The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-12
WASHINGTON.
Nominations and COnhrmatluus, Yesterday
Commlttse Recommendation
ceedlnus Of the United States
and National Boards
Of Trade.
YoNISATloNs AND CONVERSATIONS.

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: Ing Territory. To be Register Of the Ian
Office, Edward Stevenson, at Reed Cit,
Michigan. John Hay, OF Ohio, has bee
confirmed Assistant Secretary Of the Stat.
aud Henry Harmar, Of New Hampshire
Deputy Second Auditor OF the Treasury.
US. BOARD OF TRADE.
Alta meeting Of the United States Boar,
Of Trade to-day, two papers were read, on
by Mr.. Osborne, OF Toledo, regarding In
Importance Of the statistical duty Of Nh
government, aud another by A. II. Bissel
on postal reform. Several resolutions
relative TO commercial matters werl
adopted, and alter transacting some rou
tine business, adjourned, subject to the
cal! Of the chairman. The members ther
called on the President.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The Subcommittee Of the House or
Agriculture reported iavorably to full
committee Of the House the bill which
provides for the repeal Of so much OF the
statute as prohibits farmers and planters
from selling leaf tobacco at retail directly
TO consumers without paying a special
tax, and to allow farmers and planters 10
sell leaf tobacco OF their own mauufac.
ture to other persons than manufacturers
o. tobacco without paying special tax.
The Chairman instructed the committee
to report the bill to the House.
There will not be any further testimony
taken by the Senate Committee on Priyi.
leges and Elections in the SpofFord. Kel.
logg investigation before the holiday re.
cess. No additional witnesses have yet
been subpGnaed, and several members OF
the committee are Of the opinion that
none will be asked for The report will
be submitted probably in January.
NATIONAL BOARD Oh TRADE MEETING.
At a session Of the National Board of
Trade, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Rcsolred, That in the opinion Of this
Board 1t Is desirable to secure national
legislation upon interstate commerce by
railroad, and that said legislation should
embody the following provisions:
First-To raise special committee or
tribunal to secure uniformity and publicity
IN railroad accounts, and publicity OF rail-
way contracts and transactions.
Second-To enforce provisions securing
uniformity ofrates and ClasSitiCations un.
der like circumstances, and relative equal.
ity where circumstances differ.
Third-Publicity OF rates and prohibi.
tton OF sudden aud arbitrary charges.
Fourth - Prevention OF extortionate
charges, and of personal or local fayorities,
The next proposition considered was
the expediency Of renewing the efforts OF
the National Board OF Trade to procure
the enactment by Congress Of National
bankrupt law. After considerable debate
the matter was referred to special com.
mittee, with instructions to report to the
meeting OF the Board tomorrow.
The proposition, submitted bv the
Philadelphia Board OF Trade, advocating
the adoption of the GENITAL system, was
then considered resulting in the adoption
OF the following resolution, which was
offered by Mr.. Randolph Of Chicago:
Rc'otret-That it be recommended to
Congress. to provide BY law for the adop.
ton OF the GENITAL system in the purchase
OF supplies by the Government, the levy.
ing and collecting OF duties and compiling
OF statistics, in the case OF those commodi-
ties to which itmav be applicable.
The Board then reailirmed its action.
previously taken in favor OF the establish.
ment OF a department OF commerce as a
branch OF the general government, under
a minister or Secretary, who shall be
member oil the Cabinet, and adopted the
resolution calling the attention OF the
government again to the light duties col.
lected by Great Britain on shipping, with
view OF opening diplomatic correspon
dence looking to their discontinuance.
Alter very general debate on the sub.
ject OF exciting the trade relations OF the
United States with the Dominion OF Cana.
da, the following resolutions were agreed
to:
REsolred, That n committee Of five mem.
bers OF this Board be appointed 10 urge
upon Congress the importance OF author
izing the President to appoint Commits
sion, whose duties it shall be to meet a
like Commission whenever it shall be an.
pointed by the Government OF Great Brit.
ain, and consider jointly with said British
Commission, the subject of reciprocal
trade, and report on what basis treaty
OF reciprocal trade can be initiated and
concluded for the mutual benefit OF the
people OF the United Statee and the Do.
minion OF Canada.
Res0lrcd, That the committee is instruct
ed to report its doings at the next meeting
OF the Board.
A proposition embodying the resolution
regarding ocean mail service by the
American built steamships, which was
submitted by the Philadelphia board OF
trade, was then taken up and without de.
bate, indefinitely postponed. The text
OF the resolution is as follows:
Res0lrd, That the National Board Of
trade hereby endorses the project which
has been presented to Congress, for giving
authority TO the Post Master General, 10
contract for carrying U. S. mail on the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans in steamships
OF American construction.
The question Of the Jurisdiction OF the
General Government over all the nayiga.
BILE waters within the limits OF the United
States was discussed datcousiderabIel at length,
resulting IN the adoption ot resolution
by the Philadelphia Board Of Trade, the
text OF which is as follows:
ResOtrtt, That the General Government
shall assert and define is jurisdiction
over the navigab!e waters oil the country,
its lakes, rivers, bays and hatbors.
The following committee, OF which the
President OF the Btard Is chairman, was
appointed TO confer with the Committee
on Commerce Of the House Of Represen.
taIIves tomorrow on matters relating to
the commerce Of the country: Messrs.
Fraley, PhiIGdelphia; Thurbay and Stem.
nahan, New York; Ropes, Bates and Hill.
Boston; Eagan, Chicago; McLoren, Mi.
waukeei Middleton, Baltimore; Anderson,
Portland, and Dorr, Buffalo. A permanent
Committee on Reciprocity was appointed,
consisting OF the following gentlemen:
Messrs. Kemble, Boston; SlcLoren, Mi.
waukee; Hersey, Portland; Hodges,
Baltimore, and Thurton, Buffalo. Ad
lourned; There will be no union OF the
Trade. "