Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-10
KEOKUK.
Further Proceedings of the CONNER
cIRI Convention.

| Further Proceedings of the CONNER
cIRI Convention.
KEoKUK, September "a resolution
was passed petitioning Congress to make
an appropriation for holding a Worlds
Fair in the Mississippi Valley in 1871.
The Committee on the Mississippi River
presented a report in regard to the COM
struction of a bridge across the Ohio river.
1t is rather lengthy. 1t proposes that any
bridge hereafter built across the Ohio
shall be made with continuous and M.
broken spans; that the space above high
water shall be forty feet, and the length Of
main channel span full 400 feet.
In regard TO bridges across the MISSISSIPPI
ri, it proposes that those built south Of the
Missouri shall have main spans of 500
feet and space of so feet above high wa
ter mark. The report was adopted.
1t closes with q resolution requesting the
Secretary Of War TO construct a board of
army engineers to examine all other nav
igabie streams tributary to the Mississippi
that msy be crossed by railroad lines and
fix the spsns and report the condition and
general principles upon which railroad
bridges may hereafter be constructed over
them.
The resolutions presented yesterday in
favor of the removal Of tbs national capital,
we're taken up and passed.
The Committee on Foreign Commerce
them made iorg and elaborate report
through their Chairman, Judge Burwell,
of Louisiana, concluding with resolution:
First, Looking TO reciprocal trade with
all nations, requesting the appointing pow4
er to give the Mirsissi ppi valley fullshare
of the diplomatic appointments, requesting
cities and towns on the Mississippi to ex
tend the municipal facilities indicated in
the report, to counteractthe rivalry of the
cross routes, and TO regain the foreign and
| domestic commerce Of the Valley request
ing aid from the cities and towns on the
| Mississippi TO establish an immigrant de-
| pot in New Orleans requesting the reduc
ton of the revenue on some articles of
/ permanent and popular consumption,
and that the representatives of the
Mississippi Valley, introduce bill
| for the increase and equaliZ ltion Of the
postal steam system.by giving subsidies to
the steamers running between New Or
leans and foreign ports.
The commute 10 memorable Congress
| in accordance with the resolutions was
named as follows: Van Dever, of Iowa;
Stannard, of Missouri; Davis A. Turner,
of IIlinol,; Kerr, of Pennsylvania; Della
hay, ofKansas. Adjourned until o'clock
The convention met at o'clock and The
first business 10 order was announced as
the report of the Committee on Foreign
Commerce. After brief debate the
report and resolutions were adopted.
Col. Grosvenor, from the immigration
committee, offered resolution that an in-
creased supply of skilIed and intelligent
labor is peculiarly necessary for the de-
velopment of the resources of the
Mississippi valley and the con-
vention heartily favors every
effort to encourage free immigration from
every quarter. Adopted.
MIR. Shyock, of ST. Louis, offered reso-
luton in favor of a reduction of the duty
on salt and -four from "a per cent to Is
per cent advaiorem. Laid on the table, IS
was also a substitute offered by Col. GrOs
vener in view of the revision of our tariff
system, the convention regarding them as
not german to the object for which it as
sembled.
After a resolution Of thanks TO the citi
zens Of Keokuk by the officers of the con.
vention, the convention adjourned sine
die.