Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-09-03

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| hundred delegates We're present at the
session Of the national board Of steam
navigation to-day. A long report was
read and adopted, recting the expert
ences OF the committee appointed to
prepare amendments to the stes mt boat
! law, and TO press them upon the atter-
| ton of congress, These amendments
! failed to become law, according TO the
report, owing TO the opposition OF Sen
atOr COnkliDg. The report continues :
ave only regret that through the un-
necessary and unfair and careless oppo-
sition of one man, governed by motives
| to IA unknown, We have failed to obtain
any amendments asked for, but we have
an abiding confidence that the future
will repay all the labor of the past, and
| that the good sense of congress will re-
lieve us from the impOsitiOns and exac-
tions under which the great interest we
represent has been 30 long suffering We
have 10 suggestions to make as to Iuture
course Cf the national board, but would
recommend that questions Of legislation
be referred to the executive committee
now TO be elected. There are in the act
many useless but specific requirements
of law which the board cannot set aside,
and although 1t has recommended that
the law be changed in many psrticu-
lars, nothing has been done. The re-
port concluded with an expression of
thanks to Secretary Bristow, and to all
members Of congress who had assisted
the committee in their labors. The Sec
retsry of the board said that for the in
formation OF the public with respect to
the objects of the board, he would state
that they were, first, better safeguard
gc,. ., 4 gnnAV,I !
permanent rules of navigation; third, re-
lief from the eXsctions Of patent-rigbt
vendors; fourth, protection from undue
liability, The board then went into eX-
ecutivs session.
The following resolution, offered by
John W. BOfnger, was referred to the
executive committee:
Resolved, That the executive COM
mittee be and are hereby instructed to
have prepared and presented to the for
ty-fourth congress, for passage, a bill
creating q mixed commission, consist
ing of two army engineers, two from
civil life, and one from the coast survey,
and one captain and one pilot of steam
ers navigating inland waters; ssid COM
mission to be appointed by the President
Of the United States, fOr the purpose of
inquiring into and reporting upon the
practicability of improving the naviga-
bic rivers of the United States; said
commission to report to the secretary-of-
war, after having thoroughly examined
ana prepared charts plans, aud esti-
mates Of the cost OF improving each
navigable river. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, ], l.. Whiting, Of Michigan; vice
president, Thomas Clyde, OF Pennsyl.
vania; second vice president, r. A. War
fack, OF Kentucky; corresponding Sec
retary, B. Osborn, of New York; record
ing secretary, W. o. James, OF Pennsyl-
vania; treasurer. F. w. Nickerson. Ex-
ecutive Committee-C. w. Copeland, of
New York; d. r, Kirby, Of Michigan;
j. R. Payne, of Pennsylvania; s. Muir.
ray, J. W. Ferris, Amos Smith, of New
York; B. n. COyle, of Maine; J. w.
BOfnger, of Indiana; Matshall Parks,
of Virginia; Thomas Sherlock, OF Ohio;
J. w. Stark, of Vermont; John Allen,
jr., L. d. Crane, OF Buffalo; A. j. Rob.
erts, of New Orleans. Hon c Parsons, |
of Kentucky; Hon. A, j. Coo han and |
NJ. A. Bresen, Of Missouri; Nj. Grinnell |
and General J. D. Negey, of Pittsburg, |
briefly addressed the convention, prom |
ising faithful support TO the further
ance Of the interests Of tie board, and |
expressing condemnation OF the conduct |
of Senator Conkling with regard to the |
amendments to the steamboat bill of
1871. The following resolution was Of
tered by Mr.. PiHk Vatble, of Louisville,
and was referred TO the executive COM
mittee:
BeSOLUed, That the executive commit
tee be ins.ruc ed by this board to use
t1eiC il fluen;e in congress TO ge' an ap-
p tiat o of thirty Thousand collars to
wIden lh7 channel at the head Of the
ia IS il tie 0 10 river, better known as
t.. Ildiara sh a.
Ii ~as resolved tbat the convention |
adjourn til the first Wednesday in Sep
tembsT, 1876, TO meet st Baltimore.