The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-28
IRrrorted for the Richmond Dl=na!ch.J
TEIE FARMERS COUNCIL.
SECOND ATNCAL SESSION.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

THIRD DAY 3 fRDCtLDlANS-
PETEs-BrGG, November q, 1873
The Council cCn:cand at the Academy Of
Music at II O'Clock a. NJ, and vas called 70
order by the president, Colonel DromgooIe
The proceedings Of the last days session Of
the Council were read and approved.
Colonel ". ?. Bu-weil rose to correct The
statement made il the port 0! the proceed.
ipes Of the Council published IN this paper
that he h2d moved 10 petition the Le@i5la-
turc to tax cut OF existence the Diil-c!r@u-
lating banks. The resolution to that tiiCc
was offered by Captain w. z. Hinton. Colo
pel Burwell said that he did not approve the
resolution, rs bo considered tha. Eocs Ct
the most valuable AID sale banks o! tn
State were banks Of Eon-eiru!2tiDg clg-
racter.
Judge NIanp, secretary Of tho Council,
stated that the records Wcro right ca tI2t
subject.
Colonel George w. Boiling rose 10 Il rrivi.
legged ouertio? and said that in the I1Aec-
AppeQfs report Of the Councils proceed
ings the report Of the committee CT tie had
been nv accident given as the resolutions q;
Colonel Edward Daniels, oi Richmond, ami
that the resolutions hid been substituted =.
the report Of the committee. CDIoaei Do,-
ling said he WAS certain tho e,'i:"is woGiu
tase pleasure in mixing the cori o@3i1r, nn4
be could Well understand now, il The hurry
and confusion Of REPORTING "na printing,
such an error could be committed, aud h
made TO compaiGt OF 1t, but Cny desired
the correction made.
Colonel Boiling also desired al error in
the Rc,rs 10 the effect tHut the Chcnlca!
Bank had made $3000g0, coo out Of 23H9.000.
to be refiieG. The sum should Lave been
S3,000,V0O.
key. j. A. Ridlick offered tho following
resolutions:
"Resolrcd, That the delegates Of this
Council be authorized and requested 20 o.
yanize at their earliest convenience sub,
councils in their several neiGbb1fhoodS
auxiliary to tue Farners' Couucl OF Eir-
GINA aud North Carolna, und report their
SUCCESS to the uezt annual meeting Of this
S,,iety.
"2. That the corresponding secretary DC
required 10 forward copy Of tins rcsolu-
ton to the delegates OF this Council, With
any hiuts that lie may think proper il IT,
gard to the formation Of these auxiliary
councils.
80. That the next annual mcetinS of this
Council be held in the city Of NorioIk.'
Commenting Oh these resolutions, Mr. Rid
dick sad he considered the present body the
representatives Of the masses Of the people,
but he thought by the adoption Of the scheme
Of organization recommended i'll the reso!u
tons its capacities to accomplish good YOU'D
be extended. lie wanted TO see the good
work 20 Oh, ard 10 see the fruits Of nd
vantage multiplied. As for the third reso-
luton, he said the sessions bud heretofore
boen held in Petersburg, where themembers
had always been received and treated by the
citizens with the utmost hospitality. Blu! It
was tine, he thought, that the bullhen
should be removed elsewhere, and BEIGE he
recommended Norfolk us IN every way suit
atle for the session.
Mr.. Romano, Of Chesterfield, agreed that
tie first and second resolutions were not IN
order, az the question Of tho organization cl
sub.co,ncils had been referred to commit.
tee. of which Mr.. MagrGder wns chairman,
where the matter would be thoroughly di-
qested and report made which would
doubtless he acceptable to the Council. He
opposcd the third resolution, also, as The
movement had originated III this city.
Tho clerk, at the request OF tie president,
read tue resolutions of Mr.. Magruder that
had been adopted, ind those offered by Mr.
Riddick.
Mr.. Riddick supported his resolution. This
was not parliament or congress, and We tad
to do business IN pialn, larlner.liko NAH
ner. The Intervention Of the committees,
he thought, might relard the operations OF
the Council. As for the selection Of Nor.
folk, he thought change Of place might
bring out those who had not before been in.
duced to attend the Council.
Captain W. Z. Hinton moved to lag on the
table. Petersburg thought that she had been
honored by entertaining the purcst yeo-
manry OF the country. (Applausc.]
The motion to Lay on The table prevailed.
Dir. Payne, Of Chesterfield, advocated
Richmond as the next place for the Session
Of the Council. He did not object 10 Pc
tersburg OF to Norfolk, but be knew The
farmers on the North Side had no. been i'll
formed about this matter. 1t would lutte
the farmers of Virginia probably to have
the organization meet at the capital.
Petersburg was finally selected us the next
place of meeting.
BY IA vote of II to 10 the motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the resolution maoc
by Captain W. Z. Hinton 10 petition the
LEGISLATURE to tax out OF existence the non
circulating banks was adopted oy me toun.
Gil; and the discussion Of the resolution was
announced as IN order.
Captain Hinton supported the resolution
in favor Of taxing out Of existence the nom
circulating banks.
After discussion, the matter was laid on
the table.
DR.. John N. Plcasans was elected clerk
of the Council.
A series of resolutions, offered by Major
r. L. Ragland, of Halifax, that the thanks
of the Council be returned to the railroads,
press, &C., was adopted. There was long
discussion in the morning session rs TO the
propriety of extending to the farmers clubs
the right of representation in the Council.
The matter WAS finally left where the Con-
stitulon places il, the clubs not being cnti.
tied to special representation.
The grange question was not introduced,
though il WIS expected to DC brought for
ward. no2IE ApAIR.