River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-12-12
Matters Considered by the New Or
Terms Convention.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 6.--At the Commercial
convention to-day Hon. VIM. Burwell chairman
| of the committee on foreign and domestic
commerce, submitted the following, which was
adopted:
The committee on foreign commerce have had
the several subjects to them referred under
consideration, and beg leave respectfully to re-
port
| First-Our commerce with the West India Is
| lands, Mexico and South America. In regard
| to this subject, your committee recommend for
adoption the following resolutions:
| WHEREAS The unprecedented development
| of American industry has created n surplus of
! food material and manufacturers, far in excess
of domestic consumption, or of foreign de-
mand while the cheapness of European labor
| has with the cost of transportation between
/ the American interior and market of Europe,
rendered the prospect of an enlarged ard ade-
quate demand for the prospective production of
! our country in those markets, very unfavorable;
and
| WHEREAS The advantages of a commerce
with the States and colonies of this continent
| though legitimately due us, have been greatly
| obstructed by the rigorous revenue laws and
restricted commercial relations established be-
| tween the United States and those States and
colonies respectively, as also by the absence of
adequate facilities of transportation and cor
respondence between these countries; therefore,
| ReS0lfed, That the President and Senate of
| the United States are respectfully requested to
| review our treaties and conventions of COM
merce with all foreign powers, and to make
such negotiations with such of these powers as
may be deemed exPedient, and will secure to
the contracting powers, respectively, such
purity and equality of duties upon all articles,
the growth or product of each of such countries,
as may be imported for or sale within the
dominion or jurisdiction of any of them.
Resolved That the House of Representatives
is rasnaetfullv renueStad .unOn the neootjatiOu
of any such treaty or convention, to so modify
the revenue laws of the United States may
be necessary to give effect thereto.
Resolted, That to give further effect to this
policy Congress is respectfully requested to dc
clare and establish, according TO the provisions
of the federal constitution, the following post
routes to be carried on vessels entirely owned,
built and registered in the United States:
First between the ports of New York and New
Orleans respectively, and the ports of Rio Jan
GIRO in Brazil and Buenos Ayres in the Argen-
tine Republic, respectively. Second, between
the port of New Orleans and the port OF Aspin-
wall in Central America. Providing for such
mail service by way of each of the routes re-
spectively, according to such terms of pay and
schedule as may be deemed proper by Congress
with adequate appropriations therefor, 1T be-
ing understood that the governments of Brazil
and the Argentine Republic propose to aid in
the proposed service to Rio Janeiro.
ReS0lued, That this convention earnestly
recommend to capital and enterprise interested
in our foreigI commerce, and especially TO the
railroad ano river transportation interests con-
Meeting every port and every trade center of the
interior with foreign countries, that they con-
tribute the means and influence necessary to
secure the performance of the postal service
herein indicated, as well as an adequate COM
mercial transportation to all foreign countries
whenever such organized postal service and
commercial transportation Is specially urged as
being in all cases absolutely necessary to insure
hat nd fraY IA and
delivery of passengers, merchandise and cor
respondence between production and cOnsnmp-
ton as is indispensable to market control and
financial transactions of modern commerce.
Second-The project of treaty between the
United States and France. The committee
having examined the proposed form of treaty
between the United States and France, offer
the following resolutions in regard thereto;
Resolced, In the opinion of this cnnvention,
that the project of treaty between the United
States and France, together with the important
commercial exhibits accompanying the same,
as signed and submitted to the treaty making
powers of the two countries respectively, de-
serve attentive consideration, and that in the
opinion of this con- en- ION, an agreement of re-
ciprocal trade would realty promote CONNER
cial interests, as it would confirm the ancient
antilles of the two contracting powers.
ReSolrod, That reduction of port charges
being an essential step toward the encourage
ment of foreign commerce. this convention
strongly recommend the merchants of every
shipping port to use their utmost endeavors to
secure their reduction, so far as may be CON
sistent with the general interest of trade.
Resolved, That in view of the great obstacle |
presented to foreign commerce by bars at the
mouth of the Mississippi, and of the success
which has attended the present efforts for their
removal, this convention urges npon the gov
eminent the paramount Importance and neces-
sity of prosecuting the work already begun
until the greatest possible improvement is
fully and permanently assured.
ReSolreC, That we recognize in the great
Southern Pacific railway, forming with its con-
nections an al-rail route from all sections of
our country to within ninety miles of Havana,
red ucing the distance from New York to Cuba |
from about 1873 hours to about 60, and affording |
an outlet for the surplus products of the great
State of Ohio 9S2 miles shorter to Cuba than by |
way of New York, a line calculated TO bring us |
in close mail con munication with the West |
Indies, Central and South America, and we |
urge upon the company that its completion is |
20 greatly promote our trade with |
those countries.
After adopting the above and appointing /
committee to memorabilia Congress on the va
rious measures recommended, the convention /
ad jou rned sine die.
Tho committee memorializing Congress |
met and appointed Hon. Phillip Pendeton, of |
West Virginia, chairman. and II. L. Liveham,
nf Iowa as secretary The full committee viii /
meet in Washington January I'd.