, 1876-01-19

Hts Present schHtOn {n Ottnivn-An.
elrcss Of the s'rosidrnt and Etccorn
0f 0ttlor ErocccAlnt,H-EEos,it os ,itnllty
Extended to AsnSrictln DclcEnscs.
Special Dspafeh to THE Ch,eaqo 1rtoan<.
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. l8.-TAo Dominion Boardof
Trala commenced it's annual eea.on Ia tho Par
Lament building today.
Afler routine business had betn transacted 1t
Was agreed that tho subject Of protection be dis
c,ascd Thuraday.
Soma remarks woro mado On the coaa!ing
trade betwecn tho UDitsd 6tatcs aud Canada;
also, on tho establishment Of Canadian LloJdB.
Thene subjects will como Up again.
lit. Fairweathor, the President, In hs address,,
al'udsl to the great benefits derived from thln
Association in disseminating Information and
promoting national feeling. JIo referred to tho
subjects that would engage their at!en:lon, and
said tho perfection Of tho canal Bys;oln Of tho
country was most important ~ upon that do
pouled whathor the cereal surplus OF tho West
betwonn the Ottawa Valley and tho Rocky Moun-
talns shoutd sock tho BcahoaEd by tho KtYer st.
Lawrence, Of by tAo railways aud Waterways OF
the States. Flo regretted not being ablo to offer
congratulations upon tho prosperity Of tho caun-
try, and advised cauIlon in undertaking ontor-
prlsas Of gront magnitude. 1Io pnid n
l,tgh compliment to tho National Board
Of Trade OF tho United Stntes, vas
happy to eco Eontlemcn representing that body
present, and hoped that tho discussions about
to take place would be conducted in f1iondly
Rpirit and fleo from warmth Of fcolins.
Tho Committee on C1cdcntial3 presented u
report to tie effect TINT there wcre eighteen
organizations, Represented By forty-uiuo dsle-
gatcs, aggsc.ating inouborsh1p Of 1.o33.
Adam E:own, Of Hamilton, moved that tho
Government bo urged to prcss upon Her
MnteaIy's Government tho importance ol nego-
tinting tronty With ths United States to pro-
vide for tho mutual eztraltlou OF all criminals
oxcupt thoBc charged with political ofrenBeH.
Mr. Elliott, al Toronto, supported tho motion,
Which NAa carried.
Tho question Of recommending ths Govern
mont to appoint Eank lnspecsora to e.anlino tho
royonues, circulation, securities, akc., OF ali
chartered banks Of TIM Dominion, waH taken up.
and, after abort dobltr. lost.
a telegram from L. J. N. Stock, Of Nov York.
was read. resrct.ing that, owing to sickness In
As family, Ao could nut bo ptcBant.
Tho question Of navigating the I.owcr st.
Law1enco during tho wintcr months was taken
up. Tho Hon. John Yonng. Ut LiGt,tronf. op-
posed tho schemc, a. llo considered It itupractt-
cable. aud mutton to petition tho Government
to reconsider the q.eBt,on was voted down,
MIR. pennuck, of 0ttawa, offered u res
olut1on that THIS board memorabilia Tho
Government 10 nako the inopection of
butser. petroleum, leather, hisoa aahoB and
provisions Including pork aud usef, compulsory.
Mr. Luke Of Newmarket. opposed tic motioi,,
unleBa 1t included tho inspection Of flour and
other articles imported from the Untod 6.atos.
Tie motion WAS lost.
Mr. Ilowlatd, Of Toronto, mo1ed that uniform
standards for grain bo adopted throughout the
Dominion. pointing At tic advantages such 4
Bysse,n afforded In buying and selling hous, and
considered that it would DO equally advantageous
III grain. Carried.
Ihs Board aljonrnod At 2. n
Tho Hon. Alexander Mckonziu. Prctnior, this
evening entertained tho delegates flom the
Unitel States National Board OF Trade and
several other gonslemon now iu the city astsud-
Ing the Dominion hoard Of Trade,