The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-18
Delegates 70 Civic Conven-
ton Net AL Backed by
Home Organizations
NEW FREIGHT BILL
STARTS TROUBLE
Numerous Topics of Proposed
Legislation Discussed
BY Delegates.

The danger Of he nullihcatiOn OF the
entire proceedings Of the conference on
uniform laws called by the Civic Fed
Grafton, through failure OF organizations
represented 70 indorse them. confronted
the delegates when they met for the
second days session al the Arlington
Hotel this morning
Edward D Page, representing the
Merchants Association Of New York,
precipitated the crisis by declining TO
vote for favorable action on the ware
house receipts act from the committee
on resolutions.
Mr.. Page declined TO indOrse the reso-
Iution-aIthough he did not condemn it
on the ground that It would mean a
great Interference with the work that is
being done throughout the States
The danger that confronted every act
Of the conference through failure 10 Sc
cure just such Endorsements was called
10 the attention Of the delegates at the
close Of the session, and they were eau
toned 70 use care and discretion in the
presentation Of subjects Tor discussion
and for Endorsement
Judge Parker Is President.
A permanent organization was effected
AT the beginning Of the morning session
by the election OF Judge Alton b Par
ker as president; John B. Stahl, OF Illi-
nois. secretary; Serene s Pratt, Of New
York. and Jerome Jones, Of Georgia as
sistaut secretaries, and John Hays
sE-F- -TFv
All the resolutions considered BY the
committee on resolutions at its meet
ing last evening were adopted unaui-
mously except that relating TO ware
house receipts. On which the representa-
1ives Of the Merchants Association OF
New York and one OF two other com
merciaI bodies refrained from voting
The report Of the committee on rules
presented By Commissioner Mactariand
provided for the limitation Of all ad-
dresses on the regular program to ten
minutes, and only hve minutes was al
lOrted 10 eXtempCTa1eouS speeches from
IF floor. Thirty minutes was allowed
ECr the co1sIderatiC1 Of resolutions, and
provision was made that no resolution
could be considered CatiI II had been
properly revised By the committee on
resolutions
Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunaway. OF Ore
zOu. was the first victim Of the rules
when she presented 2 resolution for the
aDDO1n nLmenT OF EDeCla4 commissions IN
each State TO collect divorce statistics.
She asked unanimous consent for fmu1e-
date consideration and objection was
made BY Mr Macfarland- Several resO-
Iutjons on various subjects were then
referred TO the committee. and the
morning program was taken ID
Control Of Private Forests.
= Horace Mcfarland, president OF the
American Civic Association. In discuss
ing the subject. state Legislation Pro
noting Public Control OF Privately
Owned Forests" said in part
More than ninety millions Of Ameri-
can citizens live in homes Of which
wood forms the principal constituent A
million and a half Of these men and
women subsist upon industries wholly
or IN part dependent upon q continuing
supply Of wood. Nearly everything il,
these homes Is JUilt Of wood or wood
products
Some years or close and careful OBJ
seTvatio1 by the Forest Service has
proven beyond dis pute that as the car
penter nails three boards on new
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