPPl CONGRESS
First Days Session Passes on Smoothly .,
Salt Lake

| Salt Lake.
! Salt Lake, Utah. July 1.-THE ninth
session Of the Trans-Mississsippi con
gress met in Assembly hall today.
Al II 80 O'clock Secretary w. H. Cul
mer called the convention TO order. Ht
stated that trains were late and tina
many delegates had not yet arrived.
Prayer was offered by Rev. A. L
Hudson Of Salt Lake.
Honorable H. r. Whitmore of St
Louis was then introduced as chairman
of the convention Without any prelim-
mary remarks, he. called upon Governor
Wells 10 address the convention, and the
governor, in behalf Of the people OF
Utah, extended to the delegates cordial
welcome Of the ''best and last state OF
the Union
Mayor Glendenning then welcomed the
delegates on behalf of the city.
Judge c. c. Goodwin made a humor-
GUS speech in behalf of the business in
terests Of Utah.
Colonel Doniphan Of ST. Joseph, Mo-.
on behalf of the congress. thanked Utah
for the cordial welcome extended to the
delegates.
Il was decided that committees on
credentials, permanent organization and
resolutions should be appointed, each TO
have one member from each state dele
CATION. Recess was then taken to / 80
p. m.
On reassembling In the afternoon a
message was received from Hon. w. j.
hat La ry;x IN
morrow. The reading Of the message was
greeted with applause.
Pending the arrival of Mr.. Bryan, the
congress elected for temporary chairman
Hugh Craig, president Of the San Fran
cisco chamber of commerce. A number
of resolutions were presented, the princi-
pal one being introduced by the Califor-
mia delegates, urging the creation Of a
department Of mines and mining. Other
resolutions were:
By Walsh of MISUNDERSTANDING the
annexation OF Hawaii.
BY Patterson Of Colorado-Declaring
that the pending mining strike in the
eastern states proved the necessity for
the creation Of a national board Of arbi-
tration.
BY Black Of California-Urging con-
gress to provide for the speedy construc-
ton OF the Nicaraguan canal.
BY Thompson Of Nebraska-Favoring
daily fast mail train between the At
lantic and Pacific coasts, which was not
subject to delay at Chicago or else
where.
Other resolutions were introduced in
the interest Of forestry reservations. and
the beet sugar industry.
The regular order Of business was then
taken u. being the discussion Of the Mic
araguan cana. question.
The first address on this subject was
delivered by Prof. S. ". Waterhouee OF
the Washington University, Of ST. Louis
His speech was an argument for the con-
struction by the government.
HUI n Craig Of California spoke on the
same subject.
Hon H R. whi.oar Of ST. Louis fol-
lowed Craig, reading a letter submitted
by Prof. Courtney DeKalb OF Missouri.
setting forth the advantages that would
accure to the mining interests by the
Of the canal.
An adjournment was taken until s
o'clock this evening.
The evening session was opened by the
adoption OF resolution OF thanks TO
President Mckinley for the appointment
OF L. A. Merry Of San Francisco as the
United States minister TO Central Amer
lea. The remainder OF the session was
devoted to the Hawaiian question and
the only speeches made were by w. A.
Kinney and Lorin A. Thurston Of Homo
lulu.
At the conclusion OF Thurstons speech
an adjournment vas taken until O'Clock
Tomorrow morning.