The Washington times., 1901-11-21

mends to- and requests of Congress, that
! a new department be created to be
! called The Department of Commerce and
Industries" the head of which shall be
| a member of the Presidents Cabinet
"(2), That a reciprocity commission be
created as a bureau OF this department" "
Some remarks and questions followed.
Then The convention got down to voting.
On the first resolution there were fin
ally but two opposing votes The second
resolution was adopted unanimously.
Then it vas voted that the officers Of
the convention should constitute com
mittce to present The resolutions to the
Finance Committee of the Senate and the
Ways and Means Committee of the House
OF Representatives as the sense OF the
conference, and that the chairman OF the
convention, Mr.. Search, should present a
copy TO President Roosevelt.
The Evening Session.
At the evening session there we're talks
by Hon John Charlton. member of the
Canadian Parliament, advocating a reci-
procity treaty which would mean free
trade in raw material between the Do
minion and the United States. George P.
Coppins, of Boston, also advocated reci-
procity with Canada. William Irvine, of
Wisconsin, representing the lumber indus
try. also SPOKE on Canad an reciprocity,
but contended that before a treaty is
made Canada Should take steps to put
cur goods on, an equality in her domestic
markets with British-made goods. instead
Of allowing the.mother country prefer
entail rate of $3 l-3 per cent.
Oliver Williams, an old man with
keen sense of humor, entertained the con-
vention with what was termed comedy
on reciprocity" His speech, scintillating
with wit and good nature was like
shower breaking a long drought. He said
listening tG the expression of the widely
different views Of the high tariff men
and the mOdihcationists had given him
case of mental stra5ismus-his mind had
become cross eyed.
He spoke of the lamentations OF the knit
goods men, of the jeremiads OF the
jewelry men, and the pitiable pleas of the
shoemakers. and then drew picture OF
the American girl clasping the topmost
button OF a twenty-button shoe, and made
some humorous remarks about corsets,
which he termed jewelry cases, because
of the precious jewels which they en-
cased.
American Goods Everywhere.
Talk about selling our goods abroad
exclaimed the speaker. Why, the first
thing I saw last year at Mount Vesuvius
was a cordial invitation to eat Quaker
cats, and even on the walls of the Vati
can l saw a polite request to Try Heck
ers self-raising buckwheat.' 1 heard
here yesterday that some fourteen hun
dred millions of people have never had
an opportunity to use our American
goods. ! locked the matter up and found
that of these five hundred millions wear
nothing but their own hair"
MIR. Williams continued In this strain
for some time and his speech kept the
delegates in an uproar of laughter
throughout
Then some one moved TO adjourn. George
Seabury drugs New York. protested and
wanted TO introduce resolutions fayoring
the building Of an isthman canal and the
payment Of ship subsidies. He read his
resolutions and opposition was developed
at once The convention was not in sym
pathy with him and he shortly withdrew
them, for harmony and peace"
Chairman Smith said he was glad this
was done. After some discussion in re-
gard to printing in the proceedings of the
convention certain resolutions not acted
upon the meeting adjourned finally with
good feeling oozing out on all sides over
the result OF the deliberations