The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-02
THE N-lTIONAL hoard OF TRADE.

RICHMOND, VA, December 1.
The National Board Of Trade met ut noon IN
the capitol. Frederick Fraiey, OF Philadelphia, is
president. Prayer was offered hy Rev. Charles
manageable, OF the Episoopal Church. rhomas
w. McCausc, OF the Richmond Chamber OF Com
merce, submitted an address OF welcome.
General Walhridge. In his address, argued that
national MD ought TO bc given to the South to
enable her to repair the rayages OF war. lie
secuted the iden OF population. Taxes would
pay the debt. and taxes would be easily borne If
the government aided in developing the resources
OF the country In closing lie eulogized the
Grant administration.
At the afternoon session applications for men,
bership were received from the Richmond Corn
aRd Flour Exchange; Augusta, Georgia, Board OF
Trade, and Petersburg Merchants Exchange.
Permission was given to tile Boards OF Trade of
Toledo, Ohio and Plttsburg, Pennsylvania, and
Merchants Exchange Of Peoria, Illinois, to with.
draw from connection with the National Board.
The business programme was then commenced
The consideration OF the first four propo-
sitions was postponed. Proposition fifth,
being the uniform measurement Of grain,
was taken up and resolutions adopted that the
number Of pounds to constitute bushel should
be uniform In all States, so long as the bushel is
used In trade; that the Genital system should be
adopted In transferring all commodities usually
sold by the bushel, and that measurement by
bulk should be abolished. The sixth proposition
was In regard to tares and short weight. On this
proposition resolutions we're adopted recommend
ing local boards TO adopt the rule thnt tares shall
be the actual weight OF the package ut the time OF
sale In all transactions, and to Insist on full
weight or measure In articles purportng to be OF
a certain fxed standard, but which are sold by
parcel or package. The seventh proposition was
s,,
ances OF land. In regard to this proposition
committee was appointed to prepare and
recommend to all State Legislatures statutes TO
he adopted for the form and general requisites OF
conveyances OF lands. The eighth proposition
was In regard to uniform practice In United
States District Courts; and committee was ap.
pointed to prepare statute to be urged for use
in all tho United States District Courts In collee-
tion OF debts where the parties were residlng in
different States.
State Legislatures were 20 be requested 10 re-
peal all license laws discriminating against non.
resident traders. This resolution created an I'M
mediate discussion, Its opponents arguing that II
was an effort OF the lnrge Eastern cities to do nl
the business for the smaller cities OF the West
and South without paying any tax thereon. Its
friends urged that It was only In keeping with the
spirit OF the age to which local license laws were
commercial sentlment-domestic free trade is to
como, and might Us well be accepted ut once
The resolution was favored by Nessrs opdyke
and Chittcndcn, or New York, Rapes, OF Boston,
and others, and opposed by Messrs. Gcno, Of Gin.
cinnatl, Dove, Of Chicago, and Hastle OF Charles.
ton, 8. G. The resolution was adopted by vote
OF forty yone to twelve. The board then hdjourned
I'LL tomorrow.
Tho hoard got through nearly half the business
In Its programme to-day. The citizens will give
ball In their honor on Friday night in which
many prominent men not merchants are inter-
estcd. An excursion to City Point and q return
by the way Of Petersburg battle field takes place
at the end OF the week.
There are thlrty.four members OF the board
present representing the boards OF Philadelphia,
Wilmington. Del, Portland, st. Louis, Charleston,
Dubuque, Detroit, New York, Boston, Baltimore,
Bunalo md Chicago.
The Chambers Of Commerce of Milwaukee, Kew
York, Richmond, 81. Paul, San Francisco and
Cincinnati; tho New York Produce Exchange, the
Norfolk Merchants Exchange, Philadelphia Com
mercial Exchange, Baltimore and Boston Corn
! and Flour Exchanges, are also represented.