Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-04
Tax Payers Convention.

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The delegates from the various townships
to the tax payers convention, assembled ut
the court house in Lexington, Monday, Nov.
18th, at IL O'Clock, a. M, and effected q tenn
porary organization by calling Charles L.
Ewing to the chair, and Xenophon Rylsnd
to act as secretary.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee on credentials, each member thereof
being suggested by his township delegation:
r. Hale, J. B.. Mcdonald, J. T.. Ferguson,
VIM. A. Thornton, h. j. Higgins. Charles
McGirl, James Fleming, c. g. Catron.
The committee reported the following per-
sons properly accredited as delegates from
their respective townships:
Clay-Strother Renick, Thee. Bates, M. NJ.
Robinson, Sam. Null, c. j. Miller, J. b. Nc
Donald, Thos, McCleary, Jas. Belt, j. c.
Armstrong, s. W. McBurney. W. B. Corse,
b. F. Hammer, 8. W. Greasy.
A. Nutter, L. Groom, j. Gladdish, Geo. P
Gordon.
Dover-Wm Liese. Vim Carter, 3 Barley,
Wm Kirtley, Isaac Neale, ] ] Fleming.
Shelby aSS1of { B GORDON St.'J' < Ford < Ryland.
w T Cannon, Al Slusher, John Reid, w.
T. Hays, q q Wallace, r J Smith, s g Went
worth, Robert Hale, j Smith, j McFadden,
c 4 Landlord, Jos Benton, John Howe, VIM
Limriek, John Catron.
Freedom f Downing, w A Thornton.
W Boon Major, n ] Cox.
Middleton-C c Cstron, D Waters, o H
P Catron, T NJ Lake, At insor, A Corder.
J n hopkins, n g. Buiord. s..,.,ora
j T Ferguson. q I Russell, P "A Ferguson.
Washington-C l. Ewing, Dyer Sherwood,
David Mckinney, N Il Henry, j j Brown
ing, A b Hatch, Robert Mathews, c McGirl.
The report was received and adopted by
the convention.
The chairman then appointed the follow
ing committee Of permanent organization (:
H c Wallace, VIM Corse, Jas Fleming, W C
Beatty, W b Majors, ID J Waters, J W Bled-
soc, A B Hatch, who . the following re-
port, which was received and adopted
For President, Charles L Ewing; Vice.
President, W T Cannon (; Secretary, Keno
phon Ryland; Sergeant-at-Arms, s W Greasy,
with authority In the president to appoint
an assistant Secretary, all of which is respect
fully submitted. &c. WALLACE, Chm'n.
MIR. Ewing then addressed the Convon-
ton, invoking calm and earnest deiiberation
commensurate with the Importance OF the
business entrusted to the convention. That
1t was necessary for harmony to character
ize ever effort to insure successful co-opsra-
ton of the people.
On motion of Robert Hale the members of
the county court, the county attorney and
the state, county and township agents were
invited to be present during the session of
the convention AMI participate In its deliber-
ations.
Lynn B. Gordon offered the following
shall be allowed to speak more than once on
the same question, nor longer than ten
minutes.
The convention took recess Until l O'Clock,
p. m.
The convention was called to order at one
| o'clock, p. m.
Col. NJ. v. L. McClelland was then called
upon for any report he had to make concern
ing his interviews with the creditors who
held the railroad bonds of the county.
Mr.. McClelland In q brief manner stated
the result of his arduous labors in behalf of
the county, and suggested the only basis
upon which he had any hopes that q compro-
mise could be effected, and earnestly and inn
pressively urged upon the convention to &C.
cede to the proposition. which In effect
amounted to the surrendering and cancella-
ton of the old bonds. The six per cent.
bonds to be compromised at 20 cts. on the
81; The 10 per cent. bonds at 90 cts. on the
81, for principal and accrued interest. New
bonds to be issued, due in 25 years. with six
per cent. interest semi-annually. A commit
tee to report q basis of settlement and COM
promise was then ordered as follows: W. c.
Beatie, r. T. Russell, &. c. Catron, M. b.
Henry, VIM. Limrick, W. b. Major, James
Fleming and VIM. Corse. During the alb
sence of the committee, Judge VIM. Young
was called upon for his views and abatement
concerning the Indebtedness of the county |
In a brief statement of the facts and as the
only prospect Of success hinged upon q COM
promise as suggested by Col. McClelland, /
however burdensome it might prove for the
welfare of the county, its peace and pros
perity, he urged the convention not to let
the opportunity pass by of yielding to the
emergency.
The discussion was carried ON by A. A.
Lesueur, A. B. Hatch, Xenophon Ryland, |
II. c. Wallace and Judge Amos Graves, all
favoring an offer to compromise except Mr..
Hatch, differing however as to the terms
Of the compromise to be offered.
The committee returned and reported as
follows.
Resolved, That the county court of Lafay.
cite county, be requested to submit the fol-
lowing proposition to the people of the
"Wil we pay Is cents on the dollar for &C.
erued interest and principal OF 10 per cent.
bonds. and s. cts. on the dollar for accrued
interest and principal on 6 per cent. bonds.
Current interest on coupons and interest not
due on bonds not to be included. January
LIST, 1876, 10 be the time Of settlement. The
payment to be made in six per cent. bonds
running twenty-five years. The Sid bonds
to be surrendered and cancelled. Dur good
faith being pledged to the payment of inter-
The report was received, when Xenophon
RyIand moved its adoption.
TN Lake moved to amend the report by
inserting 80 and 70 in the place of and strik-
ing out rs and IS. Pending the question on
the adoption Of the amendment, the con-
vention took recess until 6 O'Clock, p. m.
Six O'Clock, p. M, convention called to Or
der. W b Steele was admitted to the con-
vention as q delegate from Washington
eoVhSuiP III paw VI y y DIOW uIuk, WIN WAS
absent. A A Lesueur, Geo s Rathhun, 2 S
Mitchell and H e Boteler, were admitted in
the Lexington delegation in place of John
Catron, l. B Gordon, H C Wallace and Col
James Young.
The adoption of the amendment was fa-
vored by Geo S Rathbun, A T Wfusor, C C
Catron, James Belt. Judge Young, and
others, and opposed by Judge Prather, & l.
Ewing, W C Beatty, W B Steele, A A Lesu-
eur, A b Hatch, W I Hays. and others in
eloquent speeches. Col McClelland said he
had no grounds OF which to base the faintest
hope that a proposition less than that con-
taiLed in the amendment proposed would or
could be successful, and earnestly asked its
adoption as the only indication of q speedy
return to prosperity.
The yeas and nays were called and the
amendment was adopted by q vote of 90 to
%. The report of the committee was
amended by striking out rs and IS, and in
sorting 80 and 70, and adopted by a rising
vote, there being but two dissenting votes.
The various township delegations then
met and agreed to the following basis of
settlement to be submitted to the people ut
the same time by the County Court for rati-
fication