Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-10
VINO Is THE Kx.vE OF CLrEs2
BUSINESS MEN IN SESSION.
Action Taken by the National Board u
Trade Convention.

convention.
The national board of trade resumed its
session in New Orleans yesterday. The report
of the committee uniform commercial
legislation in the United States was read and
adopted and the committee continued for o
year. Papers relating to the care and improve
ment of the Mississippi river By the national
government were taken up by preference and
discussed and a resolution declaring il TO be
the duty of the government 10 improve the
navigation Of the river and to protect the in
habitants of the delta from inundation was
passed. The secretary WAS directed to notify
United States senator Gibson, Representative
Burrows and the Interstate Leyee Improvement
Association IA Washington of the boards
action. The Louisville boards resolution was
also adopted.
Discussion of the Chicago board Of trade res
olutions relative to the interstate commerce
act was resumed. The preamble declaring that
violations of the act have. become numerous
and aggressive and that it should be amended
TO make II effective was adopted. was also
the resolution relative 10 the employment Of
experts by the commission.
The fourth resolution, requiring the full de-
livery OF shipments of grain without deduction
for loss or shortage, was defeated by d vote Of
yeas, 70; nays. IL, after being amended
to include other property.
STATE EXHIBITS FOR THE FAIR.
Mr.. Anderson of this city offered the follow
ing resolution, which was seconded by Mr.
Waldo Smith of New York and was adopted
unanimously:
Whereas commerce and the arts OF peace are
the corner stone of the worlds Columbian
exposition; and whereas enlarged commercial
relations with the several sister nations Of the
new world Columbus discovered il a matter Of
transcendent practical importance 90 all COM
merclal bodies; and whereas during the coming
month legislatures of a majority of the states
will meet in biennial session: therefore be it
Resotoed, hat the national board of trade
pledge Its hearty support to this patriotic
movement, and invites the more than I 90
boards of trade throughout the United States
10 unite in urging upon their respective state
legislatures The necessity of early action on the
subject of st.te exhibits.
The resolution was in response 70 a telegram
from Director General George T. Davis re-
questing the adoption of measures tending 10
promote the success of the exposition.
Mr.. Aldrich Of Chicago thanked the board
for its action.
The resolution offered on Monday by Mr..
Madgeburg of Milwaukee was taken up. IL
proposes 10 create district commission
throughout the United States, the commission
TO consist of three members TO he appointed i'm
the same manner as the present interstate COM
merce commission, their decisions to be rem
dered within thirty days after the submits
sion of any case, and To he subject to appeal
TO the interstate commerce commission Of
Washington.
After some debate the resolution was post-
poned TO the next meeting of the board.
The preamble and resolution Of the Chicago
board of trade commencing the National Trans-
portation Association and denouncing the uni
form bill Of lading a menace 20 shippers'
rights and as subyerslve of the mercantile proc
perity of the several states was then taken IN.
aud after slight verbal changes adopted.