Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-16
Louisville Convention
Fourth Days Proceedings.
The Report of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Committee Adopted.
Stormy Session---AdiOurRment To
Day at q am.

SPECIAL DISPATCH To MEMPHIS APPEAL
I0UIsviLLE, October l9.-The re
port of the Committed on the South
ern Pacific Railroad, appointed at tn,
Memphis Convention, was adnpte,
by the Convention to-day without al
teration.
| This is the report which, at tn
time Of our Convention, we eensureC
as opposed to the interests of Mem
| phis, and which was as readily adopt
Ell by the Convention at New Orleans
as that at Louisville -EDs. APPEAL.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH.
! LOUISVILLE, October I5.-The Con
vention met at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. The first report presented tC
the Convention was that which pro.
yides for the Improvement Of the Mis-
si5sippi river and its 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 unani.
mously adopted, The Committee on
/ Agriculture made their report and re-
quested that copies Of the report be
furnished 10 the Secretary fer distribu-
ton.
Oneo the resolutions requests that
Congress repeal the law in regard to
the land tax in the Southern States.
The report was adopted,
On motion, Mr.. William b. Wait
was recognized as member Of the
Arkansas delegation 10 the ConVen.
! tiOn.
The report of the Committee on
ll9Drinuous Water Line from the At
laltic ocean 10 the Mississippi river
was read, and the resolutions embed
led therein were read separately. The
resolutions, eight in number, were
adopted.
Arequest was made BY Mr.. Mon
roe, OF iowa, that a copy OF these res
OlutiOus be forwarded by the Presi-
dent Of this Convention to the Presi-
dent of the Senate and Speaker Of the
House of Representatives, with the
request that they be laid before their
respective houses.
EeyOjced, That q committee OF nine
be appointed to memOrialize Congress
in behalf Of these Pes0lutions. }Fhe
resolution was adopted.
The report of the Committees on
Taxation, which provides for siIkpli-
pmg, eIaaii4iRg and reducing fixa-
ton, was $50 adopted,
The Convention is rapidly pu4ning
its business, in order TO effect an ad-
journment at O'Clock this eyEning.
1t is probable that Cincinnati win
be selected as the point for lie meeting
OF the next Convention.
The TaOst of the reports Of the com
mittees are SO vuiuainous that il
would require geyeral slass TO trans
nit them by telegraph. aud it is next
10 impossible to give ageneral idea of
them, owing to tie general confusion
which at times existed in. the Conven-
tion.
+. O.. Sianard, OF st. Loais, chair
man Of the yommittee on River Nav
igation, Canals and other improve
meats, submitted u lengthy and very
able report, which is based upon a
memorial to Congress, which was pre-
pared by a committee raised at the
New Orleans and IxeOkuk COnven-
.tions, anuthe memorial is gwen as 4
part Of the report, The memorial is
in Feiefenee To heimpfONement OF the
Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri Fivers,
and Includes a recommendation OF
the passage of bill now pending be-
fore Congress, TO authorize the con-
structiOn OF bridges across these riv-'
ers.
In lGlulgsian, with the report, BIr.
Stanard read letter from j. n. Me-
Comb, Colonel of Engineers and Su-
perintendent Of the United States
Navy Boats and Western River I'M
proyements, in regard to his opera
lions, which throws some light upon
the subject Of river improvements.
AtteE some slight objections, which
were not sustained, the report of the
committee was adopted.
The order Of the dav was then post
pOned to hear the report of the Stand
ing Committee.
The Committee on Agriculture sub
mitled their report, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Munroe, of Iowa.
submitted his report, as stated above.
His report shows the Importance Of
cheap and easy transportation be-
tween the Mississippi Valley and the
Eastern and Southern portions of the
country, as well as the markets of the
world.
The improvements are
Of national Importance, and must be
accomplished by national enterprise.
1t belongs wholly to the Government
to do the work, for the benefit Of all.
The improvements should be COM
pleted al the earliest possible period,
upon terms which would make them
comparatively free to the public at an
early day. The completion of this
work will not add to the national debt,
but enhance the means of paying it.
The report also recommends the inn
mediate eXtentiOn Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal from Cumberland,
Md, to Brownsville, Pa.
G. b. Fisk, Of Missouri, presented
a report upon the removal OF the OBJ
structiOns from the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi, which was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Hilliard, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Taxation, read the report of
the Committee. They realize the ne
eessity of taxation for the support OF
the Government, and favor an adhe-
renee to the obligations already en-
tered into.
They state that the ex-
isting mode of taxation is complex,
eXtravagant and oppressive. 1t
should be simplified and the revenue
derived from a few sources. The fol-
lies, extravagancies and vices of the
internal revenue should be collected
from taxes laid upon the following ar
ticles: Licenses, tobacco, distilled
spirits, land sales, fines and forfeitures.
Statistics are given toshOw what can
b, collected from these sources.
j. p. Lawrence, of Illinois, chair
man of the Committee on Manufac-
turing and Mining, read report.
They said, not having any reliable
statistics to be guided by, they cannot
fully report the products of the sew
eral sections. It IS RECON-
mended that Congress be memorial
lied to reduce the tariff ON cotton ma
chinery.
Mr.. Leasengood, of Ohio, offered
resolution to repeal the tax imposed
on operations in mines, which was
adopted.
The majority report of the Com
mite on the Southern Pacific Rail-
road was read by the Chairman, Mr..
Lewis, of Alabama, until he was In
lefrapiea By discussion IN reference
10 certain aranadnenls afd SIS to
whether minority report, Which had
been proposed, should be read.
The report Ol the COM
mlttee Is full, yoluminous, compre-
hensive, and full Of statistics, hisfori-
cal facts, etc. The f1rther reading Of
the report, affer the interruption, was
dispensed with
Fhe EilloFitF report oi the Come
n1iftee sfsss read by S. AIanns,
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