Show ANOTHER convention LAST week a mining congress was waa hold held in denver a political convention conventi om in indianapolis an and d an episcopal convention somewhere else in fact this is such euch an age for conventions that the average reader can barely keep track of them the proceedings proceeding of the various held during the current year if published in book form would make many formidable volumes gatherings of these kinds ought to have an educational effect on the country at large socially politically and religiously they ought to benefit the people members of congress and members of state Legisla legislatures turm ought especially to keep abreast of the proceedings ce edings of these bodies on december 15 next another important convention will be held at kansas city the object ot of this is to formulate a policy respecting the improvement pro of the entire missouri river from montana to the quit gulf and to provide for its execution irwill it will be ba made ap of delegates from states state 8 bordering on the river they will be chosen in a manner I 1 somewhat home bome what similar to that adopted for the trans mississippi congress in the opinion of many experienced a and nd t thoughtful hought ful I 1 nd the I 1 internal waterways of the united states are not receiving the attention they deserve asa As a means of cheap transportation they could be made effective checks on railroad monopolies the kansas hans city convention will ask the national government to expend a few millions annually on the missouri river so as to maintain it in an available manner for navigation this seems to be the predominant f feature of all our conventions they wind up in some way with a financial appeal to government from the establishment of a creamery to that of a su it is all for aid from the government it if there were no constitutional checks on these demands the national treasury would soon become the prey of schemers and a source of et revenue for impracticable projects both public and private |