Other Resolutions Adopted

The resolutions of a non-political charaeter urge the nattonal congress to act on behal f of the prompt construction of the Nicaragua canal under tho control and supervisión of the goverumunt of the UnitedStates; encouragement of more extended trade with the East Indies and the república of South America; a proper administration of law and order throughout lndiuu territory, and the extensión of mail faeilittes into the Yukon rlver district, to northwesteru Alaska and Fish rlver distrlcts; the speedy oompletion of the Hcnnepin canal; liberal appropriations for duep water on the Texas coast, and also approprlations to ascertain to wliat extent the rivers of Texas can be made navieable. Thon there were a lot of resolutions in favor oí liarbor improvements and others favoring the cession of the non-mineral urid lands to the gevoral states and torritories in which they are situated; providing for the appointinent of a committeo of live to attend a conference called by the National (range, Patronsof Industry, for tho purpose of considering tho tariff uid monetary qnestlone; urging oongretó to pass euabling aces providing for the admission of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizonaas States; favoriug the construction of a deep-water ohannel of.not less than twenty-one feet in depth to counect the great lakes with the Atlautic ocean, hy way of the St. Lawrence, also by way Of the "liudeon river, and the constructiou of canals eonneotiug L;ike Superior with the Missisippi river and iiake Erie with the Ohio river. 'l'he chainuau of the executive comniittee reported a plan for a permanent organluatlon providing íor a full set of offioens M at present, including vice preïidont and two members of the executivo oöïTnnitteG from each state, and annual meetlnga ;t a place to be select cd b the preceding congres. In addition a treas urer is provtded for and animal dues of Í10 from the flrst delégate from each business organizatlon and $5 from each additional delégate to which it may Imj entitled; also au annual payment of $5 byeach delégate appointed by a governor, mayor or county executive. The basis of represontation is flxed at ten dclegates for each state, one for each city with one additional for each 5,000 of population, tho total not to excetd ten, one for each business organization with oiie additional for oach ftfty inembers not to exceed a total of ten, and one delégate for each couuty, each delégate present to have one vote. With an amendment providing that no state shall have a greater voting power than thirty, the report was immediately adoptod. The funds raised by the dues are to be used for the expenses of the congress and for presenting the recommendations of the oongress to the federal congress. With the idoption of a resolution calling the attention of the interstate commerce commission, the state legislaturos and the railroad companies to the illeged BXtortionate charges in the way of freights upon cotton, relativoly in excess of the charges on other products, and asklng for a proper reduction thereof the convention took recesa The eveniug session was, as usual, devoted to formal papers upon sft f ubjects Papers were read on Alaska, Hawaii, tht Nicaragua canal aud waterways. Ad joiirnuil to tomorrow.