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2. law prescribing an equitable syntem Of rropor-
tonA nr minority representation Of the Stockholders
III tho Boards Of Direction.

2. law prescribing An equitable eyntem Of rroro
tonal minority REORGANIZATION Of The stakeholder
3. 4 !aw restraining railway comran!ca from p.yin
Interest Or dividends bey"na f.s a. aud 5Hst 1etrn
a Tue afnsi cost 9f toor property 70 their sosk % an
4, exccsa Of sch AMOUNT and what required 10 kec
their roads III proper repair aud Try t'eir ncceasar
terminal facllltIaa for pub|c security mid convencnc.
and to reduce lhur transportation charges when sue
fAs'lisies are II perfect AID completed condition..
1'acrs which uro not compcstng points.
port l,e Of othsr companies, Of Individuals IL
Junt anil impartsl compensation, aud with tho
dispatch .he neoicng c1clnaiveIy 10 epi! roa
combination Of parallel ltMoa Ut roas, by which Gun,
lustIion II destroyed and tho peop]s's highways con
7. A law prohibiting railway companies from acqnfr
ing Or holding more real estto 'An Ia necessary fo
tho olcr'on Of thcir roads, md prohibiting r,wa.
companies, nicera Of conranies frum cnEatnnR II
tinn.
3. A. law making It rcnal otycnue fur any p,blt.
| company, md forbl1d[na railway toulpariea fro1i
granting such paaaos 10 ANY bnt regular employees u
Tho report further recommends that In Chart.
ers hereafter granted the Stnto reserve tho righ
tu regulate ohargea; TINT nu work shall bo Gun.
tractod Tor until tho money III in tho treasury to
pay for 1t; that dividends Blnll not oxceoi ID
por cent upon the actual cost aud TINT capitnI
ntock shall not be Increased without autlorlzn.
ton from the Legislature. and wllon sucl in-
crease IL made that saii stool; s,all be disposed
Of at auction to tho lgheat bidder.
1n regard to water transportation, the Conven-
tlon adoptod tue following:
, Hesoieed, That aotno syetcm Of inland transrora-
uon cAearer ttan that Which now pussesa Is tho
great need Of tho country.
Tint water is ono OF the best aud cheapest
means Of moving tho honyy products Of tbs field.
foroGt nnd nltne, and ttnt Bo1ne system of inter
nal transportation which Bbatl bring into frcer
intercourse tho diHofcnt soctlous Of the country
il imperattyoIy demanded, il NO would roylyo
our foreign commerce, aud increaae aud develop
our domestic trade.
nlcans Of asrording relief to tbs coa,,-
try. tho enlargement Of the Erie Canal and
tho lRko route, the enlargement md OK
tension Of tho Illinois l. Michigan Canal to
tho hliaBissppi River. at Rock Island, together
with tho completion Of tho work Oh Tic Illinois
River. improvement OF the mississippi River, tho
TonucBaee River route, known III tile Atiautic
q 9roat Western Caual, the Central Wator Limo
through Virgiaia, anu tho e1tonston OF tho
Chesapeake L Ohio Canal from Cumberland,
Mo-. to homo point on tho Ohio liiyer.
Tho Committees submitting thoHe reports pro-
aontod thon, alter adoption to the prooor Com
na;tteos OF tile two Houses of Congress-, uigfpu
thom ou The consideration Of tho lnttar.
THE PERMANENT OFFICERS
elected by tho Convention Nero tho following:
pfes,Ieu:-YLo Hon. 1u,Isb Quincy, u,at,n ,1,ss
-i,,esiden,rnn i'm fsi,at H. islm, H.
ban,a: tno Ifon ! r Jonr, tr.,,sns ita., .ti All
California Coi ~ H. Grccnwnnt f!ot,rsIo oI'' -
latrrtk DpIrfct If roiu,nin f. E{tl..1, 17f,st,.
iloy. j. ii. snith, oeorais +. 6. Johnson 1ntIi,aa
Il, Wlittea,ure. iIliun, chi 4 n EmcIIov To,ss
Dr a. s. Mijis, Kentucky y. ii. Burw.]t. i1Mainm"
ssphsliHon Archer. M:ryisni lin Iion' ci,"rinn -
Attn,r, j., afss.ncnuscitx tto liun' N3,an, w.
3. T. Dounor Nisso,,ri.: n,tl,cv ~. Thn.n ts
Hannshirt. lnnn 1an,rt,u Wv 1'.,~, sf. f, NIH ~
Henry. Nav Yort. c,cnr,n Nv II port.r sL S".i g.
1:1.fiar y panrr Enrtt Crrctn,. 3rii,H..s %'
rerce South Cari.nn. Wt,.irn, n,sI,rc,; 1oa,s ats
tho Hon L. p I'oY,,G vrrmn.t ri rhn'r'e. q 49,
riugiou yirrfuin: Il. If. Knhc,, Wa Vir,,i. ~ H.
Hol Matt Cayrartcr Wisso1,si,, 1 nie1 t"rs t,so
ron tho Hc1y. Jo.olh l3aicr rcnnsvivsni. '1ni'n
)arts Ecntnrky: Er.C3av Nny.a flntn. i; II t,srn
WIBlipunm Tarrfnrys 4 ii ,1,nean T;,.aa ~ ~ -
Crews U4to;a = e. tarreoi ,1uhn Rns, nnI ty.aiar
Capatin ' ~ "'
Sc;rsistrU-K IL Corrueon r,rov Nv
5fcusursr-T IL Tu1rber rity n Erw. y,r,,
r.,o f,o,ror.;o,, IT,. ,,,.,
r, tso W. 1p"@'ou tuc1 "oJouIHea 10 Mcet IN
1tEehmohd. w., Ill 1th Hccnnu annual Convention.
UMier this adjournment tho Executive Commit
too iaRuuu tho following call:
Tho convcDtfo, of tb. a,rar,,,, t-h..,, rr.,.
nnrtato., Assnc;rtoH hod - WSstttr, 1siap aaaun
i.at sin,rntd t., ,1,.nt ~ n'et,ua ~ ~ 4
tIu,u as tho E1erivn t.r,;,iaa eho,, III t ~ ssea '
liar sonan1tatm, II h,n ae cci,e - ivy osS a
for conyantnn II ssnanni ~ ninmn1 0"u H. 'n% % taA
fae ranid nrosIcas sud .soy1o,,rc,t 4, mn oorn