, 1873-05-15

Hu, ,thon gave i history Of tho r!ao! aud fall Of
OUR national nArine, and urged TINT somo moaa-
,lrcs eould 30 1cviso to restore It t2 ite former
eminenco. Ho thought, however. 'ths.. b9ior9 eiiT
and currency systems would have to DO revised,
but 'ho doolined to. discuss those qnos-
tionB. 11o advocated tho oonnttnotison
% tire sacss9 eSs a sa MSssSe sf rs s f.
third on tho Pacific coast for the construction p.
ot Government yeBsols and ahps Tor private m ~
aividnaln. He then gaye history OF IN rao Unloh
how they had violated thcir. pledges end lay IN
discriminating agalnst tho Kansas Pacific wh1el,
is branch road, nnl under the Inv shoulu DO
operated as part OF tho mht1 Ilno. .hon .n,,, =,
tho obstrlcsiona at tho mouth OF the mississippi
nlyof, showing, in d conclusive manner, what
great injury those arc to tho commerce Of the
rometiied by tho construction Of Bs. Philips
Canal tile feasibility OF which la unquostionod.
In tho Convention to-day tho Congressional m
roll WAS called, with WOW to nscoEtatnnE wIas
MemborH wero preBont, hnd tho 1olloTlnB hu-
""SiG HisbamaIsonntor Sc % George r. spenccr Com
grosemen r. q. Dromberg, Charles II. Pelham,
Arkansas oongroBsmsn ". q. Hynes..
gressmen James H. Dlonnt, ?. n. D. Young;
'9mss csh,rd ?. rrsYa{a MHf{a
L. N. Knapp, Jamoa q. Robinson, John Nc
Nulta, J. q: Cannon, J. 8. Martin, ". r. Nor
rison, Isaao Clements.
Indiana congressman ". 2. Niblack, g. T.
! Wolfo, j. II. Wilson, Jno. Ooburn, Thomas J.
| Oason, j. N. nyror, jasper Packard, G. 8. Orth.
| neutrality-suspicious. e. ". Mo0rary, A. 7.
Cotton. ". g. Donnau, II, Q. Pratt, VIM. hough-
| ridge, Jno. A. KaBaon, jackson Orr.
Ksnsas-sonator John ]. ingalls,; congrcss-
mon D. P. Lowe, B. A. Cobb, H.
| Kentucky -Congrosamen E. Grassland, O. ".
Milltken, jno. D. Young.
J. 4. syphor, /. 4. sheldon. q. 3. Darfoi:
-Congreasmcn II. ". Field, George
willard, J: "; Begolo, 0. D. oonger, N. 3. Brad
Icy, J. 4. Huddal.
MINNESOTA Senator Alexander nameoy:
MiBsiasippl- JaB. O'Ncil, George
@. MoKoo, JAS r. Lynch (colored). $1,000.
MiBsouri-Senator LowiB '. Dogyi Congress.
men E. 0. stanard. Erastus WeilB ". Il. stoue,
| Il. A. Hatcher, Il. p. Bland, II. .. Hayens T. =
Crittendon, A. conings, j. G. Parker, John NJ
| Glover.
Now Hampshire Congressman y. 3: Small,
Now Jersey y-Congrossuon J. a. Hazaton
Amos CLARK, Ii. L. Ward.
New York-CongreBBma David Wilbur.
Ohio-CongrosBmeu Milton Baylor, L.. B
auuckle, @. n Lamison, L. T. Neal, William
Lawrence, John Berry.
Pennsylvanla- Congressman James D. Straw
bridge. -....
Tenuosseo-sonAtor Henry Cooper; Congress
mon William Crutohfield, ". O. Whitohorn.
Toxas-Bonator ]. ". Flanagan; Congroas
mon D. O. Giddlnga, A. 81. Willie j,
Neutrality-suspicious. J. B. Soner, John a
Smith. A. Ii. Davis, Thomas Whitohoad, Joh'
T. HnrTiB.
Wisconsin, -Congrsssmon Q. q. Williams, 6
". Hazolton, J. A. Barber, @. A. Eldrlgde, ]. III
Buck, A. 8. Modlll.
There also is present Gov. Woodson, Of His
eouri; Gov. Noyea, Of Ohio; Gov. Waller, Q
Virginia; GOV. Osborne, Of Kanaas; aud Gov
Austin, OF Minnesota.
Tomorrow tho session Will DO givon up t
general discussion, and various gentlemen ar
expected to e1pross their viows upon question
which havo boon presented to them.
Tho excursion to Toxna will leave on Frida
morning early, via tho Atlantic and raclflc none
Rtop at Springfield oyor night and receive til
hospitalities Of tho oitizonB, thence proceed nos
morning to Vonita, and thence to Denisor
Houston, and Galveston. The exoursionist
will number about 150, md will DO undcr til
charge Of F. ". Dwyer, OF tho Atlantic
Pacific Read.