Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-09
KEOKUK.
COmmercIaI convention.


sippi Valley Commercial Convention re-
assembled at o'clock this morning. The
Committee on Permanent Organization
reported as follows:
President-Wm Lsndeur, Iowa.
Vice Presidents-R z Reynolds, Ala;
L Sharp, Tenn Horace Reed, Wis Cyrus
Aldrich, MINI; NJ w DeChay, Kas
Judge Sutton, La NJ b Hooptr, Pa; J
w Bachelor, Ohio; III w Webb, Ill; I
ID Davis, Iowa; Gen, Aiken and Hiram
Barney, n y; B Field, Ky; NJ Spornberg,
Ark.
Secretaries, E A James, Tennessee; W B
Murray, Minnesota; Col Coffin, Kansas
NJ Flood, Louisiana; K ] Sloan, Ohio; A
J Messenger, Wisconsin; Z A Lane, Hi
nois q & Ticknor, lows, and the tempo.
rary Secretaries were added by resolution.
The President was conducted 20 the
chair, and made a speech of considerable
length from pamphlet which he prepared
for the occasion.
Mr.. Howell, from the COMMITTEES on
Order Of Business, presented the majority
report. He explained the reasons which
induced a division Of sentiment in The
committee.
The committee reported the following
subjects to be acted upon:
l. Mississippi river and its tributaries.
2. Foreign commerce.
3. immigration.
f. Postal telegraph
The committee further recommended
that standing committees be appointed On
each of the foregoing resolutions, the conn
mittee on Mississippi river and tributaries
TO consist OF one member from each State
the other standing committees TO consist Of
five each.
The minority report was then received.
1t proposes that the convention shall con-
slider all matters connected with the COM
mercial travel of the Mississippi and its
tributaries, OF which may in any way him
der the development Of The country drained
by It's waterP, aud that the convention
ought not to be confined TO the four subjects
mentioned in the majority report, that one
subject included Gin the majority report
the postal telegraph has no special appli-
cation to the Mississippi and Mississippi
Valley, while other subjects of great i'm
portance to the Mississippi Valley are ex.
cluded.
The committee also mink il would be
unjust and unwise to refer all the resolu-
tions to committees without debate. They
also believe no standing committees should
be appointed, but that all should be con-
sidered in open convention unless special
committees are ordered. The minority
report therefore recommend the following
| order of business.
/. Mississippi river and its tributaries.
2. Foreign commerce.
8. Immigration, and that the convention
shall then be open TO consider other mat
tiers pertaining to those subjects.
Mr. Finkenberg, who made the report,
said that since the committee had prepared
this report, by a change in the views Of
members it had become the majority re-
port.
After an hours discussion, which took a
wide range, the minority report was
adopted.
MIR. James, of Tennessee, offered a reso'
luton that the vote Of each State be repre-
sented on its representation in Congress; il
not, Iowa and Missouri would swallow NJ
all the other States.
Gen. Bussey, of Louisiana, offered res'
olution that a committee of one from each
State be appointed on the Mississippi snc
its tributaries, and committee of five or
the subject of immigration, foreign COM
merce and the removal of the capital.
The resolution was adopted and the fol
lowing gentlemen appointed:
Ga the Mississippi-M A Prison, Mo, |
A james, Tenn, j as K Keer, Penn, X n
: REYNOLDS, Ala, Col Coffin, Kas, + Del
houde, La, Col Schwarder, Ark, 5 Rsa
der. Ills, ii l. ClusseD, Iowa, + Reid, Inc
A j Messenger, Wis, r Summer, KY, K
Lakeby, MINI, J w B Icl o Ohio.
Ca Foreign Cormerce-Wm. Burwel
of Louisiana; G. w. Wislon, Of lllinoi;
r. L. Bower of Iov a; f. A. james, I
d Tennessee.
l. Removal Of the Capitals. F. Mile
p of Iowa; L. K. Reeve, of Missouri; Chri
D Bussey, Of Louisians; w A. Steel, Of i
e linois.
Emigration-E .. Slsnard, of Illinoi
). A. + Chambers Of lows; DR.. English,
t Illinois, A. 4 Shaw, Of Tennesreei W.
1 Fish.
r The convention then adj ,urned till 3 P. !
n Much Of The time Of the morning sesslo
il was exhausted in motions and in cOuntt
!. motions, and fruitless debate Very lit
IL business having reference TO the Objects
the convention was transacted.
KEOKUK, Sept, S.-Letters from Pres
dent Grant and Others, regretting the
inability to be present, were read in d
convention.
Ia The Committee on Reports presents
= and adopted as follows
4 l. That it is the opinion of this cOnVe
l. lion the national capital should be perm
l. nently established in the Mississippi Va
d ley.
d z. That the bridges over navigab
r, streams should have four hundred feet spa
3. That appropriations for IMPROVE
the navigation OF the Mississippi and
tributaries be continued until the work
ACCOMPLISHED,