Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-11-13


The Convention met at O'Clock and proceeded
to the consideration of the plan OF organlZatlOn'
article by article A roll Of the roads was called,
and representatives from twenty four found 10 De
in the Convention.
4 resolution was read appointing one person
from each district as a committee to carry out the
rules and regulations adopted at this Convention
This committee TO submit their action tot the Dree
tors of the several roads. This committee shall
send a circular letter to the several roads IN the
district, informing them OF time and place oi ngia
ing meeting 10 appoint Commissioners ms
committee shall meet with the Commissioner to be
appointed by this Convention, to make oil neces,
sary arrangements for the fully carrying out and
perfecting these regulations.
Mr. Lord offered as a substitute the following
Resolyed.-That a committee of one from each
district be appointed to notify the roads located
within the territory, represented IN TINS Conyen
ton and to receive their response thereto and IN
| case the same shall be approved and rathed by
the Executive Committees, or Boards OF Directors
of % of the companies, representing two thirds oil
thenumber of miles embraced in the territory; then
to make publication thereof, and TO call general
| Convention for the election of Commissioners.
| The resolution was adopted.
The lst, 2nd, 81, 4th, and 9TH sections were rat
| fled and adopted.
In the sixth section Mr. Newman moved that
Stockholders should be incapacitated from being
elected as Commissioners. Stockholders are all
| more or less interested.
Mr. Iugle of the E. & c. R. r. brought down the
house by byremarking that because person might be
stakeholder, it by no means followed that he was
| interested on that road
| Mr. Newman's amendment was adopted
Sections Tth and 6th were adopted.
| Much discu sion was had upon the 9Th section
| in which IT is made the duty Of the Commissioner
| to suspend ticket and freight arrangements VIII
those roads refusing to be governed by these rules
On motion, the 9th 10th and llth sections Wer'
passed over for the present.
Section llth was adopted.
| In section 18th, giving to the Commissioners
| salary of $4,000 each, and their expenses, Mr
| Gates moved to amend by giving them S4,OOO
leaving them to pay their own expenses. MotioE
| lost.
Mr.. Brooks moved that their paid expenses shal
not exceed 81 per day. Amendment carried. INT
section as amended was then adopted:
Section l4th and 18th were adopted.
Section 10th was amended so as TO have tht
first Board of Commissioners hold Office unit
| March, 1860.
Section 18th. 18th, 18th and 2lst were adopted
Section 9th, was then taken up. An amendmen
was offered that the conduct of the roads violating
the rules, should be published in New York, Cleye
land, Chicago st. Louis, Cincinnati and Columbus
Amendment lost aud the section carried wlthou
amendment
Sections 10th, 18th and 2Oth, passed with but LIT
tie discussion.
Section 22d, which refuses TO hold ticket an
freight connection with roads which refuse to com
into these arrangements, elected much discussion
from Messrs. Newman, Brooks, Stone, Anderson
Lord, and others.
Mr.. Anderson expressed his conviction that thi
plan could not be carried out. There were insul
mountable obstacles in this section which it woul
be hard to get over
Judge Newman had sometime previous will
drawn from the Convention, having bolted on tn
Express Freight Companies question
After much discussion Article 22d was adOpte,
and the Convention adjourned af O'Clock tn
morning, until o'clock