The Worthington advance., 1878-12-12
Matters Considered by the New Or.
lerns Convention.

AVE-" OhAEANs, Lee. O.-At the cOmmercia
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 unde,
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 fol
adoption the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The unprecedented development
OF American industry has created a 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 Eurone
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 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.
Res"tuet1. 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 IF these powers as
may be deemed expedient, and will secure to
the contracting powers, respectively, such a
purity and equality of duties upon all articles.
the growth or product of each of such countries,
as may be imported for use or sale within the
dominion or jurisdiction of any Of them,
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives
ia respectfully requested, upon the negotiation
OF any such treaty or convention, to SO modify
the revenue laws of the United States as NAV
be necessary to give effect thereto.
1tesotued That to give further effect to this
policy Congress is respectfully requested to de-
clare and establish according to the provisions
Of the federal constitution the following most
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
elro IN Brazil and Buenos Ayres in the Argen-
tine Republic, respectively. Second, between
the port Of New Orleans and the port of Aspin-
wall i'll Centra! 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 adequat. appropriations therefor, it be.
ing understood that the governments of Brazil
and the Argentine Republic propose to aid in
the proposed service to Rio Janeiro.
Resolvcel, That this convention earnestly
recommend to capital and enterprise interested
In our foreign commerce, and especially to the
| railroad and 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 we'll az 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
that regular and continuous transportation and
delivery OF passengers, merchandise and cor
| respondence between production and consump.
ton a. 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:
ReSolved, In the opinion of this convention
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 convention, an agreement Of re-
ciprocal trade would greatly promote CONNER
clai interests, as it would confirm the ancient
| antilles of the two contracting powers.
Resolued, That reduction of port charge.
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 endcavors t.
| secure their reduction, no far as may be con-
| sistent with the general interest of trade.
Resolued, 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 thei1
removal, this convention urges upon the gov.
ernment the paramount Importance and neces
sity of prosecuting the work already beRur
| until the greatest possible improvement i,
fully and permanently assured.
Resolved, That We recognize in the ereat
Southern Pacific railway, forming with its con
our country to within ninety miles of Havana
! reducing the distance from New York to Cub.
from about 1873 hours to about 60, and affordinl
| an outlet for the surplus products of the greal
State Of Ohio 9S2 miles shorter to Cuba than b,
way of New York, line calculated to bring vi
in closer mail communication with the West
Indies, Central and South America, and W.
| urge upon the company that its completion j,
calculated to greatly promote our trade with
those countries.
After adopting the above and appointing =
committee to memorialize Congress on the Va
rlous measures recommended, the convention
adjourned sine die.
The committee on memorializing Congres.
met and appointed Hon. Phillip PendIeton, Of
of Iowa, rs secretary. The full committee viii
| meet in Washington January I'd.
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