The New York herald., 1871-09-27
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONVENTION

Second Day of the Baltimore Convention
Variety OF Subjects Iutrodmced-ImprOve.
u,cnts of Western Rivers-POiiticai Topics
Broached-The West Needs More Outlets to
the Atlantic ssenbOard.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 26, 1871.
Tie National Commercial Convention assembled
at half past ten o'clock A. NJ, X. M. Bishop pre-
sidlng Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Fuller, OF
the Baptist Church.
motion to admit the floor persons not dele
gates who may be invited by members was brledy
discussed and rejected.
The roll OF the states was called, aud the names
OF members to compose the general committees, as
provided for in the report Of the Committee on
Rules and Order Of Business at yesterday after.
Moons session, handed in.
Reports from the Committee on the Cincinnati
Convention on postponed subjects was called for.
Mr.. Kennard OF Louisiana, submitted a report from
the eomml,tce relative to the removal of oDstruc.
lions the mouth OF the Mississippi river, which
was read and referred 10 the Committee on Interior
Navigation.
Mr. James, of Tennessee, submitted report rela-
tive to the removal of opstructons in the Tennessee
River, accompanied by a resolution requesting Con-
gress TO make an appropriation Tor such purpose
under the control OF the Secretary Of War. Re-
ferred.
The rules were suspended, and resolution
tee or from each State to tx the place for hold
ting the next convention and the ratio of representa-.
tion.
Resolutions being in order the states were called,
and number were sent ND ana, under the rules,
appropriately referred. These resolutions embrace
almost every subject such as the removal OF the
duties SALT sugar and coffee and the tolls on the
Louisville Canal requesting Congress to establish
bonded warehouses for storing tobacco and whiskey
In CINCINNATI, st. Louis, chicago ana other ctles;
tlon OF skilled anu unskilIed labor: relative to reel
procal trade with Brazil and other South American
States; relative to general amnesty asking Congress
for various appropriations for river and harbor
provemens; approving the policy OF the govern.
ment concerning free homesteads and the sale OF
the public lands on credit &c. Among the resou-
lions was the following offered by Mr, Arnim, Of
South Caroilna:-
Whereas the Southern States general, the State of
South Carolina especially, and suffer great losses
in commerce. finance, credit, immigration and in every
South has ample laws to protect all citizens and
ceIncy the President OF the United States win may be-
Carolina martial law therefore be it
session In the OF Baltimore That the President OF this Con-
yennon sba apponta committee Of three whose duty shall
Inc Jnied States name o this National Commerce.!
Ge Stats Of oa hs
citizens thereof refuse to use their influence of right and
R person "''ns
S That III a % Se % S nS
Carolina, IN the the National Commercial
Convention and request them to do their utmost duy in
resting every person who Is proven BY substantial witness
as ku ux laws, a such outlaws be brought in the
courts d dealt with according the laws OF the State and
| the United States.
On motion Of Mr.. Snyder, OF Tennessee, the reso.
| luton was laid on the table.
| Tue presentation OF resolutions was continued,
! among which were the foiiowing:-Makiny
Jersey City port of entry, protecting
and fostering the mineral aud mining inte-
| rests; the regulation OF the sale OF petrO-
| leum by Congress-; working the coal mines
and the enactment OF stringent laws for the proec-
tion OF miners and laborers; relative 10 railroad
lrelghts In thc south; relative 10 post Oices and
providing against a duplication of names thereof.
| resolution was also offered by Mr.. Monroe. OF
Iowa. endorslng and approving the action OF the
Southern Commercial Convention, held at Louis.
vile, IN October 1869, and that at Cincinnati, 1870,
relative to the water line communication between
| the mississippi River and the seaboard cOmpris-
| consn and Illinois between the Upper Mis-
| sissippi and Lake Michigan; second, connection
or the Mississippi from the mouth OF the Ohio River
with the Atlantic seaboard, through the rivers OHIO,
| kanawna and James, and the James River and
Kanawha Canal, ana thus the removal OF obstruc-
! uons to an easy and cheap outlet from the Missis
spp to The Gull, and urging on Congress the speedy
completion OF the same all OF which referred.
The President then announced o SPECIAL commit
tee OF one from each State represented. TO whom all
resolutions regarding Otncr matters than those en-
braced in the order OF business will be referred.
The Secretary read the list ana OF the mem
bers OF the nine regular committees handed in this
morning
The Convention then adjourned till ten O'Clock to-
morrow. Uuring the session to-day invitation
was received by the Convention from the President
or the CINCINNATI Exposition to visit that fair.