Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-22
END OF THE CONVENTION.
COMPULSORY SILVER COINAGE
REPUDIATED.

Afternoon OF SOClaDliity.
ATLANTA, May 2l.-The last session of
the National Commercial Convention was
called to order AT 8 O'Clock this morning
bg President Parsons. On motion of ex-
GOV. Bullock, OF. Georgia, Hon. L. G.
Norehead, General Commissioner of the
New Orleans Exposition, was invited to
t,ke a seat on the platform. The conyen-
ton then resumed discussion of the ques-
ion. "poes public interest require the
temporary suspension Of compulsory
coinage of silVerW
Mr.. Hankey, of Colorado, offered the
tl0wng:
ResoIoed, That it is the sense of the conven-
ton that public interest requires that the
coinage of silver be continued and return at
once to its constitutional equality with gold.
Mr.. Miller called tor division of the
question as formulated in Mr.. Hankey's
resolution, which call was sustained, and
the resolution as il came before the con-
YentiOn stood:
Pesoygeq, That it is the sense o ] he conven-
ton that pubic interest requires that the
coinage Of silver be continued.
THE BLAND BILL.
Mr.. Trenholm, of South Carolina, said
that the question properly before the con-
vention was, HAS any member of the
convention. OuLbiU0 VI Lut RGull6ulGu from
Colorado, ever received any benefit from
the passage Of the Bland bill?" Money,
/. 30 matter In what metal, is but a return
4 f0r labor, and labor is the gospel of the
country. What good does 1t do the
miner who delves, to know that
his employer is immensely rich? What
service is it to a man to know that
in the country there is a circulating
medium of S1,500, ,000,000 Wien he cannot
& get the half dollar for which he is willing
q 10 work. The Bland bill simply put the
government in the field as purchaser of
8 Colorado silver, which it takes out of
& circulation, and thus!maintains the value
q of that commodity. 1t requires the COM
q pulsOry coinage of S2,000,000 to $4,000,000
Of silver monthly, which we will average
4 at 100000.
a WHY NOT FORCE COTTON'S PURCHASE.
That represents 10000 bales of cotton.
Now suppose that some Southern Con-
gresham could have an actpassed requir-
ing the government to 90 into the cotton
4 market to purchase 10000 bales of cotton
n monthly, to build immense warehouses
where 1t could be housed and thus with
q draw it from the cotton supply
Fl on the market. He would by it do
n for the South what Mr.. Bland has
done for the silver miner. What benefit
do we get from the silver bill more than
the people of Colorado get from cotton if
j similarly stored away? Under this silver
4 legislation the country has passed from a
condition of prosperity to one of adversi-
ty. A vote was then ordered on Mr.. Han
keys resolution. 1t stood, yeas 107 and
nays 297.
The vote then required to the main
proposition, viz, assent to the question,
'd0es public interest require temporary
suspension Of compulsory coinage of sill
yer| On the suggestion Of ex-Gov. Bull
lock, Of Georgia, the negative vote on Mr..
Hankey's resolution was allowed to stand
as an affirmative to the necessity of sus-
pending silver coinage.
AGAINST TOBACCO TAXES.
General business was then taken up,
Mr.. Collier, of Virginia, asked the pas
sage Of the following resolution:
PesoIDed, As the sense Of this convention
that the internal revenue tax on tobacco
Should be entirely abolished.
The resolution was passed unanimously.
Mr. Nentry, Of Indiana, introduced the
following:
ResoJoed, That this convention petition Con-
greas for the establishment Of department Of
commerce, whose special provipce it shall be
TO foster the extension of our trade relations
with foreign countries, to enlarge and stimu-
ste present traffic, and especially to open up
new markets TO our merchants and manufac-
). turers.
Mr.. Williams, of Tennessee, introduced
Il Tue IOllOWln4, WDlcn was passed:
III WHEREAS, The Mississippi river is a ma
tional highway; therefore be it
ResoIoed. That it is the sense OF this con-
Yenton that Congress should make such ap-
E FORMATIONS for its continued Improvement
as may be just TO all sections OF the country.
TRADE EXTENSION.
Mr.. Roct, of Kansas, offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted;
ResolDed, That the lawmaking power of the
United States be respectfully requested to
take into consideration the advisability OF
giving such governmental assistance as shall
tend to the establishment OF an operative line
q steamship communication between some
southern point In the Mississippi Valley ana
Central and South American, and such other
southern commercial countries ms the great
labor manufacturing, commercial, financial
aud other important interests of our
hatlon Demand. lnasnuch as there seems
70 De q division OF sentiment among the people
on the United States touching the propriety
and nature Of treaties OF reciprocity between
our government and foreign nations. II is a
4s0urce Of great rejo cling 10 the National Com
mercial Convention that there is and ever
oueht 10 be no antagonism between the busi-
. mes interests Of any portion Of our great
iepgolc; therefore be 10
h1solDed That we pledge ourselves as rep-
. Iesentatlves and in behalf Of the business in
t'rests Of the United States, 10 use our best en-
. eeNF0r 70 perfect and perpetuate inter State
~ eclprocity Of the commercial and business
GENRES Of our national union.
NEED OF COMMERCIAL TEACHING.
Mr.. Trenholm, of South Carolina, or
srtd the following:
Hes0fred, That this convention call the at
anilon Of the commercial men or the whole
ountry TO the fact OF lack OF proper instruc-
on upnn commercial matters in the schools
ny colleges; therefore, be it
hesDtttd, That this convention recommends
e mne'iaie attention to this important subject
lhe part Of cham ers OF commerce. board
l VI dcs, and bankers and merchants in
general.
The resolution was passed.
air. Noorheh, Of Kentucky, called at
entlOn 10 the fact that the second clause
the topic of commercial treaties re-
ating TO the eXtraditlng OF refugees from
lsaee had not been voted upon. Raising
Is voice TO n high pitch Mr.. Voorhetf ex-
laimed: 1--WE want some way of getting
ur cashiers back from Canada" The
onyention agreed TO the adoption Of the
Atlanta had great social event this
teInoOn IN the opening Of twenty-five Of
he nnest houses IN the city 10 receive the
elegates to the Commercial Convention.
our hundred gentlemen, including dele
tales aud local committees, called. The
4sidences were beautifully decorated and
I vaborale spreads regaled the city's guests.
M y grand banquet and ball are progressing