The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-19
IMMIGRATION CONVENTION.
THE SECOND DAYS SESSION AT
ASHEvILLE, N. @.

Force Bill Denounced-inter-sta Com
merce Act EndOrsed-Bon. r. B. Chill
ton Reelected General Manager
mitteos Appointed-North state Notss.
AsHEvn.LE, y. c., Dec. Especial. J.
The Southern Interstate immigration Con
yention met at lO;3O this morning.
The chairman, Hon. NJ. T. Bryant, o
Nashville Tenn, makes a most efficien
presiding officer. Mr.. Bryant is promi
nent member Of the bar, and has bee.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
and president Of the Senate Of Tennessee
He is now president Of the Cumberland
River Improvement Association, Of Tennes
see and Kentucky. The Convention wa
invited to inspect the collection OF minerail
made by Professor {. ID. Smith in the South
ern States, who has devoted fifty years 4
this work.
TIE FORCE BILL DENOUNCED.
Mr.. w. II. Malone, Of Asheyille, a promi
nent Republican, who was the Republican
nominee for Congress from the Ninth NoTtl
| Carolina district. offered the following resO
luton against the Force bill:
| "Whereas IL is the sense Of this convention
that all sectional animOsities between tbs
North and the south should close; that th'
agitation OF sectional questions tends to re
tard the general prosperity Of the whole
| country; therefore,
"ResOlyed, That we deprecate as unwis'
and impOitic the present agitation in Con
gress Of what is known as the Nationa
| Election law or Force bill, and do hereby
protest against the passage Of this bill int
| a law"
On motion of Mr.. +. Pope Johnson, o.
| Kentucky, this resolution was laid on the
table.
| 4 number Of resolutions were introduced
and appropriately referred. The commit
tee on railroad rates for settlers and pros
! pectOrs unanimously reported.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT.
A series Of resolutions were offered re.
Questing Congress 20 perfect and enforce
| tue Interstate Commerce act. This report
excited a prolonged and animated debate
in which the discussion was principally di
rected TO the clause requesting Congress To
| abolish scalpers Of railroad tickets. An
amendment was offered to strike out this
clause, but it was defeated, and the report
as a whole, was adopted by an almost
unanimous vote.
Hon. F. b. Chiffon, who has been the
leading spirit in the work Of this organiza-
tiOn and is the general manager. then made
his annual report " lichwas full . important
and interesting Information. and command
ed the attentive consideration OF the con-
yentiOn. His tribute TO the valuable
services OF Hon. John L. Patrick,
Of North Carolina, excited enthusiastic
applause and received the cordial endorse
ment of the delegates. A hearty vote OF
thanks was returned to Mr.. Chiffon for his
valuable address, and on motion Of Judge
Yarrell, Of Virginia. the rules were sus-
pended and Mr.. Chiffon was unanimously
reelected general manager by rising vote,
and he eloquently and gracefully expressed
his thanks.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED
An Executive Committee, composed OF
one member from each State, 10 be nomi-
mated BY the delegations from the several
states, was consisted as follows;
Alabama. j. c. Keith: Arkansas, Hon.
John J. Sumter; Florida, Captain W. NJ.
Davidson; GeOrgia. ". l.. Leisner; Ken
lucky. +. Pope johnson; Louisiana, Col
0nel I. W. POle, Mississippi, ;. B. Brown;
MARYLAND, Colonel Henry +. AlvOrd; North
Carolina. j. VI. Wilson; south Corolina,
Major ID. r. Duncan; Texas, ;. }. L. john
son: Tennessee, Major II. NJ. Liken; Yir-
giuia, Major &. W. b. Hale; West Nir-
ginia, G. r. Moore.
The following additional delegates from
Virginia reported and were enrolled: Is. W.
l.. Holt, j. ;. AppersOn. A. J.. Funkhouser.
r. B. Merchant. and j. NJ. lludgins.
The Convention then took recess until
30 O'Clock +. NJ.
INVITED TO RICHMOND.
On reassembling at that hour the Con
yentlon received the report Of the standing
committees.
Mr.. James Lyons, Of Richmond, Va, in
hehalf Of the Virginia delegation Of forty
representatives from all parts Of that state,
offered a resolution that the next session OF
the Convention be held at Richmond, Va.
similar resolutions were offered by several
delegates inviting the Convention to meel
al other points. These resolutions were all
referred to the proper committee for their
consideration and report
THE COLUMBIAN FAIR.
At halfpast o'clock. in accordance with
A special order previously adopted, the c. n
yention heard Mr.. Mckenzie, of Kentucky,
in regard to the Columbian Fair at Chicago
and at $3.50 adjourned till 10 a. NJ. tenor