The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-29

The following gentlemen were appointed
lures to the petitions, viz:
Messrs A. Henderson, of Beloit; j s.
Crane, of Burliugton; Il. V. Weeks, Lyons;
J p Harlem, Geneva: D. Williams. Spring
field; Thos Slade, Burlington; F. E Hoyt,
Rochester; G. d. Martin, Spring Prairie ;
DR.. Goumans, -; S. Pratt. Spring
Prairie; AFetus Bailey Caldwells Prairie ;
j. A. Rice, Waterford; S. Kidder, Salem /;
P. Putnam, Dodge Corners; II. S. Winsor,
EIkhorn; G. P Soper, Darien; A. S. Spoon
er, Deavau; S. Fields, East Troy; II. Den
MS Sharon; T. q. Williams, Union Grove !;
j. Rector, Walworth; w. D. Bacon, Wau-
kesha; VIM Sharp, Dover; Win. Bullock,
Dover; E. Thayer, Troy; T. w. Fellows.
Bloomfield; George W. Noble, Beloit; j. w
Boyd, Geneva; G. w. Peck, Sugar Creek +;
Ii. P. Thaes, GAINESVILLE G. w. Lawrence,
Tiffany; f. NJ Rice. Whitewater; r. Van
Austen, Deiavan; Milton Warner, Clinton
junction; A. Il. Taggart, DeIavan; Lucien
Williams, Harrison, Winuebago, Co. Ill. ;
Homer Adams, Paris.
The following resolution, introduced by
Mr.. Roberts, was adopted
Res0tUed, That grand National Wool
Growers Convention should be held in Chi,
cago in January next.
Mr.. A. s. Spoouer,of Delavau, offered the
following resolution. which was adopted :
ResotUed, That copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to each of our Senators and
representatives in Congress.
The following resolutions of thanks were
offered by j. S. Crane:
ResoLUed, That the thanks of this C,nvep
ton be rendered to Mr. 0 Sheldon, fer the
use of his hall for the meeting of this Con.
veution
KeOtUsG, That the thanks of this C0nven
ton te rendered to Mr. e Chamberlin. OF
the Milwaukee SENTINEL, and MIR. l. E.
Smith, of the Burlington STANDARD, for
their presence at this meeting and the aid
given by them to the furtheraDce OF the OBJ
iects of this Convention.
The Convention, at half past five O'Clock
adjourned, II meet again at half-past six
During the evening session various mat
tiers pertaining to sheep husbandry were
discussed, and a resolution was adopted re
questing the officers of the State Woo
Growers Association to call meeting Of
the Wool Growers of Wisconsin, at Beloil
sometime in May of this year.
PETITION TO CONGRESS,
The following form of petition was adopt
ed by the meeting and will be extensively
circulated by the gentlemen indicated in the
list given above:
To The Congress If lie United States:
The undersigned, inhabitants of Southern
Wisconsin aud Northern Illinois believing
that the present situation of our national
finances requires an amount of revenue L
he raised by duties Oh foreign imports which
If levied III proportion on the different anti
Giles OF import can he made to protect all
branches. of domestic industry requiring pro-
lection, without ultimate injury to any,
and believing that (under the present tariff,
the American wool grow ers have an ade
quate protection against the competition Of
the cheap labor and accumulated capital Of
other couutries) respectfully petition that a
specific tax DO imposed uponall foreign woods
at the rate Of Is cents per pound on all un-
washed woods, 80 cents per pound on all
washed woods, 40 cts per pound on secured
WOODS. and 20 cents per pound OF shoddy
and wooden rags
We also pray that the law be made to
take effect FROM and after its passage.
The proceedings of the meeting were har-
monious throughout, and evinced the fact
that the Wool Growers of Southern Wiscon.
sin are not only an intelligent bnt candid
earnest, loyal class of men who while alive
to their own interests, do not fail to consid-
er, earnestly and literally, the great inter-
ests Of the country at large. both financial
and political