The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-06-18

4. That our thanks are due and ter
dered to the officers of the Southern Ran
road Association for the courtesy Of pas
sing members of this body free TO anc
from this place; and to the officers of thu
Vicksburg & NJ r. r., Mobile q OhiC
r. r. and Northwestern r. X. for tht
courtesy of half-rates.
5. That we cheerfully recognize The
ability with which Col A. j. Frantz hai
/ discharged the duties of President of thu:
/ Association, and the courtesy and Impair
TALLY with which he has presided over the
! deliberations of this meeting.
6. That the thanks of the association
are due and are rendered our Secretary
/ for the efficient manner in which he ha:
discharged his dnties.
| T. That we tender our thanks TO the
| Masonic Lodge for the use of their hall.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Your committee to whom was referred
that portion of the Presidents address,
relative TO foreign advertising, beg leave
to report that this same subject has been
before committees in the past, bur without
any satisfactory result. Your present
committee can ouly condemn the rulnous
rates for which publishers too often take
advertising, bat cannot recommend any
plan that will force men to change their
way of business.
The committee appointed TO act upon
so much OF the Presidents message as
relates to obituary notices and calls
through the Press in behalf Of aspirants
for Office, have the honor to make the
following report: That the Press through
out The State has been annoyed aud Dur
deneG with appicAttors 20 publish, with
out charge, Obituary noices and coils
through the Press in behalf Of candidates
AID replies to the same, aud.
WHEREAS, such continued and unrea-
sOnable demands have become intolera-
bic and,
WHEREAS, action on this subject by
this Association IS important and earnestly
solicited by the individual members of the
Press of the Stale, we your committee,
respectfully beg leave to recommend the
adoption OF the following resolutions:
That each paper represented IN the
Association be requested to print in
conspicuous place in its columns noljce
that reasonable charge per lire Will be
made on all obituary notices, ahd ike
chargeon all calls upon candidates. through
the Press and replies to the same.
Your committee to whom was submit
ted the consideration of what is commonly
known as the ''District Printing Bill, 3"
beg leave TO report:
That the Mississippi Press Association
regarding he District Printing Bill a.
contrary to oar laws and the genius of
Our Institutions, and submissive 10 the
liberty Of the Press, that the Pre- sident of
the Association be instructed to appoint
committee of one to employ counsel,
aud 10 lake such other steps as may be
necess airy to test the constitutionality of
said ACT before the proper judiciary tribu-
nails
RESOLUTIONS.
ResolocH, That the thanks of the Con
vention are rendered to Mrs T. W.
Davis, (Zella Wayne,) Col. j. l.. Nc
CuIlum, and VIM. Ward for the essay
and poems read on the occasion.
Be 1t Resol0ed, (By [. u. Oglesby)-
That no gentleman shalt be allowed 10
speak more than twice on the same sub
ject, nor more than five minutes, except
by unanimous consent OF the assUUiatiUu.
Adopted
WHEREAS, the system CT proxies recog-
nized by this association manifestly OPP
crates against a full attendance, therefore,
RESOLVED, That in future no proxy
shall be allowed vote on the floor of the
association, unless said proxy shall be
connected practically with the office or
newspaper which he represents
Adopted.
ResoIued, (By J. H. Sullivan That
recent floods have demonstrated the in
utility of the present system of leveemg
the Mississippi river, and the danger 10
which large extent Of the most valuable
and productive corn and cotton lands of
the South are exposed by reason of over
flow; and.
WHEREAS, the people resident in the
valley on either side of the river are al
ready taxed TO their utmost ability 10 con-
struct aud MAINTAIN levees without enjoy
ing immunity from overflow; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the Press Association
OF Mississippi in convention assembled do
hereby urge upon the national govern
meut the necessity and importance of
adopting some measures for reclamation
and preservation Of the lands of the
great Mississippi Valley; and with
this view we recommend our representa-
tives to properly present the matter to
Congress and urge the general govern
ment to assume entire control and man.
agement of the Mississippi levees, and
thus insure a more perfect system and a
greater degree of safety to the planter.
| And be it
ResOlved, That a copy of these resolu-
tons be forwarded to our representatives
in Congress-, and published in the Safe
papers.
An election was held and the follow
ing were elected officers:
George w Harper, President;
III. d. Money, Isl President;
q. G. Tucker, I'd Vice-President;
j. S. Hoskins, Secretary;
j. l.. Mead, Assistant Secretary;
w. Il. Walpole, Treasurer;
Ethelbert Barksdale, Orator;
w. j. L. Holland, Essayist;
Emmett l.. Ross, Poet;
Miss Kate Sinclair, Poetess;
+" Mollie Magee,
Rev. S. W. Dale, Chaplain;
! Place of next meeting, Kosciusko
| Miss, A J. FRANTz,
| w. j. ADAMS, President.
Secretary.
Address of Hon. a. u. Frantx