Iron County register., 1900-04-26
COMMERCIAL coNGkhss
Partial Report OF the Committee oe Resa
Iutions Submitted and
adoDted.

Houston, Tex, April 20.-Tester
days session of the Transmississfppi
! Commercial congress was well attend
ed. The committee ON resolutions
brought in a partial report indorsing
several bills now before the national
congress intended TO benefit the whole
west and favoring the introduction of
other bills with the same object in
view.
Interest iza the Nicaragua Canal.
The reception given Mr.. loves pa
per on the Nicaraguan canal evidenced
the great interest which is taken in
/ that question. There was applause
throughout. but this was vehement
when ne declared that the time had
come for the United States to build
the canal without asking the consent
on Great Britain or any European pow
er.'
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion, Il large number of new resolu-
tions were introduced and referred to
! the committee. \ paper by Hon. j.
! ". Springer, of Denver, was read by
title and is to be included in the miu-
utes.
Report of Resolutions Committee.
The committee on resolutions made
a report of which the following is Il
synopsis and which was adopted:
1. That the consular service should
! be thoroughly organized upon basis
Of efficiency and without reference 20
politics.
?. Favoring the immediate adlnis-
sion of the states of New Mexico. Ari-
znna and Oklahoma.
5. That Sheep should not be permit
ted to Craze upon public domain set
apart for any special purpose.
4. Favoring government depart
ment of mines and mining.
:. Favoring a government depart
ment of commerce and Industries.
:. Indorsing the project of a ship
channel from the gulf to Houston.
Tex, and earnestly urging upon the
national congress the necessity for an
adequate appropriation for the imme-
Giate construction of such ship chan
nI to be of the depth of 25 feet ond
d width of $50 feet.
8, Asking for the early construc
ton by the national congress of Il
Earhor of the first class at the mouth
of the BraZos.
6. Indorsing the bill providing for
the government taking charge at once
of the ietties at the mouth of the Mis-
slssippi river and improving Southwest
pass.
10. Indorsing the senate bill for the
encouragement of the mining, mineral
and metallurgical sciences.
IL. Asking the national congress 10
at once settle the several questions
which now veX the people of the In
dian territory.
H. Favoring the speedy construc-
tior of Pacific cable to Alaska.
China, Japan and the Philippines, and
indorsing the bill providing for ca.
bic from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Speakers and Their Topics.
AT the conclusion of the committee
report DR.. T;chenore, of New Orleans,
delivered an address on The NLissis-
siPpi and the Mouths Thereof"
DIR. Young, of Utah, addressed the
congress, his subject being THE Fu-
ture Development of Utah"
Judge James NJ. Lowe, of Kansas
City, was the next speaker, and there
was applause at his appearance.
H. r. c. Brodball, of Oklahoma,
N; de brief talk on the reasons why
that territory should be admitted us
a state.
To Organize Permanently.
Chairman Moses of the executive
committee gave notice that plans
would be presented Friday for the or
ganization of the Transmississippi
Commercial congress on permanent
basis with regular membership.
Cripple Creek Chosen.
The time for the selection of the
next place of meeting having arrived,
Cripple Creek and New Orleans We're
placed in nomination. When ArkaI-
sas voted for Cripple Creek, New Or
les ms withdrew, and the Colorado city