The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-10

4 Constructed with a draw or pivot, Il
I must not be less than three hundIed
l feet clear at the water ways, and the
draw shall be promptly opened foI
1 steamers. k
Section eight reserves the righbAt to
/ alter or amend this act so as to prevent
or remove all material distractions to
the navigation of said river, by the
construction Of bridges.
The report closes with a resolution
requesting the Secretary Of War to
construct a Board of Army Engi-
neers, and examine ell the other
streams tributary to the Mississippi,
that msy be crossed by railroad lines,
and fix the spans and report the con-
dition and general principles upon
which railroad bridges may hereafter
be constructed over them.
A minority report was presented by
two of the committee, and q substi-
tute by Judge Miller, but after a
lengthy debate, which was at times
sharp and often personal, the minor
ity report and the substitute of Judge
Miller were laid on the table, a4d the
majority report, as above, adopted.
The resolutions presented yesterday,
in favor of the removal Of the National
Capital, we're taken up and passed
The Committee on Foreign Com
merce then made long and elaborate
report, through their Chaima d :.
Judge BurBell of Louisiana, conclud-
ing with resolutions the first looking
to reciprocal trade with all nations.
requesting the appointing power to
give to the Mississippi Valley a full
share OF the diplomatic ppOIntments;
requesting the cities and towns on the
Mississippi 10 extend the municipal
facilities and commercial economies
Indicated in the report, to counteract
the rivalry OF the cross routes and to
regain the foreign and domestic COM
merce of this valley; requesting aid
from the cities and towns on the Mis-
sissippi to establish an IMMIGRANT
depot in New Orleans; requesting the
reduction of the revenue on some ar
ticles of permanent and popular con-
sumption and that the representatives
Of the Mississippi Valley introduce a
bill for the increase and equalization
OF the postal steam system, by giving
subsidies to the steamers running be-
tween New Orleans and foreign
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Congress in accordance with the res.
olutions was named.
Adjourned until 2 o'clock.
The Convention met at 2 o. clock
The first business in order was an
nounced as the report Of the Com
mittee on Foreign Commeree. After
brief debate the report and resolu-
tiOns were adopted.
Colonel Grosvenor, from the I'm
migration Committee, offered a reso-
luton that an increased supply Of
skilled and intelligent labor is pecu-
liarly necessary for the development
of the resources Of the Mississippi
Valley, and the Conveutioh heartily
favors every effort to encourage free
immigration from every quarter.
Mr.. Shryock, of st. Louis, offered
a resolution In favor Of reduction
of the duty on salt from a per cent. |
to 10 per cent. ad UdloreB. Laid on
the table. as was also a substitute
offered BY Colonel Grosvenor, In view
of q revision Of the tariff system, the
Convention regarding them as not
german to the objects for which it
assembled.
After resolutions of thanks to the
citizens Of Keokuk and the officers of
the Convention, the Convention ad-
journed s.Re DIE.