Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-07-15
animously adopted
The report Of the committee was

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The report Of the committee was
adopted
Judge Lurton then moved, That a
committee of five should be appointed
to prepare resolutions for the conven-
ton, and that all resolutions should be
referred to this committee without de-
bate.
/. p. Howard moved an amendment
that the number should be increased
to one delegate from each district
which was voted down, and the origin
al motion carried by large majority.
Pending the report of this commit
tee, Col. A. G. Goodlett offered the
following resolution
That every delegate participating in
this convention hereby pledge him
self to support the nominee of the con-
vention.
Some debate ensued on this motion,
Messrs. Cummings. Dabney and j. P.
Rogers opposing it, and Messrs. Good
lett and Daniel defending it finally
vote was taken and the resolution car
ried by 49, to IL.
"a great deal of the opposition to
this motion seemed to us to arise from
a misapprehenslon, many delegates
thinking that it pledged them to the
forthcoming platform before they
knew its contents, whereas it had moth
ing to do with the platform. but only
required delegates to vote for the
nominee
While waiting for the report of the
committee on resolutions, the follow
ing resolutions were offered by Hon.
G. A. Henry, and carried by acclama-
ton
WHEREAS, We the delegates from
every District in the County of Mont
gomery, being in convention in Clarks-
vile, on the 10th day of July, 1876,
embrace with pleasure the opportunity
to express our hearty approval of our
distinguished representative in Con-
gress, Hon. John Il. House. Be it
therefore,
Resolved, We express our unquali-
fed approval of his course and con-
duct as our representative in Congress;
that we have watched with pride and
qualification his rising fame as a states
man, and fully endorse the manly and
eloquent speech he delivered in the
Congress of the United States on the
18th of May, 1876, speech which re-
fleets the highest credit on himself, as
we'll as upon the district and State he
represents in the Congress of the
United States of America.
Resolved, That while it is a pleasing
duty on our part, it is an act of but
simple justice to our representative,
who is far away from his home, in the
honorable discharge of public trust,
conferred upon him by confding peo-
pie, to send him the cheering note over
the mountains of well done, thou
good and faithful servant" from his
friends aud neighbors at his own home,
who have known him longest, and who
know him we'll.
Resolved, That as the time has ar
rived for the people to know who will
be presented as candidate for their
suffrage, at the approaching election,
we, the people Of Montgomery. speak
ing for ourselves alone, present John
L. House with great pleasure to the
people, and express the hope he will
at once announce himself as a can
didate for reelection to a seat in the
next Congress of the United States.
The committee on resolutions then
made the following report
The Democracy of Montgomery
County in convention assembled con
graduate the country upon the nomin-
alton of Samuel j. Tilden for Presi-
dent, and Thomas A. Hendricks for
Vice President of the United States,
and enter upon the canvass with the
confident hope of carrying it through
to successful issue. Inspired with
this hope and earnestly desiring every
needful reform in the administration
of the affairs of our government, we
adopt and re-affirm the principles pro-
mulgated by the convention at st.
LOUIS. w uO IuFGUeT
Resolve, That in the administration
of the affairs of our State government
every unnecessary office should be
every unnecessary expendi-
ture should be avoided, al possible
economy shall be practiced, and no
greater tax should be collected than is
required for the payment of the abb
necessary expenses Of the
State, and the prompt payment in the
future of the interest upon the public
debt, and all questions as to the valid
ity of any of the outstanding bonds
should be referred to the decision of
our own courts.
HORACE III. LURTON,
B. MILLER,
NJ. e. WILCOX,
w. d. TAYLOR,
B. W. UssERY.
A substitute was offered for the last
of these resolutions by j. P. Rogers,
Esq, to the following effect:
Resolved, That while we favor the
maintenance of the State credit. we
are utterly opposed to any further in
crease of the rate of taxation for State |
purposes; but if after an honest ad-
of the State government |
the present rate of four mills on the
dollar should be found insufficient for
all legitimate purposes. then we are
in favor of extending it not more than
one mill additional, and one mill only
for State purposes.
Considerable debate took place on
this amendment, those who advocated |
it contending that the State credit
must be maintained, but that no more
than mill on the dollar additional
taxation should be raised for the pur-
pose among other speakers Mr.. Ken
nedy pointed out the evil which had
already arisen from stating an exact
sum before the statements of the fnan-
eial officers should be made, and illus
tratad his DOsitiOn nv SunnoSinU that |