The record-union., 1899-06-03
Which Urges Favorable Action Upon the
Congressional Loan Feature.
Warm Debate Over the Recon-
.mendations to be Urged Upon
Congress Relative to Federal
Aid to State Irrigation Projects,
Subsidies for Merchant Marine
and Grain Freight Rate Dis
elimination.

WICHITA (kdn.), June This was
resolutions day for the Trans Missis-
sippi Congress. Debate waxed warm,
but never actually acrimonious, over
the recomme ndations to be urged upon
Congress relative to Federal aid to
State irrigation projects, subsidies for
merchant marine and grain freight dis
elimination by railway lines as between
domestic shipments and shipments for
export.
The congress adopted resolutions IA
voring arid land cession to States, and
Federal subsidies to merchant marine,
and denouncing preference in rates to
grain for export.
Ringing resolutions were adopted in
dorsing the Louisiana Purchase Fair,
and urging favorable Congressional ac-
ton upon the five million Congressional
loan feature of the plan to raise the de-
sired S1o,O0O,O00 fair fund.
The congress Endorsed free homes
and the opening of Indian reservation
lands; Statehood for all the Territories;
establishment of two Cabinet Offices
mines and mining and commerce and
Industrial; establishing of a national
academy for training consular officers,
tics.
A plan was adopted looking to a per-
manent organization and the providing
Of fund for expenses of the congress
by admitting to membership any person
in trans Mississippi territory on pay
ment of an annual fee of So.
In the Resolutions Committee interest
centered in the stubborn fight on the
irrigation resolutions. The issue was
squarely made between those who urged
that the Trans Mississippi Congress
wholly indorse the policy of the Ma
tional Irrigation Congress- advocating
Federal storage reservoirs ana the
leasing of the public grazing lands by
the States without cession, as against
those who advocated the absolute and
unconditional cession of all the pub
lie lands to the States and Territories.
After long and stubborn fight be-
tween Governor Murphy of Arizona,
supported by the members of the COM
mittee from Colorado and Kansas, who
favored the State cesSion scheme, and
George H. Maxwell of California, aided
by l. D. O'Donnell of Montana and
Colonel H. B. Sfaxson of Nevada, rep
resenting the National Irrigation Con-
gress, an agreement was reached in the
committee unqualifiedly indorsing the
resolutions and policy of the Natior.>.
Irrigation Congress. These resolutions
were adopted by the entire TRANSMITS
sissippi Congress without a dissenting
voice.
The delegates were treated to a reg
ular Kansas soaker this morning The
roiy oil in nd thn
exercises were thinly attended
By a rising vote the delegates adopt
ed the following:
Whereas, the acquisition of the Lou
isiana Territory by our Government in
1903 was fraught with incalcuIable I'M
port to the material welfare. of the
country and the preservation of the
constitutional Government and repub-
lican Government; lit is
Resolved, That the centennial ami
versary of that great event should be
appropriately commemorated.
Resolved, That the proposed Inter
national Exposition to be held at ST.
Louis in 1903 in commemoration of
the Louisiana purchase centennial has
the hearty Endorsement of this con-
gress.
Resolved, That we hereby earnestly
request our Representative and Sen
ators in Congress to aid that exposition
by supporting the proposition for the
Federal Government to extend loan
of $5,O0O,0O0 to the ST. Louis World 8
Fair, celebrating the Louisiana pur-
chase centennial
Resolved, That this Trans Mississippi
Oh
the centennial celebration of the ac-
QUESTION of the Trans Mississippi terri
tory, and will promote it's success by all
legitimate and honorable means in it's
power.
Resolved, That we recommend that
every State and Territory in the Trans
Mississippi section have an exhibit of
it's products and resources at the ST.
Louis Worlds Fair, believing as we do
that such exhibits will immeasura bly,
aid to develop the Incompatible pros
poets Of the Mississippi section
Professor Waterhouse of ST. Louis
made an address on Ancient and Mod
ern Canals"
Hon. Presley K. Ewing of Houston,
Tex, followed with talk on Gulf Out
let"
Hon. Sidney Clark of Oklahoma then
addressed the congress on Statehood
fer Oklahoma
The program for the afternoon ses-
sion was as follows: Free Homes
T. D. Homes of Oklahoma Merchant
Marine w. w. Bates of Denver. C. G..
Coatant of New York and A. r. Smith
of New York; Inherent Commercial
Powers of Western Waterways" John
T. Cahill of ST. Louis; Transportation,
or How To BE Saved" T. C. Henry Of
Denver; Introduction of Corn as a
Part of the Culinary Diet of Europe"
Hon. w. L. Stark of Nebraska.
Houston was tonight selected as the
next place of meeting
Tom Richardson, Secretary of the
Houston Business League, was elected
Secretary.
The Hague Peace Conference.
THE HAGUE, June 2.-The special
committee to which projects have been
referred, has decided unanimously to
discard all projects not coming directly
within the precise aim Of the confer