The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-14
THE PREss ACCOUNT

DETROIT, July 13.
: The reports of the Transit Committee
were taken up.
Mr.. Prosser withdrew his report and
moved to add to the report of the majority
resolution asking the Governor OF New
York to recommend TO the Legislature the
enlargement of the locks of the canals of
New York. The resolution was agreed to-
The question coming upon Mr.. Little
johns resolution for Niagara Ship Canal
ut the expense of the general government,
as q military and commercial necessity,
Mr.. Mitchell offered q substitute that the
canal was demanded, but that under the
present condition of our national finances,
we cannot ask for its construction by the
general government. This Was laid on
the table by vote of Sc TO SO.
Mr.. Kennedy moved to amend the reso.
luton by striking out the words military
necessity" Agreed to and Me-. LiHlejohn's
resolution was so amended.
The resolution reported by the Committee
on Reciprocity that the notice given for the
termination Of the Reciprocity Treaty
meets the approval of this Convention was
unanimously adopted.
The End resolution in the report was that
the Convention do respectfully request the
President of the United States to enter
into negotiations with the Government of
Great Britain, having in view the execution
nf q treaty between the two countries for
reciprocity OF commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and the several
British Provinces Of North America, in
cluding British Columbia, the Selkirk Set
Element and VancouVer's Island, upon
principles which shsll be just and equita-
bIs to all parties, and which also shall in
clude the free navigation of the st. Law
renee and other rivers of British North
America, with such improvement of rivsrs
and enlargement of the canals as shall
render them adequate to the requirements
of the West in its communication with the
ocean.
Mr.. MeChesney offered the following as
q substitute:
ResoLued, That in the still unsettled
condition OF some OF the States from
the rebellion and the state of the
finances of the government as
we'll as the immediate state of our
system of taxation, any action tending to
q renewal of the reciprocity treaty may
wisely and appropriately be left to the &C
ton of the respective governments by
which it would be negotiated.
A lengthy debate ensued on this substi-
tute
Mr. Lyman Tremain, from the Finance
Committee, by consent submitted report
on the matters submitted to the Committee.
The resolutions reported are as follows,
and we're unanimously adopted
That it be recommended to the Govern
ment that in any future resdjustment of
tariffs and internal revenue, the burdens of
taxation, direct and indirect may be made
to fall SIS far ss possible on the vices and
luxuries of the people, thus relieving the
isboring and industrial classes.
That regarding the national debt as pc.
cuniary obligation most sacred in its chsrac-
ter, the Convention declares its conviction
that all sacrifices will be cbeerfully borne
that may be necessary to maintain the ns-
tional credit unimpesched under all cir
cumstances, and that every dollar of such
debt, principal and interest can and will
be discharged without retarding in the
slightest degree the onward progress of
the nation in the career of its prosperity,
greatness and glory.
The debate on reciprocity was continued
till the adjournment and will be resumed
at ten o'clock tomorrow.