The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20

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| treble extra So 90. Corn doopng. Oats Gle. Bran
$40. Whisky 81 27t@1 90 Others unchanged.
| Gold 1891. Sterling l40t New York sight 4fPet.
| discount. S
New YoRK, Oct. l5, evening Cotton heavy; sales
2500 bales at 261c Money frmer, 6@7 ct; discounts
| dull. Sterling dull, 1os told steady at 1870.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 15 eveDng.-Cotton closed tirmer;
uplands l2b and Orleans t2]d; sales $4,000 bales,
| whereof for export and speculation 5000.
LOUISVILLE CONVENTION.
| LOUISVILLE, Oct. I3.-phe Convention met at a
quarter of ten o'clock, An, with full attendance Of
delegates and spectators, including latge number OF
| ladies. After prayer by the Rev. w. S. Platt the
consention proceeded to business. The committee
reported on the general oganzation together with
recommendation to the organization and order OF
| business, and the subjects thereof, as follows:
Report of committee On permanent organization.
Vice presidents Alabama, R. NJ Patton; Arkansas,
George E. Dodge; Deewsre, JOS. Bradford; Florida,
]. ]. Williams; Georgia, Thomas Hardelm; Indiana,
G. +. Cookery; Illinois, James NJ. Richards; Iowa,
George W. Jones; Kanss, John A. Haldeman; Ken
tueky, Charles Anderson Louisiana, Paul O. Hebert;
Minnesota, E. P. Underwood; Mississippi, G. A.
sickles; Missouri, Adolhns Meyer; Indiana, P. P.
Pendleton; Massachusetts, S. W. Bush New Jersey,
David Naer; New York, Thomas E. Alnerd North
Carolina, W. F. Busby; Ohio, R. NJ Bishop; Pennsyl-
yannia, George W. Thuston; Rhode Island, A. S.
Walcott; Tennessee, N B. Forrest; Texas j. R. Lub-
Mr.. Button, of Wisconsin, and John Wascero, of
Virginia. and B. H. Stith appointed Secretaries.
Charles NJ. Thurston, of Kentucky, and Assistant
Secretary also appointed from each State.
In order of business this committee recommended
that the convention appoint the following standing
committees, each to be composed of member from
each State to be selected by the chairman that each
committee be as follows:
First, on Pacific railroad; second on railroads gem
erally third on direct rade with Europe; fourth,
g. .,s-s
manufactures; seventh Mississippi levees and i'm
provements; eighth Tennessee river and improve
ments; ninth, river navigation, canals and other
improvements; tenth, on agriculture; eleventh, on
continuous water line Communication between Misss-
sipp river and the Atlnntic seaboard twelfth
movaI of obstructions to cheap and easy outlet
through the Mississippi and gulf; thirteenth on inn
ports Other resolutions reported on to
mr. Is4a lie tha seey5sntS1 81 sna On motion
reduction of taxation was made the order OF business
recess was then taken for short time.
After recess President Fillmore called the meeting
to order at IL o'clock On motion the States were
called for their committee. Mr. Remington, of Kan
sas said the confusion great that it would be
necessary to state the business before the convention
Mr. Fillmore explained that the States were moeon
law. Being called, Kngsberry, of Alabama, meyed
that where there was but one representative from a
State that be be placed on every commttee adopted
The ladies managing the Masonic, widows and Or
phans hail. which occurs this evening, extended an in
pitation to the members of the convention.
Mr.. Boyd, of Alabama said at the Memphis conven-
ton certain committees had been appointed to prepare
reports certain questions, and moved that the re-
ports OF the same be now received MIR. Daniels, OF
Mississippi said that Mai. Banks had been appointed
to investigate the levees and moved that the business
committee be instructed to receive his report. The
Chair ruled that the committee empowered to
ceive such reports they pleased. Henneyroy, of
Missouri, moved thatthe committee appointed at the
nr1n
quested to present their report and that it be referred
without reading or debate adopted.
