Show trans mississippi congress meets miOR TAKY TOPICS many to be discussed this sea hion dikou gcorge e Q cannon neb nov 25 special be v eon FIX and seven hundred delegates were present today at the opening aea faion of the trana congress and which wag presided over by ez george Q bannor of utah who was elected president of the at the st louie gathering lat year nearly fourteen thousand ins vi tationa bad beau beut out by the coin of arrangements arrange menty and while the proportion of delegated dele gatea to the number ot invitation is not large yet ih ere is a representation from all of the states of the the general object congress which will be in session for sey eril days ia the promotion of toe welfare of the west and under this load a baet number of questions have been B for and action among those are the irrigation of arid lands the improvement of waterways water waye and deep water harbors the construe tion and maintain ance of levees on the mississippi and its dis crimination a in freight rates the necessity for a national bankrupt law the restriction of im migration methods for the relief of depression the project for cable communication with honolulu and the admission of territories to the discussion of political questions baa been eschewed by previous congresses but tho hilyer issue which has invaded the realm of politics bince toe last congress is certain tj corns up in one form or another and a battle royal between the friends and opponents of free coinage ia anticipate ed among tho mon of national tion already here or erronte are senator morgan of alabama who will on the special interests of abo south W conoy the author of the torrey bankrupt bill who is now a resident of wyoming ex congre aman bryan ahu will precipitate the arpe ealyer debate L 0 lewelling the populist of kansas governor rich ards ot montana governor stone of missouri and milton G batt bat t of portland th e lat ter ig secretary of the Oon and also champions a resolution loosing to the opening of permanent trans headquarters at washington during the sessions of the national coneless Con eress to promote action upon the resolutions to be adopted by the present gathering elaborate arrangements have been made bv the commercial and local for the entertain of the delegates |