The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-08
CINCINNATI, October Z.

the Mississippi, RiYeE, presented D. report
Including Tie RESOLUTION asking aid from
tho General government. M sg6m AaS In;
r61Irs iBurWell, ofa Louisiana, offered q
resolution declaring n ew Orleans entitled
To- the safne or similar ( subventions for
postal steam, service to foreign ports as
has beennexten I'd The Atlantic ports
Referred to tli6 C6mmft ttee on Continuous
Water Line |1s,s gaI, 10000 a'aa1Ea Gi
The Committee on. communication, be-
twcciis the 1 Misstssippt and, Atlantic sea-
board, presented a;repoft In lfhyopot IN.
taxed water, communication from tho
Ohio river to the seaboard, and requesting
the Committee to memorable Congress Id
regard To- the completion of the James
river and Ranawha canal survey, with q
view 10, finishing the canal 100 feet wide,
8 feet deep and carrying boats ot6O0 tons.
Adopted. --s,-- .eHi
MI. Able, of St. Louis, offered d resolu.
ton Of thanksltO Cincinnati for the hospi!
table feCeptiont tend cred the delegates, q
! GGf. & Banks SECLUDED tie ,m5Ii1l Ii a
short speech ,iGandsltho aresolutiOnowas
adopted by unanimousvote:@oo :@ool H2t" ..
= Mr.. Cole, Of Tennessee, Offered the
following resolution from tho special
Committee on, Railroads recommending,
uniformity Of guagc and the removal Of
iobstructi 10. free passage, over allIroadS;
asking of,ot tho General G6VeFnnib1t the
most liberal legislati ion expressing the
sympathy o. The, Conyentio ionl:with hnthe
Northern Pacific road and declaring that
expediency and Justice alike demand the
same did to the Southern Pacific road that
has been accorded to the N Northern; urging
on Congress The renewal Of grants "a
railroads s;in TIE South that haa'THc, have, lapsed
by the late war, and declaring in favor Of
.tie prevention of faltunnecaSary. obstruc-
ton Of railroads acEoss rivers Adopted,
A Communication from President
Grant declining an!iinFitati0n to be pres!
ent; was read.rS ~ SEscAY e
TIC special order Of business was then
taken lp, which was d resolution to
change the name to the National Com
mercial Convention. r Iltiats, .'..s:f Z : :
Mr.. Capers, of Georgia, explained his
previous remarks in regard to this matter,
by saying that he acted with a.yiew to
elicit an interchange Of ideas. He had
been pleased to hear such manly utteran.
ces as had already been heard In this
place. 1t gave him pleasure to see here
evidences OF true national unity, and he
favored the change Of thelname.
Mr.. McCabe, Of Arkansas, thought It
proper that this. suggestion should come
Pom the South. S1tSwas eihihently proper
that, having assumed national character,
the sectional and Objectionable namc
should be dropped .99F' TAH''H F" r
Mr.. Brien, OF Tennessee, Grecited the
history Of the Convention from It's origin
TO the present. He,declared the eminent
propriety Of changing the name OF the
tho Convention, Vote taken rising, and
was unanimous in favor Of changing the
name. - ID
Mr.. Fushey, of Texas, reported in favor
of Unconstitutional roads from Buffalo to
Charleston; from Saginaw, via Cincinnati,
to SaSanhah; from Chicago, via Louis.
vile, to, Mobile; from Marquette to New
Orleans, He said tho demands Of, com!
merce were not along The ATTITUDES, but
across them, from ono cline 10 another
Report adopted. ht-' .
Mr.. Cook, Of Ohio, from the committee
to fix tho time and place for tho next
meeting Of the Convention, reported in
favor Of meeting, at Baltimore on the
third Monday in September, 1871. r
IA resolution OF thanks to President
Garrett and Vice President Banks were
passed unanimously Fato'''H r ''T'''L''
General Banks replied by saying lie
was greatly impressed with the import.
ance Of this Convention, and would speak
everywhere in its honor. tHe suggested
that tho late war originated outside ,ol
parties, and the removal Of It's consequen.
ces and the adoption Of principles thai
would render separation hereafter impos.