The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-13


SECOND DAY-MORNING SESSION
The Commercial Convention resssembl
ed this morning pursuant to adjournment
and the proceedings we're opened viii
prayer by Rev. DR.. Dufi,ld.
RECIPROCITY coMMITTEE.
The Chair asked consent which WE
granted, to increase the Reciprocity Com
mittee by adding four nsmes. log
JOURNAL. .a- --r-r
The j1urrsl of yesterday was read anC
approved.
COMMITTEES. rf
The Chair then announced the remain.
lug committees authorized yesterday, viz
Commerce, Finance, Lake and Hsrbor I'm.
provements, Miscellaneous Business, Order
of Busine s, Agriculture and Manu- &C.
lures. 1
On Commerce, Ohio is represented by T.
G. Mitchell of Cincinnati; on Finance BY
Adolph Wood of Cincinnati, and Charles
A. King of Toledo; on Lake and Harbor
Improvements, by q. Wsgner of Toledo;
on Miscellaneous business, by r. I. Lyon
of Cleveland on Agriculture and Manu-
fsctures, by DR.. J. P. Robinson Of Cleve-
land. sa
THE RULE FOR VOTING
Mr.. OoIbsugh, of Chicago, offered res
olulion resembling the rule providing for
but one vote fJr each delegation, and SUBJ
stituting one vote for every hundred mem
bers of the association represented, and one
additional vote for every fraction of fifty
members. He spoke warmly Of the in
justice done the large delegations, and Chi
csgo in particular, under the prevailing
rule. -.
A spirited discussion OF the subjsct en-.
sued, which finally brought on much confu
sion, in the course of which Mr.. Scamm3n
of Chicago charged that that city had been
Intentionally ignored in the appointment
of the Reciprocity Committee Thi0 iod to
. Par0Uua1 expIanAtion by the chair, after
which Hon. Il. P. spaldiDg moved to lay
the Chicago resolution on the table. Great
excitement followed this mo.Ion, during
which it was put to vote and pronounced
carried. An appeal was taken and the de-
cision of the chair sustained. Mr., Col
baugh then read protest in behalf Of the
Chicago delegation against the action Of
the Convention, as arbitrary, unreasonable
and unfair to the large bodies Represented
and concluded by signifying the purpose of
his delegation to withdraw. Mr.. Able, Of
ST. Louis, offered a resolution to cover the
difficulties, but in the confusion it was not
put TO vote. The excitement was now very
high, and cries Of 'ishsme, order" etc, came
from all sides. The storm was finally
Gained by the appointment of commit
tee, on the suggt stion of the Chair, TO re-
port plan for the adjustment Of represent
stiou, of which Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
was made Chairman. -a ..--rr -a9a
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. ss7 i17s
R. T. Lyon, E.q, Of Cleveland, submit
ted resolution which was referred, calling
for an expression of the sense of the Con,
vention upon uniform system of weights
and measures,
NATIONAL BOARD OF. TRADE
Mr.. Converse, of Boston, offered resolu-
ton providing for the organization of
National Board of Trade. Referred.
..... STEAMBOAT LINKs.
Mr.. Hill, of B&ton, offered resolution
asking the aid and support of the govern
ment for such steamship lines as may be
established BY our merchants to the Bra
zils, the ports on the Mediterranean Sea,
and the British Isles.
.N THE veTIEe RULE Z. i 1s5y
The Committee on the Voting System
submitted their report in the form of the
following resolution: b, rfb.
That each State represented IN the Con-
vention shall be entitled to the same mum.
Der of votes it has in the Electoral College,
frat deductiLg one vote for each assoois.s
tiOn here represented. .s1-Fs -bs5
This was adopted, upon which the Ghicsgo
delegation withdrew their protest. and ex.
pressed satisfaction with the new plan.
RECIPROCITY Committee. tGc
The names of Messrs. McOhesney and
scsmmon, Of Chicago, were added to the
Reciprocity Committee. -Fgf I I'D
-.-A NEW RAILROAD PReJEcTED. -s1-
The st. Paul delegation presented Ieso
lutions from the business interests of that
city in reference TO cOnnecting by,railroad
the head of navigation on the Mississippi
with Lake Superior. Referred. JaaF
Five additional members were added to
the Committee on Agriculture and Manu-
facture, including N. G. YOunglOve, Esq,
| Cleveland. 4s-s 1sia
The Bay City delegation presented a
series of resolutions dehouucing the Recip-
rocity Treaty, which were very promptly
tabled. Eii
The Convention then adjourned to three
o'clock P. N. Ft~t -
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