The New York herald., 1869-09-09
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
Mississippi Valley Commercial Convention
Work Before the Convention-The National
Capital Question.

Mississippi Valley Commercial Convention
Work Before the Convention-The National
Capital Question.
KEOKUK, Iowa, Sept. 3 1869.
The Mississippi Valley Commercial Convention
assembled at nine O'Clock this morning. A perms
nent organization was reported as follows:-
President william Vaudever, Iowa.
Vice Presidents-R. r. Reynolds Alabama; J. L.
Sharp, Tennessee; Horace Reed, Wisconsin; Cyrus
Aldrich, Minnesota; NJ. W. Delahay, Kansas; Judge
MIA; ]. ". Batcheler, Ohio; II. W. Webb, Illinois, J.
d. Davis Iowa; General Aiken, Missouri; Hiram
Barney New York; b. Field, Kentucky; M. Shoen-
berg, Arkansas.
Secretdries-E. A. James, Tennessee; W. b. MUIR
ry Minnesota Colonel Coffin, Kansas; NJ Flood,
Louisiana; r. J. Sloan, Ohio; A. J. Tickner, Iowa.
Temporary secretaries were added by resolutions.
| The President was conducted to the chair and
! made speech of considerable length
| Mr.. Howell, from the Committee on Order OF Bus
ness, presented a majority report. The committee
reported the following subjects to be acted upon
First, 'The Mississippi River and its Trbutaries;"
tion;" fourth, 1.-The Postal Telegraph"
The committee further recommend that standing
committees be appointed upon each OF the foregoing
subjects:
that the Convention shall consider all matters
nected with the commerce and travel Of the Mfsss
sipp ana her tributaries, or which may in any way
hinder the development OF the country drained ny
its waters and that the Convention ought not 10 be
confined to the four subjects mentioned In the ma
Tt,
orty report. Postal telegraph has no special appl-
cation to the mississippi valley whe other subjects
Of great Importance TO- the Mississippi valley are ex
wise to refer all resolutions to the committee With
out debate; they also believe no standing committee
should be appointed but that all subjects should he
considered In open convention unless special COM
mittees were ordered. The minority COMMITTEES
therefore recommend the following order OF busi-
ness:-Firs the Mississippi river and Its tributa-
ries; second, foreign commerce; third, immigration,
and that the Convention shall then be open to con.
or
/ Mr.. Finklenburg who made the report said ;nat
since the committee had prepared this report by the
change in the views oil the members, 10 mad become
majority report.
After an hours discussion which took wide range,
the minority report was adopted.
Mr.. James, OF Tennessee, offered resolution that
the vote Of each State be represented with s repre-
sentaiiSn IN Congress - II not Iowa and Missouri
General Bussey OF Louisiana, offered resolution
that committee OF one from each state be appointed
res;' committees Of five each on the subject OF elm
migration caorelgn Commerce." and ''The Re
The following were appointed committee on the
subject OF the Mississippi and Its TrIeataries:"-
N. A. Bryson, Missouri; F. A. James, Tennessee;
Louisiana; Colonel Sc6rlder, Arkansas; ]. s. Ror-
diana; A. j. Messenger, wisconsin; r. summer,
Kentucky; X. Blakely Minnesota; J. W. Bacneiier'
on Foreign Commerce--wm Burwell Loulsi-
ana; L. r. Shryock. Missouri; O. Winston, Illinois;
Il. 3. Bower, Iowa: A. A. Bems, tennessee. ,,,
ON the "Removal OF the Capto'-S. i. Miller
Iowa; l., r. Reaves, Missouri; M w. Delahay, Kan
sas: Cyrus Bussey Louisiana; w: A. s!ee LIMOS
Chambers Missouri; DIR. English, Illinois; A. T.
shaw. tennessee; W. n. Fish, louisiana.
The Convention adjourned till three O'Clock this
afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
Judge Miller from the Committee on the Re-
mova OF the National Capital makes the following
report:-
Resolved rhathe hest interests Of the whole people Of the
United States require the removal OF the national from
and that 10 the opinion of
on the valley OF the Missssipp sboud be
selected for its permanent establishment
That opposed n further
tions for permanent buildings Washington
city, and recommend that Congress take
removal OF the seat Of government may be
venently done.
Afler strong speeches for and against the resolu-
tions, motion to lay them on the table was carried
by q vote of 40 to AZ
Resolutions In regard to the tariff the money
market and various other questions were presented
Dy various members. Some were referred 10 tno
various standing committees, but most Of 'hsm
were laid on the table.