Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-13
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
MANL1Us ROGERS,
County Superintendent.

Washington, Dec. 11.-At the session O
the national board of trade today the fol
lowing resolution wac adopted
Resolved, That in the opinion of thit
board it is desirable to secure national
legislation upon interstate commerce BY
railroads, and that said legislation should
embody the following provisions:
!. 10 raise a special commission OF
tribunal TO secure uniformity and publicity
in railway accounts and publicity of rail.
way contracts and transactions.
2. To enforce the provisions for securing
uniformity of rates and classification under
like circumstances, and relative equality
where circumstances differ.
8. Publicity of rates and the prohibition
Of sudden and arbitrary changes.
4 Prevention Of exlort.onate charges and
of personal or local favoritism.
The next proposition considered was the
expediency of renewing the efforts Of
the National board of trade 10 procure tn.
enactment by congress of a national bank
ruptcy law.
After considerable debate the matter was
referred to a special committee with in
structions to report to the meeting Of the
board tomorrow.
The proposition submitted by the Phil.
adelphia board to aid in advocating
the adoption Of a GENITAL system was
then considered, resulting in the adoption
Of the following resolution, which was
offered by Mr.. Randolph of Chicago
Resolred, That it be recommended to
congress to provide by law for the adoption
of the Genital system in the purchase of sup
plies BY the government, the levying and
collecting of duties and the compiling of
statistics of those commodities to which it
may be applicable.
The board then reafirmed its action pre-.
viously taken in favor of the establishment
of a department of commerce as a branch
of the general government under a minister
or secretary, who shall be a member of the
cabinet, and adopted a resolution calling
the attention Of the government to the
duties collected by Great Britain on ship.
ping, with a view to the opening Of diplo.
matte correspondence looking to their
discontinuance.
After very general debate on the subject
of the existing trade relations of the United
States with the dominion OF Canada the
following resolutions were agreed to:
RESOLVED, That a committee of five
members of this board be appointed to urge
upon congress the importance Of authoriz.
ing the president to appoint a commission,
whose duty it shall be to meet a like com.
mission, whenever it shall be appointed by
the government of Great Britain, and con.
slider jointly with said British commission
the subject of reciprocal trade, and report
on what basis a treaty Of reciprocal trade
can be negotiated and concluded for the
mutual benefit Of the people of the United
States and the dominion Of Canada.
ResotUed, That the committee is hereby
instructed to report its dolngs at the next
meeting Of the board.
A proposition embodyiny the resolution
regarding the ocean mail service by Amer.
can built steamers, which was submitted by
the Philadelphia board Of trade, was then
taken up and without debate indeinitel,
postponed. The text of the resolution is q,
follows:
Resolcsd, That the National board of trad,
hereby endorse the project which has beer
presented to congress tor giving authority
to the postmaster general TO contract foI
carrying the United States mail On the At.
lsntic and Pacific oceans in Steamships o
American construction.
The question Of jurisdiction of the gener
al government over all navigable waite
within the limits of the United States was
discussed at considerable length, result
log in the adoption of resolution by ,hf
|, Phtladelphia board, the text of which is a.
follows:
Resolred. That the general governmen,
shall assert and define its jurisdiction ovel
the navivable waters of the country, it,
lakes, rivers, bays and harbors.
The following committee, of which III,
president Of the board is chairman, was an
pointed to confer with the committee OF
commerce Of the house of representative.
to morrow, on matters relating to the com
, me,ce of the country:
fraly of Philadelphia, Theuber and
Stranahan of New York, Ropes, Bates anc
Hi OF Boston, Egan of Chicago, McLarer
e of Milwaukee, Middleton of Baltimore. An
; derson of Portland and Dorr of Buffalo,
permanent committee on reciprocit,
e was appointed, consisting Of the following
gentleman: Kemble Of Boston, McLarer
q Of Milwaukee, Hasey of Portland, Hodge,
d OF Baltimore and Thurston of Buffalo.
Adjourned. There will be no union o
tne national and United States boards 0
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