The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-24
Proceedings Of the National
Hoard Of TrAde.

Board OF Trade.
MILWAUKEE, August 23.-The report
Of the Committee on Reciprocal Trade
with Canada concluded with the follow.
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That the President Of the Uni.
ted States be and Is hereby respectfully
requested to consider the expediency Of
recommending Congress, in his first an
nual message, TO authorize and provide
by appropriate legislation for The ap.
pointment Of a commission 10 cooperate
on the part Of the United States with
commission 10 be appointed by the gov.
ernment Of Great Britain In the negotia.
tion Of treaty to reciprocate trade be-
tween the United States and the province
ofCanada.
ResOtred, Thatthe object OF the pro-
posed treaty being the promotion Of
kindly feeling and mutually profitable
trade between the two great and kindred
communities living in close proximity TO
each other. The negotiations now rec
commended should be conducted in q lib
eralspirit, and with view OF securing
such concessions on both sides at the out
set as are generally recognized, as de-
sirRble and as are Immediately attainable,
leaving it to time and experience to
indicate by what methods and 10 what
extent further freedom Of commercial
intercourse may be extended In future.
RESOLVED, That in the judgment OF the Ma
tionRl Board OF Trade it is both unneces.
sary and impolitic to complicate and EN-.
barrass the important issue Of reciprocate
trade between the United States and the
Dominion Of Canada with any considera-
tion or speculation bearing upon politi-
cal relations at the present time subsist-
ing or remotely possible between the two
countries.
ReJOlred, That committee OF nine, Of
whom the President Of the Board Of
Trade be Chairman, be appointed to take
charge Of this subject until the next
meeting Of the Board, and to adopt such
continued action in reference to it as may
seem expedient.
Mr.. Adams Brown, Of the Dominion
Board Of trade, and Mr.. White, Of Mon
treal, addressed the Board in favor OF re-
ciprocating. The debate was participated
in by Messrs. Ward. OF Buffalo, Hayes,
OF Detroit. Buchanan, OF Trenton and
others. The resolutions were adopted
with only six votes in the negative.
The committee, to whom were referred
the several propositions concerning re-
reported the following resolu.
tions:
ResOlrcd, That in the opinion OF the
National Board OF Trade Congress has
omitted to pass the necessary measures to
carry the resumption act into effect, and
it therefore recommends that Congress
should enact law authorizing the fund.
ing Of the legal tender notes in bonds
running 40 years and bearing 4 per cent
interest per annum, payable quarterly
to an amount not exceeding ten million
dollars per month till the legal tender
notes be at par with coin.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Cincinnati, made
speech in support Of the resolution.
Mr.. Aldershaw, Of Chicago, moved as a
substitute the resolution submitted by the
Board Of Trade Of that city in favor Of
legal tender notes issued by the Federal
Government and redeemable in coin on
demand. !.
a'Ve; a.S prg'FSGteu nj ueo1Le !ne suos.aIule
wa was leleesea. 4ne resoIuuon reported
y 'ng eomml1tee was a"op'eu win only
'''1ee Tt. uIsseuus ns VOICE;
LII tne EUs.ee -" taitU ." DA"NFup' l-'" re-
Por.eu p ~ i9,tow1: Tt -.
u..:S tasOsVG"' o tnat IN 'Ie opinion OF tnS
tNAionai L poArq OF Iraae !he existing
!; l1M o. our country Is unjust are
IN ~ esssntiH' aeasntes; ana tnose features
rendered sun more unjust and oppressive
III 1ne construction Put upon IL oy the
ooutS' La,. auu neIce, ouSat 70 20 tePeaieu,
or' OeIVer SUP oe 50 aIsereo anu amended
as ~ 70 avoIu, II possible, ihe gIeat wrongs
!nat are W now perpetrated under It's sane
S tIon' we say unjust because Il operates
!. nf:I rs premium upon lrauu oy making
~ IN interest OIL tne de0torS 10 oIer low
!etns o. comPosluon, theieoy making 10
themselves more money, or retaining
TInefs money not Deionglng 70 them than
tney coulu acquire py LABOR aud win q
a D..,,.. "a oI.:. It 49,. -
:. Decause II Plaees !he hohe1t mer-
chant a. lne mercy Oh lne aish9nest mer-
cha1t 9y . shameless anu reckless diSre:
gat1 OF o9ligauoh:, showing tnat seIiei
can oe hau ior al lnueoIeaheSs anu u.s.
honesty IN tne Gankrupt act
.: mat ~ thls regard IL aemoraliLes
business aess.Ioys commercial integrity,
Impair, eonuaeGcs I;sI ana @ 'enus 70 destroy
Tue ctedit on Wnlc9 our Whole CONNER
ciat laoric reSls ana tnese operate much
% the Injury 9l honest enterprise, need
ing aia Us 70 'ne Injury Oh lhe unfortunate
ana petrayea c5eol!or.
=. ma. 'ne Jaw Is not UNIFORM 10 is
opetaLions Us o6 5equiTea " the ConstitI'
!lon, OIs n. mas og appiIISauons correspond
ing 70 ane mum numOet ; ot n.a'es IN tne unon'
anu mus sreA' iplusuce arises 70 cIedl'
tots , anu STes ueT.ors I;aoi riHnts - one state
Ien'ea .VI S.L,, 70 .noss living IN otheT states;
Inat 1i, Geo.Tts II, anS a ctealI9fs should stand
a. aIike IN ~ .ne e s.sIss q the Union under
'neoRsiSuUI; Ehs. ;,,d;H;.i =, = NSs.onSi Jaw.
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