The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-04
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siNATT0HAL BOARD OF TRADE
Il igCstssia.lgas SECOND DAY. e.s q
The convention was called 10 order a
9 O'clock thisimoTnlng. The Rev. j. r
Robertson opened the session will
prayer. tlrif{ tii-3 siii Ic1r's,tf7 etit % ~
Q A commissioners read fromthG
Western Union Telegraph Company
itendering free use of the telegraph q
the members for the purpose OF trans
Uniting messages to their families and
friends! st .d4-!A 4i2s44l H1t-raHla.i s. 81
Mr.. Randolph, OF Chicago, Chairman
of the COMMITTEES on Credentials, pre-.
senteda verbal report Recommending
the admission OF delegates from the
the Corn and Flour Exchange OF Bal
timore. which report was adopted. The
same committee reported the delegate
from the Dubuque Board of Trade,.and
on motion OF MIR. RichlRnd, Of BaltT-
more, moved that the delegates be ad-
mitted: adopted! Thesame reported in
favor of admitting delegates from the
Memphis Chamber OF G0mmerce, which
was adopted: the same also opposed the
admission of delegates from the
Sprinefield, Ohio, Board OF Trade,
which was Recommended to the COM
mittee; the same reported concerning
the civil service bill - dEu,1
x
ielphia, the board was asked to have
the passageicf the bill introduced by
the Hon. Jenckes Of Rhode Island at the
last session of Congress. The whole
subject WIS laid on the table. The
next section of the report was that the
executive council renew its application
to Congress fora charter, and was
adopted. The same in reference to the
central system was raferred back. A
1aF1l
ofprade concerning the copper interests
OF the country WAS referred to the
executive council. Another from the
louisville Board of Trade, concerning
tine channel the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, was referred to the executive
council. =-----
A communication from, the United
thesteamer America for pleasure e1-
cursions was read and the invitation
declined no 5I.Er- HfluT ~ sfl. % fs,t .
The following resolutions offered by
the Chicago Board of Trade, were the
cause of great deal of discussion.
The delegates from the east generally
opposing their passage, while the wes-
tern representatives as strongly adyo-
Gated the passage of the same. They
were finally adopted by n vote of forty
nine for and tWenty-six against.
& WHEREAS, The custom prevails in
most cities at the sea board of selling
produce, provisions and other property
for cash, but in reality up
on credit. to the purchaser of from to
15 days, and
been in many! cases obliged to
sutier great loss by the credit
SO given by his consignee to ire
sponsible parties, and at other times
has been obliged 70 pay largely for 8
guarantee by his consignee OF such
sales on credit; therefore, tf=tg
RESOLVED, That II, Is the opinion Of
the National Board of Trade that all
sales OF grain, -four, provisions and
other similar property consigned for
sales on owners account to commits
sion merchants should be sold for cash
on delivery. Ssh = 5ai y.-. Is
ReSoLped, That this body recommend
to local Organizations associated with
1t the adoption of snch regulations to
using the sale OF and payment for pro-
perty as will conform to the spirit OF the
foregoing resolution.
NJ. Pope of Boston, read series of
resolutions on this subject adopted by
the Board Of Trade of that city, which
the delegates from Baltimore accepted
with a slight amendment; as expressive
of the sentiments they desired. .fF.Is, !
"
pngnant 10 the spirit of Christianity
and the genius OF civilization and OPP
posed TO the development of industry
as we'll aB the mental and moral pro-
EresS OF society, and -
= WHEREAS The success OF every
effort tending to mitigate its horrors
and 10 diminish the motives and temp
tauons TO its provocation, Is greatly TO
be desired and in every way promoted
and eucouragedi and
WHEREAS, The Government of the
United States has already given re-
peated evidence of its desire to mitigate
10 the utmost these evils, particularly
those OF maritime by proposing
to abolish not only privateering but all
warfare or seizure of private property
at sea- ,belligerenta or nentTal5, and
whether by national armed ships or
Otherwise. Therefore,
ResotDed, That this Board heartily
approves and endorses the principle of
Immunity OF all private property, ex-
ceptfng only contraband of war ON the
high seas, and pledges itself to co.
operate heartily with the efforts. OF en-
HghIened statesmen and philanthro.
plats in all parts OF the world TO obtain,
It's practical and permanent recognition
by, y,ohr own and all other nations, and
would respect fully urge upon Congress-
legislation to this desired end.
p 9ReSotved, That the local organizations
and component parts OF this body urge
action in their respective boards, to the
furtherance ,ot this object, ,-..,zagt ~.
Resolutions referred. =, .--.z-s,,-s
Mr.. jenkins presented the following
WHEREAS, The experience of Euro
pean governments Where'the teleRra-
phIc system has been worked for years
and where its benefits have been enjoy2
edby n much larger number Of the peo-
= a. -
at costof not over one third, the rata
paid by the people OF this country, and
,sWHEREAs,. The Board of Trade of
ST. Louis are satisfied that the work
OF TeIegraphinR could and should be
peftormed In the United States as
cheapfy as in any country in the world,
and believing that the blessings Of
telegraphio+ Communication between
several sections of our wide domain
could be better and more fully brought
within the reach of all classes at u very
small cost. therefore .1tl ~ :
Resotged, That we recommend to Con-
gress to bny all the present lines of
telegraph or construct others in suffi-
cient numbers as shall be found neces-
sary to do the business of the country,
and unite the same TO the postal system
% be under che same Control and max
ing 1t q part and parcel OF the same
service. in order that the rates for tele-
graphic messages can be $50 reduced as
to make the maximum for a message OF
ten words, twenty cents for i've hum
dEed miles, in like ratio for services
performed in any greater distance. Re
ferred to'a Committee OF seven.
The Board then adjourned till morn
CALIRORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8.
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