Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1878-09-07
THE MACON CONVENTION.

The adjourned term orthe convention
Of the bond indebted counties met at
Macon City, Macon county, Mo, Tues
day. August 9th. ut > o'clock p. m.
Judge l.. j. Wagner, of Scotland
county. in the chair Mr.. w. f. Hall,
OF Jackson, secretary; Mr.. Carl Baker,
of Scotland, was elected assistant sec
retary.
A roll call showed the following |
counties to be represented: st. CLAIR.
Macon, Knox. Lafayette, Scotland. Rails,
Cooper, Lincoln. Pike. Franklin and
Jack Tn.
The committee on credentials. reported
the following named gentlemen entitled
to seats in the convention: St. CLAIR
county-.Ino. +. Tandy; Macon-Wm.
Saeger, VIM Bell. j. n. Brown; Knox
w. 5. Dowten. Wm. II. Cook. w
Butord, Saml Ennis. W. Il. Mctluoid;
Lafaye,te-A a. L"sueur; Scotland
$. W. Birch. b. F. Bonn, c. $. Baker,
l.. J. Wagner; Ralls-A. f. Trabue.
Jno o. Wood Cooper-N. W. Williams,
\. T. Cole; Lincoln Mudd;
Pikc-Jude T. j. G. Fagg,H q. Mackey;
Franklin-T. w. b Crews; jackson
W T.. Hall.
\. \. Lesueur being called on gave a
i short history of the county debt OF La
,avette county.
Judge Jno. F. Taady gave review
of the Indebtedness OF St. Clair county.
Col Crews. from the committe appoint
ed at previous meeting 10 prepare an
address upon the bonded Indebtedness
of Missouri counties. read an able and
. elaborate address prepared by him.
which, after debate. was referred back
, to the committee tor amendment in a
+ lew particulars. when it was ordered to
, be printed and distributed to the vari-
Gus interested counties.
I The committee on address was re-
/, formed to consist OF the following Old
t. members: Thos j. c. Fagg. I. w. B.
- Crews and G. s Baker, and Jno. o.
II Woods aud \ \. L"s'Ien~ i'll place OF w
Il Il. stevens and ". Z. Es,rnes-
:, Mr. W. ) Dowden, chairman OF the
: executive committee. offered the follow
e mo resolutions, which were adopted:
!. Resolved. That 4 committee OF five be
II appointcl by the chairman 10 draft suita
l. bic bylaws. rules and regulations iol
e the government of this taxpayers con
r yrntinn. and for the control OF county
II organizations and said committee Il
Y ordered to have such rules, &c, printed
r and distributed As early rs possible II
of the various indebted counties.
% Resolved, That the central COMMITTED
u is hereby requested to call upon the Va
Il rinuS county courts of indebted countIe
'r to appropriate so tor the purpose o
'e detr:ly ing the necessary expenses of TN
fe body: all moneys to be expended oni
of upon draft by the secretary. approved b.
rt the president. upon the chairman VII
Of is hereby constituted exofticlo treasurer
The last cause being inserted by amend
ment.
The state central committee was re
formed to consist OF the following name
- gentlemen: NJ ). Dowden, kuoX coun
III ty, Chairman; l. J Wagner. Lincoln
VIM. Christian Rails; JAS. Morris. Su
III livan; W T. Hickman, Jackson Horac
kinysberrv. Howard; Ed. III. Jeiirle:
IN Fra.klin; W. y Rutherford. Randolph
W. B. Griffeth. Pike; Alex. Mudd. Lii
lie coin: H. Bledsoe. Ca5s; Jno. +. Iandl
St. CLAIR: j c Slater. Linn; W. /
lit Stevens. Rails; Jno. 5. Blackwell. l.;
fayet,e; DR. VIM. IL. Ellis, Cooper; Ge
ae T. Gloze. Macon.
The thanks of the convention WEI
Ill extended to the NJ. X. u I. railroad an
the citizens OF Macon toT courlesIeS.
III On motion it was decided that whe
the convention adjourned 1t would be
"a meet at Jefferson City, Mo-, on the TIM
" ednesday in January.
81 Judge Fagg was invited to addres
the convention. which he did in a lor
ID and exhaustive speech upon railroi
-. and other county and township bonds.
III Short speeches We're made by sever
other gentleman, and a general int
III change of thought was had upon Il
>, debt problems OF the state, and at abo
VI 9 O'Clock p. IN, the convention
iourned.