Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-12
TRADE Thinkers.
NATIONAL IND q. s. BOARDS OF
TRADE.
Declaration In Favor ofGeneral Liquidation
Regulating Interstate Oommerce-The
Genital System acknowledgements Of
Commerce Recommended-Recipr cal
Trade Treaty with Canada
THE NATIONAL BOARD.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE,


WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-At the session of tho
National Board of Trade to-day tho following
resolution was adopted: .-.. .....
Resozved, That in the opinion of this board
it is desirable to secure national legislation on
said legislation should embody the following
provisions: -
First-To raise special commission or tri-
bunal, to secure uniformity and publicity in
railway accounts and publicity of railway con-
tracts and transactions.
Second-To enforce provision securing uni
formity of rates and classification under like
circumstances, and relative to equality where
the circumstances differ.
Third-Publicity of rates and prohibition of
sudden and arbitrary changes.
Fourth-Prevention of extortionate charges
and of personal or local favorites.
The next proposition considered was the ex-
pediency of renewing the efforts of the Nation
al board of trade to procure the enactment, by
Congress, of a national bankrupt law. After
considerable debate, the matter was referred
to special committee, with instructions to
report to the meeting of the board tomorrow.
THE GENITAL SYSTEM.
The proposition submitted by the Philadel-
phia board of trade, advocating the adoption
of the GENITAL system, was then considered, re-
sulting in the adoption of the following resolu-
ton, which was offered by Mr.. Randolph, of
Chicago: .s,-.. -.
Resolved, That it be recommended to Com
gress to provide by law for the adoption of the
GENITAL system in the purchase of supplies by
the government, the buying and collecting of
duties, and compiling of statistics in the case
of those commodities to which it may be ap-
plicable. ~
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE..
The board then re-af6rms its action previous
ly taken in favor of the establishment of the
department of commerce as branch Of the
general government, under minister or secre-
tary, who shall be member of the cabinet,
and adopted a resolution calling the attention
of the government to the light duties colleeted
by Great Britain on shipping, with view to
the opening of diplomatic correspondence
looking to their discontinuance.
TRADE WITH CANADA.
After very general debate On the subject of
existing trade relations of the United States
with the Dominion of Canada, the following
resolutions were agreed to:
ReS0LUed, That q committee of five members
gress the Importance of authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint commission whose duty it
shall be to meet a like commission whenever it
shall be appointed by the government of Great
Britain, and consider jointly with said British
commission the subject of reciprocal treaty,
1eClOfOC8l
trade can be negotiated and concluded for the
mutual benefit of the people of the United
States and the Dominion of Canada.
Res0lUed, The committee is hereby instructed
to report its doings ct the next meeting Of the
board.
SAT DOWN UPON. .-
A proposition embodying the resolution re.
garding ocean mail service by American built
steamers, which was submitted by the Phila-
delphia board of trade, was then taken up, and
without debate indefinitely postponed. The
text of the resolution is as follows:
.1eSOlVed, That the national board of trade
hereby endorses the project which has been pro
sented to Congress for giving authority to tho
postmaster general to contract for carving the
United States mail on the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans in steamships of American construc-
ton.
a.. NAv1aABLE STREAMS.
The question of jurisdiction of the general
government over all navigable waters within
the limits of the United States was discussed
at considerable length, resulting in the adop-
cion of q resolution by the Philadelphia board,
the text of which is as follows:
RESOLVED, That the general government shall
| assert and define its jurisdiction over the navi-
gable waters of the country, its lakes, rivers
bays and harbors.
THE COMMITTEES.
The following committee, of which the presi-
dent Of the board is chairman, was appointed
to confer with the committee on commerce of
the House of Representatives tomorrow on
| matters relating to the commerce of the coun-
| try: Fraby, Philadelphia; Thurber and Stran-
ahan, New York; Ropes, Bates and HILL of
Boston; Egan, Chicago; McLaren, Milwaukee;
Middleton, Baltimore; Anderson, Portland,
and Dorr, Buffalo. +=E
A permanent committee on reciprocity were
appointed consisting of the following gentle
men: Kemble, Boston; McLaren, Milwaukee;
Hersey, Portland; Hodges, Baltimore, and
Thurston, Buffalo. Adjourned.
| There will be no union of the national and
United States boards of trade.