The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-22

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Norman j. Coleman. Pres dent @
TIE Committee on Direct Trade, mad
, an amendnent to the report, omit
ting an objectionable clause Of dis
, examinations ia favor of Norfolk, ant
: endorsing direct trade schemes inau
gurated az other Southern potts. Tn
report was unanimously adopted.
The COMMITTEES on Finances Rant
Banking reported resolutions that tn
Conventiong urge Coagress3 to 81
amend the national banking laws a
to give the Southern and -WesterI
States a faira equita BILE proportion
of the banking capital and circulation
either by redIstri button or an increase
as In their wisdom they may deter
mine; also a resolution that the Con
ventlOn favOrs a reduction of the Ia
terest on the rational debt by mean:
cOnsis tent Rithsthe faithful discharge
Of the obligations of the Government
to the. public creditors. EAlso thai
the Convention recommends the Leg.
islatures of the various States to re
peal all dsury laws orlaws'w ich tend
to impair the validity of contracts,
that capital seeking Investment may
be rendered more secure, all of which
we're unanimously adopted. Various
resolutions were offered as amend
ments butvbfei down. ia fHH
General Duff Green made an elab-
orate. memorial on the subject. which
was referred to the Standing Com
mittee. 49,,
The Committee on Manufactofies
and Mining reported in favor of rec
ommending the Legislatures of the
| various States to encourage manutac-
lures by the enactment of laws free
ing the oapital@inyested in mining
and manufactories from taxation, thus
Inviting the world 70 briag its capital,
aud put it to work to develop our in
ternaI resources; Congress- to exempt
IRON duty the machinery. used for the
manufacture of the raw material. On
the subject of mining they asked fur
ther time to prepare. a report, to .De
presented next Convention which was
granted; ; also Recommending the Gov
ernment establishment of a Bureau of
Manufactures and Mining, under the
auspices OF the Secretary. of the | :
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The Committee on Mississippi River
Levees and improvements made an
sity of Improvement, and asking Gov
ernment aid for removing the. bar at
The mouth of the river; pr1fes ing
against the construction Of any more
bridges over any naYIga Gle stream,
unless eapa bic ssof pefmittiHg the pas
sage Of the largest steamers at high
tide. They alsesreport, on. the Sub
ject of. levees, in favor of asking the
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subject, and the endorsement of
bobds Jor tits purpose when the Leg
Islatures of the States interested shall
have provided fQ; the interest on the
same; also for a committee to memor
alIze Congress on the subject.
The report wa. ably supported by
GeneA lcgrn, OF lllssssIsSlppl, and Il lon,
Erastus Wells, of Missouri, showing
the amount Of in crest impleving
raviga n oy7r all he railroads as it,
was a highway Vanderbilt, Fix. and
all the com0lnatfons of bulls and
bears could not control.
v Varieus resolutions we're offered as.
sub 3titntes, suggesting various meth |
o 5 of ievyIng. The repor5 was adopt
ed, except the portion referring to
bridges, which was recon mll ted.
The Committee on Tennessee River
made a lengthy report showing be ad-
vantages to be derived from the i'm
provements of the river, and Urging
the Legislatures of the States inter-
ested to arge upon Congress the ne
cessity of carrying out the improve
ments suggested by General Weitzel, |
and for the appointment of commit- |
tee to memorial Congress on the sub |
ject. The report Mas unahimousIy1
adopted.
The Committee on River NaTiga-
tlOn reported III favor of Congress i
makings appropriations for the COM
pietiOn aof the Louisville canal ,taud |
that the Goverhnleht should take |
charge of tile same and eduee the J
tolls; also. for the appointment Of a |
Committee TO memoralize Congress-
on the subject. The report was unani- |
mously adopted. The Committee also |
stated that further time was Fneces-
sary for the Consideration Of this sub |
ject and other kindred subjects. and |
asked for a Committee of one from /
each State to fully digest them and |
report at the nexG Convention. and /
also to memoralize Congress upon
those subjects. sas e
The Committee on Agriculture and
General Business reported In favor of
publishing the preliminary report of
Commodore Maury on the Physical
Survey of Virginia. a.so for the ap
pOIntment of a Committee of three
from each State to solicit aid for that
purpose. Also q Committee Of five
TO memorable Congress for aid to the
plans OF cOnHCetIng various rivers,
as suggested by Commodore Maury,
and that said Committee also collect
statistics on this subject, and present
the report to the next Convention.
The report was adopted unanimously.
Also for the appointment of a
committee of Eve to memo
rialize Congress on the subjects en-
dorsed by the Convention and not
re !erred to special committees.
Adopted.
Also for a committee of FIVE to cor
with the Board of Trade of
on the subject of cotton
culture. Adopted. VI gfta i
Also that the Convention heartily i
the bulk grain movement, /
recently inaugurated between st. Lou
is and Liverpool, via New. Orleans.
Adopted ------
The Committee on railroads report
ed in favor of pushing forward roads
now being constructed, and approving
the action of the Legislatures of Ar
kansas and Alabama, granting aid to
railroads; also In favor of leveeiog
the Mississippi so as to make the /
levees a Fead-bed-;; also showing the
importance Of completing the various
railroads now under construction,
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