The New York herald., 1873-09-18

MASSACHUSETTS,
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PHILADELPHIA
q. Wtnsor. 8. Flanagan.
Z. Y. Knight A. Grover
F. B. Cotton. W. James.
W. M. Baird. j. Willes.
B. Snyder.
J. e. Payne. =
rITTsBURa.
CT; Adams J. s. stockdale.
8; Warner. J.X. Blscimore.
M Baily. A. Lysle.
q. Miller. Thomas Fawcett
George Appold William J. weens.
II. Foster W. G. Smith,
james Andrews
OHIO.
David Gibson. J. g. Mise.
Robert Semple. Thomas Sherlock
J. W. Gran.
KENTUCKY.
A. a. Dugan. Frank Hopkins.
J. s. whiting. r. Kirby.
q. Dunlap. Eben Ward
Letters Of regret for inability to be present were
then read from supervisor and Inspector Of Steam
Navigation, Mr.. D. D. Smith, Washington, D. c.;
member OF Congress-; from Chairman OF steam
Navigation, J. A. Lemke and from others, in which
extraordinary encroachments made by railways,
their great obstruction to perfect steam navigation
national Congress- as wen as the imperleetion Of
steam navigation upon Western waters.
committee e., OF business was then organized,
States, and representing the greatest and most
important steam interest Of each particular one
York; Mr.. Gibson, Of Ohio; Mr.. Payne, OF Pennsyl-
vania; Mr.. Wilton, OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
The order OF business was then announced as
fOll0ws:-
Reading Of minutes
Reports OF executive committees.
Reports Of special committees.
Appointment OF Committee on Correspond.
appointment Of Committee on Printing and
the election OF oflicers for the next year, which
The minutes having been printed and circulated,
as also had the reports of different committees,
their reading was dispensed with, and the re:
mainder OF the business will be gradually developed
during the next three days. After this the meet
ing was adjourned until seven O'Clock tonight.
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THE EVENING SESSION
one OF unusual interest," for the report OF the Ex.
ecutlve Committee explained the defeat OF their
intention OF the Board upon the meeting OF the
next The report was read by Mr.. Copeland, OF
extend steam navigation and protect its present
objects The bill had passed the House, but in the
Senate IT had been defeated BY Senator Conk-
ling, who gave no reason why he took his
peculiar grounds against the actual reading OF the
bill. The report said further that In order that
Old one ne failed but must % undergo noe s precisely the the
same initiatory stages % the one that was lost.
cidents, but yet they were prevented from antici.
Patng them by rigorous and M unjust laws ana that
wne lie having their hands al and feet ted were
ordered to swim.
said the report, was just and equitable law pro-
tectlng the rights OF ALL and the passage OF sncn
law could be best secured by the united counsel OF
tHOSe WnO were Debt uCQu3luCou VIII buUJeCt
In all Its bearings. Transatlantic navigation was
also mentioned, and IL was stated that foreign
steamers were protected by laws In manner
report urged modification ofaw in regard to ocean
steamers. 1t also alluded at some length TO the
inland navigation Of the Western waters, and set
forth notifications Of the law for the benefit Of
commerce and the country.
The report was accepted, and after Its adoption
Captain B. s. osborn arose and made some re-
marks on IT, saying that no class OF people
80 under the legislative thumb as the steam
BOAT men In case OF accident. He said that the
steamboat proprietOrs were at once condemned
and arraigned, but
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE RAILROADS WERE NEVER
ARRESTED
on account Of collisions lie said that II was
owing to the lukewarm and conservative spirit OF
steamboat owners that Congress walked over
them; that IL needed only unanimous uprising
among steamboat men for them to accomplish their
aims He said that the ferry lines had one year
carried 190 900 OF people and had sacrificed
but two lives, and he challenged any other means
OF transportation which In carrying the same great
number had sacrificed so few human Ives Hence
the
srEAMBoATMEN HAD RIGHT TO ARISE,
and II they did they could put the matter squarely
before Congress and force them to pass the bill.
lie said that by going up the sound you could
count at any night nfty sailing vessels without q
light, and yet In cases OF collision there has
never been Court to condemn the sailing vessel
but on the contrary tho steamers always had to
take the blame.
Other interesting questions, Including log whis-
ties and steering apparatus we're discussed and at
n late hour the Convention adjourned to meet lOr