"A number of reports from the various standing COM
mittees Of the two previous conventions then
ceved and referred without either being debated or
read Mr.. 10th, of Ohio, moved that the delegates
present their resolutions for reference to the appropr
ate committee hdrawn Mr.. Boyd moved that
the States be called for motions and resolutions A.
V. Gaskil Of Georgia. said the rules presented by
the business committee had been adopted and thought
nothing but confusion would result. The chair did
not understand that any order of business had been
adopted. The call of the States proceeded with
JIG. Keeper, of Alabama, moved that the Govern
ment be requested to make reduction on machinery
to make yarn; the gentleman introduced reso-
luton deprecatng the unequal distribution of currency
Mr. Brooks, ofNew York, rose to point of order and
wanted the delegations to announce their chairmen.
The eharmen Of the different delegations were then
announced.
LOUISVILLE Oct. l3-Seeond Dspatch-The follow
ing is the report in full of the committee perman
ent organizations mentioned in the morning report
Your committee appointed to consider and recon-
mend to convention persons, to be Vice Presidents
and Secretaries thereof and rules for its proceedings,
and the order and subdivisions of 1t business, have
the honor to report that having duly considered the
subject they beg leave to recommend that the follow
ing gentlemen be appointed by the convention:
8 Vice Presidents: Alabama, Robert NJ. Patton
Arkansas George G. Dodge; Delaware Jas. Bradford
Florida, J. ]. Williams; Georgia, Thomas Hardman;
Indiana G. f. Cookery; Illinois, Jesse NJ Richards
Iowa, George W. Jones; Kansas, John A. Hademan
Kentucky, Thomas Anderson; Louisiana, Paul @.
Herbert Minnesota, Eugene Underwood; Mississippi,
G. A. Skies; Missouri, Adolph Maner; Maryland, P.
P. Pendleton Massachusetts, George w. Bush; New
Jersey, David Naer; New York, Thomas G. Alyord;
North Carolina, w. F. Beasley; Ohio, R. N. Bishop;
Pennsylvania, G. W. Thurston; Rhode Island, A. S.
Wolcott; Tennessee, N. B. Forrest; Texas. T. P.
Lubback Virginia Wyndham Robertson Wiscon-
sin, John Nasac West Virginia, Benjamin W. Sith.
Your committee also recommends that Charles II.
Thurston Of Louisville, KY, the temporary secretary,
be chosen permanent secretary of the convention and
that Messrs. W. B. Bowers, of Michigan City, Ind,
E. and Q. James, of Tennessee be appointed reading
cIerkssand secretaries thereof.
They also recommended that the following gentle
men be appointed additional secretaries of the
vention: G. H. Wilcox, Mobile; JAS. B. Hes Helena,
Ark; Geo. W. Stone, Wilmington, Dell R. B. Bur
roughs Tallahassee Fla; w. A Martin, Atlanta Ga;
u. H. UDery, Calro, H., 3. =. Lonax, heokuk, ioWai
Henry Foote, Leayenworth, Kansas; T. Dolhonde,
New Orleans, Louisiana; Grant Hunt, St. Paul. Min
.nesota 3. W. Williams Kansas City, Missouri;
F. Speed, Vieksburg, Miss. H. Mccoy, Baltimore; L.
Bacon, Boston; VIM. schamueI Jr., Egg Harbor, n j;
John Tracy, Albany, !; IA. Tuaua Tarboro. NC;
7. s. Stevenson, Aiken, s. c. Lewis Seasengood Phil
adelphia; Lippett Providence, R. I; Campbell, Jeffer
son, Tex Armstead, Petersburg Va; Kitlevich Fair
haven. Ny; Goodrich, Milwaukee, Wis; Goustand,
West Virginia.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 15-The Convention met at ten
o'clock this morning The first report presented to
the convention that which provides for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river and its tributaries.
memorial to be presented to Congress read, and
resolutions in favor of improvement Of said river
read to the convention and unanimously adopted.
The committee agriculture made their report, and
requested that copies Of this report be furnished the
secretary for distribution. One Of the resolutions