Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-07
TRADE CONVENTION.
THIRD DAYS SESSION AT NEW Or
LEANS.
Commerce With tho West India Islands,
Mexico and South America RE
vision Of Treaties Wanted,

mcrre, submitted the following, which
VAS adopted,
The Committee un Foreign Commerce
have had the several subjects 10 them
referred under consideration, and beg
leave respectfully 10 report: FirSt, our
commerce with tho West ludia Islands,
Mexico aud South America. Ia regard
tn this subject your committee RECON-
mond lor adoption tho following reso'
| miinns;
WnEHeAs, Tho unprecedented devcl.
"pmrnt al Americas industry has Gre
alcd u surplus ol food, material
aud manufactures lar in OK
rcss al duiuratic consumption,
az oi foreign dcmand. Whilu tho cheap
nuss ol European labor has, with tho
cusl ol transportation between tho
American interior aud the markets nj
Europe, rendered the prospect ol an
enlarged aud adequate demand iol th"
prospective productions ri our country
Ia these markets very uniayornhlu, and,
WurRrAS, The advantages oi com
mcrru with the States and colonies OF
their countries. though lrgitlmalcly due
tn the l'nllcd Stntos, have been greatly
nhst ructrd lay rigorous revenue laws
aud restricted commercial relations
established aud existing between the
United States aud those Statrs and cod
"nrS respectively, IN als" hy the nh
sunrr ul adequate facilities ut trauspnr-
taliou aud correspondence between
these countries. therefor,
HcAnircd That the President and sen
ate al the uitrd States ARE respectfully
requested tu review our tr0utics and
conventions ui commerce with all Tor
rigu powrrs aud to make such ncgotia'
lluns with such al the rowcrS ~ may bo
drpmod oxpcdicnt aud that will s"cu Z
tu tho contracting powers respectively
such purity and equality "l dutirs
upon all ARTICLES ni growth ar produc"
ui curh al such countries ~ may hc in
ported lnr usr or sale within the domin.
ION ~ jurisdiction ui any al them,
Kcsni,ri, That the House ui licprrscn-
lntiycs IL respectfully requested, upon
the nugutia,ion al any such treaty or
convention tu ~ modify the revenue
laws ui the United states IN mRy bo nee.
o.snry To- give effect thereto.
R,suirfd, That To- give further ctwt Ia
IT, this policy i"ugirss IN respectfully
requested to doclarc aud establish ne
rurding Ia the provisions al the Federal
Constitution the following post routes
lnr the transportation nnd delivery at
the Iuhllc mails To- hc carried ou vessels
entirely owned, built aud Registered IN
the l'nltcd States. First, between tho
ports vi New York aud New Orleans
respectively, and tho ports of Rio
janrrio in Brazil and Bucnas Ayrca In
the Argentine Republic respectively,
second, hrtwccn the port oi New orlrai :
and Aspiuwal, Ia Central America,
providing lnr such mail service hy way
ui cnch ul these routes respectively, ne
rurding tu such terms at pay nnd schcds
ulc ~ may hc durmcd proper hy Con
grrrs, with adequate appropriations
thrrrIur, II hciug understood that the
guNcruurnls al Brazil and "i the Argcn-
tine Republic propose Ia nld ~ the pro
posed service ta Rio Janciro.
Hrai,cd That this Convention earn.
cs,ly recommend To- the capital aud en-
trrprisc iuicrcatcd la our foreign com
urrcr aud especially 10 railroads. and
river transportation inicrcsis connect
my every port nnd every trade
centre oi the interior with
foreign countries. That they contribute
the rnraus and influence necessary l."
secure the performance al the postal
service herein Indicated as well IN au
adequate commercial transportation To-
all the foreign countries, whatever such
ur.uuiGrd postal service aud commcr-
riul transportation may Ia, In specially
urged w. being ~ all cases absolutely
necessary Ia insure that regular and
continuous transportation and delivery
ui pussruyrrs. mrrrhaudisc and CORES
pandcncc between production nnd con
SUMPTION as IL Indispensable 10
tho market control and financial
transactions of the modern commerce
project ui u treaty between the United
Slalcs and France.
The committee, having examined the
proposed form ui the treaty between
tho / nilcd States and France, offered
the following resolutions IN regard
thereto.
Rrulrri. IN the opinion oi this con
NcntIun that the project al treaty bc-
tween the nitcd States and France, Ia.
grihrr wslh the lmpurtnnt commercial
exhibits accompanying the sainr as
signed and submitted Ia the treaty -mak'
INK puwors uf the twu countries r,sprc-
tiNel,, deserves attentive considerations
that IN the opinion oi this convention,
mn urrrrmrut ui reciprocal trade would
greatly promote the commercial inter
rsts. ~ Il would conform the ancient
nuitics ul the two great contracting
powers,
Rsuiroi, That the reduction al port
charges being an css"ntiM step towards
tho encouragement al foreign commerce,
this Convention strongly icrnInin'nd
thc merchants ul every shipping port To
uSc their utmost rndraNors to secure
their reduction so iar ~ may la c"nsis
tent With the general interests oi trade
R,soir,d That IN view of the great oh
s,arlr presented L. inrc,gn commerce. hy
the bars at the mouth oi the Mississippi,
aud al the success which has attended
the present ctioIts Tor their removal,
this Convention urges upon the govern
mrnt the paramount Importance and ne
ccssitN at prosecuting Ihc work already
begun until the greatest p"ss,hlc im-
provcmrut ls fully aud permanently
assured
R,snlaoi, That W. recognize IN the
grca, railroad, hrn,ing with its conncC-
tons aa all rail route from all sections
oi our country To- within ninety miles "i
Havana, reducing the time from New
York ln Cuba irnm about one hundred
and thirty.twn hours 10 about sixty,
and ailording an outlet tor the surplus
products III the great Ohio States ss.
miles shorter to Cuba than 10y way "i
New York, line calculated 10 hiring us
in closer mail communication with
the West Indies, Central aud
south America, aud se urge upon the
company its completion, IA calculated
to greatly promote our trade with these
countries
After adopting the above and appoint
ing a committee Ia memoriaiiIe Con