The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-25
LOUISVILLE.
The EfVer COnVeRtiOn-RepOF o
Committees.

LOUISVILLE, September 24.-The
River Convention met at IL O'clock.
The reports of the special commit
tees were called for, as follows:
Comparative Tonnage nOto oJloot and
in 1860. ON the Western Waters.
The Committee on the present de-
pressed condition of the steamboat
interests of the West and South, and
a remedy therefor, reported that upon
mature reflection and thought, we
find the causes are various, among
which arc increased tonnage. the i'm
proved condition of the Southern
States, the increased facilities of the
railroads, the inefficient system OF
agencies, and the excessive taxation
to which we are subjected. We sug-
gest, as the most eifectual remedies,
the sustaining of our different Iassoci-
ations and working together In har-
mony, and an earnest looking well TO
the most rigid economy, and we very
respectfully recommend that In
order to have the local associations
work well and be prOduntive of much
good, that each one appoint COM
petent person as superintendent; /; and
we are well satisfied that the present
prosperous condition of the Associa-
| ton at New Orleans is, In a great
measure, owing to the existence oi
that office. af
TSigned:l 81 A. G. GoDDEN,
f. A. SHEBLE.
The report was received and unan-
imously adopted by the Association
1t was agreed that the reports be read
by the Secretary or Chairmln of the
! Committee, and discussed by the As
sociation afterwards. -o--
The next report called for was 'the
causes of the present depressed eou
dition of steamboat traffic, AMI tC
point out the remedy" The Com
mittee were not prepared to report
on account of not having been allow
ed time to prepare full and explici
report. t-t "a SO z -
The President then called for the
report of the committee on the new
| steamboat law and the condition o-
/ that law. Captain r. H. Woolfold
subsequently, admitted, presented the
following to the Association: The
committee appointed to report upor
the expediency OF a further effort h
secure the passage of the bill prepared
and presented at the last session o
| Congress creating a new steamboat
law. beg leave to report as follows:
Inasmueh as the bill now in tn,
hands of the Committee on Commerce
has been prepared by delegates rep
| resenting all the steamboat interest
ia the Western and Southern waters
emptving in the Gulf of Mexico, ant
carefully revised and amended by
special committee appointed by
Union Convention and made to con
form to the peculiar views of tn
Treasury Department.; therefore
ResolUed, That another committe
be appointed, to consist cf five mem
bers, whose duty it shalt be to TAX
such steps as, in their judgment, ma
be necessary 20 secure the final passag
of the present bill, with authority t
make such amendments thereto a
they may deem proper.
Res1IUed, That the bill prepared b
Mr.. Crawford, Sub-Agent of III
Treasury Department, and presente
to the Committee on Commerce a
the last session of Congress, as a sub
stitute of tie Steamboat Bill, is no
what is required, and ought not t
become a law, inasmuch as the pro
/ visions of that bill would be sure t
defeat any other bill that might b