, 1875-12-18
Endorsement Of the Plan of a Freight.
Railways;
And Also Of The Improvement Of the
St. Lawrence River---Remarks
Of the Hon. John Young.
Railway Legislation Recommended TO The
Statcs.--rlan of Organization.
Tbe To1as Pacific Meets with Poor Ed
couragement--Eleotion Of
Officers.
The Michigan & Erie Canal.

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MORNING SESSION.
MORE REVOLUTIONS.
The Convention Of tho American 1}oarl OF
Transportation nud Commerce resumed ycster-
day morning at tho Grand Pacific. Tho sttend-
Ance was but limited At tho start. the banquet OK
Tho previous night being doubtless to blame.
Al balf.past Q. rrcsiJcn. Hanry bal lot put
In an Appearance and. on motion, ]. Young
bcammon took tho chair temporarily. Dr.. Sui
livsn then offered up pra5eE
Mr. Hake1, of Nav York, proRented M abstract
from the minutes Of tho Cheap Transportation
Association Of Now York. 1old Dec. 7, settling
forth that the tino had como for the construc-
lion OF doubts-tr.ck railroad from the gTnin-
producing SECTIONS Of the West to Tho Atlantic
so.bo.rl. deferred to tho'copmisteo on ReHo-
autions.
IMrHovE THE nlvEns.
.lr. Dctrict, Of Illinois. presented the follow
Ing:
Etsolred, That, a. water.tranercrtation in the
very large portion Of the ploncess Of the United
States, il not raajurt of them, Interested In
neutrality-suspicious., w respectfully request Congress
10 nakc annual appropriations for the improvement Of
tho naviGable rivers Ut cunutty snunI dscre-
zion and due IsRa1a tor TN Macaa so,s!ttsn q tho
rfu1atiuns should boar aoilIe relative proportion t.
FTuIM irFh
,ua,uteisuee q! Ue hsrbors gu our sea cosss aud un
tic lakes. The c'nnorru Of 'r nas1gsle rt*era being.
~ tt,ic. ,tht,; H. ,amSr II Gnrr... ~ a,snrt ~
proper itsAa.tUn ~ s,ur pee.n and ists soa.aews.
THE LowEET I1DDEn.
Mr.. Me rinm, oi WISCONSIN. praHcntod tho fol-
lowing:
h,totred, That CanGrtfu}5e requested whenever MI
appropriation rals fur the Improvement VI atyo
CUR rivers or harto,s hst asd aptofstiou shall be
tIrtUtt Ey killing tho sans fy sEnratt to The loMeAk
i'ep'i-i'e p'oust.- -
THE tAL'Soa* H'VEh'
INV.
iu6 ...-
!as0!,.d That Tho anpE,s'ssmsns ~, ot tlo iiltnois
Father Of Waters. R subject vol worthy ef tLs attsn
Cned Ht.tGu Con41csT' acknowledgements arprorrtu~
unns "a will t''aurs III early c'tuplsttot.
~, ,,o.i,r -, a. I,..r,, - -.. ,,..,.,ad .,o.
op uoAt"t' VI ''': ~A1nP' ~ WA uoe'pco no'
i,a,f.nas. IN o;o,ocy.
S"" ~ -
n THE III Wan1nossE,'sS, .a,,'nE ,.,s,., -, .h ~.
-, r.-:., ,s, A.. ~
pof1 VI tEe oeec'at eon'1''teo ~ WHICH .ne pa
per puTPoEting to cSnresB tAe views OF Illinois
farmcrs na,i lcen rafs.red. II aYnresse, diaan.
4A'n.,0 -" 0eeA to.''u* - e@p4e'sea u'0al'
r1itfcismH. and affirmed that the iutc1tironce and
hn,,o.us chnrac.sr ~ tho alsvntor snd
warehousemen WAS Of q grado too high
In asa,ma that thcv wore contro,,ad hv
cu,n.,,,a .onsa =, :. ..,,,.;tv ~ o,',;.,,vu =,
s.s,s,,. iii, a.. x-e., ..a.. -, ,s ss,,,
ueaAns WIZ" tno R'eas a'@sh ot ohs Erouueeis'
upon "heB0 lnbota these gentlemen depend for
business. The charges with regard to the port
OF Du,Ya}o vero oyerststod III tho ,uper. and 1t
wus nIso found thai tba tar,ninal charren at Nav
Ynrk ia t,oe nr nrrsant aycead j cant i,er lusLel
aud small charge for ingpectiot. oxcept in cases
of uolay. The rsnort cnncl,,Irl aH folows
TVS nrtcs =, All zr,5p nj n. An, a..t,,.t,on :. A.
pr,sa trn and tefe. Ts yatus IT lis satno srsin IN
tLo rrodcers hsuis or at auI roInt between Elm Ind
ts nAl destination ~ ts value, leas thu cost OF
transportation aud commercial handling with tho con-
hgthe'ss of i,n,e an tnse. WITH these elements Or
II hrst ~ os,.r '". r. s.,,,t.a ~" zsi.,"r
tbs vain. Of that prunn.ton N a.sin which
VI now ex1ort md whici, il lesa than pcr ceut ii
the ttonct ID tls arbltst Ut yaus or utca uppn the
Remaining " PEE ceut which conlll.ue, or whether
any positive relation between lilo producer aud con,
eon.unsrs hl,Is, md fro.a hm rsI.us a.rS e so lie
producer. In either ws tako 1t that any step
upon the gram W. ssport vii, enablo IN u larsviy n
increased en,aE aud s4cxrtoro psont to
Tho cnnan.or and likswl.s syary slap tslen % hria
s,p sssous SY 4sysna a aso.s ,e.s n
transpuratloa Md tho so4t uryinLars a4sa1 system
Of corn,ns1ct.l haua!tng viii ese.ss wsr tnarHsn Of
10 far then A. the controvettpI roints Of ths uaer
in our hands rrier to those pe1tnent influences UPON
our country We believe thp rsper ant,lrL 10 our re-
spectful consideration.
~, ,,.t;,., a., .a-,. r, s,. ~,
W nlustou, lne totost WV wv aaoptoa shd the
so.s osaeaaston onsued
to the Committee on Resolutions, or whether
the Abova report allolld be regarded ~ final 3D.
tiou thereon 1t VIVA tuiel tl,st no furtber artinr
.hn,td ~ 4tar wv" ~ ~ " 'A't N~t'oa
THE snpyvras yAt,,r,,.
There boiug 10 inl1uetliate business bcforo Tim
4touan. sIr Ifarria made jon~ anorci IN n ns". u
OF Tom ScoSts schs,np vhinb f,e co,,tnnhntl
Mould have = ,oaerful fnausuca in plvnv tho
Eouth tl,o hsnnHt - nr,tt - hsva b1t ~, o ~
se'va ,.or, tts n.,s,ing ts.]ian na,d. ''' 'o
Iaso HoW tAs c4latsuk fae1un AoAas.
Ill. poooatN1T.
OK 1ulnols, tnea saotalttea 1he iol!oHinas WHICH
veto teie1foa III tae aaael manner;