Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-21
The Export Trade Contention.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Thc export trade
United States CONVERSION after much discuss
ion adopted the annexed resolutions:
First-All interests in the country demand
maintenance or enlargemnt of ocean steam
ship lines between the United States and all
places that can offer market for our products.
because the products of oar forests, of our
soil, of mines and of mills demand the largest
outlet that can be obtained for them
Second-That public policy no less than ma
tional pride demands that such lines shall be.
as far as may be, American built American
owned and American sailed
Third-That wherever a discriminating
charge or charges are made against export
from the United States or against American
vessels efforts should be made speedily to re-
move all such determinations
| Fourth-Ihat for promotion of American
steamship lines to foreign countries Il general
law ought to be passed by Congress providing
under proper restrictions, for mileage compen-
| sation for sea carriage of mails between the
United States and foreign ports in American
steam vessels-tirst, because such a policy is in
| harmony with the practice of the United States
| In it's internal postal service; second because
the experience of all foreign com
/ mercial nations has proved tEc
policy of liberal mail pay to be effective in
the creation of new lines and often to be neces-
sary Tor the maintenance of old ones; third
because such nations still adhere To the same.
policy wherever the conditions in which their
lines placed call for its continuance:
and fourth, because such steamships may be
come valuable ad juncts to the navy in c,ls, o
war.
Joseph Brown, Of st. Louis, offered resoi-
ton calling upon the general government Ia
make liberal appropriations for improvement
Of the great waterways OF the country.
! Adopted.
Mr.. Reese, of Pittsburgh, moved the appoint
ment of Il committee to form Il national cx-
port board of trade to continue the business ol
the convention after ad journmcnt. The chaira,,-
pointed Walker of Massachusetts,, Reese and
Wetherell, of Pennsylvania Seth Law .Ir OF
New York, and Hayes, of Detroit, Mich.
Resolutions were presented by Mr.. Hayes To
the following effect and adopted unanimously
That the convention considers the establish
ment OF q department OF commerce of vital
Importance to the business Of the countr, that
the convention views with alarm the 2lst sec
ton OF the tariff bill, and Will use all hon
orable means to induce Congress To eliminate il
from the act.
Adjourned sinr dir.
Immediately after ad iournment the cs,nvei,
ton proceeded to
THE EXECUTIVE MANSION,
where they received in the Eas
room by President Hayes the members bcins
introduced by Gov. Lippett and Elliot Clo#-
/ -
convention, saying that it from no person
al or selfish motive that they sought the execu
tive influence, but it was In consequence Of tn
great suffering of business men during the pas
four years, and they desired that commerce
particularly should be opened so as t., give In
! country additional markets for its p.ott,..
: tons.
, President Hayes replied that he cotiid spesi
T only generally upon the matter, bat he hearth
, concurred III the purposes that brought til
I convention together that the present outloo
of business did not present many cncouraeiIl
features, but he thought that the disposition
! manifested, especially in South Americ
and our sister country, Mexico, to extend CON
, merce and friendly relations.
visit was then paid to Secretary E.afts q
: the State Department after which the gentle
: men separated.
minnesota and Other appointments.
: WAsHIsGToN, Feb. 2O.-Thc President nom
t mated VIM. Fl. Greenleaf. receiver OF publ
| moneys at Benson, Minnesota; VIM. b. Mites
ell, receiver Of public moneys at ST. Clout
a Minnesota; and John c. Davis, of Indian:
I register of the land Office at Santa Fe Ne,
I Mexico.
II commissioners to the Paris Exposition Osbor
e Il. Heath and John NJ. Gregory, of Illinois.
miscellaneous.
. WASHINGTON. Feb 20.-The House commit.
a on elections to-day referred the contested ele
/ ton case of Frost against Metcalf, from ii
e. third Missouri district to srb-committe
d Messrs. Cobb Chandler and Hiscock wit
az instructions to examine the papers. and repo
ne whether not there are sufficient grounds f
y contest to warrant the further considerable
lg of the committee.
ne M, 49, .:.t - .;,... i
I'd ne iouS' 'on'n,''e q
it canals To-Day heard the CLOSING arguments
st the bill providing for an appropriation
y, Sl,OOO,OUO to make snip canai OF the u
r. NAL Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina
In Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen has prepared
, a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, reauesti
he to be placed on the retired list. Captain FL
5 I English will succeed Admiral Ammen as CHI
=, IF tho b,,rean of nayipafion