Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-12-19
THE CONVENTION.
SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS DONE
TO-DAY.
THE SEVERAL COMMITTEES
MAKE THEIR REPORTS.
THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING
NOT SELECTED.

NOT SELECTED.
The lntrr-statcs Immigration convcn-
ton Opened at 1880 this morning a
much smaller number being in attend
ance than yesterday. numbers of the del
egates having lett on this morning s south
bound train.
! On motion of DIR. Hill. Of Mississippi,
the reading ot the minutes OF yesterday S
session were dispensed with.
The names OF the chairmen and secreta-
ries of the committees were announced
as follows:
On permanent organzation-Chair-
/ man. W. II. Hill.
/ On resolutions-Chairman, Henry Il.
Alvord secretary. " :, Primrose.
On order OF business and rules-Chair-
man, X. Elias.
| On Observation-Disclosures, ". u.
Fletcher. Of Arkansas.
/ On foreign and domestic immigration
Chairman. ". II. Brooker.
! On. I.egislation--Chairman, W. NJ.
McAllister; Secretary, J. o. Blakeney.
TN Department Of Organization and
Its Works-Chairmaii. &. =. Cannon:
Secretary, W. L. Ashley.
! On Northern l:xposition-W. II.
| Brookcr.
On Columbian :Nposition-W. $.
Primrose.
On Exhibit by train Of Cars--E. B.
! NanDcman.
On observation-disclosures, +. T.
Dean; secretary, ]. Turner.
On Railroad rates for settlers and pros
pectors-S J. T. Johnson.
On exporting and importing-H. s
Green.
Immigration burcau-Chairman, J. o.
Waddcll; secretary. ". Z. Fletcher.
observation-disclosures, !. o. Blake.
ney secretary. ]. L. McGaillard.
Agriculture. horticulture and forestry
Chairman. II. L. Alvord; secretary. $.
I A. Fclter.
Mineral resources and statistics-E.
b. u. VanDeman.
Fish and Oysters-F. A. Boyle. W. Is.
Fitzhugh.
Executivc-F. b. Chiffon.
RESOLUTIONS.
The resolution OF ". II. Brookcr that
the next meeting be held in San Antonio.
; Texas, was referred to the miscellaneous
committee.
The resolution OF W. S. Franklin, OF
Virginia, to accept the invitation to visit
the city OF Norfolk during the next SEES
sion of the convention IL held at Rich
mond. or Immediately thereafter, to ill.,
spect its advantages was referred to the
same committee.
The resolution OF +. B. Norvell was
referred to the committee on resolutions.
A motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was lost. The
! resolution was to the effect that the
convention appoint committee OF one
delegate from each state represent
cd to mcmorialize the governors oi
their states to recommend to
the legislatures that $4,000 annually
he appropriated for the work of the i'm
migration bureau. and that the cxccu-
tive committee appoint efficient agents
to visit foreign countries to invite immi-
grafton to the south, and to furnish
them with descriptive literature.
The resolution of +. Is. Van
Deinan, Of Florida, that the gen
eral manager he instructed to pre-
pare an address for the south was re-
icrrcd to the committee.
| The resolution Of c. +. Moore to thank
the presiding officer for the courteous and
efficient manner in which he has done the
work OF the convention was referred.
The resolution to hold the next meeting
of the convention during the third week
in August, 1891, and the meetings annu-
| ally thereafter was referred.
! A telegram from Gov. Buckner, OF Ken.
tucky, stating his regret at not being
able to TX present was read.
The following resolutions were offered
by Robt. X. Vance and w. {. Wilson:
~. Resolved. That il is the sense oi
this convention. representing fifteen
/ states, that II proper Observance OF the
Sabbath requires the closing Of the Co.
lumbian exposition on SUNDAYS.
I'll. That the chairman OF the commit
tee ON Columbian exposition from this
convention be instructed to furnish n
copy Of these resolutions to the commits.
sioncrs Of the Columbian exposition"
I Thiscallcd forth considerable argument
and on motion to have the rules sus.
pended and the resolution adopted. the
vote by states was called for. II was
moved that those Introducing the rcsolu'
ton be allowed to withdraw 1t. but
this was lost. The resolution was re-
ierrcd to the committee on Columbian
exposition.
The resolution of John Robinson o
North Carolina that a Bureau OF Health
climatology and vital statistics be ecstab
lisl,ctl wherever there is n central Office
OF the association, was referred to tn,
committee on resolutions.
II. A. Gudgcr, OF Ashcvillc, offered q
resolution OF sympathy for W. {. Thomas
of Florida. who was forced to leave thu
city because Of spraincd wrist, and il
was adopted.
A resolution was offered by the Ken
lucky delegation. through Il. Polk John
son to hold the next meeting of thu
CONVEX on in Loui vile and was referred
to the boom" committee.
The resolution to have a list of the del
cgatcs to the convention with their ad
dresses made and published in order t.
facilitate communication between thu
members OF the association was adopted
The resolution to recommend to TIN
governors of each state to appoint com
m,ttcc OF five from their states to act IL
conjunction with another committee ant
to be known as the promotion commit
tee of the worlds fair, was adopted.
The report of committee on legislation
was as follows: eve recognize the ncces
sity of unity Of action by the Southern
states here represented, and that Il car
best be accomplished by concerted svs
TEN Of legislation; therefore you are re
quested to provide by law for the ap
pointmcnt and maintenance Of IA commits
sioncr OF immigration, whose duty l
shall ''s- :" 'a-u,- a hnard Of Southern
immigration to cooperate witt
the Southern immigration Burea,
IN unitiug, in promoting the great caus
of southern iiilriiirrntinn. ani unhu;ldi,,,