The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-10
Second Day.

Hon. Mark II Dunnell Of Minnesota was made permanent chairman of the convention and Geo L. Wright of St. Louis Secretary. Letters were read from Captain James B. Eads United States Senator Elect R. l.. Gibson of Louisiana Senator Beck of Kentucky. Senator GormnR, Congressmer Hewett of New York and Horr of Michigan, S. na tor Jonas of Louisiana. Senator Hawley of Con necticut and others, some of which have already been published, and all of which were in sympa thy with the objects of the convention. mum Der of resolutions were introduced and referred to the comm ittee on resolutions without debate Among them were series offered by the delega tion specially representing the Merchants ex change, St. Louis, calling for the immediate i'm provement of the Mississippi Missouri and Ohio rivers, and recommending that the appropriations for each river be separate.
 There was also a paper read, prepared by Gen eral Gilmore, president of the Mississippi river commission giving some opinion of the commits sion, and stating what they are doing and intend to do in the way of improving the Mississipp duced and referred to the committee on resolu tions without debate
 Judge Taylor, one of the three members of the Mississippi river commission, delegated to repre- sent the commission ill the convention. made 6 speech, in which he says: The commission look ed with great anxiety to the result of the conven ton. These ought, he said, to be in entire har mony, and the decision of the convention should be unanimous. There are several ways to i'm prove the river but the right one is to compel the great stream to build its own banks. This has al ready been done at Horsetail bar, few miles be low St Louis, where the river has been made tc build banks twenty feet high by the system adopt
 The convention then took a recess until 2:3C ?. m.
 Upon resembling the report of the committed on resolutions was presented and read. and after some discussion 1t was unanimously adopted. Il is quite lengthy, and after setting fourth that the Mississippi river and it's navigable tributaries are the great inland water ways prepared by the Crea tor for the use of the people are most important and valuable part of the national domain free to all, beyond the reach Of monopoly, and alfordue fet krtn sls. bat ration, which benefits both producer and con sumner alike. Ii declares that 1t is the manifest and imperative duty of the government of the United States to cause to be made such improve ment of the Mississippi river and its navigable tributaries as will permanently secure the safe and easy navigation thereof, thereby cheapenne frelghts, reducing insurance and other burdens and expenses, promoting the vast inland com merce of the nation and creating avenues for foreign trade and inviting an increase of popula tion, but assuring greater prosperity to the whole people, that the Appropriations for such i'm provements should be separately made aud should be adequate to the continued prosecution of the work once begun until the same is finished
 It expresses great satisfaction and approval oi the appointment of the Mississippi river commis sion, and regards il as the first well considered and effectual step toward the complete and per manent opening of the Mississippi valley to the markets of the world It greatly regrets that the last Congress failed 10 appropriate the amount recommended " the commission for doing the work proposed by them. It regards 1t as the i'm perative duty of Congress to en arge the powers of the river commission as to include not only the active prosecution of the work already rec commended by them, but that the sys'em ot i'm. provement inaugurated by them should be ap- piled to all the navigable trirulAues of the great river. It also approves the extension of the light house system to the rivers, and asks that the sys tenn be enlarged, and concludes by auihorizin- the president of the convention to appoint com. mittee oftwenty one to prepare memorial Co tion as the committee deem expedient and take such further action in the premises as they think best.
 An effort was made to induce adoption of reso- lutions recommending Congressional appropra a. tions for the enlargement Of the Illinois and Mich igan canal, between Lake Michigan and the Hi nois river and for construction of wa CT ways be tween the Upper Mississippi and the great lakes but they failed. The convention then adjourned In the evening delegates were entertained at the ion