Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-07-18
SECOND DAY.
Spirited Debate at Grip
pie Creek Congress.
Fatal Collapse of Building at
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Civil Service Commissioners Guilty
Of Violating the Law,
N0N-UNl0N fIREMeN SHOT.

Cripple Creek. Colo. July 1S.-The
feature of the third days session OF
the trans s.Mississippi commercial con
gress was a debate on the report OF
the resolutions committee. The most
spirited discussions were on the ques
tions giving mining industry a place
in the presidents cabinet and that oi
granting subsidies to encourage Amer
lean shipping. There was large at.
tendance Of delegates.
John II. Smith, of Utah newly
chosen president made an address
The other officers elected were as
follows: First yice.president, Leon
Bryson, Iowa; second vice-president
l.. Bradford Prince. New Mexico
third vice president. J. $. Wheels
Texas; fourth vice.president. eX-Gov
ernor Seatty. Oklahoma. Other Off.
GERS are to be chosen by the execu
tive committee and will be named to.
day.
Smith thanked the congress for his
prcfermcut His address was filleu
with patriotic sentiment and received
unbounded applause. He had first
doubted the wisdom of sectional move.
ments, but the results of the work OF
the congress had shown his doubts to
be unfounded. II had shown its mem.
bers only inspired Ty patriotism which
Is confined by no section but takes in
the whole republic.
Several resolutions were introduced
including one favoring the improve.
ment of the BraZus river in Texas as
far as Waco. and one for the abolition
of taxes levied upon the residents OF
Indian Territory for tnc support OF
the Indians.
j. w. higgins. mayor of Waco. Texas
spoke on industrial Progress,' The ad
dress was tull OF wit, elOquence ana
patriotism. and kept the congress in a
roar of applause Mr.. higgins favored
a mining department of the govern
ment. He advocated encouragement
of home government in every possible
way.
John G. Cutler, of Utah. followed
with an address on the sugar beet in
dustry in his territory.
Governor Fishback of Arkansas
chairman of the committee on resolu
tions, read the report of that commit
tee, which was adopted after consider
able debate. II fayors construction by
the general government of reservoirs
and canals for reclamation of arid
lands and the enactment of laws by
state and nation to encourage con
struction Of storage dams to increase
the rain fall; suggests issuance oi
bonds by the government with which
reclamation of lands may be accom-
pilshed. money to be refunded by set
tiers in purchase price of lands; asks
for the establishment of "A department
of mining and a department of com
merce each To be represented in the
presidents cabinet, favors statehood
for Arizona, New Mexico and Oklaho
ma, and suitable government for In
dian Territory; favOrs the immediat,
construction of the Pacific cable anC
Nicaragua canal interstate commerc,
law to be amended; demands abolition
of fee system in consular service; ia
fors laws TO encourage beet sugar IN
dustry; indorses inter-continental rail
ways; favOrs restoration OF m rchants
marine; asks liberal appropriations
for river and harbor improvements
and provides for appointment of {
committee of five to lay matters be
fore the next congress.