The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-21
CINCINNATI.
OHIO River Improvement Conyeu.
/. tion-.-DeIegates Present--Commit.

River improvement convention reas-
sembled at , P. NJ. The committee on
Credentials reported delegates present
from the following places: Kittanning'
Pittsburgh, Allegheny City, Rochester,
Pa; Marietta, O.; Parkersburg, W.
Va; Pomeroy, Ironton, Hanging Rock,
Portsmouth, O.; Covingtou, Aurora,
KY; Rockport, Ind; Mount Carmel,
ILL.,; Freedom, Pa; Steubenville, Bel
laire, GAINESVILLE, Wellsville, O.; Charles
ton, w. Va; Gallipolis, o.; Ashland,
Mayville, KY; Cincinnati, O.; Madi-
son, Jacksonville, Ind; Louisville,
Pa9ucah. KY; Memphis, Nashville,
Clarksville, Tenn.
Delegates from a number Of other
cities are expected tonight.
The committee on Permanent Organ
ization beg leave to report and recon-
mend the following as permanent
officers OF the Convention: President,
70. Bright, of Kentucky. Vice-Presi
tleuts-John w. Chalfant, of Penn
sylvania; Hon. J. NJ. Camden, Of West
Virginia; Capt. R. II. Walfolk, Of
Kentucky; Mr.. Thomas Mears, of
Ohio; James Howard, of Indiana; l..
j. Shannon, OF Illinois. Secretaries
Capt. j. P. Sentmerien, of Ohio;
Isaac Smith, OF West Virginia; Colonel
John Todd, Of Kentucky.
Il fColonels Merrill and Combs and
Major Burnham, connected with the
government works in the improvement
Of navigation, being present, we're in
vited to seats. . ...-.
George F. Davis, of Cinuinnati, Of
fered resolution, which was adopted,
providing for the appointment of COM
mittees, as follows: First-To con-
sider what is needed in the improve.
nsent OF the channels OF rivers, and the
best means OF securing the desired end.
Second-Other aids to navigation.
Third-Bridges for the Ohio and other
nayigable waters OF the West and
South. Fourth-Committee on the
Louisville and Portland canal. Fifth
Committee on the statistics and COM
merce Of river. Sixth-Committee on
appropriation. Seventh-Committee
on memorial to Congress.
( Col. Merrill, upon motion Of Mr..
Rowland, addressed the Convention
upon the different plans proposed for
the improvements, among which were
locks and dams, canal along the side
ofthe river system OF reservoirs at
headwater, damming at Allegheny
and Monongahela he recommended,
narrowing the channel by cutting out
pieces of bars and raising the water by |
long ,channels with slight fall.
& Thee committee appointed on standing
lcommittees reported the following com.
mittees:
On Improvenent-John F. bravo, OF
Pittsburgh; George Benedict. II. A.
Tenn, of Portsmouth, Jacob Worth, Of
Cincinnati; J. B. Maynard, OF Louis,
vile.
Aid to Navigation-Samuel j. Halc. !
Of Cincinnati NJ w. Beltzhoover, Of
Pittsburgh; Calvin Jones' OF Rockport,
Ind; NJ. We'll, OF Paducah; Charles II.
Shattuck, of West Virginia.
On Bridges-C. NJ. Holloway, of
kentucky Theodore F. Davis, of Ma.
rietta, Ohio; Il. Smith, OF Cincinnati; ;
John Walton, OF Pittsburgh; Daniel
K. Wolf, Of lronton. Ohio.
On the Louisville and Portland Ca
nal-S. F. Covington, Of Cincinnati;
John Roberts, OF Madison, Ind; John
Risher, Of Pittsburgh; Vim. Moore, OF
Portsmouth, Ohio; London Boiland, OF
Ohio.
On the Statistics and Commerce Of
the Ohio River-Abner I. Frazier, OF
Cincinnati; Charles Davis, Of Allegheny
j. y. Muth, OF Charleston, W. Va.
s. A. Hooper, Of Marietta; K. P.
Stu'tz, OF GAINESVILLE. ..
On Approprlations-John ?. Hale,
of West Va. W. T. Curtis, Of Ohio;
w. T. McQuig, Of Ohio; Charles w.
Rowland, of Cincinnati; James Kin
zie, of Cincinnati.
On Memorial to Congress-. y.
Camden, OF Parkersburg, W. Va.
Clement Oldhover, OF Newport, Ky;
Theo. Cook, OF Cincinnati; I. J. Pow.
ers, Of Pittsburgh r. l.. Nye, OF
Marietta, o.
On Resolutions-J. B. Walker, OF
W. Va. John c. Reno, Of Cincinnati
D. B. Paraon, OF Cincinnati John
Combs, OF lronton; John F. Shryock,
Of GAINESVILLE, Q.
Mr.. Abner Frazer, Of Cincinnati,
presented the following which was
adopted
WHEREAS, 1t is absolutely necessary
that there be a permanent body whose
special duty it shall be TO attend to the
improvement OF the Ohio river; there
fore,
Resoical, That tie Governors OF the
States of Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and !
Tennessee be requested to appoint each !
a committee Of five members, who
Jointly shall be commission who shall |
look after the Improvement Of the Ohio
and its navigable branches, and adopt /
whatever measures they may deem
necessary to accomplish the object.
Resolved, That committees OF three
members from each State here repre- !
sented be appointed by this Convention
to see that the foregoing resolutions be
complied with, and also to request the /
respective State Legislatures to appro- !
pirate such sums OF money as will be /
necessary to pay the expenses Of their
respective committees.
The Convention then, at ) P. NJ, ,
adjourned till tomorrow morning.
The Weather and River.
CINCINNATI, February 20.-The river
is falling, with l6 feet of water Heavy /
zoo il rupninp So,pa of tho nackets /