, 1869-10-15
LOUISVILLE.
Third Day Of tho Southern
Commercial Convention.
Reports Of Committees on Immi-
grati0n* Finance, Mississip-
pi LeVets, Etc.

Special despatch 10 The Chic $50 Tftaaas.

Special despatch TO The Chicago Tr1aaas.
Louisville, Oe: II.
wA1TtkU KE1,NrI Or Co4WTTTEEs.
In crjef to gtge tit vanors com nttecs IN op-
T0suulfy 10 prepare their work, tue Stttp aal
Contention did not aErcmble to Iar un.ll II
nc!ofk. asi at that hour scarcely one1hrl Of the
cemmlistets EtTc prepared tu report. Toe con.
scation copttnt:ed until O'Clock, when 1t nl-
jou57scd Until tomorrow morning, In accos11auce
with otc Of the rules Adopted Il the commence
nent. nnrox the three hourst session conpar.
attselT nothing was done towards for 6ardtng the
baAnets Tor which thrJ came together, and II .nay
II uthfully laid that the convention has scarcely
set entered upon !ts work S1ne Of the moro In
POT: ant CO nmiiacts SIC yet rrads 10 report al.
will lie rcadr TO do no.
coAMt77xK MEroKrs,
Inc on1y reports made 10 day were from the
i'auAlpg, OF the M,sslsnlpp1 L.vnes, aud the Ten.
pcsset iuscI Improvements lleGaite action WAS
haa only on the nrst ano :ass- From nc nfss Two
the cdmDt tee appototeti By The Memphis Co1yen-
ton on the subject, With an endorsement Of the
committee appointed by thts convention. It
elHl suggests that the convention recommend
r. 7. Maury tbefore the var known as Lsea&en4ni
row = rsot Mau1,, 10 tie d.aesspt iaies i, tns
General immigration Agent. 4 uo:ioa to lay the
report, 80 .r ~ It referred 10 M1ury, the table
ed, and motion to teconstdr. va. latd on tho
table: and 70 II. +. Mausy. one OF the most mex
cnsat'le and malignant rr'rls IN the whole Co..
feterste service, Is recommended for nas,ons!
Immigration agr1t- The other report from the
eame cc1n nltIee. WAS on the Mediterranean and
Oriental steam Sa.iFat.o1 Company. The rtp,rs
approves the chjeEt Ut the Csmtmny. and recon.
1ncntsE that the S'a:ca auuEd 1t aid, and that The
1nltet States t;orcsnnlcns shall give the cayr5tn9
i adopted.
BASKrSa AND rrSASck.
The report bf the cummlt;ee on Flnaucs aud
'.cht Of the 1oarl q. Tra1c, vi CuicIx,, WIN 10
conjunction with Freeman Clarke, Of New York,
e,e S9gso'is, .! s,s Ga11r": saa John
nt'its ar the main committee for The purpose,
Tlc HpoEt recommends, drSt, y free uap4lQy
prompt redemption u cHrEcIIcs: with q r.oyiso
that cuFTchcS Il ons 10 be l+saed 1ass ~ legal
'cnt'eF notes arc redeemed aad destroyed, uni,i
specie p8. nehtA arc resumed,
= TIE Secretary OF the Treasury Il directed 70
cancel hnd Iestrn! all legal tender Hotes :has c1me
into hta possession a. fast the net ocnue Of the
currency IS APPLIED fGr faster than II he fur
nshcS underline conditions ttaie preference 4 10
eE Eren. tho snnth aud. second to the West
unit! The whGle cusrtnry III circulation Il equal
!zcd on The basis tt population This T+p1rt a.
nave tald, was dsaEn up b. Nfr. Richards. at thc
F!rt'e-t Of tbs colcagaes. AessrA Clarke aat
NazFp, AMI !t1ed1iAtt!J urceatctI Fy the n, as IL
was subsequently, hy th~ full c5mmtttee by nearly
N unanimous vote The dtcns41on NJ the report
1HI1t ]LE fistEta4 OIt3Hf L9>G5Atf1 At 1u
Uc'och a1d II Mil pro:,1,y receive In= ear!or.e-
K1yER 1srRorzM.Srx
The rrp0rt Of the tat1ntntte. 0n the MfsHt3sEppt
1Gsccs rtcothnlcptta That their cnn.tructtnl aud
improvement t'c EI:cn tn companies an! associa-
lions *i;h such vested aud taxabIe rights as thc
h#reRsttleR Of ihe ca+e nHy require. THIS repDrt
~as asta1lteti by orc OF thu Louisiana ttezatiop
In lrssred that the worI k!ollti b. slone bY th..
.ar ne pn no ogS It, Af1eT n
rfFnrt was postponed unit! tomorrow morning,
ard ihs a atn.t nil the work done hs the cnnreu-
lion TO-DAY. The members generally Insist thas
to-uorroW shall lie working tay.
RAILROADS.
