The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-03
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
SECOND ANNUAL SESSION.
SECOND DAY.

THURSDAY, December ., 1861.
The Board met at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Prayer
by Rev. George W. Motley, of the Metho'
| dist Church.
CoURTEsIEs TO THE GOVERNOR.
On motion of Mr.. EaGan, Of Chicago, q
committee of five was appointed to wait
upon Governor Walker and invite his En-
cellencv to attend the sessions Of the Board
The Chair appointed MessrS. w. NJ. la
gan. OF Chicago; Harper Jellries, of Phlla.
dclphia: Joseph F. Ropes, of Boston s
b. irhittcnden. of New York ; and d. W.
TAYLOR, of st. Paul, Mimi.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
The President introduced Mr.. Lawrence,
of New York, President Of the National
Tobacco Association.
UNIFORMITY IN CoNvEYANCEs OF LAND.
The President appointed Messrs. j. W.
TAYLOR of st. Paul, j. S. ID. Stranahan OF
New York, and Robert Kirkland Of Balti-
more. as the committee to provide measures
for uniformity in executing conveyances OF
land.
Mr. Kirkland begged to be excused from
serving Oh this committee, pleading mex
pericnco.
The President stated that he wished
each Of the several sections of the country
rcDrcscntcd OF the committee. hlr. hlrk-
land represented the South. Unless he was
excused by the Board the committee would
stand as announced.
THE GOVERNOR.
Mfr. Eaman, from the committee appointed
to wait on Governor Walker, reported the
duty performed, and that the Governor had
accented the invitation with thanks, but
having been suddenly called from the city
would not be able to visit the Board for
day or two.
TRANSPORTATION.
The Secretary prescnteda communication
from the Committee on Transportation oil
the Richmond Chamber of Commerce
making known the arrangements which had
been made with the various railroad COM
panies rs to the transportation OF delegates.
On motion Of Mr.. Kirkland, of Baltimore,
a resolution was passed thanking the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce for the inte-
rest manifested by them in this matter.
On motion of General Jones, OF Iowa, a
resolution thanking those railroad compa-
MES which had extended delegates the
courtesy of free return tickets was also
passed. t.4 ..-. e-.-
UNIFORMITY IN CORPORATION LAWS.
The programme of business was then
taken up, and the tenth proposition con-
sidcred:
"Thc propriety of an effort to attain
uniformity i'm the laws of the several States
which relate to the organization of corpo-
rations, especially in those provisions which
relate to the liabilities of subscribers to the
stock of Joint stock associations"
On motion of Mr.. Opdyke, Of New York,
the proposition was adopted, and, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Gano, Of Cincinnati, the Exc
cutivc Council was requested to appoint
such committees as they may deem neces-
saIy to carry out the object.
GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
The eleventh proposition was then read
'That Congress be requested to establish
Il new department Of the Government, to
be called the Department Of Commerce, to
which shall be committed the foreign ano
coastwise trade, and ship-bulldlng ana the
navigation interests of the country"
Mr.. Looney, of Baltimore, moved 1t;
adoption.
Mr.. Wetherill moved to amend so rs tC
call the new department ''The Department
of Trade" and that the Interests OF mtefna
| trade he committed to the same.
Mr.. Kirkland, on behalf of the Baltimore
| Board of Trade, whence the proposition
emauated. accepted the amendment.
Mr.. How, of Chicago, seconded by Mr.
| Cook, of Cincinnati, moved to further
| amend the proposition by striking out the
word Department" and inserting LII leu
| thereof the word ''Bureau.'
Messrs. Opdyke of New York, Ropes oil
| Boston, and TAYLOR of st. Paul, opposed
| the amendment Of Mr.. How, contendins
| that mere bureau. under the supervision
of the Secretary of the Treasury, would no
| accomplish the object.
| Mr.. Kirkland said that Baltimore woult
accent no amendment appearing to lesser
the Importance of this matter. We ough
| to have Department Of Commerce-no
| with politician at the head of it, but pre-
sided over by man thoroughly Identified
| with the commercial interests OF the coun
try and acquainted with the wants of thos'
| engaged in trade. We want such man a
| has presided for three years over this body
Mr.. Grubbs, of Philadelphia, said tina
Great Britain had shown her appreciation
| of the interests of commesge by putting
one of the foremost men in the country q
| the head of such department. John Brigh
was President of the Board of Trade.
Mr.. Wetherill, of Philadelphia, was op
| nose to bureau, because bureaus existed
now, and did not accomplish the objects
He agreed, too, that professional men ant
politicians had ruled this Government Ion;
enough. The commercial interests shoul'
have truly representative department IL
| the General Government.
The amendment of Mr.. How was thel
rejected. II.
Mr.. Richards, of Chicago, moved t
| amend by adding transportation " in tn
enumeration of the interests to be entrusted
to the Department of Commerce and Trade
MIR. Holtofi. of Milwaukee, suggested
that !" inland navigation" be also added.
| Mr.. Hazard, of Buffalo, moved to ament
/ by Striking out g Trade in the title OF tn
| proposed department and substituting tn
word Transportation, so that it shall b
1 called the Department of Commerce an
Transportation. He considered trade AM
commerce synonymous.
Mr.. Trezevant advocated the adoption
tho nronocitinn os il came lefore the BOarC