The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-12
Meeting Of The National and the
United States Boards
of Trade.
A Discussion of Through Bills OF
Lading The Metric System
Federal Control Of
Railroads.
A National Department Of Commerce
Suggested.

| WAsHIseToH. Doc. 10.Tha National Board OF
Trade convened In this sity to-day. About fifty
| members were pressps, representing aftee n
Iooa boards OF trade aad chambers Of con, >
merce.
Tho annual report Of tho executive sounoii
was read and adopted ard ofBdArs elested for
tho ensuing year.
Tho first question disouRsef was that Of the
through bin oF MdIne which was disposed Of
/ by the unanimous adoption Of the following
rule.
When bin of lading feslgnntes any partiou-
lar line pf steamships, OF aspeaial ship OF any
limo. H. shall contain nm eKprssa stipulation
thaf IN case tho goods nre, for my reason, In
tended to he spnt forward by n diTerant steam-
shlp. or hy another line. tho company by
which the hill Of lading Is iaanad shal before
ACTUAL shipment, giya tho ahlnpAr Of goods
timely police na 10 tho steHmship or line by
which the sumo will he abippa1.
THO company Issuing tho bill of landing shall
ba responsible to the shipper for any cost OF
Insurance. cnnsod bv tho change In Steamship
or line from that Expressed In the original bill
Of adng.
Aner tho adoption ~ this rule the board ad-
1ourned unti to morrow.
Thern wae also meeting here to- dny Of the
Unite statea Ioari Of Trade in which papers
were read hv Mr. Cnlyar. on the metric system
by Mr. Stralns, mining interests and by the
presilenf Mr.. Appieon. of Boston on Inter
ooonu IL nanais
Mr. 4. Fish. aeeretary ~ tho Boston Hoolety
for tho prevention ~ Cruelty to Animals. also
tend paper eufiFled Proper Transportation
OF Animals on IsRlronda. ut the conclusion OF
which tho board Aapptei memorial TO Com
gross chilling attention to this subject md re-
commanding tho paRsage OF II law With refer
| nuCe thereto
report was then submitted from tho com
mittao appointed at the lAst annual meeting TO
eonstGor tho subject If no establish ID ont OF
depar trnan Of eymrHerna and industry by the
genernl government After short discussion
tho report. which favored Tho establ shmsnt Of
sHNll department. was adopted. and tho board
adjourned until to morrow
WASHINGTON, DNc. n.-At meeting OF tho
National Board Of Trade today resolution
WRa adopted favorlng M ional Legislation on
tho suhIan' Of Interstate enmmeres by railroad.
kut II Legislation. the board holds. shoui pro-
vide for tho appointment Of commission or
tribunal TO secure uniformity and publicity OF
railroad accounts and q utraets and traDsae-
lions: to enforce uniformity of rates and classi-
fe ltons under Ike circumstances: to secure
publicity of rates and TO prevent sudden and
arbitrary changes. extori rilongts charges and
peraonRl local favorl'lsm. The board Ia In
fnvof of tho estnbia hmeat of department OF
commerce ns branch os the general govern
mont under mlniater Or secretary. who shall
he - member Gf the cabinet resolution WIS
Rso adopted declaring that the general gov
arnment should asrertaIn and define Its juris-
dioion over the nRvigable waters of the coun-
try. its lakes. rivers buys and harbors
AftOr tho nppointmant of various special
comm ittsea tho board adjourned until to-
morrow,