The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-18
NATION.4L Do.dRD OF TRADE.
The Results Of Its Deliberations.

Tho Cincinnati; Gaza:tc thus sums up the
resolutions ado2to by the National Board OF
Trade, held in that city last week:
1. In favor of a reform Of the bad custom Of
taking thirty days time on nominally cash
sales ofprOduco.
g. A rcso ion roqucstm; tho government:
to take measures to procure an international
compact By which priYateering shall be abol-
lshed and all private property at sea exempt
from seizure, except contraband OF war.
3. Requesting Congress to prohibit the car
ryns OF petroleum on passenger vessels.
T. That Congress shall provide that Amcri-
can citizens may build or purchase vessels i'll
any country, and lavG ih-m registered as
Amer can, OF payment OF liked duty on thelr
cost That 1t shall allow bounty Oh Amerl-
can materials used in ship.buuIng equal 10
tho duties thl would lIlyJ been paid If they
had been imported. That our lines of oceali
steamers should be aided by preference in car
rying the mails at u liberal compensation.
s. Specie payment. Tho board could not
agree u,'on drtiulto plan, nor was this TO be
expected from t!lGii brief deliberations. They
had III their body tic u uai diversity OF nlcn's
minds. 10 deal with y volume OF near eight
iiun ired millions OF lrrcdcemablo paper money,
aud vita the general arrangement that is III
scra!aDe from il, aua a. devise plan 10 bring
it II specie redemption, i'll the face OF the Ircr
that Tie country VAS never able to carry Two
hundred millions with specie payment long at
q tinlc. ~ u work iJr Lhu highest states.nan-
ship aid t;io most caretu! dcllberaton. 1t Is
cl1iiiablj 10 tie intelligence oi the board That
It's opinion was almost Unanimous Gs:niust tho
system OF irreleeriabic currency.
&. The board rcaOi"cd iur Al amendment OF
the Dlnainy or The leSa.-.enl-r law By watch
The banii1 stall bc required 10 keep the gold
received for interest on HEX deposited securi-
ties In!I.. II ills their required reserve, TaIcl
is now he'd i'll legal tcnGers.
I. That Congress- snail loga,.zs gold con-
tracts.
8. That The government shall moi avail itself
OF .hc pay2bii:y of the tire-iweu;es TIL there
has been 4 gl.cral resumption OF specie pay
mcAt.
8. GogcrAm,..t all to general railroad sys-
tenn for the grea, territory beyond tho settle
mchts \ roId ftom Kansas TO New Mcxico;
one from Fort Smith westward through tho
Indian Territory and Northern Texas to q
point in New Mexico, at tho Jise OF the Rock,
Mountains; ono from Marshall, Tcxls, TO L
point Oh Canadian River to connect with the
above: Il trnnk line oh The tiiirty-tifth parallel
to tue Pacific, and ono from Lake Supario. to
Puget SoGnd. Ihcs2 to be endowed with
bonds aud lands, after the manper OF the Pacific
Railroad.
TO- To amend tao barking law SO That banks,
instead VI making their quarterly statements
at eia'el liln9s, shall, T.lca ca!Icd on, recCrt
what ;her condition Ids been upon some spe-
cited ans IL the past.
II. uc board ie.o.Ird TO promote uniform
iiyi tho trace Statistics @; inc constituent
b dis aal to promote Uniformity i'll tue
wr!ga;s and measures in Which those statistics
are rendered.
Il 10 tGko measures 10 reform the want OF
uuf JrmiJr II lio ,aw3 ct th1 several States as
to tue liability OF stocnuo.dcrs il joint STOCK
corporations.
l3. Tho KtnaHha canal and river improve
ment project was referred 10 a special commit
tee to rsl, nj u; tho hex: m ting.
II. The board Resolved IL favor Of agovcrn-
ment guarantee ot bond; Of the State OF MIS-
s!sslppI and LOUISIANA, 10 leFea tho llissssip-
pi River. &
Is Inat the Eric Canal Is frequently taxed
TO Its utmost caDaci,y, and that il the State OF
New YurI shall on;:r&c g so as 70 receive
st@lnpoats nf FIX Auudred ;oas burden, tie
board viii view i as er.doaco q u Wise aud
liberal s.Itc5 uaIshiD
16. lao board requested Congress to !ass
Mr Jjnc.e's Civil Save. bll.
Bea.dcs he .:i;irS :iat were 4 .o2tel. the
b,a: rc.-. GrwH .3:le nu.ao.c fcnc mos;
a'IoaE :. . IS. tha government po!tai teiu'
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