The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-22

mnSn tAey are afraid of free speech
anu argument | cannot believe con-
| sress is willing to take such most
ton. All fair minded men want "a
near both sides. The opinion of anv
one who does not, carries b11t Ittt1e
| weight" NUS
Mr.. Thurber explained that he was
IN the meat business, was president ~
the New York Export association. and
being naturally interested in ANYTIME
that tended to increase the demand for
American goods, made it a business
10 be member and attend the ses
slons of all organizations tending to
that end. AS for his so-called trust
resolution he said it was introduced
10 onset the one presented by Col
Wetmore, OF st. Louis, and the con-
saw fit.
Mr.. Thurber's reference to free
speech and the right to his views
prougnt number of supporters In
dlVlduai expressions favoring his stand
were given by d. v. Davis, of Okla
homa, q. r. Moses, of Montana. and
Tom Richardson, of Louisiana. Walter
Freshman, of Texas, also championed
Mr.. Thurber's cause
Rufus A. Hoyt, of st. Paul, how
ever, disagreed with all these views.
For the best interests of everybody,
nethought, the paper should be kept
Eustis for Harmony.
The calls for recognition from the
floor were by this time becoming
numerous and Mr.. Eustis finally see
ing that the controversy had gone far
enough arose and asked permission to
withdraw his resolution, which was
granted.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported late yesterday afternoon and it's
efforts were confirmed at the session
last evening.
No attention was given the resolu-
ton introduced by Col. Wetmore. Of
st. Louis, putting the congress on
record as against trusts or to that of
f. b. Thurber, in which an opposite
view was taken.-
The committee refused to consider
them and they were laid on the table,
Several interesting papers were read
yesterday, though the number of dele
gates in attendance to hear them was
quite small.
N. E. Hansen, of Brookings. s. D..
spoke on American and Russian For
estry." A. Bourland, of Peoria, read a
paper on The Illinois River and It's
Commercial Relations With the South
and West" and Prof. j. c. Monaf1an,
Of the Wisconsin university, discussed
Waterways and Irrigation as Aids to
Commerce"
In talk on the beet sugar industry.
J: G. Hamilton, Of New York, opposed
the plan for reciprocity with Cuba, as
advocated by the sugar trust.
Will Meet at Seattle.
The next convention Of the Trans
Mississippi Commercial congress will
be held at Seattle. That city was SCI
lected at the meeting last evening. No
opposition was made, New Orleans,
which was close rival, withdrawing
at the last moment.
Fight Statehood Resolution.
The principal business transacted at
the session last evening was the con-
sideration of the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions. Ordinarily this
portion Of the programme is a mere
piece OF routine that should have been
over In few minutes, but when final
adoption was made the hour had
reached 10 o'clock, and the delegates
were compelled to forego several inter-
esting features as a result.
Two sections of it, an international
dam for the Rio Grande river at Fl
Paso, Tex, and the uniting of Indian
territory and Oklahoma for statehood
purposes, did not meet with the ap-
prevail Of some of the delegates, and
for over an hour the various factions
wrangled in their efforts to either have
1T amended or stricken out altogether.
The Resolutions Passed.
The resolutions in brief recommend
the admission of New Mexico and Ari-
iona to statehood; the union of Indian
territory and Oklahoma for state pur-
poses; the continuation of the irriga-
ton investigation now being made by
the department of agriculture; the
building Of a dam at Ell Paso, Tex, for
the purpose of collecting the flood wa
ters of the Rio Grande river for irri-
cation purposes; creation by the Unit
ed States Of department of mines
and mining, with a secretary at its
head; the continuation and enlarge
ment of the appropriation for the geo
logical survey; that the government
maintain all its rights to Alaskan terri
tory secured by purchase from Russia;
the comforting of territorial rights on
Alaska; the maintenance of dredges at
all important harbors and on deep
waterways; deep waterway between
Lake Michigan, at Chicago, and the
Mississippi river at st. Louis; the bet
terment Of the river at Des Moines by
the substitution of a lock and dam
for the present canal; liberal appropri-
alton for the deepening Of the Missis-
sippi river between the mouth of-the
Missouri river and the mouth Of the
Ohio to a depth of nine feet, and keep
ing 1t so; the improvement of the har-
Dor at Galveston so as to maintain at
all times a depth of thirty-f1ve feet;
an American merchant marine for
American people and American prod
uctS; a site for q naval training school
in the great harbor al Lake Superior
and the erection of a station close to
the cities of Duluth and Superior; the
reorganization of the consular system
so as to secure men fitted by qualif1-
cation rather than political pull; the
necessity of amendments to the inter-
state law so as to afford adequate pro-
lection to carrier and shipper and the
creation by congress Of department
of commerce and industry, with repre-
sentation in the cabinet.
Opposed to international Dam.
Any opposition shown was started
by J. G. Gavin, Of New Mexico, who
thought the recommendation of the
construction of the international dam
at Ell Paso, Tex, should be eliminated.
He contended that it was a local af-
fair, had already engendered much bad
blood, and the congress should not
touch it He was opposed by some of
the delegates, but finally won out to
the extent that the word international
was eliminated.
Politics Is Intimated.
The approval Of the union of Indian
territory and Oklahoma was strongly
opposed by Tom Richardson, of New
Orleans, who commended that the whole
thing had gotten into politics and
should be left alone.
His statement brought out lengthy
discussion, which was only brought to
close by his withdrawal of the mo-
ton to have the entire section recon-
mending the union stricken out.
The feature of the evening was to
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