The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-22
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hOr Ad0GhoRut Ctty tfHeHgence sec run rage.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRADE
The Executive Committee OF the Board of Trade
met on Saturday evening. The committee to
whom was referred the letter from the Hon.
Thomas D. Eliot dated Washington, January IL
1866, report that the opinion of the Board
Trade is asked upon two points of inquiry, re.
ferred to the Hon. 7. d. Eliot, by the Committee
on Commerce, House of Representatives.
First AS TO the propriety OF admitting Ameri-
can-built vessels which have been sold to for.
etgners during the Rebellion, to be repurchased
and papered as American vessels.
Second. As TO permitting foregn-built vessels
TO be purchased by Americans, and, ii ownel
wholly by citizens, to be registered as American.
Your committee have no hesitation in replying
atiirmatively to the first inquiry, so far as it
relates to vessels denationalized by transfer Of
flags, and not by actual sales. The clrcum-
stances under which most of these vessels we're
transferred are well known.
The United States being unable to protect the
merchant ships against the assaults of the
pirates, many owners we're compelled to resort
to change of flag, or run the risk OF seeing
their helpless vessels DESTROYED by an insidious
foe, who often allured them to destruction by
working upon the humane feelings of their cap
tains.
The second inquiry directly contravenes the
well-defned policy OF the Government if per-
mitted
Ships and machinery are American mauufac,
lures of vast proportions, ana are among the
largest industrial interests in the country on
which the Government relies for its internal
revenue, and the free entry OF them would strike
a blow at so many large, direct, and collateral
Interests that the revenue of the country would
severely suffer, while many interests would be
paralyzed. Alt loueh the mere woodwork of
vessel might be beyond competition from al
countries except the British provinces, yet there
is so much material entering into the structure
of fullrigged ship, opento foreign competition,
that to place our own ship-builders on an
equal footing with the foreigner extensive de-
QuCtlOns muSt he made in The tariff shin
builders abandon their calling. In the iron ves-
sci trade, OF which material steamers are now to
a great extent constructed in Europe, the Ameri-
| can production would be entirely superseded.
while in steam machinery an interest would be
! prostate of high importance to the country.
| Your Committee believe it TO be the settled
conviction OF decided majority of Americans
| that the productions OF our country must be
| protected to enable them to bear the burdens
| which fall to their share in payment of the
| national debt and expenses, and that the de-
struction of any interest, especially one so vast
as that proposed not only in ITSELF but in all its
collateral ramiflcations would be the first step
| leading to national reputation.
| For these reasons the Committee offer the fol-
| lowing resolutions
ReSOLued, That while the circumstances of the
| case point out the proprety of the readmisslon
of vessels denationaliZed BY transfer of flag and
not by actual sale, during the Rebellion the ad-
mission of foreign sailing or steam ships would
be a national calamity.
All which is respectfully admitted.
S. V. MERRICK,
| EDMUND A. SoUDER, : Committee.
JAMES G. HAND,
Philadelphia, 20th January, 1866.
The following preamble and resolutions were
| ofiered:-
| Whereas, The commercial interests of Phila.
dephla will be necessarily promoted by the con-
structlon of additional railway connections with
the great West; and eohereas, the Atlantic and
Great Western, the Philadelphia and Reading
| and other roads, have entered into contract to
construct new and grand line of communica
ton with the cities of the West; and ,ohereas,
is right that the citizens of Philadelphia should
| give expression to their approval of an enter
! prise in which their interests are so deeply in
| Volved; therefore
ResOtued That the care which has been dis
played in the preparation of the contract, with a
view TO secure permanently to the city of Phila-
! delphia the advantages to which her geographic
cal position entities her, meets'our cordial ap-
| pToval.
ReSolued That, in our opinion, the construc.
ton of the proposed line must prove OF vital i'm.
portance to our industrial and commercial inte
| rest, and that we earnestly hope this new and
| great undertaking may be carried to an early
completion.
ResolUed, That not only our city, but our
whole State will receive a fresh development OF
| our vast OIL mineral, and agricultural wealth
| from the large expenditure of foreign capital en-
ployed in the prosecution OF this project.
| ResOLUed, That the West will welcome this
effort to afford improved access to our market
| as cordially as ourselves.
| Resotcel, That we recommend to the people oil
our city and State to subscribe one-half the
stock of a line of European steamships, as SET
forth IN the contract, thereby promoting not
only their foreign shipping and other interests
but by so making themselves, in our opinion,
parties to the contract, secure forever the fulfil
| ment of its other provisions in their favor.
The LARGEST CARGO OF OL.-The shil
Lancaster, Captain Ocean, LETT on Saturday Tor
Antwerp, in tow of the city ice boat, with sos
barrels cont aiming 270l l9l gallons fine and &c. lis
gallons crude oil. This is the largest cargo o.
petroleum ever shipped from any port in the
United States. The entire amount is valued al
5000 600.
ORDINATION OF ELDERs.-The ordination
of Messrs. Samuel Mack and Joseph BETTER a.
elders in the PTesby Ueran Church, South street
above Eleventh, took place yesterday afternoon
The sermon was preached by Rev. S. w. Critten
den, after which the usual questions we're put b'
Rev. Richard A. Malery, the pastor. This wa
followed by prayer by Rev. j. Garland Hammer.
In UTTER DARKNEss.-Last night thu
streets OF this city were in total darkness TO-
several hours, and il was unsafe for pedestrian
AID vehicles TO venture along them. The paten
burners being placed upon the lamps afford bu
glimmer OF light, and are little bette than tn
oil burners of fifty years ago.
DIED OF HIS INsURIEs.-The man named
Collins, who was go seriously injured az Rock
hill & Wilson's store on Saturday, by board
falling on hun, died at the hospital yesterday.
FATAL ACoIDENT.-John Mcneil, an en-
eineer OF the Pennsylvania Railroad, vas ruI
over and killed, Yesterday, at the DEPOT, IN b
Twenty -fou1t IN Ward.