The age-herald., 1900-04-21
ENDORSEMENT OF
 NICARAGUA CANAL The Trans-MiSSiSsippi Congress Urges Completion of Work THEN ADJOURNED SINE DIE Next Meeting Will be Held in Cripple Creek, Colorado Recommended App
 propriation by Government for
 the St. Louis Exposition
THEN ADJOURNED SINE DIE

Houston, Tex, April 2o.-The eleventh gress adjourned this afternoon to meet next year in Cripple Creek, Colorado. The important business today was the adoption of a plan for the organization of the con- gross on a permanent basis; the endorse ment of the St. Louis exposition and the appointment of a committee to represent the congress in the hearing on the St. Louis fair bill in committee next Saturday and the adoption of a resolution calling for the immediate consideration of one of the Nicaraguan canal bills now pending before the national congress The per- sonnel of the St. Louis fair committee was left to the executive committee and will not be announced for some days.
 After the congress had been called to or- der and had disposed of the matters of routine detail, Judge E. B. Perkins of Dal- las made an address on statehood"
 Hon. c. A. Prouty of Washington was the next speaker, and he handled his sub ject in such a masterly manner that special vote of thanks was given him.
 The resolution endorsing the St. Louis exposition was then taken up and ex-Con- SlSSShidH IdDClS WdS given lIe llOOT lO speak on it.
 At the conclusion of the address a num- Der of seconding speeches were made, and by rising vote the resolution was adopt ed
 Section Is as follows:
 We cordially endorse the bill introduced into congress by Representative Lane of Iowa pledging the government of the United States to authorize the expendi- ture of s5,000.000 in aid of such exposition.
 At the afternoon session the committee on resolutions reported as follows, all of tie recommendations being adopted:
 Calling on the national congress to fos- ter the sugar industry; calling on the na- tional government to open the Gilsonite reservation in Utah; recommending exhib- its at the Pan-American exposition at Buff ralo; urging systematic plan of improving waterways; recommending opening of h. dian reservations and favoring irrigation and settlement of reclaimed lands.
 On the Nicaragua canal the following was adopted:
 That we note with deep regret the de- lay in the passage of 8 measure of such supreme importance to the very best in- terests of our country as the Nicaragua canal, and we accordingly would respect fully urge upon the national congress the enactment into law of the bill now pend- ing before congress.
 A resolution was presented, favoring the bill to amend the interstate commerce act, but recommending the amendment of the Culom bill in certain particulars; that the enactment of such amended bill is an inn mediate necessity.
 After a warm discussion it was adopted
 Hon. T. L. Cannon of Missouri spoke on "Populating the Wese'
 Hon. John B. Weber of Buffalo, commits sioner general of the Pan-American expo sition, then addressed the congress.
 A committee of three was appointed to visit the irrigation congress, which meets in Chicago in November, to invite said irrigation congress to become a member of the transmississippi congress.
 The executive committee reported a plan for permanent organization, which was adopted. Under this plan the following of-