The Camn!ttee on Railroads haze prrparcs!
thelf frfott, and Will present Il tomorrow. 1t
recommends tho reduction Of the freight ta1n GU
railroad iron, uniform Gauge, by general agree
nerl on al ne fa1l5oats. to faetlitale transport
taI:n On all agr1cntura, machinery. and all artl.
N's' VI '''' tn1c'ca'; 4ar CIV CELEBRATION.
Ihe procession got Up To-Day ~ the people Of
Louisville, in honor Of the Sat,onal Commercial
hour ana halt In length, CT. eay nyc mics, and
it, Characteristic was, III IT. essential featuse3
rcp'o!uctsan of the great ihlc4Ro procession iu
May last. 10 honor OF the completion Of the Pa
cidc ltalIroai. The stripes aud stass werr eountt-
tGy t,1fF iayrd both IN the procession aud on the
buildings. public and pr1rafe.
SECOND DESPATCH.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. H.
*oC1HkRS rAc1F1c EAlLRnAp.
TIE Committee Of the Satoua! Commercial
cehsention 90 The Southern Pacific 1sallroa. AFTER
several long and. al tines exciting ,sion+, hare
dnaliy agreed 10 make rnajoEt5 and minority re-
pott to-ninrTo~. The maturity report, which Is
mee Il afoP soSes ne Ss: ep Ea:o san
..s !on!e ., Tie ;ms main t1nnk ,tne would
to the jurctioo Of fhG River Coloralo sd Giia.
south Of TINT riEet to E. 1aso on the RIO Graode,
ffIlfi third D1tHPf nf
liIreE n Texas irom which ma!u trunk feeder
roads khould lead from St Louis Cairo. Memphis
! minority rerart. which IL endorsed hr fon. men,
tss. leases lhe tsstoss atA route OF the Southern
rscsas ,o O., b. determined M hereafter ny ctseam-
feport u Ill without doubt te Adopted.
NIrEE NASIG4TION. i
Ihc committee has1rG IN charge river naviga'
Hon, cxnals, An other t1pTDE emrntA afn NO: nr.-
pared to ferost, although they hare Ind several
fcsstoaP List night Ilcu,epant Governor S:anartf,
Q! n,os Si5aouI IN in'r9acsd aenortA 70 consress
rr,sencDts un the M,sn.ssr7! and Dh!o Klsers.
tu; hass nuiG:rR atout the othcr improvements
Recommended bs the kr,sIk Convention Dur1ng
the te-E,on Of tho committee to-day an aulennn,cn
10 the memorial VAS introduced recommending the
!mHtIaafe Improvement Ut the Minnesota, WIS.,
.ce, wn,,e. RID, and o'her rivers tributary TO tie
Michigan Caual. building Of the Niagara Sap
enlargement nf the Erie and Champlatu s'auats,
Ac, The Introduction Of thta amendment rather
.1:st;s'' w., the rros1anms la: o.. by the
tie mississippi und A;Sii Giio KIsers, e aa, dur
ii'v TIN. "hn!4 stay thcE hare tcea nnai'lc 10
i:1ss'i IL 5 ;a; '1ss ,se ,n s .t x @ se Il .e
their tpolt .+foEc the cunycntian tcfor. unal j.
l'crnnstnt- stme Other committees hare zl-o
tnc.uht4 red trouble and are not prepared TO re-
IcI. III the committee.
TO THE ASSOCIATED rEEss
TIE CITY cEiEunA11oN.
,, i"risv1IdE, s,e,: .*.la the grand denoastra
IN IN !,ne scprescnt.ug the various MANUFACTURING
tat,ctns ornasnenie,t. 1ne procession III i; est,. ST.
TatcI 10 nave been tcrcn nl5rs Ia length. and
thIfc ht'rrt and quarter IN passing given point.
A1utl ever Roltch up IN the We.i-
TnE CONTENTION.
Louisville, Oct; 1.-THE members Of the cou-
rcnch the urera ltnuse during tnr kr.-or. which
.rGan at 1881. Their was harry a Quorum
E5s,rns s WIEN n fcs'en; Fl!imose cae' r. es.:
adtourtmcut
KKl,Er or TIE COMMITTEE on IMMIGRATION,
a report, which vas s,Ionted nfter
ZONE discussion. The fol!u x1ug Is 4
ia IL rtesea,ed 10 thu Louisville coayen,ion o1
tic Committee on Immigration talsed By the
Asnrhs nr 1scf, Convention Of xay 1ss.
whole country wax, aec.,r,ilug to the 1fst census
IN l7N' very nearly equally disidcd besxrtn the
S"s1h and south Accord,ne 10 the ccusus Of
l:fa the porrlAtton Of the two SECTIONS Wa:
Sa'tn, ls,ssa,1ss south. la.aSl,ts,
This shows that OF tho em!S14nts
come ,nto the coun:rT .ufsns the seventy yesrs
Eorr l.so 10 l-ti. and were then living, ;,sal.c33
nor had settled ID the Nor;h thsn hsi sest1esi IN
torrc1 emtErant WAC settles IN TIC co1utr5 ad1a
Si.%0 TO i!e national wrath: hut TO tse clearly