The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-21
Convention at st. Louis MemOriaIizes
the National Senate and House
OF Representatives.
AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TO DIRECT ATTENTION OF con-
GRESsMEN TO THE NATTER.
Influence to he Brought to Bear to
Secure Amendment of the Inter-
state-COmmerce Act.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2O-The delegates repre-
senting thirty-seven commercial and indus
trial organize tons, national and local,
called together to take action looking TO
the passage of Senate bill No. 1889, better
known as the Cullom bill, to amend the
interstate-commerce law, to-day adopted
memorial to Congress, as follows:
ITO the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States in Congress
Assembled:
Delegates duly appointed by the various
commercial and industrial organizations,
assembled in convention at st. Louis, MO-
On the 10Th day of November, 100, 1or me
purpose of considering amendments TO the
interstate-commerce law whereby ii may pc
made more effective in accomplishing the
results sought in its original enactment,
do hereby respectfully but earnestly
memorabilia your honorable bodies TO
speedily enact Senate bill No. 1439. known
the CUllom bill, now on the calendar or
the Senate, believing 1T TO be wise and
judicious measure well calculated to
remedy the defects found to exist in the
present law and insure its more complete
enforcement in the interest OF the public
without infringing on the vested rights and
privileges of common carriers.
This is measure in which the business
interests of the country are more largely
concerned than in any other that has re-
Gently been brought to the attention or
Congress, and its enactment will more di-
rectly affect q larger number or citizens
than any other now pending. The bill has
been before the public during the past
twelve months and has been freely dis
unanimous approval. 1t has been formally
Endorsed by nearly all the commercial
bodies of the country OF any character,
and the demand for its immediate enact
ment from all sections of the country
seems to be universal. This convention,
therefore, earnestly desires that your hon
precedence to which its Importance seems
to entitle IL and afford speedy relief to
the public from prevailing evils in the
transportation service of the country,
which the present law has proved made
quate to remedy, by the early enactment
of the aforesaid BILL.
Resolutions were also adopted providing
that an executive committee of five MEM
bers be appointed by the chair, with full
power to take such action as it may deem
best TO carry out the purposes of this con-
vention; that it shall be the duty of this
committee to employ a suitable person to
take the-general direction of the work Of
bringing the influence of the commercial
and industrial organizations of the country
To bear on members of the Congress-; that
it shall also be his duty to spend such time
in Washington as may seem to the COM
mittee to be necessary in cooperating with
the delegates to accomplish the purpose.
The committee was empowered to elect a
chairman and vice chairman and secre-
tary and treasurer. The executive commit
tee was given full power to provide
ways and means for carrying out the pur-
pose of this convention In such manner as
IL may deem best.
The resolutions also recommended that
each body represented in the convention
send one or more delegates to Washington
upon the reassembling of Congress, for the
purpose OF exerting the influence and Sc
cure the cooperation of the senators and
representatives from their respective
States in the early enactment of the Cullom
bill All the commercial and Industrial or
ganizations throughout the country were
invited 10 unite I'm this movement.
President Stanard appointed the follow
ing delegates as members of the executive
committee provided for in the resolution:
E p. Bacon, Milwaukee; c. II. Seybt, st.
Louis; S. H. Cowan, Fort Worth. Texas;
J. E. Howard, Wichita, Kan; r. S. Lyon,
Chicago.
On motion Mr.. StanaTd was made men,
Der of this committee ex officio.