New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-18
WHOLE NUMBER 2O82.

upon the constitution of the United States.
He contended that competition, through
the natural water ways of the country.
must be the reliance of the people for cheap
transportation.
Mr.. Gilbert, Of Chicago, followed, arguing
that Congress has the right to regulate
commerce by rail between States, and that
State Legislatures have the same right in
strictly State commerce He argued that
if legislation were enacted providing an
adequate penalty for the violation of COM
mon carrier obligations competing trans
portatiOn companies would inevitably bring
competition in freights to every railroad
station in the country.
Mr.. Thomas, of Iowa. presented the re-
port OF the committee on water routes, as
follows
Resolted, That some system Of inland
transportation, cheaper than that which we
now possess, is the great need OF the country.
Res1ired, That water ia one of the best
and cheapest means for moving the heavy
products of the field. forest and mine, and
that some sytem of internal transportation,
which shall bring into free intercourse the
different sections OF the country, is impera-
lively demanded if we would revive our
foreign commerce and increase and develop
| our domestic trade.
Resolved That this con vention ask of
| Congress, as a means of aftOrding relief to
| the country, the enlargement of the Erie
| canal and lake route, the enlargement and
extension of the Illinois and Michigan canal
| to the Mississippi river at Rock Island, to-
| gether with the completion of the work on
the Illinois river, Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river, the Tennessee river route
known as the Atlantic aud Great Western
canal and the Central Water line through
Virginia.
Resolrcd, That committee be appointed
| n fhnsn fhnSa n
Congress of the United States and ask its
favorable consideration.
Colonel j. G. Barrett moved an amend
| ment to provide for the extension of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal from Cumber
land, Maryland, to some point on the
| Ohio river. In advocating the adoption
of this amendment he spoke of tho
Importance of completing this route, sur
veys for which, west of Cumberland, were
now being made by the government. The
completion of the route would improve thes
capital Of the nation. in which all are in
terested, and develop the vast coal field
section through which the routa passes
The amendment was adopted, and the re-
port of the committee, as amended, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Thomas offered resolution, which
was adopted, directing the secretary to for
ward to the Governors of the several States
and the Canadian Dominion reports of the
| proceedings OF tne convention, Will u
request that they lay the same before the
Legislatures and ask their favorable action
to aid in its purposes.
Mr.. Abel, president of the Buffalo Board
| of Trade, said he would prefer that any
national aid be extended to Southerrs
canals. The Erie Canal, in which he was
interested, was not 80 much in want of aid
as some in the Southern States.
The following is the list of the charmels
of the standing committees: On railroads,
Thurber, of New York on terminal facili
ties B. Z. Baker, of New York; on arti
fetal watereourses, b. w. Frobel and on
national water routes, Barton Able, Os
Missouri.
The president, before adiourning the cone
| veLtiOn, spoke of the entire unanimty ex
listing, showing that the interests of all
parts of the country, South, as well as
North, were at heart. He hoped the dele
gates would carry these feelings to theiC
homes, and thus do much to promote that
feeling of brotherly love and increase the
interests of all sections in the glory of our
| common country.
Mr.. Capreal, of Canada, submitted plans
for the Huron and Ontario canal and they
were referred to the water routes commits
tee.
The committees Of the convention were
authorized to present the reports adopted
to Senator Window, of the Senate TransG
| pOTldIlou C0mlultNG uc CpHFcI'iuH tutut
after vote of thanks to its officers, aGG
} journed sine die.
Congress.
The House was engaged merely in debate
The Senate was not in session
A New Orleans Lawyer Before the DEa
| rell Committee.
, Thomas Hunter, New Orleans lawyer,
was summoned by the subcommittee while
) in that city, and was before them two hours
here yesterday. He, himself, is reported to
say that his evidence was not calculated to
sustain the Impeachment OF Judge Durel'a
Louisiana People at the Capital.
Louisiana is here in strong forces. AIS
parties exhibit anxiety; they claim that the
expenses of their journeys hither and
t thither, with incidentals. would pay the in
, terest on the Louisiana debts. The genera!
3 prayer is to fix it. They complain that
Congress is afraid to tackle the question.
Relief Bill.
i A bill passed the House for the relief OF
r. ". McMillen, an ex-cOllector, Teche dis
.rict.