New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-04
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!: thanbeF Of Commerce.
/! Tie regular monthly meeting was held
las; evening, the president. j. H. Oglesby
! in the chair.
The minutes Of :he rwo previous meetings
: were read by the secretary and adopted.
| Co.Ont. =. n. Sandidge, from q spec!a!
! committee. enbmitted memoria! addressed
! II The Presideu: and Senate OF the United
| States, Cr the subject Of comme ciai inter
! course with Mexico, the South American
| States. and the Spanish colonies OF America,
::si'!n. for more uniform and reciprocal
gatc OF duties between She United States
and these countries. and TIE adoption Of a
continental commercial policy. The me
memoIia! also asks thar New Orleans be
established a postal centre q: ali mai! mat
ter foT Mexico, Central America. Yves, In
! DIES and Australia.
On motion Of Judge Howe, .he repog. was
adopted and the memOria. approved.
| Resolutions approving and indorsirg the
proposed steam line between New Orleans
! and RIO Janeiro, and explaining the benefits
| resulting from the rame. were submitted by
iIr. Screib.r. and adopted.
! Judge Hove. from "a special committee
| On the subject. reported some proposed
notifications and changes IN Che statute
| laws relating 20 privileges Oh movable prop.
| eyty and on mercantile credits. 20 be re.
| commended 10 the Legislature for adoption
Yhe matters were discussed az length bv
Moses Greenwood. }. NJ. Sandidge. Wash
| Marks, Cyrus Bussey and others. and were
finally referred back 90 The committee. with
power 20 ac'.
Mr.. J. G. Fleming asked tia. tie commit
tee be invited to take into Consideration the
subiec. of mechanics liens.
4. J. Highly, chairman OF :he ccmmitte
on river Instructions. submitted al inte.
csting pape, on the subject o: the bars
SoU,hwes: Pass and Pass-a-"C Cutre. an.
urged The cutting OF the pass q + .ug;4 to the
Calf. near Fort 81. Philip.
Professor c. G. Forshev :'.:cweG: ir al.
vocacy .f She scheme reported on. ar4
moved tha: the designation 80 be gwen 20
the canal be the ''Nissi>sirGi ana Breton
Ha'bor Ship Canal
Captain J. I. BurieaT opposed; ghc no.
tior. on the ground tina: j: Was ne: worth
the time taken in passing j.: :ha: She pro
posed cana! was impracticab.e ant! its sue.
cess an impossibiiiry. Better - keep open
the channel nature bull: .Ian dig "a new
ore.
Mr.. Hurwel! was opposed 90 changing the
name Of the enterprise, OF the ground that
i. was already known through :he entire
country as the Fort St. Philip canal.
The proposition TO change the name was
laid on tie table, and the report adopted
Professor Eorshey, IN behalf Of the COM
mittee 70 whom was referred the matter Of
the use % camels i'll Transporting vessels
over the bar. asked further s;mc. whi, b
va. grauted.
Gqraral Buss' = though: is would b so,i
policy FOR the people OF the : u' h 20 waive
the: right 10 reclaim the g., ,000 goo of
cotton tax as we hold unconStituti"na}lv
paid. ard 10 ask Of Congress il icG thereof
the expenditure of q like amount IN oujIic
works III the South. in fostering ."amshi,
lines and repairing the leve"s. These IDEAS
te embodied in the form OF a resolution.
Tn. chair ruled that th;- question in.
Volycd a reconsideration q! he :a:I!..g a..
..on ct the ch amber
M-. Greenwood, Who had ..i,, thousands
OF dollars OF cotton t"X. Ia! ~ t"sife 20
reclaim The amount. He snr',!a!l. in'}.rse,l
the proposition of Genera HIss"y.
The president Narne.s he CGa,.!f,er
against hasty iegisia;icU. Referred 20 the
Tact that pending the agitation {. :i.e cues
ton Of the cotton tax III. Cham Der was
'hv0UgeG. . g!eat EXptns" was i!2aGrCh tOr
printing. etc, tie Chamber having taken
this cGulse in the interest a.: parties who
had bought W these claims. and those par
ties having gained their cnls. have alb
sentcd themselves since. lie ihou2..! u"
rts0lCt:on ought 80 be rrccns;dersd.
The question was put ANA car.Iei: On a
call tor a division. there were bu: ~" Ge..
tive votes.
Tie resolution OF Genera! Buss.y VAS
then pat and unanimously carried.
Mr. + II. Summers presented a memorial !
fox :he approval Of the Chamber. asking
the Governor to reappOint az tobacco in !
spectcrs Messrs. II. NJ. HAYS. A. NJ Sum
mers, James II. Campbell. John :. Burke, |
and 20 Issue original appOiD tments 70 ]. &.
King. i. ). Harper and G. +. Robb.
The Inemoria! also protests against any {
changes in the existing laws on the subject !
OF tobacco. The memoria! is signed by some |
twenty tobacco factors and lneTshants. !
Approved. |
Tie chair announced III. following coin !
Nltt"e on General Busseys resolution:
General Bussey. Professor F""shey and NJ. !
Gordon.
4 resolution was adopted approving of n |
proposed !re.b: railroad line OF. III. levee. |
now awaiting action o: the Common Com
ell. Referred to MeEsy@.. Summers. yuCkes !
and G.. y. K. Bailey. committee.
a resolution ny Mr.. r. J. Harcr was |!
adopted, TIL. committee "f three be ap- |
p"inte" "a the subject Of mUn:c,pa! changes !
III o:..an anal Yiyeg shipping. with :" veg 20 !
legislative lief. Referred to committee. |
Of which NJ. Ha6er was appointed ch"iS-
man.
On morton of Professor f"Tshec Ns. J..
r. Reay!s OF 81. LOuis was invited 20 ad
dress the Chamber q Commerce. Oh the |
occasion u;' his pFopos. visit :" tins city, |
on the commercial interests q: Ike .I!ssis.
s.ppi valley.
Nn motion 9; Sie..ss. Eaihs and Cole
man some fifty additional IDeI1b'Ss were
el.Cte! :" the Chamber.
NT. Scr,a., a distinguished foreigner, en-
Serta;ret. me Chamber with some eloquent
remarks on financial topics. lie submitted
g ch. nle. which was referred {" SPECIAL ;
committee of three, Of which N:o b a.
!i.ber was appointed chairman
Iae Cha:HheY then adjoGynedo
AssKtsMESYs Nos. 232. l23. ~ AND l&'.-
See oSp.ciu! Notice COinn.n.--Death OF
William Weiss, Conrad Kaiser, John Eel.
de. and Henry Hillebrand, payable at the
Office OF the Mutual Aid and Benevolent
Lie Insurance Association OF louisiana
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