New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-05
Chamber O.. Commerce,

IhcTe Was "a regular meeting OF this bod
last evening, attended by son.e OF the most
| influential members.
The president announced thai, accordin .
to instructions. h. had addressed letters 70
several chambers Of commerce aud TO the
| governors OF cotton raising States. to pray
our national Congress to refund the cotton
TAX. Many letters had been received n
response all concurring, except the Mobile
chamber, which tabled the subject
! The committee on ievccs failed to report
Same for committee on Fort st Philip canal.
The committee on ob>tructions at the
mouth of the Mississippi river reported.
| a statement was made that vessels draw
| ing nineteen feet had crossed the bar Also
that the Essayons had performed some
good work. having kept one channel about
eighteen or twenty feet deep. The Essay
ons Is now at South west Pass ready for
duty. The new dredgeboat II. D. McAlls-
ter has been launched, and should be de-
.vered here the first o: next year. but it IS
not likely she i'll arrive at that time.
Some satisfactory progress has been mad.
IN surveying the St Philip canal
The same committee read a statement
slowing some expenses attending vessel
arriving or departing this port The figures
are simply frighttui. Thirteen thousand
one hundred dollars for sailip. vessel
loaded with cotton, is rather expensive.
The committee on railroads read letter
from Mr. w. Gaylord. New York. in refer
ence to the Baton Rouge &nd Shreveport,
road, hut the prospects are No. brllian: fcr
that line. Mr.. Gaylord has offered to sci.
his interest, and there is little good to cona
out OF 1t, from present appearances.
A proposition from Mr.. Morgan was read
He offers to build railroad from Bras!lear
to Courtablcau, provided Louisianans or
some one else would construct another
section from Courtableau to Shreveport
This proposition, although q good one in
itself, can not be thought of at present.
says the committee, as it is impossible to
obtain sufficient funds to meet Mr. Nor
gan's proposal.
The report of this committee was lengthy
and exhaustive, handling the subject with
SPIRIT. "A committee OH the resolution was |
appointed.
1he committee offered a resolution intend |
ing to deprive several railroads in this State
OF portion of their rights. The resolution !
was adopted.
The city license committee had nothing
further to report.
A report from the quarantine committee
many changes. Evidently. the
committee was asked for.
1t was announced that bills of lat!ing are
1t present & ven for cotton raised above t,!c
Red river raft to St Louis, and many bales
're going that route today. Producers had
10 other course, and probably will not until
he raft shall be broken up. \ corps OF
United States engineers are at present III
-estigating the raft, and when a statement
omes from that body report viii be
landed in by committee.
The report of Obstructions at the mouth
f the river was referred back, that the
members may make suggestions for active
emedies to existing evils and to reduce.
harges.
A resolution asking that committee be
ppOinted to memorialize the Legislature
o change the present lien or pledge law,
vas read. 1t Was stated that the mortgage |
aw of this State is either deficient or not
fective. As the law now reads, bankers |
an not with safety advance money on
hedges. The resolution was adopted.