Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-15
PRESS CONVENTION.
Proceedings Of the Tennessee Press Geo.
ysntion, Held at Nashville 90 the
IIth and l2th iastant

Ilth and f2ih iastant
The Convention met in ths Supreme
Court room of tbs Capitol. Colonel Thos.
Boyerss Of the Gsilatfn Eraaafaer, m tne
chair. i a. easoN1 r. ss5s
Colonel Thomas Boyers, of the Gallstin.
Examiner; j.. r. Beasley, Winchester
Home Journal; 4. N. haynes, Franklin.
-ReVieW: f. A. Tyler, Memphis APPEALi
Il. X. Reeves. GreeneviHe National linton;
DR.. r. L. @. White, Lebanon Herald Geo.
Z. Purvis, Nashville BdNneTi; General
Ira p. Jones, Nashville Union and Amer
iean; John Frizzell, Masonic Record;
Thomas H. Baker, Humboldt Headlight;
w. r. Handy, Paris Inteaigeacer5 b +.
Smoot. Huntington Courier; John Shir-
ley Ward, Ladies Pearl; A. B. Stark,
Home M0ntAlg.
The President stated that he had called
a meeting of the Association from the fact
that 2 general desire for q meeting bad
been expressed.
General Ira p. Jones, from the commit
tee appointed to prepare a memorial to
Che Legislators on the subject Of legal
advertising, reported that the bill pre-
pared and presented to the Legislature
looking to the lust compensation of the
press for legal advertising, had failed to
pass. The committee recommend further
action on the part of the Association, TO
protect the press in the compensation for
legal advertising.
ON motion of Mr.. Taylor, the report Of
the committee was received and the COM
mittee discharged.
on notion, Messrs. Jones, Beasley, Ty-
Ter, Reeves and Henley, were appointed
a committee to report upon legal adver-
Using.
SECOND DAY.
The Association met at nine O'Clock,
President Boyers in the chair.
The minutes of the preceding days
proceedings were read aud approved.
The Committee on Legal Advertising,
Colonel Tyler, of the Memphis APPEAL,
chairman, reported b following pream-
bic and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of
Tennessee fixed the rate to be charged for
advertising legal notices by the Code at
prices inadequate to compensate publish
ers; and, 20 1aAt w
WHEREAs, The General Assembly has
hitherto refused to change the rates pre-
seribed in the Code; and,
WHEREAS, The rates prescribed are far
less than orr usual rates, which are as
low as we can afford; therefore,
ReSolUed, That this Press Association
denies that the legislative authority has
anv right or power to establish a schedule
of advertising rates which can be made
compulsory upon publishers.
Res0ieed, That hereafter each and every
member of this Association will decline
to insert and publish in their respective
papers legal advertisements, of any de-
seription, at a less price than is charged
to others for the same work.
ReSOEUed, That the Secretary forward to
each member Of the Association not now
present, and to all other publishers in the
State, a certified copy of these resolutions
with request that he return a written
approval and acceptance of the same, II
agreeable; otherwise, his written refusal.
ReSoLUed, That upon the reception of
the replies Of all so addressed, the Seere-
tary shall declare the same to the Presi-
dent of the Association, who shall, in his
discretion, publish the same and declare
their adoption and rejection, specifying,
If adopted, aday upon which they shall
take effect and bscoue obligatory.
ResolUed, That in case in any city or
county where more than one paper is
published, one or more shall refuse to be
bound by these resolutions, in that case
all newspaper publishers are exonerated
in such city or county, and the President
may, in his discretion, exonerate from
obedience to these resolutions any one or
more paper adhering to the M
IL NDAdbg VI NV 14OnaAOA LLCIN LAt VI
fered the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, Exclusive attention to the
details of business has a tendency to
lessen the interest of the members IN the
meetings of the Association; therefore
ResotVed, That this Association does
hereby inaugurate for its future annual
meetings the custom of having an ora
ton and sPoem from some member Of
the Association.
Res0lVed, That this meeting elect by
ballot a member here present, who shall
deliver at the annual meeting Of the Asso-
citation in October next, an Grafton on
some subject german to the object of the
Association; and that at the annual meet
ing in October next, the Association shall
elect by ballot two gentlemen from the
number present, one of whom shall de-
liver an Grafton and the other a poem, on
subjects german to the objects Of the
Association, at the annual meeting text
ensuing, and that such elections shall be
held annually thereafter in the manner
presented.
The resolutions were adopted.
Colonel A. j. Kellar, of the Memphis
4UuJGnche, was elected orator for the
October meeting, and DR.. White, poet.
Messrs- Ira P.JOneS, George Purvis n
General Trspernicht, were appointed a
COMMITTEES to seeur a hail for the October
nesting.
Colonel Tyler, ofthe Memphis APPEAL,
moved that a committee be appointed to
urge upon the Legislature the passage of
an act repeating all laws fixing the rates
of adyertisements in newspapers, and
that no higher rates shall be collectable
by publishers for publishing legal adyer-
tisements than those charged by the same
publishers to private individuals not be-
ing ~litigant. Such action to take effect
from and after it's passage. I
The motion Was carried, and Colonel
Tyler, of the Memphis APPEAL, and
Messrs. Reeves and Cameron were APP
pointed on the committee.
DR.. White offered the following resoln-
ton:
ResoLued, That every member of the
press here present be requested Il use
his influence with other members of the
press in the State to become members of
the Association, and that each member
here present publish 10 his respective
newspaper an editorial appeal TO the fra
ternity throughout the State, couched in
such language as he may deem suitable
to effect a complete and general organiza-
ton of the Association.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion it was resolved that this
Association, being intended for business
as well as social purposes, is not partisan,
but that all respectable publishers of all
parties are invited to become members
thereof.
A vote of thanks WIS rendered 20 Mr..
j. G.. Frazier for the use of the Supreme
Court room. and for his coartesies and at
tentiOns on the occasion of the meeting.
On motion, the Association adjourned
till its regular annual meeting in October.
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