The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-07-03
Committee Of Chamber Of COmmerce.

The chairman stated that he had been at
Washington with Mr.. I. Tupper and that he
heard of the passage Of many important meas
ures. except the bill providing for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river. The General
said the House claimed that the bill should
have originated in the House, The cause Of the
on-pasaage of the bill was the unfrlendliness
| of the Speaker to the bill. which will have TO
| go over TO the next session. A Senator state
| that the appropriations up TO now have been of
purely local character. There ought to be an
approDri alton covering the Mississippi and its
| tributaries.
The subject of leyeas was also discussed, The
| impression was that Congress was unwilling to
pass q levee bill. There is q great amount of
! ignorance among the members IF Congress
from the South with reference to these Questiu
Congress from the Mississippi valley it was
| held In New Orleans In November.
Ali members Of Congress, and all prominent
citizens of other States who take an interest in
our commerce. will be invited. Gen. Busseg
said that he had spoken to M 4yor Pilsbury and
the city officials, the board of directors Of the
| Cotton Exchange, and the members of the Sugar
Planters Association. who promised their CO.
operation in the proposed convention. We
should said the speaker, set to work imme-
| diatey to come to som9 agreement with these
bodies. that committees may be appointed to
| facilitate visitors wishing to attend the conven-
| tion and also to provide Ior all emergencies. If
q member Of Congress from the North should
take q trip down the Mississippi valley TO the
iettes. he will see in person that levees are nee
essary TO protect the immense sugar and cotton
| plantations which line the banks of that great
| river
WHEN THE SPEAKER HAD CONCLUDED
| Mr.. Tupper rose and said that he heartily in
dorsed what Gen. Bussey had stated. and re-
marked that The Western commercial men had
already promised to send large delegations to
New Orleans In the event Of convention.
| Gen. Bussey suggested that as the Planters
Association and the board of directors of the
Cotton Exchange held q meeting tonight
| Wednesday,. it would be in order to frame a
resolution. asking the cooperation of these
| bodies to the proposed convention.
| showed that the only hope. as 1t were. of the
| South lay In opening communication with the
us 90 to these people, take them by the hand
| show them that here we can speak their own
| language; make them feel that their religion is
! observed here as well as Ia their own country,
and let them be assured that the climate. habits
and customs OF our people are congenial to
| theirs.
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Mr.. A. Schreiber, seconded by
| Mr.. Joseph Bowling the following preamble
aid resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the vast, increasing and op Uressive
surplus Of provisions. and manufactures now
produced iu the United States, with the prospec-
tive increase thereof. render 1t the IMPERATIVE
| duty of the government of the United States to
| adopt such a diplomatic and legislative policy
as will. by proper modification of the revenue
and protective systems OF our own and other
countries, promote the reciprocal Interchange
Of these products and commodities and
| Whereas the increased depth of the Missis-
| stDpt Ou let OccHsiOned by the success of the
Eads ietties. will, with her further improve
ment OF the upper river and its tributaries seq
cure for all Western commerce an outlet and
| access to and from all the markets Of the world
Whereas, the productions of il tropical goods
in Brazil, Chill, Peru and other States OF South
| central, and insular America, as wall as Of
Mexico, would furnish the. most abundant aud
convenient field of supply for the United States
and especially for the interchange of such goods
for Western produce and Eastern manufac-
turee;
| Whereas. q conference between the product
i've interests OF the United States and the COM
| mercat and political representatives of other
countries, at some proper place of meeting,
would greatly promote the Intelligent opera
tions of the vast interests involved in the policy
and measures suggested
ReSOLUed, That the Mayor and Administrators
| OF the city OF New Orleans, the New Orleans
| Cotton Exchange. and the Sugar Planters AS.
soctation, b respectfully requested to coop
crate with the Chamber of Commerce in calling
a natl ional and international convention to as
semble at the city Of New Orleans on or about
the twentieth November next, for the purpose
OF taking into consideration the most 1easi-
mefrial Interchange Of domestic and foreign
productions, the further Improvement of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries. and such
other measures as may correspond with the
great objects of such convention. aud that
each Of these authorities be requested to Ap-
point committees OF ten, with authority to call
and announce the convention. and to make all
arranRements for the reception and aecommo-
datfOn thereof.
Adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.