The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-26
Most Of the Annual Business Transacted
Officers to Be Elected To-Day.
The Spirit Of the Proceedings Indi-
Gates That the Members Favor
the Expansion Policy as Conn
/, mercial Proposition, With q
Special View to Eliminating the
Question From Politics.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-The Nations
al Association of Manufacturers to-day
transacted most of it's annual business,
leaving the election of officers for to-
morrow. The spirit of the proceedings
indicated that the members were in
favor of expansion as a commercial
proposition, and with a special view to
eliminating that question from politics,
as they favor the tariff, financial and
other questions being eliminated from
politics.
The attendance was larger to-day
than at the opening session yesterday.
There were many visiting manufacture
ers present, who want to understand
the scope of the organization before
they join
After the adoption of rules, W. c.
Noes of Louisville moved the adoption
of the Presidents recommendation on
higher work. He wanted reforms in
the mails, uniform classification of
freights and other reforms for shippers.
E. A Thresher of Dayton, in second
ing the motion, referred to the associ-
alton being in its youth. 1t has yet
to be perfected in the East and then
extended West and South before it can
reach the desired reforms in legislation.
Thomas McDougal of Cincinnati ex-
planned the Kentucky law under which
manufacturers in other States had been
indicted
]. A. Jeffries of Columbus explained
the Objectionable laws of Michigan and
other States.
w. A. Carroll of New York objected
to having a resident representative in
Washington to go before committees
He favored a committee of the MEM
bership to appear for the association.
President Search said it was neces-
sary to have some one watch the course
of events, and notify the President and
committees when their presence in
Washington was necessary.
w. G. Cavanaugh of Canton, o., re-
ferred to the State Legislatures pass
ing laws interfering with manufacture
ing corporations and that the State
branches should look after the State
Capitols as we'll as the general officers
Of the proceedings at Washington
Pending the consideration, the Com
mittee on Resolutions offered a resolu-
ton through Chairman Moore, most
earnestly petitioning the Senate prompt
ly to ratify the treaty of peace with
Spain.
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substitute that was in milder lam
guage. 1t was lost.
Mr. Powell offered a substitute that
asked only for speedy action, which
was lost.
Motions to table, postpone and for
the previous question We're all lost.
Chairman Moore defended his resolu-
ton, as did Mr.. Young and Mr.. Powell.
II of
Fl. Howard of Emporia and others OPP
posed the resolution.
Benjamin Atha of New York. while
not Directing to the purpose of the res
olution, regretted that the resolution
had been offered. He feared that it
would have a bad effect either way,
but the least of such effect would be
in its adoption.
After further consideration the report
upon Legislative Work" was adopted,
as also the resolution on Shipping
Problems and Nicaragua Canal"
Resolutions were then adopted APP
proving Senate bill 5,O24 for improving
the merchant marine service, and Sem
ate bill 1872 for the Nicaragua Canal.
F. B. Thurber of New York, on invi-
tation, addressed the convention in
favor of the Hanna merchant marine
bill, giving his experience as owner of
steamship lines to South America.
Recess.
At the afternoon session the Parcels
Post question occasioned general dis
cussion. Many cases were cited where
the postal officials refused to accept
packages with vouchers and other wall
liable documents. 1t was voted to re-
fer the proposed changes in the postal
laws to a special committee.
A resolution to reduce the parcel pos
tai rate to four cents per pound and
increase the limit to eleven pounds was
adopted.
s. Kondo, President of the American
Japan Commercial Association Of
Toxic, addressed the convention favor
ing cooperation between America and
Japan for the supremacy of the Pacific
trade, of which only two per cent. was
now carried under the American flag.
He held that the Americans should sub