, 1876-07-01
COMMERCE..

1 13UWEA VA '1EWN0s
| Special Dispaich to 7as Tribune
NEW YoRK, June e0,-Tcp National Board oI
Tradc to-day concluded It's eighth annual meet
Ing. At tho ond OF lts fourth days session res.
olutfon favoring special fast-mall service waa
adopted without discussion. Resolutions sub.
iNittcd by tho Baltimore Corn and Flour Exl
ehango were adopted, recommending uniform
System OF legislation regulating tho Issue, rego.
tfab'tity. md transfer Of bills Of latng, storage
receipts, and like commercial Instruments, Gy
defining tho rights Of holders, ard by prevent.
Ing and Furnishing improper dealings with tho
SAME, or with goods covered thereby; also stint.
ing that tic REMEDY fortro abuses lies within The
scope and province OF Federal legislation under
The powers TO regulato commerce conferred
by the Constitution; TINT II is tho duty Of Con.
Cress to remedy said abuses by appropriate
legislation.
Resolutions offered by tho New York Cheap
Transportation Association on railways elected
much debate. Tho concluding resolutions.
which wcro ntlopte1, urged that means should
bu devised by which cur present Inadequate, In
congruous, md charter system OF transporta-
ti0n Gun bo regulated, extromc fluctuations In
ratcs Rvolded, disastrous so-cal1cl Hraiiroad
wars" prevented, and ccrtatn general rules, In.
cluainE uniform classification Of freight, atlopt-
ed. Which Will bo binding throughout tho United
D
A resolution commanding to The consideration
Of tho Legislatures Of tho sovereign States tho
lcstrabllity OF n nni1cation Of tho laws Of all
States rolatinng to trade, and comraerce, offered
by the Now York Board Of Trade, an1 tho fol-
lowing resolutions presented BY tho New York
| frouuco Exchange, were carried:
| Resosrta, That tho best fntarcsts Of tho pro.
duccra, merchants and exporters Of grain rcqrro
H. H. adoption Of uniform standards Of quantity ID
s;!deat o hs Naona & of Tsaa for
| the parposo Of carrying out this Wow.
. Resolutions asking Congress to appoint
| Commission to rcvtse tho Revenue laws, also to
make m entire ruyiston Ut the revenue system
OF t!,c country, wcre passed without debate.
| :. air. Stevens, Of NeW York, offered resolu-
upon Congress the appointment OF au interna-
tio1ai Commission tu Which tho Governments
q ali Central American aud South American
states shall DO invited to send delegates to con-
sk!cr ny Wllht nenne commercial intercourse
between them md tho United 8tntcs may bo
bust l0stcrcl md increased, anl their 1jortg
be oponcd to all the products Of this country.
Ihe Exeetys s IT. co1nsll was advised to call
ary, 1S11. The remaining topics Of the pro
grnulme Wcrc then referred to tho Executive
Council With the recommendation TINT they ho
PLACED on tho programme for tho next meeting.
After listening to u farewell address by Prcs-
lucnt fraley, the Board adjourned TO await tho
call Of thy 4 prcsl!ent r. ei and Execn!iye Council.
New YonK, june ao.@fhc ;fssi Nationai i Doortl of
tho Doartl of Trade OF Chicago iayorlnE tho
establ'shmcnt anl continuance Of tho fast-nlail
trains, mud their extension where the Necessities
oi tho service dcmanl, and thpy can bo adopted
at q rcaaonnble cost.
A resolution was adopted, reciting that tho
remedy for the abuses IN the existing form Of
merchandise to be transported from one State
to another lies within tho acope and powers Of