Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-06
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| orlur hy the President, Gen. fitZhugl,
Ice, who stated That each delegation
was entitled Ia u seat on each commit
tee appointed, and requested tho dele
CATIONS to select their representatives
aud hand In their names Ia tho Soc
rctary,
4 communication trom T.. Martinez,
Consul ut Nane Gucla, was read and or.
dcrod spread upon tho minutes.
u. T. lanahan, ot Iowa, offered the
following resolutions;
RcsoIrci, Tint this Conccntion rec.
ommund u liberal appropriation for tho
Improvement oi tho Upper Missouri
river aud tho completion "i the
Dubuque bar, aud that, IN our
judgement the uso al drudgo boats
ior tho removing ul sand bars AMI deep
cning the maiu channel oi tho Upper
MiaSi-sippi IN most beneficial, and that
liberal appropriations hc made Tor thia
branch ul tho service IN the future. and
also that these vessels hc kept con
stRutly iu commission for tho purpose
lur which they were built.
Nv Mr. Cane, oi TcNas That Con
gross h., mcuoriaiAcd IN regard to the
silver dollar, requesting legislation y"
that IL viii hr increased Ia lts full Value
und received ~ legal tender.
Referred tn tho Committee on Com.
mcrCr,
Gcucml Underwood, ul Kentucky,
submitted the following report uI tho
Committee uu the Improvement ui the
Navigation ol tho Mississippi River,
which WIS received, rcni and adopted;
The Committee appointed on the i'm
pruyciurnt ul the navigation ol the
MiEslsslppl aud lts tributaries aud tho
confinement oi lis waters within itH
banks, respectfully submit tho follow
ing report.
WnrRE ~, ia view ul the magnitude
ul the inturvsts involved IN the in
pro, rluent ol the MissIssippi river aud
iis uuvIgahlu tributaries ~ ustn furnish
commercial communication between all
their parts aud with foreign nations aud
IT, protect lts banks lrum overflow, tu
the CNtsnt ul their prnrtlcahlr improve
mrnt and the wants al tho population
on their hurlvrs now and Ia time tu
como, and
WHEREAS, The vast interests that may
hr thus NIhsrrvcd, have not hcrn nj
Vauccd according I" their. just require.
mcnt, nor IN amy Iicgrcc comparable To
the Improvement ui either C"lnncrrlal
avenues 0l ne greater lmpOriancohy the
federal government, which nluuc haS
jurisdiction aud pow ~ to accomplish tho
same. Therefore hc Il
R,sni,od, l. That this Convention rcc-
numoud tu the governors "i the rcSp",.
tive states bordering ou SAID river and
lls nav >igahlo tributaries tunppVint COM.
u,lssioucrs Ia represent their respective
States IN Board oi Commissioners,
which shall hU permanent und continued
80 long ~ there ~ necessity lnr the same,
This Board ui commissioners shall
inquire into all matters app,Italning
tn the Improvement uf tho navigation
ui the Mississippi river aud its irihutar.
Ics nud at the Improvement at their
banks p" ~ lu prevent overflow and Ui
the cuuluvrrc ui the valley oi the MiE
slsslppi, aud II shall hr the duty "t the
snih Commission tu discriminate from
time tu time through the press, or hy
address to tho public az In any suitable
mode, such intelligence among the pcn.
plo ~ vitnlly mtcrrstcd w tu thcm may
hu desirable, uu the subject ut tho i'm
rr"vcmruts herein proposed, and II
shall hc lurihcr the duty al tho said
tnmmlssl"n to gather, c"llato and cm-
hudy such information and facts RE I"
lhcm mny seom appropriate, and com
municatr lh" sam" to the tungr"H "i
the United States hy way at me-
murlnl or otherwise H. induce that body
tnmakc appropriations l"r the improve
mcnls hcrrin proposed.
:" That II ls tho paramount duty al
the general government, under its
special direction aud supcrvislun, tu
construct and maintain emhankmcnts
or lcvcrs along the Mississippi river
aud Its tributaries wherever th" same
he needed prevent crovasse and tho
inundailon ot tho people, who have
their homes aud fields endangered.
g. That II IN equally the paramount
duty ui the general government To- make
such appropriations lor the mississippi
river aud its tributaries m are required
Ia ~ deepen the channels ol these rivers
as IT, Afford cheap, vasy aud uutnicr-
ruptrd transportation at low water tor
the products ui tho people living "n
these rivers and IN the adjoining states,
tu foreign countries
T. That the deep channel already had
at the mouth uf tho Mississippi hy
means nf jetiics, saving in the year IN =
the first year of thoir partial couple
ton, moro value IN irright Ia
the commerce. oi the country
than the sum paid as yet Tor their i'm
pruVcmcut hy the United States GOV
crumcut. iustltics, III the opinion ot this
convention. the call on Congress Ia
grant any additional legislation that
may be- required Ia facilitate the final
completion at these works,
Resolved, Tha, IN order to give force
and effect tu the Recommendation mado
ia this resolution, We rcqurst the Frrsi-
dent uf this Convention to appoint Mr.
Underwood, at Louisville, Ky, n com.
mittcc ui one 90 addrcss the Governors
of the states hondcriug on the Mlssis.
slppi River aud It's na,lgahlo tributaries,
and urge them to comply with the rec
concentrations made in tho said fret
resolution.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, oi MisSissippi,
arose Ia address the Convention. fru-
longrd Applause Mr. Davis sail not
only did hc represent the state "i Mis-
sissippi un this important question,
hul every State bordering TN that great
river. Thore ,ue iva important objects
4 Al. II tha. Nt.S,u