New-York tribune., 1900-11-21

CONVENTION IN ST. LOUIS FAvoRs ENAcrMEN
OF CULLoM BILL--To URGE ITS PASSAGE.

CONVENTION IN ST LOUIS FAVoRs ENACTMENT
OF CULLoM BILL--To URGE ITS PASSAGE
ST. Louis. Nov 2O.--The League Of National AS
citation of Ind Istrial and Commercial Organizations
assembled here to-day. for the purpose of discuss
ing and formulating plans 10 the early pas
sage by Congress OF the Cullom bill which seeks
amend the Interstate Commerce law and 10
extend the powers of that body. This bill Is now
the calendar Of the Senate. and the association
proposes endedvoring to use its influence for the
purpose of having the bail enacted into law. f. P
Bacon, of Milwaukee. called the meeting order
and Ex-Governor /. O Stanard. OF Missouri. was
made presiding officer. In taking the gavel he
said:
What the people Of the country want is either
an Interstate Commerce Commission with power
TO act or the repeal Of the law under which 1t
the railroads discriminatn for instance In favor
OF Wheat eat & which o1 can be be shipped % 70 Europe at
England can turn out with our grain product
farmers in this country must be looked after. but
the interests OF thousands and tens Of thousands
Of manufacturers should also be cared for.
James NJ. Langley representing the Merchants
felt the necessity of amending the present Inter-
state Commerce act in such manner to remove
the defects therein which the test Of thirteen years
experience in the practical application of the pres
ent form Of the law had developed
The delegates, representing thirty-seven CONNER
cial and industrial organizations. National and
local, adopted memorial to Congress as follows:
Delegates, duly appointed by the various COM
convention at 81. Louis on November 20. 1900 for
me purpose % OF cons1aering amendments to the In
more effective in accomplishing the results sought
in its original enactment do hereby respectfully but
earnestly memorialize your honorable body to
specify enact Senate bill No l4Ss known as the
ieYYng It to be wise and j4dicio9s measure. well
the present law and insure its more complete en-
forcement in the interest of the public without in
/ he iOhf and vfHyiI
common carriers This is measure in which the
m Ss 6a ees beag
@ to the attHnt3n Of and its enact
ci5t5ens @ III than n any & other now pending pen
last twelve months and has been freely discussed
in the public press with almost unanimous ap-
m the Of the Dy Of
character and the demand for its immediate enact
universal This eonyenGn hthe3refor earnestly
measure the precedence to which its importance
seems to entitle It. and afford speedy relief to the
service of the country which the present law has
proved inadequate to remedy. by the early enact
ment of the aforesaid bill.
Resolutions were also adopted providing that a.,
Executive Committee of Ave members be appointed
by the chair. with full power carry out the pur
poses OF the convention and to employ a suitab BILE
person to take the general direction OF the work NJ
! bringing the influence OF the commercial and In
dustral organizations of the country to bear unon
in Washington may seem necessary to accaro nIe
! psh the purpose. The committee was emnoWernd
| TO elect chairman. vice-chairman, a secretarV
J and ' - ~N'S'a'S ,
The Executive Committee received full power IN
! devise ways and means for carrying out ths 49, ~
pose Of the convention. The resolutions also rec
commended that each body represented in the con-
/ vention send one or more delegates to Washinr-
ton upon the reassembng of Congress to work
/ for the enactment of the bill. All Commercial ana
/ industrial organizations throughout the Country
were invited TO unite in this movement.
President Stanard appointed the following daIa
gates as members of the Executive Committee pro
vided for in the resolution: E. p. Bacon MiIvra,
kee: c. r. Seyht, st. Louis; S. H Covan Fort
| Worth. Tex; j. E. Howard. Wichita, Kan; &
Lyon Chicago. On motion Mr.. Stanard was made
a member Of this COMMITTEES ex-ohicio. N