Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-19
FIAsCO.
The Members of the General As.
sambly I0duIgtng in P~Oliiies-The
Adoption of a Platform, Etc.
III. paunar N WadnaeJo-

sHmbIy In%duIgtng in POlIiies-The
Adoption of a Platform, Etc.
The Nashville Banner OF Wednesday,
the 18th inst, has the following:
Pursuant to a call signed by quite a
large number Of Democratic members OF
the Th~irty-ninth General Assembly, a
caucus wal held in the Hall Of the
House of Representatives last night.
Mr.. Cummins, of Upton, was called to
the chair, and Mr.. Head, Of Wilson, re.
quested to do the services of secretary
Of the meeting, Sergesntat-arms Pra-
ther being in his place with his usual
p%romptness.
Messrs. Quarles, Blizzard, Cole, Mob
lit, Jamison, Bullen and Adams were
appointed as a committee to consider
and report upon the resolutions offered.
The streams Of be it resolveds that
poured in on all sides would occupy sey
eral columns. None of them were con-
sidered separately. While the committee
on resolutions were out in consultation
the meeting INDUCED in some little earn
estness Of elaboration and a vast deal
Of jest and joke.
Mr.. Gober offered q resolution that the
election Of Andrew johnson was a con-
tradiction to the platform Of August 10,
1874.
A resolution without the name OF any
author was read, declaring the meeting
was essentially a farce, and all the actors
were playing their parts with great eclat.
Colonel Marye said if it we're true
that the route to the lower regions were
paved with bad instead of good resolu-
tons, he thought they we're building a
double track TO that quarter with a
quick-time schedule.
Mr. Peters moved that the committee
be requested to report the resolutions
hitherto prepared.
a resolution was sent in purporting to
be offered by Mr.. Emmert Republican
Senator), declaring that the Democratic
party was necessarily and inevitably a
failure, and could not possibly pay the
bonds and give relief to the people"
Another was read as being the off
s|pring'of Mr.. Spears fertile suggestive
powers, to the effect thati It was best that
they should have the Constitution as
guide by which to walk.
Mr.. Hodges appealed to the members
to lay aside their levity. The call for
this meeting had been put forth in all
seriousness, and he sincerely protested
this meeting doing that which
might hereafter bring the blush. IF the
body continued in its ridiculous course,
be would beg leave to be permitted to
withdraw from it.
The committee on resolutions reported
rs follows, through General Quarles:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this |
meeting that differences of views as to
State policy should not be the test of
,arty orthodoxy, but conformity of
news as to national policy has hereto
ore and should now be the test.
Resolved, That we have an abiding
confidence in the principles and dec
of the Democratic party, as an
.ounced in the principles adopted by
be convention that assembled ia this
apitol on the 10Th day of August, 1874.
Here followed the Democratic plat
lrm Of 1874.
The resolutions we're reported as
fered by a majority only Of the com
and we're adopted.
Mr.. Finlay asked that they proceed to
he consideration of a resolution offered
himself to the effect thatit was con-
rary to the genius Of republican gov
rnment. unwise and injudicious to
i've the State officials unlimited power
o borrow money. Not that ne had any
aek OF confidence in the State officers,
'ut the principle was what he was OPP
,osed to.
there was no vote on any Of the sep
rate resolutions, and a motion to adj
ourn was put and carried, when the
members dispersed in knots discussing
ne untruitful proceedings, and pretty
generally expressing dissatisfaction at
he work Of the night.