The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-21
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LNTELL1GESoER
WASHINGTON.
a Million Dollars for the Swamp
Canal.
A Hundred Million Acres 10 bs
Restored to the Public
Domain.
The Franking Privilege Restored.
The Old Scheme for Loading the
Mails Revived.
The Franking Privilege Restored

Mails Revived.
What Will the Harvest Be 2
Simply Q Huge Deficiency.
The Export Trade Convention
WASHINGTON, February 20.-The Ma.
tional Convention Of the U. s. Export
Trade this morning passed resolution de-
claring that all the interests OF the country
demand the. establishment or mainte.
nance OF steamer lines between the United
States and all places that can offer mar.
ket for our products, because the pro-
ducts OF our forests, Of soil, oil mine and
OF mill demand the largest outlets that
can be obtained Tor them.
The Convention after much discussion
adopted the annexed resolutions:
/. Tha. all interests in the country de-
mand the maintenance or enlargement OF
the ocean steamship lines between the
United States and all places that can offer
market for our products, because the
products OF our forests, Of our sol, OF our
mines and mills demand the largest out.
let that can be obtained for them.
2. Public policy no less than national
pride demands that such lines shall be as
lar "a may be American built, American
owned and American sailed.
8. That whenever discriminating
charges are made against exports from
the United States or against American
vessels efforts should be made speedily to
remove all such discrimination.
4. That for the promotion OF American
steamship lines to foreign countries q
general law ought to be passed by Con-
gress providing, under proper conditions,
for mileage compensation for the car.
riage OF mails between the United States
and foreign ports on American steam
vessels.
!. Because such a policy Is in har.
mony with the practice III it's internal
postal service.
9. Because the experience Of all for
eign commercial nations proves the pol
icy Of liberal mail pay to be effective in
the creation Of new lines.
8. Because such nations still adhere to
the same policy wherever the conditions
In which their lines are placed call for
It's continuance.
A. Because such ships may become val
liable adiuncts TO the navy in case Of war.
Mr.. Jas. Brown, of st. Louis, offered
resolutions calling on the general govern.
ment to make liberal appropriations for
the Improvements of the water ways Of
the country. Adopted.
Mr.. Reeves, of Pittsburgh. moved the
appointment of committee to iorm a
national export Board OF Trade to con-
tinue the business OF the Convention
after the adjournment.
The chair appointed Walker, Reeves,
Mass and Wetherell, OF Pennsylvania;
Seth, Low ir., Of New York; and Hayes,
Of Detroit.
Resolutions we're presented by Mr..
Hayes TO the following effect, and adopt
ed unanimously:
That the Convention consider the es'
tablishment OF Department OF Com
merce OF vital importance to the business
interests OF the country.
That the Convention views with alarm
the new tariff bill, and will use all honor
able means to induce Congress TO ebmi'
nate it from the act.
\ Adjourned sine die
Immediately after adjournment the Con
yention proceeded to the Executive Man.
sion, where they were received in the
East room by the President, the members
being introduced by Gov. Lippett aud
Elliott @. Cowden. Governor Lippett
stated the object Of the Convention, say
ing that II was FROM no personal or sell
ish motives that they sought the Execu-
tive influence, bnt that 1t was In conse'
quance Of the great suffering OF the busi.
ness men during the past four years, aud
they desired that commerce particular
" should be openad 40 as to give this
country additional markets for its pro-
ductions.
The President replied that he could
speak only generally upon the matter
but heartily concurred in the purposei
that brought the convention together; thai
the present outlook OF business did mol
present many encouraging features, bul
he thought disposition was manifested
especially in South America and oui
sister country Mexico, 10, extend com
merce and friendly relations.
n A visit wss paid TO Secretary Eyarh
at the State Department, after which the
gentlemen separated.
INFORMATION.
In reply to the Senate resolution in'
quiring whether any person had beer
appointed to the army slnce July 18th
1866, contrary to the provisions OF tht
2Sth section Of the act OF that date, ths
Secretary Of War says that three persons
have been appointed, who had been II
the service Of the Confederate States, by
President Hayes. The Secretary states
that the department was not at the time
the appointment OF Gardiner and Dayil
were made in possession Of any informa
tion showing that either Of them served
in the Confederate army. Lieut. Moshel
was appointed under authority conferred
by act approved March 5, 1877.
CONGRESSIONAL ITEMS.
A million dollars Ia wanted to convert
the Dismal Swamp Canal in Virgins
and North Carolina into 4 Ship Canal.
Military officers are being examined BY
the House Committee.on on Military AffaiiI
; with view Of reducing the army.
The House Subj Committee on Rail-
roads reports to full committee substi'
tute for all pending bills in aid of the
Texas Pacific Railroad, which provides
that the terminus otsaid road shall be on
the east bank OF the Mississippi, not far
! ther north than Memphis, nor further
, south than Vicksburg. A new feature 10
the bill Il that IS 900, 900 acres OF land In