Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-20
THE CONVENTION.
FULL REPORT OF THE SECOND DAYS
PROCEEDINGS.
COMMITTEES ON BUSINESS AND NAMES
OF MEMBERS.
SENATOR SPRAGUE'S INTRODUCTION
AND WHAT he SAID.

N WhAi hE oRiD-
The Convention met at nine O'Clock, and
was opened by prayer by the Rev. w.
NJ. Patterson, Of the Central Methodist
Church.
The first thing in order was the report
of the Committee on Organization. Chief
Justice Williams, of Kentucky, Chairman,
reported as follows:
i. A committee of one from each State
on Southern Pacific Railroad.
2. A committee of one from each State
on Railroads generally.
3. A committee of one from each state
on Direct Trade with Europe.
4. a committee Of one from each State
on Immigration.
ga committee of one from each State
on Finance md Banking.
6. A committee Of one from each State
on Manufactures and Mining.
7. A committee of one from each State
on Mississippi River Leyees and Improve
S. A committee of one from each State
on Tennessee River and its Improvement.
9. A committee of one from each State
on River Navigation, Canals and other i'm
provements.
10. A committee Of one from each State
on other Business and Agriculture.
The above Committees 10 be appointed
by the delegates from their respective
States. f. c. MOREHEAD,
Secretary Committee.
The Chairman moved the adoption of
the report.
Mr.. Yerger, of Mississippi, said that the
immigration intended in that report was
Southern immigration. He thought It
1 ought therefore to be manages by South
ern men. The question of immigration
TO the South directly underlies every
question that will be discussed or acted on
| ~ Thsu T,,uanHtnn ETa panynn fhnrafOra
that that part of the report providing for
q Committee on Immigration be not re-
ceived, and in lieu thereof a clause be in
serted providing for q special committee
Of thirteenth be appointed on Southern
immigration.
AR. Geo. +. Davis, of Ohio, said That az
q member Of the committee and q North
4 ern man he had no objection to the word
" Southern" being inserted before /" I'M
migration y in section 4th Of the supple
mental report.
The Chairman of the Committee stated
that gentlemen had met here
in a spirit of liberality, and
came here toad and assist the South. orto
take counsel with US he lie not thinkit lib
eral or just that they be excluded from
any committed,
This remark was greeted with loud ap-
plause, and showed that the sense Of the
Convention was strongly against any pro-
scTiption whatever.
Mr.. Yerger disclaimed any such inten-
ton. The suggestion he made came di-
rectly from a Northern man.
Mr.. Davis, OF Ohio, said if the gentle
man from Mississippi would reflect a mo-
ment he wOul see that the object that he
| wished was attained by the provision of
the report. Out Of the seventeen sommit-
teemen to be appointed, all except four
would be from Southern States. He,
| however. had no objections 10 the insert
ing the word Southern" before immi-
| grafton"
The Chairman decided that the motion
ofthe gentleman from Mississippiwas out
of order. as a report ola special committee
takes precedence Of all other business.
The motion of the gentleman from Ohio
was in order Ito insert "Southers" be-
fore "lmmigation".}
The gentleman from Ohio announced
that he withdrew the motion,
The gentleman from Mississippi also
withdrew his motion.
The Chair than put the original motion
to adopt the report of the Committee on
Organization, and il was carried without
a dissenting voice.
At this iuncture. as the Chairman de-
ciared the result Of the vote, Mr.. Yates, /
from North Carolina. renewed the motion
made yesterday morning relative 70 ad-
jOurnment.
The Chair annOuncedthat, in accordance
with the provision Of the report Of the
Committed on Organization and adopted
by the Convention. all motions were to be
referred TO appropriate committees, with
ont debate, unless by a vote Of the house
TO suspend the rules.
Nh. Yates asked the house 20 suspend
the rules, but a motion to that effect was
lost, and the resolution of Mr.. Yates was
referred 10 the Committee on General
Business.
On motion, q recess of fifteen minutes
was taken for the different delegations 20
report to the Convention, the chairmen of
each State delegation and the committees,
in accordance with the report Of the Com
mittee on Organization.
After the recess the house was again
called 10 order, and ss each committee re-
turned, the chairman was reported 10 the
Secretary. The following is the
LIST OF CHAIRNEN.
Alabama-Judge WM Byrd; Arkansas
Col d Cross; California-W J Gate
wood; Georgia-HOn c b Cole; Iowa.
Hon q w Jones; Inclination Hamilton
Smith; kentucky-Judge r X Williams;
LOuisisna-Gen Cyrus Bussey; Missouri
Hon Erastgs Welles; Mississippi-A Z
Reynolds; North Caroiina-J A FuQua;
New York; c Moorhead; Ohio-Geo CT
Davis; South CarOlina-Geo W Williams;
Tennessee-HOn Mill Browne; Virginia.
Col VIM Lamb; West Nirginia-HOn J II
Hoke.
After the reports had been made, a gen
ueman from Virginia arose and said that
il was most important that the delegates
from each State should be got together and
sit together. No arrangement had as vet
been made, and he would suggest that each
State appoint a scrgeant-at-srns for their
delegation.
There was action taken on the sugges-
ton, and the Chair announced that the
appointing or reporting Of standing com
mittees, IN accordance with the supple
mentary report, would then be taken up
and proceeded with.
A gentleman from the TENNESSEE dele
cation inquired Of the Chair if an assist
ant secretary, appointed from each dele
cation in accordance with a resolution
adopted Tuesday evening, should take his
seat on the stand. q
The Chair replied that the motion al
luded 70 was not compulsory, bnt the
States could appoint the secretary if they
wished.
The reports on standing committees
were b received, and the committees,
as reported, stand as follows: 3
COMMITTEE o. TuE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD. :
Alabama-FM Gilmer; Arkansas-Lo- f,
anHRoots; Georgia--Nelso Tiff; Iowa
Jones; Indiana-John Ingle. Jr.; T,
kentueky-Gen Blanton Duncan; Louis ,
iana-Gen Cyrus Bussey; Missouri-Hon :
Erastus Wells; Mississippi-H w Walter; :
Carolina-C q Yates; Ohio-Thos ,
Nrightson; South Carolina-G p Elliot; !
Icnnessee-SB Beaumont Nirginia-Gen :
9 stone; West Nirginia-Hon JTHoke; !
York; Morehead,
RAILROADS GENERALLY. Z
Alabama J McDavitt: Arkansas-G g
Rumbaugh; Georgia-Virgil Powers
IOwa-EJ TOof; Indiana-John InGle, Jr.;
KetBucky-Gen EW Chiffon; Louisiana
W . Ford; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wells; /
AIississippi-G ASykes; North Carolina- I
Chas G Yates; Ohio-A L Frazer; South
Carolina-S c Millett; Tennessee-Gen .
W 4 Quarles; Observation-Disclosures
West Virginia-Col is Haldeman; New
York-A A Patton. Y
DIREcT TRADE WITH EURoPE. I
Alabama-RP Lindsey; Arkansas-G w !
Georgia-W G. Mann; Iowa :
2 w Jones; Indiana-E g Van Riper; =
Aentucky-M w Larne; LouisianaIGen !
cyrus Bussey; Missouri-John Crangle; I
Mississippi K Marshall; North Caro- I