Show MEN AT GOLDFIELD able addresses Add reBe made at opening sea slon of american mining congress department of mines urged goldfield nev at the opening session of the american mining congress on tuesday a resolution I 1 on calling for the organization of a federal mining department which was presented by E R kechley of missouri Mis was adopted and handed to the san francisco delegation to be presented to dent benl tart taft on an his arrival in that city next week the address of james A hechpan 0 of new york on proper settlement of tho the silver question 0 of vital importance to the tha american manufacturer was read the general silver debate debat was opened 0 p by thomas keppner of nevada ile he was followed by several others all ot of whom declared tor for the placing of silver on a mors more important basis A discussion of the need of a federal department of mines was the feature of the afternoon session united states senator francis G newlands newland of nevada and congressman W F inglebright of california were the speakers russell dunn duna pt san francisco introduced trod a resolution calling on the department of the interior to remove certain restrictions in its wording the resolution su an upon ajon the treasury department president J 11 II richards of boise idaho delivered hla his annual address tuesday night after extending a greeting to the delegates and express ing his appreciation of tho the confidence shown in him by ills his elect election lon to head the congress seven successive years the president went vent into the history and purposes of oe the organization the congress Is a national argail organization z a he said yet the questions with which it should deal are both national and local it will take years properly to organize because ot of the extent of the movement on wednesday a session of the congress was held in tonopah To the delegates having been Invited by the citizens of tonopah to hold one ot of their sessions in that camp |