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Show Favors Department ines and lining Trans-Mississippi Congress Adopts a Resolution Urging Creation of New Cabinot Portfolio. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Oct. 2S. Tho Trans-Mlsslsslppl Trans-Mlsslsslppl congress today adopted unanimously unani-mously those resolutions: Wo recommend llboral expenditures for tho Improvement of rivers and harbors by tho Federal Government a8 ono of tho beat and wisest methods of appropriating public pub-lic funds. Wo recommend that Congress mako sufficient appropriation to complote tho Improvement of tho mouth of tho Columbia Co-lumbia river and the harbors of San Pedro and Oakland, Cal. Wo recommend tho Improvement and adequato protection of all Pacific coast ports from British Columbia Co-lumbia to tho Mexican border. It Is tho sense of this congress that thoro should bo lnimedlato construction of a naval station sta-tion at somo point on tho Southwestern Paclllc coast. Amend Intorstato Commerce Law. Wo favor tho passage by Congress of a law amending tho lntorstato commerco net so that It shall definitely prohibit common com-mon carriers from limiting or restricting their common law liability by any general or special notice. Wo petition tho Congress Con-gress of the United States to enact legislation legis-lation empowering tho Interstato Commerco Com-merco commission, when a rato or practice prac-tice complained of Is found to be discriminative discrim-inative or unreasonable, to detormlno what change shall bo made, what determination shall bo oporatlvo within thirty days, and so contlnuo until overruled or suspended under Judicial proceedings. Would Protect Big Tress. Wo recommend that all tho principal blg-treo groves In California bo secured by the United States Government and held for park purnoscs. We favor Statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory, and In Joining these two Territories into ono Stato wo urge upon Congress tho imporlanco of a spirit of fairness. ' Survey of Alaska. As an act of Justice to Alaska and to those desiring to go there, wo favor a sectional survey of said region. And wo favor the amending of the homestead lawa pertaining to the lands of Alaska, so that any citizen of the United States may acquire ac-quire 320 acres by settlement, residence or commutation, providing that the applicant Is not tho owner of ICo acres of land and wishes said 320 acres for homo purposes. Favors Organized. Labor. Wo favor tho union of labor and the combination of capital as tho proper means to advance- the public good. We condemn any act of olthcr combined labor or capital that In any way abridges tho national rights of men. We recommend tho enforcement of tho Sherman act of 1SS0, and to that end urge Congress to pass nn amendment to that act, making it the duty of rtll .United States District Attorneys Attor-neys to prosecuto nJl unions of labor or capital whenever evidence making a prima faclo case of the breach of tho terms of tho act aro presented. And we recommend tho appointment of a special commission by Congress to investigate the arbitration laws of New Zealand and other countries which may havo such laws. Wo recommend recom-mend to tho several States and Territories the adoption of such legislation as will place the subject of permanent public roud Improvement under an Intelligent and uniform Stato and county supervision. Urge Department of Mining. The resolutions urge a thorough organization or-ganization of tho consular service and favor a department of mines and mbilut lu tho Cabinet. |