, 1875-06-17

Applications for Admission and Notice,
Of intended Withdrawal.
Congress Requested 10 Pass General
ssllipping Act.
The Tennessee and Mobile Bay Cans
Scheme Turned 0at of Doors
Weights and Misunderstanding.

rrttApE1rHfA Pa, juno 1G--Tlie President
callod tile Board to order at 10 a. tn. and stated
HAT nt tic meeting OF the Executive Council
last night Charles Randolph was unanimously
reelected Secretary mud Treasurer Of tho Ha-
ttonhl Board
Applications for admission to tho Boafd wero
received from tho boards Of Trade Of Daseli-
port H., Cincinnati, and othors, and Merchants
Exchange Of st. Louis. aud referred to the Com
n,itseo On Credentials, which subsequently 70"
ported tint they had approved tho credentiala
Of the davenport Hoard Of Trade. aud Waldo II.
Potter. tts delegate, took hiH Heet. .-
Tho delegates OF shu New York Boari Of Trade
wero permitted TO tako stats and Join In tho de-
bate, but not to vote.
WISH TO WITHDRAW
Roquests of tle following bodies that they
hayo permission to Withdraw from tho National
Hohrd OF TTale were granted: Metchaata' Ex-
Change Of vt. Louis. Cincinnati Duaru OF Ira.le.
and tho Boards Of Trade Ut Salem, Dulfalo, aud
OBwego.
INTERNAL rMrHovEMESTa.
Tho resolution Rle1nar1a.iziug Congress to es-
tabliah I;nreau Of lntarnal Improvement anal.
ogoua to the Coat Survey, to mike preliminary
surveys aod Auggost comprehensive and
thorough System bf impt ptoyeneutA, WAS taken
mp. Tie Hoa.d adjourned yostarlay Ieudlng
tho following substitute:
That Ill internal improvements raaab by this 9n.-
ernment Should he strictly national IN THUR chsr.c-
ter, mad uos otherwise. aud le 1nsde in tue 1fdeF
Of tEeir importance 10 the eopo If tho ~hole Union.
Mr. Eaya:1. of baltimore. moved q reconsider.
alton Of tho yote by which the substitute WAS
placed OF itA Anal ',aasago
After discussion, 3lr. Dayard Withdrew his
mntion to reconsider, aud moved that the subatl-
tu,e le laid OIL the table. Agreed to.
S,,t,i icaf af }hni ir.fr ntIt tnf} a
esasippi Iaiycr IeveeH waB iudetiuitcl; postponed
after Mr. Coylu.ton, OF C,slcnnati, paid lo
thought the Federal Lover uHent lad 10 more
to do With tho lesoeY Of tue Mississippi thai
with the Jeraey flats.
POSTAL REPorM--wEIo1.rs AS1 MEASURES.
Tho snbIect Of reduction mud uniformity In
postal rAtcB WA referred to special conHitteo
courlstinG Of hlessrs, Henry OF New York. Hot-
ton Of Miwaukeo, aud Egg.eston OF Cincinnati.
Tho fifth eubjcC:, favorlng the establishment
Of postal telegraph. was referred to tho Com
mittee on Postage lates.
Tie sixth proposition, uniformity In Weights
and meaBlres, was taken up, aud tue foloxing
resolutions adopted:
1equestod 10 Inyte tue Governments Of Great Britain
and Continents! Earcpo to arpa!at Commissioners to
1Unea s he uaea ssx. 10 ."
,R<sa'psd. Thss tbs antsquo WY Of measuring by
cublca should. when practicable. he eulxtltuted by
GENERAL SHIPPING ACT.
Tho seventh proposition. requesting Congress-
| to amond the Shipping act OF 1872, and tho hs-
| tcsuth proposition. the United States Steamboat
| law, woro considered together. and It WaH ro-
solved the. Congtesa be n,emoria!izod to paaa M
| act csoatiLg Commission to report bill With
reference 10 the enactnont Of = general shsp-
ping act and for other purposes.
| 8r. LOUIS REPORTS.
| 4 communication WAS fccetFed from Botton
Able, Prosident OF tho 31ercbantH' Exchange. St.
| Lu.lis. stating TINT that body would not with.
draw from tho Natouai Board.
| On motion. tue resolution authorizing the
| withdrawal OF IL. Louis Metc1tauta' Exchange
was lecons,dered, mud voted down.
Tho subject OF tho amendment to the act oi
| 1861, relative 10 collisions ou rivors, VAS ds.
guessed, aud referred 10 tho Executive Com
nlittce. ..-.
TRANSPORTATION.
1.-THE esila md abuseH In the transportation
| buRInsss wnB tho next subject discussed On
n,o.son the subject of bills Of Iadlng was re-
forred to tho Committee consisting Of Dsyard,
| WetAlnger, and Qrodsenof.
Tue subject Of rates OF transportation wss re.
{crred to q special committee, viz. Thor
borgtl. EEecston, Lcyl. Edson aud Potter.
the succeeding proposition was that submitted
by the Board Of IrAde OF Mobile, psopos,ug thai
tho National Government shall omen without de
lny uninterrupted water communication botweet
tho Tenuossos 1tiYer and the deep wsters O
Mobile bay.
hlr. Price, OF Mobile. hdYocstad tho PROPOSE
ton III an address Of great length. iu Which Ii
| urged that 1t wnB Of national Importance Il
much NJ for an. local benefit. This gentleman
alao offered a substitute fur The original 1eaolu
tion providing that, instAad Of tho doyarnlnen
supcr,ntending Or paying for tue p1otoeet
water-course, tho Board OF Trade should do
clare for it's o1poiiency, tho enterprise then Il
be conducted hy pEtvnte cantta.
Nossrh. Hayes and Dayard opposed tho whot'
project, as ono iu which tho dovcrnlnont shoust
not Interfere.
4 motion by Sir. BeYard to indefinitely post
pone tho subject MAS agrocd to
| NANRtN1.
The next proposition waB An amendment t
Tho National Banking Law. submitted by tn
Board Of Truds Of Chicago. Alter 1riet dih
| cusHiou. the reanlution was submitted to a vut
aud loBs. -.........
Alter various amendments to tho CouHtitutiol
Of tho National board. the Convention adjourne
to rcaesembto as puartor paat Tomorrow motu
ing. 70 visit in 4 body tho new Masonic temple.
Tho proposition 1elat,va to tho 1es1mpt!on o
Bpeclo Payments, submitted BY the Phllldalphi
board Of TS2la, baR been made the special oEde
| of buBiu6aa for tomorrow.