Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-31
The National Board Of Trade Memo
TiaHzes Congress on the Lead
ing Is8ues Of the Day.
Secretary keOuloOh on the Business 0ut'
look Speaker 0arlisls PaySa
Visit 70 Cleveland.
Secretary Teller Recommends the
Opening ofthe Oklahoma Lands
70 Settlement

citing the necessity Tor the improve
ment Of the Columbia river, was taken
up, and Senator Dolph Of Oregon
Offered the following:
"ResOlyed, that this necessities
Of commerce demand tho speedy
removal Of the distractions 10
navigation In the Columbia river and
the improvement Of the bar at the
mouth Of the river, aud we recommend
to congress that sufficient apprOpria.
ton b. made 10 secure the completion
% the Improvements already com.
menccd on the river and bar at the
earliest practicable time consistent
with the economical expenditure Of
appropriations
The resolution, after debate, was
unanimously agreed 20.
The national bank act was the next
subject discussed, and the following
resolutions were adopted;
Resolved, that the executive cOun-
oil OF the national board OF trade re-
spertlully memorabilia the banking
and currency committee OF the house
Of representatives 10 carefully consider
the propriety OF 80 revising or amend.
ing the national bank act AS to make
the principal features OF the law
more efficient, especially the limit
therein expressed OF lnaning money
not In excess OF one-tenth Of the capital
~ the bank 60 any one corporation or
Individual.
Resolved, that the executive coun-
ell be requested TO memOriallzs con-
gress 70 ~ amend section 500 OF the
revised statutes relating TO national
banks ~ 10 render the section prohib.
iiing the certlicatiOn OF checks where
no funds are on deposit 10 meet the
same, more effective In the method VI
enforcing tho penalty for violation Of
the same, F that the penalty will be
rlgidly aud strictly enforced.
The president called up the follow
ing propUaitiOn, first submitted by the
New York chamber OF commerce,
and second by the Philadelphia
board Of trade
1T Is the opinion Of this chamber
that congress should at once pass An
act 70 suspend the coinage Of standard
silver dollars
Resolved, that the continued coin
age OF dollars from 4l2l grains of silver
threatens permanent depression to our
national standard OF value, for which
reason congress is respectfully urged
20 repeal the law making such coinage
compulsory
After Gebate, during which two or
observation-disclosures and substitutes were
voted down and the resolution by the
Philadelphia board Of trade was
adopted, the board then adopted with.
out debate, on the motion OF Howe OF
Chicago, the following resolution pre-.
sented by the CnicigI boIrd of trade:
Resolved, that he ful est int IL
gence 10 requisite TO the preservation
OF "A proper equilibrium between tue
great lndIstri $ " the country, and
that u department of commerce and
manufactures should be established by
the government TO gather necessary
Information,
ALSO, that wo indoTse the bill now
before congress presented by Repre-.
sents i've Durham Tan act TO establish
y department of commerce), aud re-
commend its adoption by the congress
Of the United States.n
The question OF foreign dlscrimina
ton against American pork presented
10y the Chicago board OF trade was
taken up, aud the res buttons OF In,
Chicago board were adopted without
discussion.
The question Of reciprocity treaty
with Canada was then taken up anC
the New York board OF trade anC
transportation presented the follow
ing;
Resolved, that this board iavors
reciprocity treaty with the Dominion
Of Canada, provided II be truly recip
Tocal In It's provisions"
The resolution Was agreed to, auC
the general subject OF reciprocity
treaties was referred to the executive
council.
a resolution OF the Philadelphia
board OF trade with regard to the re-
moval OF the disabilities In the Ahap,
OF taxes and licenses upon cOmmercia
travellers and indotslng the Brew wei
hlll now before congress for the re
moval OF such disabilities, was agreed
10 without division.
The next question OF adopting thI
resolution of the New York boa rC
favoring q government postal tele
graph provoked considerable opposl
ton but WAS finally adopted 10y a voti
Of 81 too.
The board then adopted resolutions
lavoring the removal OF the tax upon
alcohol for uses In the manufactures
"AN NtAnt ANNlhIllk thhi tue u raw bACi
on exported goods should equal ia,
duties previously paid, urging con
gress to make the necessary appro
priation before the close OF the session
TO put the harbors In condition O
defense, approving the pending bll
allowing the president to veto sepa.
rate items In an appropriation bill
iavorinR an extension OF tia
presidential term to xix years
and making che President ineiil i6l,
for re election aud heartily indorsinl
the accommodation of President Ar
thur, III congress- speedily provide
definite method OF iettllng eIeotora
dleIutes like that Of 1915 aud q repetl
ton OF which seemed possible in TIA,
recent election.
A resolution introduced by Mr.
Ganoo OF Cinclnuatl, arging the passag,
OF the bill aeut 20 congress by Seerelar,
McCulloeh to provide for the POSTPONE
ment of the collection OF tax upol
whisky In nd, was taken up. AM
after a long discussion was adoptes
without division
The board then adjourned sine die
THH business PRusPEOIs or raI
COUNTRY.
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