New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-04
THE FARnERg VAR IN ILLINOIS,

TuR CLOSING sTssIoN or THE STATE CONTENTION
RECONSIDERATION or TIE TARIFF AND " SALARY
srlAIr RESOLUTIONS.
SPRINGFIELD, April 3.-The Farmers Con-
yeuton rg scnbed at the Opera House at $50 o'clock
this morning the number in attendance being perhaps
half rs large yesterday. State Senator Castle was
called upon to address the Convention, and made few
remarks In which be expressed his sympathy with and
eoucurrcd in the movement for relief from the unjust
action Of railroads. and urged upon the farmers the I'M
portauce OF united and persistent action Letters sympa
thzng with objects of the Convention were read from
VI. l.. Duul p OF Champaign, AL. Thomas Is. Bryan oil
Elmherst and from the Western Freight Association OF
New-Yor' resolution offered and adopted recon
mendng TO the OF Illinois the keeping of farm
expense account during the present and succeeding
seasons order that the actual cost OF production may
be estimated and made public. for the purpose of reach
ing fair and equitable remuneration therefor to the
farmers OF the state.
Mr. {. NJ. smith OF Henry. Tl,,sid this Convention
was called solely organize the struggle Of the farm
ers with the railroads. aud all other questions issues
which had been brought In simply designed 20 dis
tract the attention OF the farmers from the real Issues
aud 10 divide IN the fight them. He referred
particularly To the Illinois River improvement project
1.-The solution respecting which was tabled yesterday
which he declared IN the interest Of single county
only He declared that the resolution fayorlng the
peal OF the tariff iron steel &C., had no place in this
Convention and Nc moved the reconsideration Of the
vote by which II was adopted. AftcE irregular and
excited debate the vote taken and decided by the
Chairman in the affirmative. motion was then made
to reconsider the vote by which the resolution eensurng
members for voting for and the President
for signing the bill increasing saa
Ties wa. yesterday adopted: This motion also de-
clared carried, ana motion then made and
red TO postpone indefinitely the further consideration
OF both resolutions air. Lawrence OF Warren County
rose and entered protest on behalf
OF the Farmers Convention OF which he
a delegate, against the action Of the Convention.
in remembering the resolutions ma j0rty Of the
delegates had gone home. Tue resolutions had been
adopted separately and as whole by the Convention
Yesterday he believed that the present meeting had
no right to undo the work Of the Convention. Tho
speaker constantly interrupted, aud a scene OF
great confusion and disorder prevailed The presiding
officer appeared 10 have very little control the
meeting, aud Il some minutes before any approx
nation 10 order restored. Finally, delegate
succeeded III offering the following resolution, which
was adopted:
esosi legislation based the XIth Article Of
Constitution, entitled Railroads" will
producers oon1ung reasonable
a1d passenger tariffs determinations aud
maximum rates should be hIed BY legislative enactment d.
rec.ed by state Constitution
At 1850 after the passage OF the usual resou-
tons thanks TO the officers, the Convention adjourned