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Show PARCELS POST DEFEATED. Delegates to Trans-Mlssisslppl Congress Con-gress Refuse to Endorse Measure. Snn Francisco. Itealllrmlng Its Ptipport of a scoro of broad policies affecting the resources and development develop-ment of tho west, nnd entrusting the destinies of their organization to new otllcors, tho delegates to the Trans-Mlssisslppl Trans-Mlssisslppl commercial congress late Saturday adjourned sine die tho nine-teentlr nine-teentlr nnnunl session and departed for their homes. Tho Inst day of the congress was clmramtcrlzcd by the only Importnnt contest of tho live dnyt,, precipitated by a, difference 'of opinion over the proposed national legislation known as the parcels post measure. Tho resolution supporting Iho nttltudo of tho postmaster general was defented by a voto of 110 to 00. Tlw liiBtnllntlon of President Thorn-us Thorn-us F. Walsh of Denver and tho other olllcers elected was u fenturo of the day. A surprise of the closing mo-ments mo-ments of tho congress wns tho unanimous unani-mous ndoptlon of a resolution endorsing endors-ing suffrngo for women nnd urging congressional representatives of tho i western states to support such action. ac-tion. A resolution endorsing separato btatehood for Now Mexico and Arl zona wns unanimously passed. |