Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-14
ThePrnde ConyentiOn.

DETROIT, July 13.-The reports of tho
Transit committee were. taken, up Mr..
IProsser withdrew bis.feport and moved to
add TO tie report Of the majority a resolu-
tion asking the Governor of New York TO
recommend to the Legislature the enlarge
ment of the locks in the canals In that
State. The resolution was adopted.
The question coming up on Mr.. Little
johns resolution for Nagra Ship Canal
at the expense Of the General Government,
as a commercial and military necessity.
z Mr.. Mitchell offered'a substitute; that the
canal was demanded, but that under the
present condition of the National finances
we cannot ask for its construction by the
General Government.
This was laid on the table by vote Of 90
to 3d.. ,...,--.,- ...,g,-t
Mr.. Kennedy moved to amend the reso-
luton by striking out the words 'military
necessity" This was agreed to. and Mr..
Littiejohh's rf9olution ias SamenoedO was
agreed to by 1913 to %. ..f.
Mf.Lyihah Tremaine, from the Finance
committeesby coeentsRabpitted report
on matters submitted TO the committee.
The resoutionsFepofted'are as follows, and
were adopted unanimously:
That it be recommended to the Govern
ment thatin any future readjustment of the
taxation, direct and indirect, may by. made
to fall as far as possible on the vices and
luxuries of the people, tfns relieving the
laboring and industrial classes.
That, regarding the NATIONAL debt as a
pecuniary obligation most sacred in its
character, tho Convention declares its con-
viction that all sacrifices will be cheerfully
borne that may. be necessary, to maintain
the national credit uhim paired atall times
and Under All circumstances, and that every
dollar of such debt, principal and interest,
can and'Willbe discharged without retard
ing in the slightest degree the onward pro-
gress of the nation in the career fits pros
perity, greatness-and-glory
The debate on reciprocity was continued
until the adjournment, to be resumed to-
| The resolution reported by the commits
tee ON Reciprocity, that the notice given
for the termination of the Reciprocity
treaty meets the approval Of the Conven-
ton, was unanimously adopted. 'Al loll"
The second resolution in the report, that
the Convention do respectfully request the
| President of the United, States to enterinto
| Negotiations with the Government of Great
Britain, ,OhaviBg in view the extension of
treaty, between the two countries for
reciprocity and COMMERCIAL Intercourse be-
tween the United States and the several
British provinces OF British America, in
cluding British ColnmbiH< and the Selkirk
settlement, as shall be just and equitable
to all parties, and which also shall include
the free navigation Of therSt. Lawrence and
other rivers of British North America, with
such improvements of the rivers and en-
largement Of the canals as shall render
them adequate for the requirements Of the
West in communicating with the ocean.
Mr.. McChesney offered the following as
o SUBSTITUTE: n -: y n IT ~
d ReSotred, That in the still unsettled con-
ditiOn or some of the States from the rebel
| lion, and the state of the finances of the
Government, as well as the immediate state
of our system of taxation, any action tend
ing to a renewal of the reciprocity treaty
may wisely and appropriately be left to the
action of the respective Governments, by
| which it would be. negotiated.
"A lengthy debate ensued bpoR this sub
| stitute.