New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-08

this matter. He wanted the language o.
the resolutions made stronger; that they
shor'd condemn IN the strongest possible
terms any att mps to close any avenue Of
commerce Of New Orleans. fill Eads' jet
lies are success the Southwest Pass must
be kept open. All VII rejoice when they
succaed, all hope for their sue cess and all
will ID them, but it is the duty o. the gov.
ernment to keep the Southwes. Pass, and
any other pass that Will cid commerce,
open, not only TT they are successful, bat
afterward, fer New Oclea-s has need of all
| of them.
Mr.. RAY nond, from the cia'r, rev .ewad
the resolutions offered. Eads' jetties had
| nothing to do with the question. What
| was wanted was protest against the action
| of Senator West. What had Influenced
him, neither him nor the Chamber knew.
All that the Chamber had was the tele
graphic dispatch. A resolution declaring
that Senator West action was disapproved
word be proper if founded on this, the
Chamber having no other information.
Mr.. Wilson moved to strike out all ex-
cept the part referring to Senator West.
Mr.. Forshey statsd the facts were to be
found in the report Of General Comstock.
That report had been suppressed; it had
never been published except in one news
paper in New Orleans.
Mr.. Putnam asked what other reports
there were.
Mr. Forshey said there were only those
by the parties most interested-that had
been proved unreliable.
Mr. Thompson said the report of Mr.. For
shey was founded on statements three
months old. He deprecated any action or
resolutions tending to condemn the jetties.
IL had been previously said by all who
had addressed the meeting, and was then
again repeated by Mr.. Raymond and Mr..
Forshey, that the success of the jetties was
desired and hoped for; that the enterprise
should receive encouragement from all, but
it had nothing to do with the question.
On Mr.. Raymond's suggestion, Mr.. Wilson
moved that committee OF three be ap-
pointed to examine the report of Professor
Forshey aud report the proper resolutions
in q few minutes. The motion was carried.
The chair then appointed Messrs. For
shy, Wilson and Putnam.
In short time they repo, ted the follow
ing which we're unanimously adopted:
The memorial of the New Orleans Cham
ber of Commerce to the United States most
respectfully shows: That We learn by
telegraph that Senator West offered an
amendment to the RIVER and harbOr bill now
pending before Congress to the effect, that
''the appropriation tof 500, 900 for d-edging 2
at the mouths of the Mississippi Iivert sns'.
not be available whenever aud 80 long as
there shall be an open channel of eight zen
feet of water to and from the sea through
| the South Pass"
West is il'-ady :sed, unauthoI Esd and op.
posed t. the int ,rests of New Orleans,
Louisiana and the entire Mississippi val
ley; the approp1 iat on in itself is very small
| and iusia q tcant when We consider the vast
Importance TO the commerce OF the county.
Resolred, That we request the appropris
| ton By Congress to be made aud continued
| subject to the orders Of the Secretary OF
War, as heretofore.
Mr.. Blu, we'll stated that dispatch was
received from the Hon. K. L. Gibson stat
| ing that the amendment of Senator West
would be modified, aud that the matter
would be settled BY conference com
mittee.
TIE secretary of tie Chamber was author
| lied to telegraph the split Of the resolu
ton, aud forward copies by mail.
Mr.. Black gave short history Of the
matter, SO far az the merchants of New Or
leans and mercantile cor rporations had been
informed, but presented nothing different
| from the facts as discussed.
The Chamber then adjoul ned.