The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-07
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on FOREIGN AM
DOMESTIC COMMERCE. AS ADOPTED SPEECH
FROM JEFFERSON DAVIS.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC COMMERCE. AS ADoPTED-A SPEECH
FROM JEFFERSON DAVIS.
[BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 6, 1878.
The Commercial Convention met this morning at
half past ten O'Clock After some matters of minor
Importance the report Of the Committee on Foreign
and Domestic Commerce came up This was pre-
sented by the chairman Mr. William Burwel
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE.
The first resolution requests that the President and
Senate Of the United States will review treaties
and conventions of commerce with all foreign Powers
so as to secure to the contracting Powers parity and
equality Of duties.
Secoad-That the House of Representatives be re-
quesed modify the revenue laws so as to give effect
to such treaties.
steamers built and owned in the United States be.
tween New York and New Orleans respectively and
the ports OF Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres also be-
tween New Orleans and Aspinwall. it being under
that the of Brazil and the Argentine
Republic should aid in the proposed service to Rio
Janeiro.
Fo,ra.-The proposed form OF treaty between the
United States and France is indorsed
FifN-The reduction Of our port charges is recon-
mended.
s,rA-The government is requested to complete
the works at the mouth of the river.
SPEECH DAVIS.
An effort made to strike out the word '.hult''
in the third resolution under the plea that it
simply indorsing subsidy to shipbuillers. Mr..
Jefferson Davis urged this in opposition to the pass
age of the resolution ii stood. He claimed that
ships could be purchased in England at ono-half
the cost that they could be bought in the
United States. He further stated that il revision Of
the laws could be made and the purchase OF ships
might be allowed where they could be bought cheapest
the West would never again be obliged to burn its
corn. This at time it had been Obliged to do on
account OF the high rates Of freight.
ARGUMENT GENRRAL BUSY.
General Busy followed Mr.. Davis. and contended
that by the payment Of S9OOO0.cOD during the past
year for freights to foreign ships had actually lost
that to the country, and We're now assisting
England to build vessels and making her forever mis-
trcss of the sea- He declared that might even APP
prehend some day corner in freghts, game which
had once actually been naugurated on dry land with
success.
Mr.. Burwell again spoke in defence of his report
and declared it by this very protector to our in
terests were able to make our exports 50 largely
to exceed our imports in the past year.
EXPORTS TEXANS.
The Texas delegation endeavored to have the word
Galveston inserted after New Orleans and New York
in the third resolution but the amendment was not
carried. resolution was offered from member OF
the same delegation recommending Congress to raise
the value of the subsidiary silver coin and make 1t
receivable for government dues.
REPORT ADOPTED.
On calls for the question, the report OF the Commit
tee on Commerce passed without alteration.
Pending the passage OF q resolution OF thanks to
the officers of the Convention, General Busay stated
that the nomination of General Fitzhugh Lee as pre-
siding Officer of the Convention was made al the re-
quest OF the entire delegation north of the Ohio.
This announcement was received with loud applause
The Convention then adjourned sine DIE.