The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-14
Shall Another be Made.
Exciting Debate on the subject
No Conclusion Arrived At.
The Convention Will Adjourn
...- To-day
FROM DETROIT.

5. Telegraph
DETROIT, july l3.
THIRD DAY-M0RNING SESSION
! The Convention was called to order q
nine o'clock and listened to prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Freeland. stsE
The journals of yesterday were read and
approved. -l-L5
REPORT OF THE CoMMIrTEE ON TRANSIT.
The report of the Committee on Transit
was resumed. The minority report pre-
sented yesterday was Withdrawn, and a
substitute offered as an addition to the ma
jority, report recommending the earliest
possible enlargement and improvement Of
the water communication through the State
of New York, and callingupon the Cover
nor of that State to recommend in his next
annual message that authority be granted
to proceed with the Improvements. Ordered
to be added to the report.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE,oHIo RIVER.
Me-. Thurston,of Pittsburgh, offered as an
addition TO the report a resolution, asking
for the improvement of the Ohio rivel and
other western waters. Referred to the
Committee on Lake snd Rarbor Improve
ments.
TRANSIT REPORT AMENDED AND ADOPTED.
The Report was then taken up for action
by sections. p ..R
An amendment was adopted to the first
resolution, striking out the word military"
in connection with the construction of the
Niagara Ship Canal. The resolution as
amended was adopted-Ayes, l1a; nays, %.
The Cleveland delegation voted afirms-
lively.
The second, third, fourth and fifth reso-
tions were adopted without change.
The second resolution declares that such
q canal as proposed is the cheapest and
most expeditions, having water cOmmuni-
cation for the transportation of products
from west to east.
The third declares it the duty of New
York to improve and enlarge the shortest
water communication between the lakes
anu LlQeWator.l Ft
r. The fourth resolution halls with satisfsc-
tiOn the proposed enlargement of the Wei
land canal and the St. Lawrence canal.
The fifth asks that in the event of any
treaty of reciprocity between the United
States and the British Provinces the
former require guarantee of sufficient
depth of water to float steamers of
one thousand tons to tide water.
The sixth resolution, congratulsting St
Louis upon the resumption of commerce to
the Mississippi, snd recommending Con-
gressiOnal legislation to further develop the
usefulness and resources of that river, was
so amended as TO embracs other great cities
of the West in the congratulaLion, and the
Ohio river and other tributaries of the Mis-
sissippi in the recommendation.
The remainder of the report, including
q substitute for the minority report, and
recommending sn agreement as to time in
contracts for the delivery of freight, with
preambles thereto, were adopted without
alteration. ......
UNIFORMITY OF TRADE STATISTICS.
A resolution was offered advising mo Q
uniformity and promptitude in compiling
statistics by Boards of Trade.
RRCIPRoCITY TREATY.
Hon. j. r. Joy, Chairman of the Reel
procity Treaty, presented the report of the
Committee. He stated that after free
and thorough Communication and discus.
sion with the delegates from British Amer.
ics, thecommittee had unanimously adopt
ed the following resolutions First, spprov-
ing the action of the Government in term
mating the Reciprocity Treaty; and, sec
ond, requesting the President of the United
States TO enter into negotiations with the
Government of Great Britain for q treaty
between the two countries for reciprocal
commercial intercourse between the
United States and the several provinces of
British Columbia, the Ssckett settlement
and Van Couver's island, base d on just and
equitable principles including the free
navigation of the St. Lawrence and other
rivers Of British Americs, with such i'm
provsments of rivers and canals as shall
render them equal to the requirements of
the West in communicating with the
ocean.
The question was taken by resolutions.
The first resolution was adopted unani-
mously. To the second resolution an
amendment was offered, declaring that in
the present condition of the country any
action tending to a renewal of a reciproci-
ty may wisely and appropriately be left
to tie respective Governments by which
it would be negotiated.
Hon. Hannibal HamIin addressed the
Convention in favor of the amend
men. and was followed by other
gentlemen for and against the
amendment, and in the discuss
ion of the question of reciprocity general
ly, pending which the convention took
recess for half an hour.
Upon re-assembling, the question of re-
eiprOcity was resumed, Mr. Seymour, Of
Troy, having the floor.
A FINANcE-THE NATIONAL DEBT.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. SeymOur's
remarks, Hon. Lyman Tremsin, of Alba
nv, chairman of the Committee on Finance,
asked leave to present a report, which was
granted.
The Committee reported favOrsbly upon
the resolution referred to them, calling for
the repression of smuggling on the from
tier, and asking for united efforts by the
proper departments of this country snd
Canada to that end, and submitted pre-
Amble, declaring the reason for the exist
ence of the national debt, asserting the ex-
istence of imperfectlOns in the system Of