Show GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS Mining Congress Urges Creation of a Department of Mines and Mining Denver Discussion of a bill to bo introduced in the legislatures of all mining states which provides for tho creation of mine drainage districts occupied the opening session of tho American Mining congress in this city on Wednesday Before tho congress was called to qb order the committee on resolutions met and received a number of reDO lutlons Tho only ono reported to tho congress was presented by Governor I I Gov-ernor Pardeo of California and provides pro-vides for tho establishment by tho general government ot a now department depart-ment to bo known as tho department of mines and mining the head of which shall bo a member of tho cabinet i cab-inet metA resolution was adopted favoring I tho enactment of a law by congress along the lines suggested by Governor Gover-nor Pardeo of California to prevent mining frauds Thu discussion of tho district drainage drain-age bill continued at night and tho j bill was unanimously endorsed b |