Show I NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE Ickolutlotiv litturliiK tliu Sutpell Inii of Sliver tolnuci WASIIISOTOV Jnn 21rho Nnlionnl Board of Trade today discussed Iho resolution resolu-tion favoring Gocrnmcnt aid in the im roenient > of tho Columbia river Senator Jolph of Oregon spoko in its favor Iho csolntion was rejected l The following resolution submitted by the Chicago Board of irado was adopted < l fill a short discussion Hesolcnl That the immediate attention of the National Congress be called lo the ko lo I effect of contagious diseases in animals I upon tho internal and oxlermil commerce of tho country and the neceessily for such lei ation as will provide for tho control nnd suppression of such diseases A ntof proposed by the Cincinnati Jhamber of Corameroe advocating the repeal of so much of the IC law as provides arbitrarily for the purchnso of bullion stud l the coinage of liver standard dollars and l authorised l ho President of the United < Stales o take such steps in Ito international nlercourse nncl treaty as will promplly lend awards sho establishment l a uniform iu ernnlionnl sslem of bnnellalism and l to uako such appropriations as may be neces ary to matte the Presidents authority in this matter effective was nlso adopted A esolntion was also submitted l by the Cm iinuati Chamber of Commorco asking ongress to consider nt an early day ho feasibility and practicability of convert ng 1000OOUOCO ot the present bonded debt into long term bonds bearing interest nt thus rate of 2 pel cent per annum with tho view to the use of them as pecunty for Na ional Government deposits and other forms of trust was after a brief discussion adopted A resolution to the effect that tho most nn Iterative and pressing duly imposed upon ros b ni Congress is the adoption of measures necessary to protect and l fortify oRsrJIRt and seaports of our country and to make ndecpinle that tho defense nppropiialions theiefoi nnd fence of tho harbors of New York nud San 1rnncisco should < bo the work flrst un derlaken as imolvmg tim largest risk md being the least protected of our larger cities was adopted l as was nlso n resolution pioposed by tho New York Board of Trade mud Iransporlnliou fnormg reciprocity re-ciprocity treaties with Cnnnda and the He public of Mexico |