The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-20

RTOWH To SuCu Gil lIIlPO1adtlC that 1t Is
no more than proper that separate
department should be established along
the same lines as that Of the agricul-
aThe mining interests of 3his coun-
try, including reduction Rnd steel
plants, paid in dividends the enormous
sum of $94,560,395 for l<the first six
months Of the present year, while the
railroads of the United States only
paid $139,597,972 during the year 1900,
the most prosperous Of their exist
ence."
To Improve the Mississippi.
John A. Gardner, representing the
Business Mems league of st. Louis,
Mo-, presented resolution to the eff
feet that the congress urge upon the
national congress continued and lib
eral appropriations for the permanent
Improvement of the Mississippi river,
between the mouth of the Mississippi
river and the mouth of the Ohio river.
D. c. Lewis, of Oklahoma city. in
troduced a resolution looking forward
to uniting into one state or territory,
Oklahoma and the Indian territory.
Statehood for New Mexico.
Col. E. F. Brown submitted resolu-
ton prepared by l.. Bradford Prince,
of New Mexico, who is unable to be
present, to the effect that the senate
of the United States be requested to
follow the example of the house and
pass the enabling act, admitting New
Mexico to the Union, without opposi-
ton.
The delegation from Duluth present.
ed a resolution that the congress
recommend the establishment of a
naval training station at the head of
Lake Superior, which would be con-
venient to the important cities of Du-
luth and Superior. - !.
Demands Rights for Alaska.
At the evening session last night
Donald Fletcher. of Seattle, delivered
a sensational address On Territorial
Government for. Alaska that stirred
up considerable discussion. Mr..
Fletcher commenced by introducing a
resolution providing that the Trans
Mississippi congress should petition
the national congress to take immed-
late steps to grant the people of Alaska
territorial government and that the
land laws should apply to Alaska,
modified to the extent that 800 acres
shall constitute a homestead to be sold
by the federal government to settlers
at the rate of so cents per acre in ten
annual payments, without interest, and
that "squatter's rights should be
recognized precedent to a, complete
survey OF Alaska. i.
Oklahoma Makes Objection.
D. G. Lewis, of Oklahoma city, took
exception to the resolution, and in very
emphatic terms said that he did not
believe in giving homesteads compos-
ed of 800 acres, as he was of the opin-
ion that 160 acres was plenty for the
government to give to any one man.
Several others also shared the same
views with Mr.. Lewis while on the
contrary, G. J. Gavin, of New Mexico,
sided with Mr.. Fletcher. and even went
a little stronger, and said that he did
not think it would Botany too much
to have homestead in Alaska as large
as $40 acres. y.4,. =
The discussion was finally brought
to close by the president calling upon
Joseph w. Ivy, Of Seattle, former col
lector of customs in Alaska, for an ad-
dress on the present conditions in
Alaska. Mr.. Ivy asked that he be plac-
ed on the programme at latter date,
as the hour was rather late and his
request was granted.