The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-14

The Commercial Convention.
CHICAGO, November 13.-The CONNER
, cial Convention convened this afternoon
i. and after preliminary exercises listened tC
majority and minority reports from the
!, Committee on Resolutions. Judge John
NJ. Krum, OF Missouri, read the majority
report, which urges the completion OF the
!, Texas & Northern Pacific Railroad ut an
early date ;denounces the extortionate
OF the only ytrans-continental line now exist
ing; calls for the establishment by the
Government OF steamship lines, and pro-
yides for the appointment OF a committee
to present these matters TO Congress.
Gov. Anthony, OF Kansas read mi
nority report protesting. against one or
more enterprises TO the exclusion OF 9TH
ers. All should be treated alike.
Mexican Minister Zamacona being in.
troduced at this point made ashortspeech,
during which he paid warm compliment
to the industry, energy and achievements
Of citizens OF the United States, and pre-
dicted that this nation would be the com;
mercial centre of the world. He referred
TO the growing desire OF the Mexican peo-
pie to secure reciprocal relations in com.
merce with the United States, and ex'
pressed the hope that this desire might
find speedy realization to the advantage
Of both nations.
A letter from the Secretary OF State OF
Mexico, to Sdmdcond was then read, Civ.
ing assurances that Mexico and her Presi.
dent, feel deeply gratified for the kindly
receptions accorded the Minister in his Of.
forts TO enlarge the national commercial
relations.
John Pope, OF Hodderett, D. D., here
introduced minority reportof his own,
favoring an action by Congress 10 compel
corporations which had received land
grants, to complete their improvements,
whether by water or rail.
Z Finally the majority report was taken up,
and resolutions considered seriatim, and
other reports being passed, the first,
second and third clauses were adopted.
When the clause asking aid for the Texas
Pacific, was reached, General Stringtel-
low, of Kansas, introduced n substitute in
the interest OF the Atchison, Topeka &
Sante Fee, and advocated IL as ut least
equally important with the Texas Pacific,
II being six hundred miles nearer the ter
minus OF the Southern Pacific, i'll CalifOr-
MIA, than the Texas Pacific. Afterspeeches
being made by Bross, OF Chicago; Wood,
OF Kansas; Bowman, OF Kentucky; Roland,
OF Ohio; Hagan, OF Wisconsin, and Big
ham, OF Pittsburgh, the substitute was
lost, and the original resolution adopted:
The resolution recommending subsidies
for the establishment OF u mail service was
amended by striking out the clause re-
stricting the tonnage OF the vessel, and
thus amended was passed, after full de-
bate by Senator Beck, OF Missouri; Birch
OF Tennessee; Bassey, OF Louisiana; Elder,
OF Pennsylvania; Collin, OF Massachusetts,,
and others.
The Secretary read letters from the Pres
ident and members of the Cabinet, nem-
bers OF Congress, and other prominent
gentlemen, expressing sympathy with the
objects OF the Convention.
After the customary resolutions OF COM
pliment, the Convention adjourned sine
die.
The platform, as adopted, is as follows:
Resolred, That the combined prosperity
OF the Agricultural, Manufacturing, Min.
ing and Commercial interests Of the coun-
try cannot be secured without such u de-
velopmcnt OF commerce with other coun-
tries as will offer ready and growing
market for our surplus products, and, TO
insure this, it is tho duty OF Congress to
promote and by all wise and constitution
al measures aid in the opening and i'm
provement OF such lines Of transportation
by land and water as question ofgeneral
and national importance.
Resolved, That the high rates upon
freight and passenger traffic charged by the
Union Pacific Railroad makes this the only
highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
a monopoly as burdensome as 1t is exclu.
siye, and we call on Congress to take meas
ures at the coming session to compel these
corporations, which owe their existence to
the liberality OF the nation, to fulfill their
obligations.
RSsolred, That the interests OF tho Gov
ernment and the people alike demand the
early completion OF the competing lines OF
railroad to the Pacific, and we therefore
earnestly desire Congress to grant mate.
rial aid to the Texas Pacific Railroad and
to extend the time for the completion of
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Resolved, That direct tradewith the coun-
tries lying South OF the United States,
which is desired by them, and will be the
most profitable to the United States, can
not be entered upon or conducted success
lullN
province OF the Government to furnish, and
we therefore recommend an immediate
provision by Congress Of all ocean mail
service between the chief ports the United
States and all important commercial points
on the coast OF SouthAmericsl, in American
built and armed ships.
Resolved, That suitable and cheap wa
ter line be permantly navigated by steam:
ers between the waters OF Virginia and
North Carolina as means OF enabling the
greatest part OF domestic shipping OF the
Atlantic coast TO avoid the dangers OF Cape
Hatteras; and We commend this measure
to the favorable consideration OF Con-
gress.
ResolNl, That committee Of one from
each State represented in this Convention,
be appointed and charged with the duty
OF visiting Washington In a body, and pre-
senting the resolutions OF the eConvention to
the President and Congress OF the United
States.
Political banquet.