Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-13
ST. LOUIS.
Meeting OF tIIe National Commercial
Convention.

Meeting OF tile National Commercial
Cow entEOD.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12.-The National Com
mercial Convention was called to order at
ten o'clock, r. NJ. Bishop in the chair. The
Committee on Credentials reported the
names of delegates from sixteen States, viz:
Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Georgia, In
diana, Louisiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Min
nessota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Colora-
do, Maryland, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima.
The committee on Permanent Organi-
zation reported the following: for President,
Ben. E, Crane, Of Georgia; for Vice-Presi-
dents J. 3. Brinkly of Maryland, VIM. Hill
man, of Indiana; r. NJ. Bishop, of Ohio;
Louis Krieger, of Minnesota; W. II.
Weems, of Georgia; E. A. James, of Ten
nessee: NJ. K. Smith, of Louisiana; Thos.
Allen, of Missouri; G. Van Wrinkle, of Tex
as; q. S. Hyatt, of Iowa; Jno. III. Davis, Of
Pennsylvania; W. A. Steele, of Illinois; Z.
Fl. Plummer, of North Carolina; Jno.
Evans, of Colorado and Fl. Verhoef, of
Kentucky. For Secretaries, Clinton B..
Fisk, of Missouri, and Jas. A. Laws, of
Ohio. For Recording Secretary, D. Fl.
McAdam, of St. Louis.
The committee of Rules and Order of
Business reported that the Rules of the
House of Representatives of the United
States would be adopted for the govern
ment of the convention with the modidca-
ton that all propositions presented should
be submitted in writing and referred to the
appropr ate committees without debate and
that speakers be limited to ten minutes
also.
The following subjects were recommend
ed for discussion, viz: l. Improvement OF
Western rivers. 2. Ship canal around
Niagara Falls and Fort st. Philip, and canal
at the mouth of the Mississippi river. 3.
The Atlantic and Great Western Canal.
4. Fire and marine insurance, and the regu-
lation of risks in proportion to security. D.
Governmental regulation of railroad tariff.
6. Aid to railroads by State or local authori-
ties. 7. The necessity for additional trans
continental railroads. s. The protection
of forests and the encouragement of the
cultivation of timber. 9. The National
postal telegraph.
After these questions are disposed OF, any
other proposition may be brought before the
convention. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of st. Louis, moved the
appointment of committee O. seven on
each t.'pic mentioned in the above report
which was carried.
Mr.. Lewis, of Cincinnati, offered a reso-
luton, which was adopted, to the effect
that committee Of five be appointed to
consider the propriety of consolidating
future National Commercial Convention
into the National Board of Trade.
FTba Ton fbop fOOE O rppnea IN
arrange committees.
After the recess the President announced
the following committees:
To consider the propriety of consoli-
dating the Commercial Convention with
the National Board of Trade-James 81,
DAVIS, Barton Able, NJ. j. Smith and E. A
James.
On Improvements of Western Rivers
Laws, of Ohio, Williams, Of Iowa, Sweet
zer, of Indiana, Verhoef, of Kentucky
Davis, of Pennsylvania, Balm, of Missouri
and Van Winkle, of Texas.
On Ship Canals-Smith, Of Louisiana
Davis. of Pennsylvania, Carpenter, of Indi
ana, Verhoeff, of Kentucky, Kiegman, o.
Iowa, Evans, of Texas, and Peace of Ohio
On Atlantic and Great Western Canal
Weems, of Georgia, James, of Tennessee
Bishop, of Ohio, Aule, of Missouri
Cornwall, of Kentucky, Hurt, of Illinois
and Baldwin, of Indiana.
On Fire and Marine Insurance Com
panies-Sells of Missouri, Eckert Webb, o
Maryland, Ferguson, of Kentucky, Woolen
of Indiana, Ballingale, of Iowa, and Smith
| Of Louisiana.
Governmental Regulation of Rallroa,
Tariff-Hopkins, of Maryland, Converse. o
Pennsylvania, Bowman, of Illinois, Senter
of Tennessee, Cheek, Of Georgia, Latschard
of Missouri, and Cronkried, of Iowa.
On aid to rsilroads-Grosyernor, Of Mis