The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-14
LOUISVILLE COMMERCIAL CON.
VENTION.
LouIsYr1lH, IN, ocLoher la,

NGNAAONs
LOUISVILLE, KY, October 10.
The Convention met at a quarter to
10 o'clock, with o full attendance Of
delegates and spectators, Including o
large number Of ladies. After prayer
by Rev. W. II. Plat, the Convention
proceeded 10 business. The Committee
reported on general organization, To-.
gether with recommendation aA TO the
organization and order Of business and
the subjects thereof. as follows:
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Alabama, X. NJ. Patten; Arkansas,
George O. Dodge; Delaware, James
Bradford; Florida, J. ]. Williams;
Georgia, Thomas HRrdeman; Indiana,
J. O. Cokerly: Illinois, James NJ. RIch-
ards; Iowa, George W. Jones; Kansas,
John Haldermani Kentucky, Charles
Anderson; Louisiana, Paul o. Hebert;
Minnesota, L. Underwood; Mississippi,
g. A. Sykes; Maine, Adolphus NJ. Hyer;
Maryland, p. r. Pendleton; Massachu.
sets, s. W. Buoh; New Jersey, David
Naer; New York, Thomas Z. Alvord;
North Carolina, W. /: Beesly; Ohio, r.
NJ. Bishop; Pennsylvania, George W.
Thurston; Rhode Island, A. 8. Walcott;
Tennessee, N. B. Forrest; Texas, F. r.
Tubbock; Virginia, W. Roberts: Ver-
mont, G. Homery Button; Wisconsin,
John Wassoui West Virginia, B. H.
Smith.
Secretary, Charles NJ. Thurston, Of
Kentucky; and one Assistant Secretary
was appointed from each State.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Tho committee recommended that the
Convention appoint the following
standing committees, each to be COM
posed Of one member from each State,
and each committee select their own
chairman, and that each committee be
as follows: 1st. On Southern Pacific
Railroad. I'd. On Railroads generally.
81. On Direct Trade with Europe. 4th.
On Emigration. 9th. On Finance and
Banking. 9Th. On Manufacturers and
Mining. 7th. On the Mississippi LeVeea
and improvements. 9Th. On the Ten
ness River and Improvements. 9th. On
River Navigation, Canals and other I'm
provements. 10th. On Agriculture.
llth. On Continuous Line OF Oommu-
nicRtion between the Mississippi River
and the Atlantic Seaboard. 18th. On
Removal of Distractions in the Mlssla.
sippl and the Gulf. 18th. On Imports.
Other resolutions were reported as to
representation In the Convention and
10 facilitate the business OF the ConVen-
tlon. ..
On motion Of Mr.. billiard, the SUBJ
Ject Of protection OF labor and reduction
OF taxation was made an order of bust.
ness.
A recess was then taken for short
time.
After recess, President Fillmore call.
ed the meeting to order at 10 minutes
after II O'Clock,
On motion, the States called for their
committees.
Mr.. Hemmingrsy, OF Kansas, said
the confusion was go great that It would
pc necessary to state the business be.
fore the Convention.
Mr.. Fillmore explained that the
states were, on motion, now being
Mr.. Klngsbury, OF Alabama, moved
that where there was but one repre-.
sentative from o State, he be placed
on every committee. Adopted.
The ladies' managing the Maaous'.
Widows and Orphans Ball, which oc.
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tion to the members OF the Convention
10 be present.
Mr.. Boyd, Of Alabama, said that at
the Memphis Convention certain coms
mites had been appointed to prepare
reports on certain questions, and moved
that the reports Of the same be now
received. 1I
Mr.. Daniels, Of Mississippi, said that
Mayor 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
were empowered to receive such re-
ports as they pleased.
Mr.. Hemmingray of Missouri, moved
that the Committee appointed at the
previous Memphis and New Orleans
Conventions be requested to present
their report and that 1t be referred
without reading or debate; adopted
A number Of the reports from the vari-
ous standing Committees Of the two
previous conventions were then read
and referred without being debated. q
Mr.. 10th OF Ohio, moved that the
delegates present their resolutions for
reference to a proper committee, with
drawn.
Mr.. Boyd moved that the States be
called for motions and resolutions.
A. Gaskill OF Ca, said the rules as
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 adopt =.
ed. The reading Of the Committees
reports showed no rules had been
adopted. The, call OF the States was
proceeded with. ~
NJ. JC. Ksefe, OF Alabama, moved
that the Government be requested to
make reduction on machinery to
make yarn; he also introduced q reso-
luton deprecat!ng the unequal dlstri-
button Of currency.
Mr.. Brooks Of New York rose at this
point and wanted the delegates to an.
nounce their chairmen; the chaIrmen
Of the different delegations were then
| announced,