Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-12


lowing were appoiutsd committee to
visit the college experimental farm. 10
c,mpsuy with Prof. McBryde, this,
"wednesday, morning: DIR. A. A.
Caldwe |. OF jeff rson; Fl. B. Year
wood, of MoDroe; j. b. stokely, 81
Cooke; r. G. Carter, of Greene; G. X.
Rowland, of McMinn.
Col. Meek, OF JEFFERSON, moved to
amend by having said committee in
quire into the practical workings of
the agricultural college, number Of
Students, what is heing done, &c He
followed hia amendment with remarks,
which might he rather regarded rs
pitching inton the management and
WORKING of the agricultural college.
Elk Gov Dewitt G. Senttr, of Ham
blea county, called the speaker to or.
der, on the ground that he had no
right to discuss or criticise the man
sgement Of the institution. at the pr s.
eul stage. The point OF order wsa sus-
tanned, and the diseussiop stopped.
Prof NcBride explained thst Ii was
at his instance the committee was
called for. and he only had iu view
the mutual benefit, which he thought
would accrue from such a visit, FIR he
had some hing like $50 experiments
in progress, which would he interest
ing and Instructive.
b hh the amendment and original
motion were adopted
The twelfth question on the pre-
grsmme. by request. WAS then taken
up. VIZ: ehouiu our common school
law b. 40 amended as 20 enforce COM
put DRY educs'ion? The di-cussion
was opened by Mr. B stokely, of
Cooke, who read q sensible raper.
taking the negative of the question,
aud producing fore bla arguments
therefor, though he said 1t Ia gues-
ton which admits OF Argument.
Col. Meek sustained the aft rmative
but Acknowledged that the able pepper
read had thrown new light on Lis
idea Of the sutjrct.
Prot. Hun er Nicholson and Col.
Jno. III. Cree er heartily endorsed the
views of MIR. StokeIy.
w. A A. ConpU, E q, Of KNOX
advocated a compulsory law 10 some
extent. B. F. Doughty, E.q, also
al ded s0me Remarks h. the ssm0 feet,
and was followed by Ex-Gnvetnrr
Dewitt G. I'll err. also advocating
compulsory educa ion ia eloquent aud
convincing style
Gu motion OF J. J. CraSf,rd, OF
Knox, the essay Of Mr.. Stokely aud
all others read 10 the Convention, ere
ordered printed
Mr.. Cunningham, OF thu Dixie
Farmer, at Nashville, was granted
permission and presented the claims
Of his paper,
On motion of Col Charlton, sll
speakers, except those who open ques
tions, are limited to five miDutes.
A letter was read from Mrj E
Henry, of GreeneviIle. regretling his
iDsbiliIy to be present.
The first question on tas pro.
gramme, "What is the beet grain r
feeding stock was taken up aud
opeuen by g. w. Mabry, Ed, #
Kunx. he suggested Indian corn is
The best feed.
The stcOud question, docs wheat
| follow wheat we'll in rotation?" wse
called, but the gentleman appointed ID
| open IL not being present, G.. w. Pra.
ter, of Knox, answered the question
'no II. T. Cox, Of Blnuut, cou-
| CURED. Mr.. Remine, OF Greene, said
| II depends or circumstances, location,
&c. He had known field followed
up with What for eleveu years sue
cessfully.
| Further ren!a, Ks were made by Prof
| Nicholson, K. A J Armstrong, G. w
Msbry, Of uox, aud DR.. A. A, Cald
well, IT Jtff-rson.
Adjourned iii u p. IN.
NIGHT SESSION.
| 10 the absancs Of President Tnrlay
! Col II. B. Yearwood presided at tn,
night session.
MIR. JOHN L. a. Stercbi, of Knox,
read sn essay uu he best plan to iutro.
duce i'm migra ion To our state, and Mr.,
J. K. u. Wallace. of Anderson, read
one on "Tae cause OF migration from
E4sr T-nprssee
"Coru-I & culture and bpst manner
Of utilizing H." was the next sIt j., I
taken up. Tue discussion VA OPEN d
| By Col. MEEK followed by Nj. r..
/ mine, of Greene, and DR.. Caldwell, ut
| j. ff-Ison. Messrs. Meek and Gals.
well claimed they could mot raise corn
a. a less cost than so cents Der
0u-hrl. Capt q. + Dunn, If eff r,
| son, CITED au Instance where he b All
raised 50 bu heels per acre Oh ten acre
| ieId OF corn au1, by nc uai c.lcuia-
| lion, at u cost OF from 8 to 6 C nts De!
ousheI, shucked auu in the CRIB.
Mr.. ii. Cox, OF the we'll kDo Rn
commission huu-e OF Cox 81 Bro, A.,
lauta. Ga and also a land owner a
Louisville, Biuuut county, by pei.
mission, made sumo REMARK, siatlup
tnat III discrim' atiDg and -nofmeur
railroad freis hts charged The people o
this section prevents lhem from re-
ailzlug any prof on their products
Fhe farmers anu people to whom, h,
said, he road properly btlnnged ,snUult
take hold Of the matter and remed, Il
Or. Caliw-iI, of Jefferson, -a,d puct
cl4mor should be raised AZ TO briut
there railroad mOuop"ltts TO terms.
Col. Omar ton presenter Iesnlu'i0 I
sent 10y Msj f. Henry, of Gree neville
the preumUIe uf which umpIaius o
unnecessary dtscrIminati"n by th,
railroads OF Fenuessee against her CT
, lzens, aud proposes tn compel them I,
, transfer the pfoda, IS of ths state a.
cheap a. Is done ~ o. her states.
Col. Meek added Soma r. marks, pro
nnunciug the L. T v e. q. railroad I
grindlbg monopoly, wuich has rot bet
the people OF the country perhaps %
millions Of dollar. He supposed |
was legitimate, bowevtr, aud did no
accuse the management Of any hiut
wrong.
} The resolution was then adopted
ana the convention adjourned tlIl
} O'clock this morning.
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