Show THE TRANS mississippi co commercial 11 MER CONGRESS ST LOUIS oct 1 1891 aba boxt nox t session of tho trans M issi stipp commercial congress will convene in st louis on invitation of the merchants exchange of this city on monday november icib abol and will probably continue four days this dato date has ha been selected with the especial view of securing tho the attendance of western members of the united states congress en route to wash ington for tho the assembling reassembling re of that body tho the territory embraced in the re representation to tho the congress includes all states and territories lylas 1 1 west of tha SIls sla sippi elpel river hirer and small portions portion of louisiana and minnesota which lio lie cast of it the object of the congecsi Is to discuss all questions affecting affect lne the lat oresta of the in tho the foregoing territory which may bo be the subject of legislation by the united butted states congress Con greas and to express to it through resolutions and otherwise the sentiments of the western people it will also endeavor to taka such slops for the presentation of these resolutions to that hody body tie cs will command its attention and fiction while any such questions may properly bo brought forward for discussion among those which aro are most likely huely to be prominent are the of sliver silver irrigation of arid and other lands the disposition of indian and public lands the nicaragua canal a national bankrupt law the improvement of castern rivers an and 1 harbors har bore anti option legislation mining 1 laws a admission of territories to statehood BASIS air the governor Goye of each state and terri tory may appoint to ten a delegat gates eg each county la Is ea entitled tItled to ono one delegate to be appointed by its or judges the mayor of each city may appoint ono oce delegate anil and an additional delegate for every population provided however that not more aero than ton ten delegates shall ball bo be thus appointee appointed from any one city E each sch commercial body or business or may appoint three delegates and ono one dolciato doli ato for each members ex presidents of too the congress governors of states or territories w wet a at of the river hirer and all rubbers of th tho 10 united states congress Congro tB are ara e del delegates with all the ca of appu appointed lo legala except those of voting and election to office by order ot of the executive committee GEORGE 11 monday assistant secretary |