The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-24
WAR ON THE FORCE BILL.
The New Orleans Chamber OF Com.
MERGE Fevors a Convention.

The New Orleans Chamber OF Com
MERGE Fevors a Convention.
New ORLEANS, July 23.-The Chamber
Of Commerce and Industry of Louisiana,
the largest commercial body in the south,
having been asked for its views of the sug-
gestion to hold a convention of southern
business men to consider what is best for
the south to do in in case the force bill now
before congress should become law, re-
piled as follows:
1t is our opinion that the commercial south
should at once meet in convention to deliberate
and decide upon the course it will adopt
In the event that our northern fellow
countrymen should elect to dissolve
up between us during q quarter of a century of
the profoundest peace and to establish Poland
and Ireland on this western hemisphere in place
OF the prosperous land now extending hearty
welcome to northern capital and northern
muscle. Should any considerable number of
commercial bodies of the south share our
views, we shall at once appoint delegates to
attend any convention which may be called to
consider the situation.
ROBERT BLEAKLEY Secretary.
ATLANTA'S BOYCOTT TALK.
DANvILLE, Va, Suly 23-Mai. W. r
Suthlern, acting chairman of the state demo-
cratic committee, deprecates the action of an
Atlanta paper in seeking to inaugurate a
boycott movement on the part of the COM
mercial south against northern business
men in case the federal election bill becomes
a law, aud has sent a card to the Richmond
papers taking a stand against the move
ment.
OUT OF POLITICS.
BALTIMORE, July 23-E. C. Head, pres
ident of the corn aud -four exchange, has
received telegram from an Atlanta paper
inviting an expression of views upon the
suggestion to hold a convention of southern
business men to consider what is best for
the south to do if the force bill becomes a
law. President Head made answer that he
did not think that the exchange could act
as body. Mr.. Head said to a reporter to-
day: 1.-The charter Of the corn and flour
exchange mentions certain things
not to be dabbled with as far as
the official action of the exchange
is concerned. One of these prohibited
things is politics. The charter expressly
forblds any interference in political matters
whatever, although the members of the
exchange may take what action they please
as individuals. AS presiding officer of this
exchange l answered the telegram sent me
in the only way possible"
AGRICULTURIsTs AGAINST 1T.
BIRMINGHAM, July 23.-The State Agri-
cultural Society adjourned to-day after a
two days session. Maj. Hawkins was
| elected president. The following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolred, That this society is unalterably op-
| posed to the passage by congress of what is
known as the force bill, because it would be a
source of amending trouble to the people of the
north and south. 1t would tend to interrupt
the cordial social relations and interrupt bust
ness connections now existing between the peo-
pie of the two sections, to the untold injury of
| both.
Resolved, That we call on the people and
merchants and business enterprises of the
north which deal with the SOUTH and whose in
terests are identical with ours, to bring their
| influence to bear on the course of legislation,
and join us in stopping the passage of t1e bill,
that aims as directly at their prosperity as
| ours.
| Resolved, That we are in sympathy with all
measures legitimate and proper that will stop
the passage of the bill, whether taken at the
south or north, believing that in this matter the
commercial and industrial interests of the two
sections are identical