The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-01

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tG.ct,i oy tne establishment on Washing
t 3. , of a permanent hurcau for the
s1Iaton Il all tho resources OF the
tutltr. States. tD receive, cdltipbue'
.nl properly hst al properties with au-
fl.ntic inform zion cone. riiue thehL ana
s.rD exhibits as my D. sent In Tor the
,auera. Information uf apitai and labor
That may desire 90 settle IN any sectloh
IL th, south. and 90 pro nOte Immigration
,o tfe southern States.
nrlEAr rN rNsrs.
The expenses Of the ureau are L. he
u.!d out OF a fund 10 J contributed pro
Tafa by such sDuthcrn dtes as may '""e
p.rt in it's cstabhshr nt and ofgam]'
ton 4 small rcgist Zee is to he re-
4uircd OF ID parties sting properties loi
sale. , ,r
Washington II IS Nied that th'iC 5,tr In
be "A bureau for ,eh state I'm me Su"'',
to nc cofluostl II the commissioner VI
4pricult.re Jr 't6ur or inmlsidt''l "a
mat state. end such assistants a7 - my
o,roint 81 qtJpertics 10 Doe listc. at 'he
-iiiitraI n..r,au through the sub-bureaus
IL c"e'' IT,. sail of any Of the properties
- small commission is go bc ldlh'
49,, .nplteu TO the expenses OF the
-, or tothe reimbursement of any
80 that ut have C.utriuutcd 10 US
I, IlIort. .,,...r from each
- - - ~ Tf-ffct OF Columbia u
o,,I1aJ for L. perfect the details If
'.r,e Man OF O flulLation.
T. ~ ~" INV, on shall adjourn to meet
~ f,,..f.rIgf such time as the com
.,t ~ oncf frou each state may de-
Int, The Governors of the various
e.,t,.r- St1foi9ni the commissioners or
- iiefrirt Of tOlumhla are requested 10
e,,.,.iut as deieates To the adjourned con-
don t4n clgens from different sec
,Nrs Of their rIfes and ten from the
r.f lfL
as FAR AS possible. 20 members or tbe
treseut conVent,n The governors ot the
eoutheru Statestre requested 10 attehd
the meeting in lashingion, ana a con-
rnlttee of one FIN each state ana 'he
district of columbia are directed 10 per
fact AM OF the dmlls of the plan Tor the
permanent orgazduon OF a bureau o4
glyanfem, ut and dVcTtising ana tte PIo
motion OF immigitlon 20 the South ana
have IN ready toWbmit to the proposed
Washington meehg
tXUri DISCUSSION.
The resolution9cordially endorse the
,n[14rneut inaugutted and the bill pend
inc ip Congress lOking 20 the erection
of a Government budiug I'm WASHINGTON
for a permanently PXhibiii11 or an ui@
Strre~ r., MA Tre repnrt iuwtf1-
at.ly developed ChCsm
'SSaries Catlett. 4 Virginia, ntimated
that coutri1utionsfrom the southern
SfTfes could not u Hiepended on. B. i.
CLAYTON. Of llOrt c0ntended that the
report was not calIated 10 advance the
i...,n0ses of the keniion He thought
fIYe- present WereIblr 90 do what they
had been called togier 10 90. The com
mltte- should nav prepared plan Tor
r.tiuanert organizlon. but they suB-
ieeto1 action whiQ would give q po-
ltical complexion tthe subsequent con-
Venti0n. he was oiesed 10 mixing poll
tI.s and business.
Tn governors or be southern states
rt.4r
Tie ideas advanceQThere were some
southern Governors bom he would not |
trust 0Oui applauD
Major Robert W. nnter OF Virginia; |
defended the commtee. He declared |
that neither Mr.. Claon nor Mr.. Catlett |
lad suggested "a prac@l substitute. The |
cammitt-a had SUCCEED the only prac- |
5ca,tIe yIan THIS cSCeptiopS. he sedA
was bat an initial moment The South
dIl not care for Polo Hungarians aud
Anarchists. loud apspse)
a convention that Wnd attract the at
tention Of the world, atthat would bring
sood emigrants. was ele1 There had
h..a n contest for Atita. he said. but
Washington was the sce TO hold the
Mr. Hcarlsley. Of Nod Carolina. made
au earnest plea for thadOpuOn or the
report lie held that { establishment
Of "a permanent burDalk0uld do away
representation TO prosp5ye investors.
Another defence Of thsp0rt was made
by Major Yancey. ofFlorida. who
prophesied that the sOuup States would
make appropriations foihe support Of
the permanent bureau. T. argued for
Washington as the propiplace for the
bureau. because IL wOulte nearer the
northern people whom 4 South hoped
10 reach.
MIR Irvine Of Mobile, O.. came ont
emphaucally against 1heeport. which
he said was on the plan' Ii circumlD-
cutiOn Office. II the mattNas going TO
be submitted 10 leglslaul action, and
% the Governors OF the tes, II would
never amount % anythingte legislative
pigeon-holess would absorb II another
plap-a business plan--Weradopted the
convention would secure ,ugh money
before any Legislature metp carry out
the practical ideas for VII the con-
vention was called
EEPREsESrATIvE ~
H. c. c. Lamar, Of Msshpi smoke |
for the report. He contend that the |
present meeting was not a rssenta tive |
body. What was wanted wal krepresen- |
tatiVe body appointed 10y the ads Of the |
southern states, who repreSeI1 the pop
ular vote Of the people. Ihi.onVenti0n |
was looked on with suspiciObv news |
papers and public men. and tthert this |
idea u permanent representye body |
should be organized.
Mr. Barrett Of West NiTginf hOughf |
that delegates 10 the permanet tonven-
ton should be appointed by 4nercial |
and Industrial bodies ana IaIIntf fOrgani-
cations.
Mr.. Clayton asked If from tiioment |
Governors or states made dplnments |
OF delegates 20 the convention tmOve- |
Inent would not be political I. CAP |
plause)
lie thought the business men sta take
hold OF the idea and exclude pOli4 That
part OF the resolutions about tAstab-
lishment OF permanen, bureat eX-
libits I'm Washington was adOpt4 Mr..
Irvine, Of Alabama, offered aniend-
ment providing that the permat ex-
hibit Bhould be supported by antcon-
tributlons Of $40 each from all tern
business and other bodies, insteab by
such southern States. as take pam its
establishment
THE GOVERNORS.
This amendment was lost The Of
the FIRST section was then adopted its
entirety. and the second seci0kas
agreed TO.
The section providing that GoVprs
OF the several southern States aIthe
Board OF District Commissioners all
each appoint ten delegates 10 thd- !
journsd convention was adopted, lb 1
the elimination Of the clause de
preference 10 members OF the phi
ha IL |