Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-16
LOUISVILLE.
The numerical Convention and its
Work.

work.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 15-The Convention
met al 10 o'clock this morning.
The frat report presented to the Conven-
lion was ,hat which provides for the inn
proyement Of the Mississippi river
and lis tributaries. A memorial
, TO be presented to Congress was
read. and resolutions in favor of the
IMPROVEMENT Of said river were read to
the Convention and unanimously adopted.
The Committee on Agriculture made
their report, and requested that copies OF
;his report be furnished TO the Secretary
for distribution. One Of the resolutions
rsouests Congress to repeal the law in re-
gard to the land tax in the Southern States
The report vas adopted.
On motion Mr. William 3. Wait was
recognized ss Il delegate Of the Arkansas
delegation 70 this Convention,
TIE repUT. a.; the committee on COZ
tinuous wafer line from. the Atlantic
ocean 10 the Mississippi river was read.
The resolutions embodied therein were
separately read The sOluions eight
in number, were adopted.
A request was made by Mr. Monroe, oi
Iowa, that a copy Of these resolutions be
forwarded bF the President of this Conven-
ton to the Vice President Of the United
States and Speaker Of the House of Repre-
septatiyes, with the request that they be
laid before their respective houses
Adopted.
resolution that q committee Of nine be
snnoiDted TO memorialiZs Congress in be-
half Of these resolution was adopted.
The report of the Committee on Taxa
ton. which provides for simplifying, equal
izing and reducing ta1aiior, was also
adopted.
The Convention is rapidly pushing lie
business in order to effect an adj ournment
at5o'clock this evening Ii is probable
that Cincinnati will be selected az the
poin. Tor ,hs meeting yfthe next Conven-
ton.
Tie Commi,.ee on Agriculture submit
ted their report, which was adopted The
committee he.Isyes that the true policy OF
the government is a general and prompt
relief from unequal taxation imposed upon
The cotton-crOwiug sections, and urges
Congress 10 repesl the set imposing a land
tax nnon The Southern States They be-
Ii.ye that the liberal policy Of The govern
ment toward agricultural interests Is de
Firable
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Munroe, Of lows, chair
man Of the committee on a conunuOu
water line communication between this
Mississippi river and the Atlantic ocean
admitted q preamble and resolutions
vbi,h. with The omission Of one objection
able paragraph, WAS adopted.
The report shows the importance c
cbeap and easy transportation between IN
Nissi.sippi valley and the eastern an
southern PORTIONS Of our own country
veil as tie markets Of the world; that
meet this recessity continuous water I'm
communication ia demanded between th
Mississippi and tie seaboardi that cor
nection II Lske Michigan with the uppe
mississippi, the completion Of the wat'
line from lie mouth Of the Ohio to HAM
I'm Roads, and the removal Of obstruction
"a an es=y and cheap outlet to the Gulf /
wsy Of the Mississippi river will const
tnte this fystem. A system of cent?
wster line is Taost important as 1t 10
ni.hes hes4sbful competition with bO
The NerlheTn snd Southern route, and