The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-18
tHaMBER OF COMMERCE,
A Series Of Resolutions.
: A Few Remarks i,y the rrssla.s,

A Few Remarks by the president.
Pursuant TO call, the Chamber OF Commerce
met last evening, at hslf%psst 7 o'clock, Col,
Cyrus Bussey In the chair.
Owing TO the absence Of The Eeeretsry, ON mo-
ton OF Mr.. W. q. Black, Mr.. T.. II. Joseph was
elected Secretary pro tenn.
Judge Hennard then took the floor, and moved
| that committees OF three be appointed to draft
series OF resolutions to be sent by that body 10
the President OF the United States,
The Chair appointed Judge Kennafd Mr..
Joseph Bowling and Mr.. A. X. Miller on the com
naittee.
On motion recess was taken for the purpose
OF allowing the committee time to draw up and
present their resolutions
Tie COMMITTEES having informed the body that
they were prepared to report, the chamber was
called 10 order, snd the ehaiftaan, Judge Ken.
nard, read the following resalutionsi
Whereas, ths Chamber oil Commences of Nav
Orleans, though nonspolitisal body, was organ
issd for the promotion Of she commercial inter
eBts Of this city, and ID in duty bound TO Approve
or disspptove measures Of government beneficial
o., Injurious to the eisy's interests. Be IL re-
solved
/. THAT the inaugural address Of President
Hayes gives eafsest OF policy Of pasitieation of
the whele eountry, vital to commercial pres
perity; In the execution Of which We pledge oar
cordial support.
2. Thst the recognition Of ihs principles Of
local efgovernmebt contained in the inaugural
is alike the basis OF American berliss aud COM
rasteisl prosperity.
.. That the rehabilitation Of the msteria1 inter
ssts oil the South through tndicious nstional aid
Is matter. Ia our present Impoverished eendi-
tions OF prime Importance, and the liberal views
on this question OF the President elect inspires
91nf. people with new hopes for the future Of our
State and country
The resolutions we're adopted 90 read
mr. Btissey, president OF the Chamber OF Com
mefee then took the floor and spoke as follows:
geattstnen g The Ch0mber Of Comrterce-W
ia. nl., All,
Houses OF Congress TO pass the appropriation
bill, granting q subsidy for mail line bstveen
New OfiEans and Eragi
The Senate had passed the bill. but The confer
ehoe committee OF the lover house. did not con-
our in The passage OF the bill The Senate al
hered TO it's vote and proposed the reduction Of
the bill from Eve hundred thousand dollars to
three hundred thousand dollars, aud asked that
. new conferences committee be appointed in the
House. To get y new conference com raittee
from the House necessitstsd the appointment Of
q new committee in The Senate.
Senator Bogy, OF Miss0tifi chairman OF the
brst Ssnste conference committee, applied In
person TO every Democrat in the Senate, asking
him TO act as chairman ia order TO get new
conference committee from the House, but every
Democrat In the 5ensts refused. stating ss . req
con that they were opposed TO anlins subsidies.
The people of New Orleans know whom TO thank
for the failure of the bill.
The evee bill, called up BY Mr.. Ellis, who
lab5red faithfully with the members OF Congress
and succeeded in bripglrg it TO vote, was de-
featsd by the Democratic nsjgrity in the House.
Had this bill passed the appropriation for Lou
isana would have been mo aud D half millions
OF dollars.
There is every reason to believe that these
measures, with the Southern Pacific Railroad
bill, will be enacted into laws at the next session
OF Congress, 40 most Of the persons opposing
these bills wers elected 30 stay at homs at the
lssy election.
On motion. the Chamber adjourned.