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Show Tho Trana-Mlaslealppl Commercial Com-mercial Congross. Tho next session ot tlioTrans-MlsnIsa-Ippi Commercial Congrpsa it ill convene In Saint Louis, on invitation of the Merchants Kxchango of this city, on Monday Nov. 20, 1804, nnd will probably continue four dayB. Thin date lias been selected with tho special view of sccur-Inif sccur-Inif tho attendance of Western Members of tho United Stutes Congress en route to Washington for the re assembling ol .hat body, TKIII'.ITOKY XMIIRACU). Tho Territory cmbiuecd in thu representation repre-sentation to tho Congress includes nil States mid Territories hlng west of the Mississippi River, nud those emal portions of Louisiana which lie lust J it. OIUKVTS. The object of the Congress Is to discuss all questious affecting theintcrvsts of the jieoplelntho foregong territory, which may bo the subject of legislation by the United Slates Congress, and to express to It, through resolutions and otherwise' tlio sentiments" o( the western peoplo It will nleo emleaior to tuko suih steps for tho presentation of these resolutions to that body, as will command its attention at-tention and action. UUUJECTB OP DISCISSION Willi; any such questions may properly proper-ly bo biouglit forward , for discussion, among those which are likely to be prominent ore: Tho RcmonetUatlon of Silver; Irrigation of Arid and other Lands; Tho Disposition of Indian nnd Public lands ; Tho Nicaragua Canal ; A NatiunnI Bankrupt Law; Tlio Improvement Improve-ment of Western Rivers nnd Harbors; Anti-option legislation, Mining liws; Admission of Territories to Statehood. BASIS 09 Rt.PBEanNTATION, Tho Uovernor of each State and Tor-iltory Tor-iltory may appoint ten delegate. KhcIi county is entitled to ouedelegute to bo appointed by its Commissioners or Judges. The Mayor of each city may appoint one delegate, and nn additional delegate for every 10,000 population, provided howeer, that no moru than ten delegates dele-gates shall bo thus appointed ftoin uii) one city. Kach commercial body, or business organization, may appoint three dele-gates, dele-gates, and one additional delegnte for each 100 members, Kx-Prceidents of the Congress, Gov-nora Gov-nora of States one Territories w est of the Mississippi River, and all meiubeis of tho U. 8. Congress aro ox-ofllce delegates, dele-gates, with all the privileges of appointed ap-pointed delegates, except thoso of voting and election to oflice. By order of the Executive Committee. George II. Morgan, Assistant Secretary. |