Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-12

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1a accordance with . cSil ,pabjist,a /. 10
. nswspaper9 Of the State, The Conyen-
ba Of Iowa e6n&S met ~ the Court
|ouss, Dee u1hA AaR I 6Sioek, D. ~,
fednesday, 1Q1NA, 1th. TIE ConveHti6b
scalled 70 1e4eF u F.W.Faiuer, editor
Aa1s RssiAse, e. WAsse motion, G. r:
nE1son, exsVoloornOf' che Btdoksine,
Ad,) AssrieuR aud THE oldest editor IN
endAnce, WoDEa elostDA, Chairman. aOs
Dtien Of Lieg1fGeg B. y Gee, editor ~
~ MsvtA- WssA IA. RUSSELL Of tbe Dsv.
port 0assttss WIS chosen Secretary, ana
u. b. Gallup r. ths Bdose Lsdel, assist
q Secretary. the object Of the conven]
b was stated by. Mai. r. A. BERGMAN, e.
~ 1t Pleasant, HSwss Journal, and by =.
Hilbert, of the Dubuque Times On mott
~ roll Of th& Co0vention vas prcpaSo4
Ia read froA which \ ~as shown TIL
y following 'pevsons were present 81
ply entitled TO seats in the Convention:
O. y. Clarkssa, creditor Rockville AmerseooI
kree4y county; y =. Gee. NORTH Nest Fort bod =;
o. 6sndsrsoa, uene. AsrA0hSws; H. W:
81 6.Ss ss;ssei s:ns.l seSa; ..sd!.or
rss~e. md Du!aqoe T,ss:;; Z 4 B. s,.,.,
sassrviIIe: 4. r. 8psrry, 4sthri. yeaems. feaSsa;
| Ohilds, Herald. Dubsque, r. WilliAms, ne.iua
o.n'y Rsp.stiea., Kpcssiils; =. ~ Sherman, :Hd,'
,OosA, Esyska. Aneoesa; b. u. HhCsnaseE, Ossss
~, D. Witt, H. MeAllisiss, Herald, Clinton; v. A.
ailou, Hamilton FeessaN. Wsbstef City; w.
.sr;sssv. Marion; WIN. n. Msrriss, ssasssms. Ds'
osnes; y w. Palmer. Hssfs Rssislsv. Dss Moanss
q y. burke. Nc~paveH. Council Blufis; =. Dam p
baport; J. D. Hunter, creditor. HsrdIn Ssriin.i
tsca, sIai. Rsfi.is, b. Eslas. WIN. nals. Glen
GOD Op'nios, 0lsnp qca, Mpis ScenH. Tsi
On motion yh6 following committed
Gro appointed u pupcst q tn huos y
hich this session Of the Convention Ahell
djourn: n -,u on - > as
Q. As.s,,s.i.e M Ore. ea- AldrlsA. tAs.nAt
|r, Duste and kussell. $3.50
P.si.ea,sO. q! ~. Laos, se.-A.ssrs. Bsfssssn
y Sssserspsis~ Rate, $e.-Ne.srs Petit. Campbell
Ss7~s:::, s.s.: orss"iss'isn: -xsss's walden
Pops, Mo.epoiy, se- NssS. nsossrssa usKss
ltd Willi-ms.
7siegropAsc DispsseAes Gilbcst. kusssll
!. ashbone, Palmer aud Burke.
On motion the Convention adjourned
until n o'clock.
The Conventibn reasssmblsd at 4, o'clocl
per sdjournmsnt. Mr.. Clarkson in tn,
hair
Col Henderson presented the report %
be Committee on roper Aonqpsiy, which
~ adopted, - follows:
bResolped, That . memorial 10 Congress On the sch
e. The duty "a On fossix" p:psr BE- :,
4, they b. rsSSsj sss niosi Session y Il,
isif - 10 open the paper market 10 oampetitlYs
/, stwsen domestic and ,oreisn msss,:Galrssi -
III be . Commits 20 Gerry out this revolution.
Rssoired, That ttta insxpsdlsnt 70 adopt uniform
'ases Of wages Of pstnters In this State as u IL i'm
practicable TO adopt such rates - would b. Just snt
I.dApted to different localities.
The following memorial was recommend
I'd by the committee appointed in thu
bovc resolution, and unanimously adopt
d by the convention: sfs.
10 the Congress Of I've Unned States:
Your mcmorislists, citizens OF Iowa connected
with the press, In convention assembled. respect
fully represent that the duty foreign pspe
under tho present Tariff. operates very I ~
and, bv excluding foreign ompcttton. largely N
ereases the price. msking the coat Of books an
1svspapers 90 great ~ to diminish their crculatio
and uscfulness and prevent in high degree the di
emination Of useful Information aud general into
oencs among the people.
Your memoir Alsts therefore pray that the duty .
PAPER be- reduced TO revenue ssAndsrsi, thcreb
preventing an intolsrahls monopoly ~ the paps
MARKET fAcili atinr the circulation Of general INTEL
Wsnco among the people and Increasing the revcnr
Of the government. 1
And ~ In duty bound will ever pray.
On behalf OF the Editorial Convention.
F.W FALMEa,
State REGISTER.
FRAsK GiLsxnT.
Dubuque Times.
EpwAnD kussELL,
Davenport Gaseffe.
Captain Walden from the Committc
~ Permanent Organization, presented
.cport which on. motion was referred bac
40 the committee with Instructions to r
y ,ort . constitution and bylaws, at Il
vening session, for the government Of til
proposed organization.
Lieut.. Governor Ii. +. Cue prcsente
tho report from the Committee on Adve
eisinC, which after amendment was adop
ed a. follows:
TIE Committee on Advertising would recommer
the adoption Of the following the general ratcs
advertising.
Tramsienf Rates. including all legal notices, 70
charged not lees than 900 per square for fret nse
si,n and o0c per square for zach subseQuent inse
tsoa. Ton limos Of Brssies, or lite equivalent tha
b. oonsidcved square. e.
Local Notices shall he charged At not less than
oonts per limo for caoA hocstiM.
Special Notices 10 b. charged 10 per cent. h'ghs
than ordinary advertisements.
Lowssr RAsss Bv fHp ooLuNx.
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