, 1869-10-16
Improvements, Continuous
Water Communication,
Taxation, Etc.

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
LOUISVILLE, Ky+, Oct 13
The Southern CoUuerc!al Convention took hold
II the work to-day ~ Il theJ meant to get through
ftthlo the Jeaz. Repotts Here called for aud
mace With qQieknen, and adopted generally WITH
lille OF no debate.
BCxcoxBk.
Tbs only set epeech tnade during the ses.lan
Ras By Nj Richards, Of Dubuque, Iowa. 1t uaa
[nrely buneoube, and, o! course, touched the
Lea1ts Of many members, particularly those from
The south, who ore alwzya moulded By that ciass
Of osatcrJ. he attempted, IN few instances, 70
deal with faer, but he 70 distorted and fnlslned
them that bis pretended facta were Just no facts
1T alL
RIVER NAy1dAr1oH.
Among the stportA EnatIe ard adopted, WAS that
Of rhc Committee On Nisslsslppt River Navigation
and CHna1s. This report. as hare previously
stated, consisted o! tho memorial presented TO
Con2ress By Gene,ai yandeSere, Of Dubuque, In
accordance With Instruction. given him tJ the
Ke6kuk Commercial Convention. Lieutenant
Governor Sta1ard. Of MtiEousl, nade tie report,
and added thereto the bill regulating she building
Of b1ldRes over the Ohio and Atsu2stppl R1ye4s.
which Was parsed BY the Keotuk Convention, and
y to he submitted 70 oonGEeas u its nexr ses-
readefa Of The TkIBUkx, ~ 1t Wo4 published III
tull n your columns With the proceedings OF tue
ke0kuk Convention To the memorial and blll
t!oEs. mil tho whole Wese adopted By I unauimons
yote:
At.ers, Ths LIN consideration u The r.st cotnue-c
= CaH...s to po.!do :.seh h.rt,ers II ffass he
~: 4:i ses
re!ts ut that ehasaeteI aiftady beenn shoald
Z a x :.f alfsn' sss Gay: Il
y.+sPh T. q l.ke 81 MA!eals.a; !hs HnRrozsnsat q "
I'd :ssh She. ~ Mo' :, a,ss receive, r.
CONTINUOUS wALRR LINZ
. Next cams the report Of the Committee on
the Alantic and the Nissts4tppi {ralley. Tue com
rn!tiee recommend three projects: a bhfp canal
eusonlnalca,!on oetxeen the Northern likes 10
Eapawha Canal, aud the Mississippi RIVER 8Taese
should receive the reimbursement Of
e. III ess ss0e, a sss ees
they Traverse. The comml.see nane them as the
notlhern. central, mud the southern routes to the
Atianpc coast. The report contained a eula91um
RE1nE II IN IL fespects The preference. Thts pasi
u she report was attacked hJ several tielrRates,
rao 4 21E na 0ss o
portions we're finally stricken out " close sote.
The report q tae COMMITTEE On Taxation mas
MAS a Recommendation Of the repeal Of
the trcome tax, ~ Il was tnqosttlort11 and detr-
mental 10 the interests Of Ihe county at large,
SOUTHERN PACIFIC R4tLkoAnL
Then followed the reports majority and mluort-
y. on the Southern Pacific R1iEoad, and this In
bad blood ruled lie hour. Tae majority repo1s,
~ stated IL my last despatch, favored what !.
known aa The Fremont Or ssn1 parallel roate,
commeneang u Memphis. sna striking the Pacific
The sath parallel ROUTE starting from st. Louls,
p4s,,ng through A'puQafaue, into Low
Ths St. loais aua s'fs Iouisyl1ls deesslion.
led the dght on behalf OF st. Louis Or thrtV V.titth
parallel route, wh!le the AAslssiop.ans, GeorztAns
otaer delegates nom the more extreme soutn
supported tho claims Of tho Memphis or Ftenon,
route. The nkht was very nerce and acrimonious
reproduced with many new scenic elects. The vott
favor Of the Fremont route. was carried BY sott
R Te Il oas r. M III ssasEa se
se1siae,s,oS: H., 7hs e.. ae,ssssS Rsfs5 = =
| taisiy.ni1n parallel resd any WY. aud wouii
coni ete 1t Jears IN advance of the completion of
the rival routc. When they arc cooler they VII
| probably nudity thar assertion.
