Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-10

This important national gathering ofbusi-
ness men, which assembled at Cincinnati on
Wednesday of last week, adjourned yester-
day, having accomplished the consideration
of the business before it.
The first day was devnted to preliminary
organization, and the election of officers for |
the ensuing year. On the second day, the I
Jenckes Civil Service Bill was briefly con-
sidered, and ultimately laid upon the table.
This action, though carried by large ma
jority has excited some comment. The |
reasons inducing ii simply were that most
of the delegates hesitated TO commit them
selves to any proposition which seemed in
the least degree political, and there were
few who were opposed to the bill ITSELF
The sale OF produce for cash in the seaboard
cities received an earnest discussion, though
it may fairly be doubted whether the subject
deserved it at the hands Of this Convention,
since it concerned only two classes of bust
ness men-the Western consignors of pro.
duce, and til, Eastern commission dealers.
II was properly question to be adjusted by
and among them, alone The resolutions in
favor of Cash Sales were, however, finally
adopted by the requisite two-thirds. The
next subject was one of international mari
Great Powers of the world toguarantce free
dom from seizure TO private property of bel
ligerents upon the ocean. 1t was well and
ably considered, and resolutions in favor of
it, submitted by Mr. Ropes, on behalf of
the Boston Board of Trade were adopted,
The subject of National Postal Telegraph
System also came up on Thursday, and after
some discussion was referred TO a committee
OF seven, consisting of Messrs. jenkins, of
Wilmington Shryock, of st, Louis Drake,
of st, Paul; Trezevant, OF Memphis; Bru-
not, of Pittsburg; Stranahan, of New York !;
Carpenter, of Boston. This Committee con-
sidercd the subject patiently, after adjourn
ment, on Thursday, and on the following
day reported a resolution recommending the
General Government to adopt measures to
cheaper and extend telegraphic commuui-
/" cation between the different points of the
, country, by making it a part Of It's postal
"system." This report came up for action
: on Monday, but there being no time for con
i sidering it carefully, did not carry, although
: a motion to lay the subject on the table, ant
a resolution condemning the proposition
were likewise lost. On the same day, the
!, report Of a committee upon American Ship
!, ping also came up for action. Their resolu
:, tons in favor of such measures as would en-,
, able the commerce of the United Suites I,
. compete with that OF other nations ON til,
lie ocean; and of employing American steam
ship lines for carrying the mails, IN prefer
ence to others, were adopted Their dc
10 tailed report upon the subject, which is YER
OF long and goes deliberately into consideration
a. of the present condition Of our shipping in
" terest was accepted and printed.
The specie payment question occupied a
+ o Friday and Saturday and part of Monday
,is Finally committee of seven reported ger
ne eral resolutions in favor OF an early resumI
ia ton that the banks should keep gold ii
ad they had their full reserve in specie; thi
Id no further sales of gold be made but for I'll
ST. purchase of fiye-twenties that all bonds s
We purchased be cancelled; that gold CONTRACT
~, ne should he legalized that the national hone
,lf and faith require that the government shoul
nd not avail itself of the right to pay off IL
ne fve-twenty bonds until by general resuml
;s ton of specie payment that the public del
be as it natures can be paid in specie or i
Sc. equivalent, all of which were adopted.
or These we're the principal subjects consit
~, cred, and they received, as general thin
lc- a careful consideration. The action upc
lite them will have weight with Congress ar
Is Is the people, as being the expression of pra
nv teal, unbiased, and intelligent men.