The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-06
National Board of Steam Navigation

PITTSBURGH, September 5.-The Six.
teenth Annual Convention of the Ma.
tionsl Board of Steam Navigation met a.
the gentlenen's psrlor OF the Mononga-
hela House, this afternoon st one o'clock
MIR. Thomas Clyde, OF Philadelphis, Vice
President, occupying the chair in the ao-
sence of Mr.. John Allen, President, who
was unable TO be present, and General
William L. James, also OF Philadei iphis,
officiating as Secretary. The list OF dele
gates shows members present from Bal.
tinore, Boston, Buffalo Burlington (Vt.),
Charleston Is. g., Evansville, Clncin-
natl Jersey City, Louisville, Newark IN.
J.), New Haven, New London, New
Orlean:, New York, Norfolk, Philsdel-
phls Portland Me-, Providence, Ssvsn-
nah, st. Louis, Vlcksburg, Cairo and
Wilmington, n. q. The President
stated that the organization had been
effected six years ago, and although, but
little had been accomplished in Congress
he felt assured that If the board continued
in the one great effort TO secure better
steamboat laws success would at length
be attained.
On motion of Captain Vsrble the
chairman appointed q committee OF three
on credentials, consisting of Plnkney
VarbIe and 5. ID. Andrews, of Providence,
and Addison LySle, o. Pittsburgh.
On motion the chair appointed y
committee o! five on rules and regulations,
consisting OF Captain Semple, Gray, Car
ter, Bodnger and Cox.
On motion Captain John 7. bravo,
of PIttsburg; Albert 5. Willis, member
of Congress from Louisville; Hon.
j. h. Hopkins, Hon. A. g..
Cochrsne, Hon. }. NJ. Bayne,
hoa. L. f. Errett and Hon. J. X. Moor
head were invited to seats in the conven-
ton and to participate in the discussion
of the topics brought before the body,
The chairman OF the committee on
rules and order OF business, submitted n
report recommending the adoption OF
ordinary rules governing legislative
bodle. and fixing the hour for the meet
of daily session NJ | o'clock A. NJ. The
report was adopted.
Col. j. NJ. Schoonmaker, on behalf Of
the resident committee, rendered the del
egates the hospitality of the city, and
said it gave him pleasure to announce
that during their stay in the city, they
would be the guests Of the resident com.
mittec.
The chair, on behalf of the conven-
tion, returned thanks.
The Secretary read letters from Presi.
dent John l.. Allen, of Buffalo, and b.
S. Osborne, Corresp sponding Secretary, re-
GREETING their inability to be present.
The Executive CommltLoe asked until
Tomorrow TO submit n report. Captain
5. s. Brown, from the Committee to
widen and deepen the channel in the
falls OF the Ohio by the removal Of rocks
therein, said the committee would not
be able to report until tomorrow. Capt.
+. W. Gould, of st. LouIs, offered the
following resolution:
ReSoiUsd, That while the objects of
this board are principally national in
their character it s legitlmately within
its province ITO consider local subjects
OF general interest, when coming
under the head of navigation. in matters
connected Herewith.
Captain Gould supplemented the reso.
luton with some remarks during which
he said there were questions not of
national importance which are OF the
most vital consequences to the river III
terests OF some sections OF the country.
lie wanted the Board to consider the
question as to the Legitimacy OF the reso-
luton before this Board. He said two
questions would come up under this
resolution, viz: How to improve the in
terests of navigation, and how to obtain
the means of improving the same from
Congress.
After remarks by Captain Levi, OF
Louisville, and Captain Davis the REQ
luton Was unanimously adopted
At 4 o'clock the Board visited the
Eads dredger, which is the only boat Of
the kind in the world