New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-09
TIE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONTENTION

AN ORGANIZATION EFFECTED-THE WORK
BEFORE 1T.
KEoKUK, Iowa, Sept. s.-The Mississippi VAL
ley Commercial Convention reassembled at o'clock this
morning. permanent organization was effected, and
the following officers eectedi
President-Wm. Vandeyer, Iowa. Vlce-Presidents-
R. r. eynolds, Alabama j. L. Sharp. Tennessee Horace
Reed Wiscon SIM Cyrus Aldrck Minnesota; NJ w: Della
hay, Kansas; Judge sutton. Lousiana NJ. W Beltzhoo'
YER Pennsylvania; ]. w. Batcheer, Ohio; ii. W. Webb,
Barney Nsw.York; b. Field, Kentucky; NJ. snoenberg.
Arkansas. secretaries-E. A. James, Tennessee; b.
Murry Minnesota; Col Coffin Kansas; NJ Flood, Loaisi
ana: r. l. Sloan Ohio; A. j. Tickner, Iowa. Temporary
Secretaries were added by resolutions
After an address by the President. Mr. Howell, from
the Committee the Order OF Business reported the
following subjects to be acted upon:
Frst-The Mississippi River and its Tributaries Sec
ond-Foregn Commerce Third-lmmigration Fourth
The COMMITTEES further recommended that Standing
Committees be appointed upon each OF the foregoing
subjects.
minority report was then read II proposed that the
Convention should consider all matters connected with
the and travel Of the Mississippi and her trb
utaries which may in any way hinder the develop
ment Of the country drained by its waters and that the
Convention ought to be confined to the four subjects
mentioned in the majority report that one subject ID.
cuded in the majority report Postal IeIegraph-nas
no special application to the Mississippi Valley while
% fGF aTs exeEded They also think il would be un
ana unwise TO refer all resolutions to the Comm,,ee
without debate they also believe no standing committee
should be appointed but that all subjects should De con-
sidered In Convention, unes6 coWbttceo
were ordered The minority Committee therefore recon-
mend the following order Of business First The Mssis-
spp River and tributaries Second Foreign commerce
Third Immigration and that the Convention shall then
be open other matters pertinent TO those ob
iects After hours discussion which took Woe range
the minority report adopted. Mi James OF Ienhes-
offered resolution that the vote OF each state DC
represented with its representative IN congress- II hot
iowa and Missouri would swallow up all the other STATES
| The following were appointed committee on the SUP
feet OF The Mississippi and her Trloutaresr: N, a
r. NJ Reynolds, Ala; p. A. Coffee, Kansas; 7. Della
yande La Col Schroeder, Ark; j. S. Rlordan Ill; II. X
Clausen Iowa; Irving Reed Ind; A j. Messenger, Wis;
r. TANNER, KY; X. Bakely, Mimi; j. W. Bachelor,
Ohio. on /" Foreign Commerce"-Wm. Burwel, La; l..
r ShryOck Mo-. c. Winston, ILL., X. 5. Bower. Iowa. A.
A Bemis Tenn On the Removal Of the Capital'-s.
T. Miller iowa; L. X. Reams, MOI NJ: W. Delahay,
Kansas Cyrus BusSey, La; W. A. Steel, Ill ON lm1l'
graton'-E o. Howard, Mo; A. Chambers MO-; DR.
English, H. A. r. Shaw. Tenn; W. r. Fish, La recess
was taken until o'clock 49,, -, A.. a..
In the afternoon session. Judge Miller from the Com
mtee on the Removal of the National Capital makes the
following report: - , -. 49,,
,l Tat the hes. interests Of the whole people Of the Ueted
REQUIRE the removal National Capital from lis present
n aud that opinion Of this Convection HAT some point 70 ue
vsy OF The Msss ppi lie selected Tor permanent esabsh-
R,or,d That opposed further appropriations fsr per-
msnpt buildings Washington City aud reeonmena bs'
the removal VI tie seat OF government a.
~ ms be eBienty done
motion to lay them the table carried by vote OF
as 10 40 Resolutions in regard TO the tarlns the money
market and other questions were presented by
vsrious members Some referred 10 the various
staudibg Committees but most OF them were lana on the
table.