| Show t I DEFEAT OF TIlE PARCELS POST Only Important Measure to Be Contested at the Trans Mississippi Congress r ON RECORD FOR SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION FOR REVISION OF OFSan j THE TARIFF ADOPTED r 1 4 fItt San Francisco Oct 10 Reaffirming 1 its support of oC a score of broad policies affecting the resources and develop development development i ment of the west and entrusting the I destinies of their organization to new 4 officers the delegates to the trans Mississippi commercial congress late today adjourned sine die the nineteenth annual session and departed for their homes The last day of the congress was characterized by the only important important tant tent contest of oC the five days precipitated precipitated by a difference of opinion over j the proposed national al legislation known ns os the parcels post measure The res resolution resolution supporting the attitude of the postmaster general was defeated by a vote of to 60 Interests Represented Anticipating that the congress would take action on the question representatives representatives II IJ f the Retail Grocers asso association association elation the Commercial Travelers of f America the postoffice department and andor of or various arlous commercial bodies accredited accredIted Hed to the tile congress not only watched the progress of the resolution in com committee committee where It was vas defeated but par participated participated also in the spirited debate d bate on i the floor today toda The Tile question as threshed out involved opposition to tomail tomail mail order houses the welfare of or the thc small merchant the item of govern government government government ment expense and the probable effect upon the commercial travelers of or the F country In more than one instance the assertion was made that the real object of or the opposition was to prevent the government affording a lower rate for transportation than is h 1 afforded by bJ railroad or express companies The installation of President Thomas ThomasF F Walsh of or Denver and the other officers cars cers elected was a feature of the day da daThe The Resolutions The resolutions Ie adopted today de declare declare clare dare the sentiments of the congress upon many subjects A government steamship line from the western ports of the United States to Panama and other Central American points is fa favored favored the congress of ot the United States is 15 urged to take immediate ac action action action tion in support of an increased mer merchant merchant H chant marine to provide two coast navy nalY yards sufficiently large to care for an adequate Pacific fleet to pe peI I I mit the improvement ment of nearly all har harbors harbors J bors and navigable rivers in the trans Mississippi region and to appropriate annually the sum of for tor ad advancement advancement of ot the water waterway waterway waterway way project In addition the congress approved legislation protection of or oft t water and ant forest orest rights the revision of the tile tariff and the protection of do domestic domestic domestic sugar Suffrage Endorsed A surprise of the closing moments of the congress was the unanimous adoption adoption adoption tion of a resolution endorsing suffrage for women and urging congressional representatives of the western states to support such action The resolution was presented by Mrs Scipio Craig of the California delegation and was en enthusiastically enthusiastically passed A resolution endorsing separate state statehood statehood statehood hood for New Mexico and Arizona was unanimously passed |
