The national Republican., 1868-12-16
Results of the National Board OF
Trade.

The Cincinnati Gd=siis thus sums up the res
oIutions adopted by the National Board Of
Trade, held in that city last week:
We gave full reports Of the proceedings OF
the body, but the precipitation OF the Govern
ment annual reports upon US at the time 1t
suits. These we shall state brieay-
l. In favor Of a reform OF the bad custom Of
taking thirty days time on nominslly cash
2. A resolution requesting the Government
to take measures to procure an International
compact BY which privateering shall be abol.
ished and all private property At ses exempt
3. Requesting Congress to prohibit the car.
rying Of petroleum on passenger vessels.
4. That Congress shall provide that Ameri.
any eountry, and have them resistered as
cost. That It shslI allow bounty on Ameri.
the duties that would have been paid II they
had been imported. That our lines Of ocean
steamers should be aided by preference In car
8. Specie payment. The board could not
agree upon definite plan, nor wae this TO be
expected from their brief deliberations. They
minds. TO deal with a volume Of near ca eight
hundred millions Of irr edeema able paper money,
and with the general arrangement that 10 In.
bring 1t to specie redemption, in the face Of
| the fact that the country was never able TO
carry two hundred millions with specie pay.
Ieat long a. time, I'm Il, Is work for the highest
| tions. 1t 10 ereditable to the Intelligence OF
| the board that Its opinion was almost unani.
nous against the system OF irredeemable cur
.. The board resolved for an amendment OF
the banking or the legal.tender law by which
the banks shall be required to keep the gold
tiles until It fills their required reserve, which
10 now held In legal-tendets.
I. That Congress shall lcgalize gold con
8. That the Government shall not avail It
self OF the payability OF the 5.2Os till there
has been general resumption Of specie psy
.. Government aid to a general railroad sys
TEN for the great territory beyond the settle
ments. A road from Kansas to New Mexico
Indian territory and Northern TeSss to
poInt In New Mexico. at the base Of th'
Rocky mountains one from Marshall, Texas
the above, trunk line on the sSth parallel L
the Pacific, and one from Lake Superior 4
Puget Sound. These to be endowed with
bonds and lands, after the manner OF the Pa
10. To amend the banking law SO that banks
instead Of making their quarterly statement
at stated times, shall, when called on, repor
what their condition has been upon SOM
ii. The board resolved to promote uniform
| ity In the trade statistics OF the eonstituen
pouiesl anu 70 Pfomote uniormiV ih WV
weights and measures In which those statis
| tics are rendered.
| IL. To take measures to reform the want o
| uniformity In the laws Of the several States Al
to the liability OF stockholders In joint stocl
| corporations.
IS. The Kanawha canal and river improve
| ment prof. cot was referred to q special com init
| tee, to report At the next meeting.
IL. The board resolved In favor OF govern
| ment guarantee OF bonds OF the States OF Mis-
aissippi and louisiana to leyee the Mlssis
sippi river.
| is. That the Erie canal Is frequently taxed
to its utmost capacity, and that II the stat,
| Of New York shall enlarge II so as to receiy,
steamboats, OF 600 tons burden, the board will
! statesmAnship.
10. The board requested Congress to pasi
| Mr.. Jenckes' civil service bill.
| Besides these things that were adopted, thi
| board voted down some notable schemes
among the rest the Government postal tele
| graph scheme.