, 1873-10-23


Mr.. Allen arHtsl llia tunnn, previously n,atlc.
Mr. brnmlrrH favored tl'o bureau, Int nut tho h!
iynrs liz n"yet 10 tnko il by aorio"s ift %s% 70 bc
refsrrMt right back to tho com'cc there
Mr.. ponuos, Of 81. 1ouls, thought TINT II Mr.. A.
1cna motion prevailed tho l waa Substantially adoli-
ca % az nRals for action. Hence tho biil SHOULD be
Mr.. Hoffman said tho net ltsclf ahould be- reforrcd
PACK g tlo EXECUTING Committee with powor 10 urgo
nnon oonEro's taS adoption Of some ae 10 discpsa
Mr. Baker thought Mr. I,romborg could offer n reso-
l,ttion that thu Executive Committee urgo tho adoption
mako department, 70 include agriculture, co-
ncreo md inng7 1fthoy put In tiio nrst, It would
Mr. ef 1oySnss = *a nc act bad just
ing, 40 that mon,bcrs could examine it,
The motion was lost.
Mr., peovy, Of Ohio, was rloazc with Tho report and
II Department Of Commerce and n1attacs,tres. ''A'
Mr.; Noir;o M s,nggesea to gsono4 at they propose
IL Other braess Of bsess wch wsrc ali mo- Foe
dnctyc while u was peculiarly commerce tint was
n%e n 9 At tcv ea oaa s' vol e. soemen consider
two interests under tho control u Congress.
AN EXPLANATION FROM TIE ptrArn.
Tho CHAIR atntel thht wllcneynr tho Council had
Of Department. had Ieen sasses'ea s thar gsWs
Agriculture and commerce wero no Inter-
woven TINT they must all be Included in order to make
AQY pfORrGg9 AuO1G was bureau Of ARflQllkuTD.
ono 81 stastics, neithor Of which had a,ly connection
woro tsjointoi md feeble. Tloro wa was no ayssu.
dozen lseonneote otllcurs. Ii Detroit, BOSTON, aud
other paces, tho board Ind urged tho ea.ablisuent
secure harmony in tic rarsags Of lava and their OK
ecution They had been told to ask for Bureau Of Com
mcrco but ho believed they Bhold kecpat Congress- TIL
they gotta bill to protect mud for tho intoroats Of
tho whole country. Ills bill covered only auch objects
as the Constitution sppliOtl to. ou other Il points he
ernnents in order to secure euch notifications In
their law as would harmonizc thern: Tho powers Of
o ss9 W
subject by the proposed Department. Ho lad called
nttenon In his report to tic fact that barges, etc.,
Cusotn-1ious0, the riak Of helzuro rairoad
wnH subject to such supervision, under such cases,
General Government wanted department 10 regulate
just such mators Tho great thing to got tho sub
jec IN distinct and formal state before Congress- 40
thnt tho Committees Oh Congress could act upon It, 1fO
felt very dcsiroua that tho former action Of the Board
the subject should bo adhered 10 until they got
Tie field Of certainly loo wilo and too
important 70 DO entrusted to mere Treasury clerks.
hlr. bond, Of Philadelphia,
MOVED THE ACT DE APPROVED
aanubmitte1. y had been prepared by ONO who was
fully acquainted with tho subject. They wanted
soniehing denito, and ho hoped 1t would DO adopted
THE TITLE OF THE ACT.
Mr. Bond, Of Bohton, vanted as simple . na,no as
casc by making a necessary alterations In tho tito
- Mr.. IT, Dnyts, of Ohio, hoped the title would not bo
changed. "Dspartmont OF commorco" covered tho
whole ground.
It's passuge II possible.
Mr. Strauahnn preferred to refer the whplo 1natter
to Tho Executive Committee, with all the suggestions
which had been made, mud which would hayo tlelr
Mir. Dromberg accetlcd 10 that 1ispoa,iou Of the
Rubjcct. But le did not want tho bill lndorscd 1t
MIR. Dorr, Of Buffalo, explained Tho gentleman
WINS member Of Congress, anu did not liko 10 commit
NJ. Taylor did not sec why their action Bhoua ps
hanpered by the prcscnco Of Congressman. II thoy
dd not want to vote let them dodga us they goncray
aa u S nfa M s s ~
want to dodge but he did not want TO be bound to
law no looked upon unwiae. ue willing to ac-
ado to adopt IT, he must fight 1t, and 60 In to explain
his yiuws.
FINAL DIspostT1oN.
The subject was referred back 10 Tho Committee to
press tic question on Congress still further.
DKpAnrAENr OF TRADE.
The next resolutions were follows:
WHEREAS, The constant Increase Of tho commerce
Of tho United Btates demands tho special supervision
Of tho Government for its proper regulation aud pup
tsolvsd, That the National Board Of Trade rcspoc-
fully urgea upon Congress tho necessity Of cstaIshng
parti.lents Of tho toyprnmcnt." :.
Mr.. Eptrxe aRtci II thpv hnd hnen practically
dsnuus,i of - ''''' A"A NV o''' p13S'A''
Tho Chair thought 80, and they wceo on motion
nErnmT op THE oo,,,,,rr,r M IN .saponr.r1ou
Wnon to p,i,1ect ~ trnn.nortotin faaIitta s Wan
rca, co Gol uIesyc,,or fram lie su"c,aI anm,en ma
atmteI Itcv .rnrn rnnIv n 1nnka rartinI rnnnrt u
won1 s,nit fnr.Sr ronort o tf,t,,ra iHv ~ tnav
hnI an nnrnrnnv n 10 ~ 1Is inj aoe rsss,nuinus
,1,scn IL prn osiv 1ood ~, A1 IT, ,n",u 1s
tMm md mn~s thcv X, S,t1a thc ancc,a oroe for
ia tha f.Iinr.ing 1unrrinr ~ N3> ~ "
~ II Nv WA 1ss sereeI TO- tt'AA'"e'
Tbo ~ rasnInt,one aro m fo,,ou,.
tr.tTint nc, c,sa n fnrIiitscs md chesncn,r1 NJ
rstcs Of trn,,sport.tio tha fntnr;nr nm
asinsrd nro ~ ionanr ~ -. "nnsi",ra, ~ ~
ioni avantaue III ayo " hecn,o ust,ansi q
tina e"' '@e N~o1' N@"'''"D' to~>"s'-
Sccoud-That any ratlwny for TRANSPORTATION Of
trs,s a a mi asog @ o s1 sase ut e
Jared hv thn Gcncra aUvern,ncut whoncvcr " nrivato
cantn, 1ar InIcrtaSo in costrMct, t t.t a",,
road should Ie subject 10 tic SAME laWs az to axaon
nr sstn central sa nftcr ronfis within tn ae,na at
gN,yTNThat n IL tho Sntv ~ rnnnronu ~ ntf,r,' ~
iny, ia on;ar anil tIotcrr,tn.nu p rr,ront ,,mi:+
rcairirt,nf,a Wtirh Enny In in,nose1 nv ~ yifhin
aMv stnta ,lnnn comm"reo nthcr aatca
inv nvsr ia territory hut thnt Inn nrntoction II to
peopp Of oach ststs against unjust dxaeons On tho
iart NJ ratroai1a wth ia .Ij1s nr fur" ~ nor.
t"rn, t,a;r mi dutv 10 snn,nn ',arr,r " t a