The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-09-04
INTERNATIONAL MINING ASSOClA-
TlON" SOUNDS TOO MUCH LIKE
A COMMERCIAL BODY.
INCORPORATION PLANNED
AT THE MORNING SESSION
Resolution for More Solid Organization
Observation-Disclosures OF Committees
Fees and Classes Of Membership Ad-
vocated-Body Needs Strengthening.

In the deliberations of the International
Mining Congress today the question OF
changing the name of the body from I'm
ternational Mining Congress" to "Ameri-
can Mining Association" was debated, but
at the time Of adjournment it had not becn
disposed of in . manner satisfactory to the
delegates Consequently the discussion
will be resumed in the Auditorium OF the
public library this evening, at which place
the congress will hold its session because
the Broadway theater will be in use. The
session will be called to order at
o'clock.
Besides change in name the resolution
provides for the incorporation of the BODY,
the election of a president, three vice pres
idents, secretary, treasurer and an exc
cutive committee comprising the officers
and one member of the body from each
state in the union; also, the following
committees: Five members on legislative
work, seven members on membership, five
on transportation. five on finance and five
on program, to the latter of which all Of
the papers 10 be read before the meetings
of the congress are to be submitted AMI
their fitness for presentation to the dele
gates passed upon.
What They viii Pay.
The proposed membership fee is to be
S. for active members and 81 for associate
members and annual dues of So for the
former. 1t also provides for bond Of
$4,000 from the treasurer.
Taking it for granted that all of the del
egates In this particular instance are
vested with congressional honors, Con-
gressnan Mcclure of Utah asked for an
explanation OF the object of the proposed
change, and it was accorded him by Joseph
A. Holmes of St. Louis. Mr. Holmes de-
clared that it was solely for the purpose
Of strengthening the body and giving it
prominence and soldity which at present
it did not possess. II there was an ul-
terror motive in the proposed change, it
was not manifest in anything which Mr..
Holmes said
]. p. Hendricks Of Illinois suggested an
amendment to the resolution. He ex-
pressed the belief shat If the name was
changed as suggested in the resolution,
the body would lose too much of its
identity, and asked that the word "con-
gress" be substituted for the word of
association"
Is Not Commercial Association.
Eben w. Martin. chairman OF the Black
Hills delegation, took view similar to
that of Mr.. Hendricks He said the word
association" carried with it a suggestion
of something commercial, while "con-
gress" partook more the nature OF legisla-
tive and deliberative methods.
Secretary Mahon spoke against the pro-
posed change of name and Incorporation,
saying among other things that an attempt
had been made at the Milwaukee meeting
to accomplish a similar object and at that
time it was fought to a finish, the result
being compromise between the opposing
forces.
The debate on the question this evening
promises to be interesting, as several of
the delegates have been "wisng up" this
afternoon and will burst forth in all of
their cloquence when the president
presses the button.