The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10
APPEAL FOR RECOGNITION
ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO AID
 THE INDUSTRY.
Resolution Favoring the Establish ment of National Depart ment of Mining Is
 Adopted.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SALT LAKE CITY, July 9-The sec 1 ond session of the International Mining Congress practically completed its busi- ness at the morning session to-day.
 The most important matter under con- | sideration, and one of the chief objects | or the mining congress, was the estab-
 lishment of a national department of mines and mining.
 P. w. Gates of Chicago introduced {. resolution providing for the establish ment of a department of the national Government to be known as the Depart | ment of Commerce and Industry, under | which the mining interests should have a l bureau.
 The resolution met with strong opposi- tion from the Western States. The West ern delegates maintained that mining was l equally as important as the agricultural | interests and that simply bureau would be of no practical benefit.
 The committee on resolutions present. ed a substitute for the Gates resolution in which the committee recommended an Independent department of mines, and after considerable discussion the resolu t1on was adopted almost unanimously.
 A resolution by Frankenburg of Colo rado was adopted recommending that the existing mining law be so changed as to prevent the locator of a claim amending his survey before the claim is patented
 A resolution offered by Christy of Cali fornia and passed recommended liberal increase in the appropriations for carrying on the United States geological survey and the cooperation with surveys now carried on by the State independently.
 Mrs Atwood of Colorado, as chairman of the finance committee, having in charge the resolution for the establish ment and permanent headquarters for this international mining congress, pre- sented a report. which was adopted, rec ommending that headquarters of the con- gress remain at Salt Lake until such date as in the judgment of the executive com Sh ha ,l,o to begin the preliminary work for the next years meeting and that the sum of $3000' be raised for the expenses incident to maintaining such headuUarters and that said expense shall not exceed $250 for the first six months.
 At this point the committee on resolu- tions offered the memorial to Congress, concluding as follows:
 Resolved. By the International Mining Con gress at Salt Lake assembled that we do unanimously petition the Congress of the United States to create a new department to be known as the Department of Mines and Mining, whose purpose shall be to aid, develop and foster the mining industry of the United States by every influence within its reach, and
 Resolved, That the president of this asso- citation is hereby directed to appoint such com mittees and take such action as shall bring this measure to the attention of every member without compromise of any nature until favor able action has been secured.
 The resolution was unanimously
 The executive committee was organized by the election of B. F. Montgomery of Colorado as chairman, irwin Mahon of Colorado as secretary and David S. Rose (Mayor of Milwaukee) as chairman of the local committee. A vote of thanks was extended to ex-President Prince for the able manner in which he had presided over this session of the congress. The congress then adjourned to meet In Mill Waukee September ', 1899.
 Tomorrow the delegates will go on ex- cursions to the various mining camps of the State