The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-10
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COMMERCIAL GUN
vENTIoN.
THIRD pays PROCEEDINGS

vention resssembled at o c'o0A v" W"
,i,o If the oh. An address prepared ana
nut in print by Mr. Dohorde, OF New W.
leans having reference to Louisiana and us
resources was presented and ordered to be
,rinted with the proceedings. A resolution
was passed to petition Congress to make sn
Appropriation for holding worlds far III
the Valley of the Mississippiin ISL AFeso'
luton was passed appointing committee
to superintend printing the proceed'ng''
The committee of the Mississippi river
,hor ,-sserted their report on that part OF
their report of the stb, which was recon-
,r;t,sa 10 them in the shape ola to bill authCr'
tho construction of bridges across the
Ohio river. The bill emb odies the main
,o;pts made 10 the report submitted on the
sth The report closes with resolution re-
opestinp the Secretary of War to constitute
a board Of army engineers to examine all
other navigable streams tributary to the
Mississippi that may be crossed by railway
lines aud fix the spans and report the con
ditions and general principles upon which
railroad bridges may hereafter be construct
ed over them. A minority report was pre-
scented By two Of the committee, and cub.
s,itu,e BY Judge Miller, but after lengthy
debate which was at times sharp and per
sonaI. the minority report and the substitute
Of Judge Miller we're laid on the table and
~. ,,,o;,r;,v rannrt adopted,
The resolutions presented on the previ'
on, dsy IN favor OF the removal Of the Ma
tional Capital we're taken up and passed.
The committee on foreign commerce then
made long and elaborate report through
their chairman, Judge Burwell, Of
Louisisna, concluding with resolutions
first looking to reciprocity OF trade with oil
nations; requesting the appointing power
TO rive the Mississippi Valley full share
of the diplomatic appointments request
inp the cities and towns on the Mississippi
20 extend the municipal facilities anC
commercial economies Indicated IN INT
renort. TO couuteract the rivalry Of the eros
routes and to the foreign and domestic CON
merce of this valley; requesting aid fror
cities and towns on the Mississippi to esta'
Hsb an emmRrant depot in New Orleans
requesting the reduction Of revenue on som
articles of permanent and popular consumP
ton, and that the representatives of the Mis-
sissippi Valley introduce bill for the IN
crease and equalization of the postal steam
system by giving subsidies to steamers run
ming between New Orleans and foreign
points.
The committee to memoralse Congress
in accordance with the resolutions, wa
named as follows: Vandevcr, Iowa; Stod
dard, Missouri; Davis, Ohio; Turner, Illinois
Kerr, Pennsylvania Delshay, Kansas Ad
lourned till two o'clock.
Convention met at two o'clock. Th'
frat business in order WAS announced as tn
rcpor, Of the committee On foreign con
rperce. After a brief debate the report va
accepted.
Col. Grosvenor,s from the immigrahc
committee, offered a resolution that an !
creased supply of skilled and intelligent
borls peculiarly necessary for the develop
ment Of the Mississippi Valley, and The col
yention favors every effort to encourage FIRE
emigration from every quarter. Adopted
Mr.. Shryock, of st. Louis, offered resoI'
tions in favor of the reduction of the dut
on salt from "a per cent. to ID per cen
a4 calorum. Lad on the table, as was ais
a substitute offered by Col. Grosvenor
in favor of the revision of our tariff system
the convention regarding them as not ge
main to the objects for which it ASSEMBLED
After resolutions Of thanks to the citizen
Of Keokuk, the officers of the convention
nc, the convention adjourned sine die,