| p1kRCr IRiuK WITH KCRoFB-
The Committee On Direct Trade E1ih Europa
resolutions, one Of them endoTslng tbs Dutch pro
Utrecht Holland, and NORFOLK, Vux1nla- It "a
assaulted with grek1 yensmence By ne fepeaent
a;i,ss Pen soa ca5olaa: Alabama e, W
Savannah, Aoblls; Sew Orleans, de,1ele In efer:
n,ptst , The, tns =. equal q SoFtoli: 81
ferere md violent, End herp fcTzstn4 brooks can
| in and stilled the troubled watet8 by = gpeech
characterized by caimnex1 and good sense. Nor
| folk received tho recognition ~ the propar por
NOT
P1x1xc1 AND BAKK1xo.
Following this came the report Of The Con1nitte
On Finance aud BANKING, as sent you yesterday
This ~ attacked bJ ~ sorts Of Substitutes
amendments, a e. &c, dsnounelng tne maternal cat
il ereennacks: fot neo,eins p'S.e Sat soS soi
and .lver u the money basis Of tho South f6r
southern ba!ltoa bank, 70 be located in Ne'
/ 70 on. F1nslly gentleman from Georgia -.us
knd said tn2t ~ dRht On this question WAa uxei
70 prove inte5misanlt ne "ou!d more t' I'!ea
SECOND DESPATCH.
Special Despatch to Tie Chicago Tribune
LoC1sEnLK, Get. IL
2he ctttfena Of Louisville gave grand banqte
st Giosers Rink tonight, to The delegates Of sh
Sat!opat Commercial Convention. The table
wete loaded down with all the tnxul1es that couis
Gd oe ioana. @ 1T Tns e w,ns naa oounutal IN qnanttt
herman. the company repaired to the upper r1nk
| Nnese Ill the staies Ia t1rn were tcaated. Re
trop:es we're m1de tor ohio ey 2. Mecorwtne
J: i. Richards: for Or aeorsia, 5;
M,,,,,E. F. H. moias%aa; k.n1ao;; 'or A.f9n..s
All the speeches were strongly Union 10 senti
uaent. although many Of them coming from tht
nrs Of some Of the very stsunsest exFeeIs In tht
,lsa*ans one. and will have GOOD edect ii es,ah-
lshing N en- ot good feeling Throughout the land
the In mense quantity Of vine furnished By the
committee, and whtcn tan down the throass ol
the party n such e1cesa ~ to cause q hzKs
amount Of intoxtcafion.
LoCtsS1ilA. oct. ia-Tne Commercial ConFep-
uoh net a. s;D this morning, rresldent Fillmore
Alter some preliminary matters, the conren.
ton proceeded to cal! for the reports OF tue older.
emf committees Tne most o. these we're 70 70
transmit them b. telegraph, and it Is next 10 in.
poaa!be to give general tdeA Of Them, owing to
tas great confusion which existed II times in the
=, ~; & Sanard o. s. Lo9's, Cnats1nan % the
sbie repoII Tue repors va sssea apon a memo. mo
mit,ee ss,.sa 4 tie New orEss5a I'D j. keosai Z @
of the report. The memorial Is IN reference 10
the Improvement Of the Ohio Atss1skppL and
Missouri Rivers, and includes Eecona-
pensins before &C coae4e.: to " aa,no1ss @ nas ~
os.s, S!:s;s,lpp, ND S'.ssar! S' nseIs In eeae eas
FINN }. y. Macomb, Colonel Of Engineers and Sd
peHntendeut Of United statea Sua&roa1s and
Western RiFeF Inprusdnents, IN reRazu to hl4
ttct q river Improvements A!rer some slight %.
jections, which were not sustained, the 1epo1. Of
the committee WAS adopted.