The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-31
ORGANIZE PERMANENTLY
Southern States Railway Commissioners
Elect Officers.
SOME IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS PASSEl
Committees Were Appointed and
AsheviiIe, N. c., Sept, 1ooi.

Chattanooga, Tenn, August 30.-The
convention of Southern railway commits
sioners this Afternoon heard the report
of the committee on permanent orsani-
cation and made the temporary organiza-
ton permanent. The committee on uni
form classification reported and the APP
pointment of a committee of five on that
subject WIS authorized. Battery Park
hotel, Asheviile. N. c.. was decided upon
as the place for the next meeting. the
second Tuesday in September. 1901.
The following resolutions were adopted
today;
Res5ived. That 1t shall he the duty
OF the permanent chairman of the as
ISOLATION. upon the application OF the
commissioners of any three States
holding membership, to call a special
meeo,lEe0S enc association, naming
in his cali the ti,.e and place of
meeting.
Resolved, That in the opinion of
this convention the interstate COM
MERGE law does not confer on the
courts of the United States jursdin-
ton over the commerce on the nigh
seas or In foreign countries. as
claimed in the case If the Southern
Pacific vs.. the interstate commerce.
commission.
clause was added to the report of the
committee on permanent organization
making It the duty of the members of the
association to give whatever aid and as
sistance Was possible to any other menu
hers when the laws OF his State aifeGt
ing railroads or other corporations might
be called In question in the courts. Tho
following report OF the comnittee GA
classification was adopted;
Your committee respectfully reports
| that until permanent organization 10
| formed it will be impossible TO arrive
at correct basis Cor settling the matter
OF uniform classification and We there
fore recommend that the commissioners
OF the several States in this territory
advise anG request the commissioners VI
their respective States 20 join in th'
adoption Of Southeastern classification No.
25 in effect October /, 1899, as the official
classification OF their States or commits
sion to he used until such time as ths
committee on classification OF the per"
manant organization can or does recon
mend classification accepta Ole TO the
association. We recommend that the
commissioners Joining this organization,
so far as it lies within their power. err
phatically express thei. refusal to adopt
or in any way recognize the use OF class.
2 KNOWN as southern lTGlBuJ CtuaS-
! iieation No %, and that they will use Eli
proper means 10 have the State commits
sions OF which they are members to adopt
this course. We recommend that in the
permanent organization, q committee o!
FIVE, to be known as the classification
committed be provided for and that they
be given supervision over all matters ra-
lating to classL cation"
The following states are announced as
members of the permanent organization,
tho association having the right reserved
to admit others or application:
Arkansas, Kentucl~- Florida, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louis
lana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Mis-
souri, and Virginia.
At the afternoon session committees
were appointed as follows
By-law1-G. c. McChofd of Kentucky.
n. w, Baptist of Tennessee and r. N.
Sims of Louisiana.
Legislation-J. H. Reagan of Texas
| chairman Thomas L. Williams of Ten
nessee and A. @. Mays Of Mississippi
Classifcation-H E. Day of Florida,
chairman; j. c. Kincannon of Mississippi,
j. n. Mckenzie of Tennessee, w. L. Fos-
ter of Louisiana and J. r. Evans of South
Carolina.
Programme-N. w. Baptist Of Tonno<
see, chairman; l.. J. Storey of Toxas and
II. NJ. Hundley OF Arkansas
Transportation and Arrangements-J. D.
McInnis of Mississippi chairman, and
John Webb of Mississippi, secretary
On nfocIon the convention then ad
journed.