The New York herald., 1873-10-24
Report OF tho Committee on Resolu.
tfons-COngress To Be Asked for a
Maximum Freight and Passenger Law.


Maximum Freight and Passenger Law.
CHICAGO, Oct. %. 1873.
The Farmers Convention organized yesterday
afternoon by the election OF James M. Allen as
President, and S. NJ. Smith and S. 7. K. Prime,
Secretaries A committee on resolutions was also
appointed. The delegations from the various
States were very uneven In point OF numbers.
Illinois being represented by 10, Wisconsin by 8,
Iowa by and New York, Indiana, Minnesota and
Nebraska by delegate each. A series OF resolu.
tons were offered, but no action was taken upon
them and they were tabled on their authors own
motions. A despatch addressed to one Of the
members OF the Convention from Senator Window
read. 1t stated that the 3oth inst. session
OF the Senate Committee on transportation would
be held at st. Louis. Should the Convention desire
to make any suggestions the committee would be
glad to confer with it through q delegation or
otherwise. At the evening session
THE SUBJECT OF TRANSPORTATION
was taken up and discussed by the various delega-
tions. There was unanimous expression In favor OF
improved facilities, but some difference as to the
plan to be adopted. Some favored double track
railway to the seaboard, Others Improvement in the
water communication to the eastern or southern
seaboard Some favored the idea OF the government
doing the work, and some that 1t be done by pri-
vate capital, controlled by State legislation and
federal restraint. No definite action was taken.
and the Convention adjourned until this morning.
The Convention this morning appointed the fol-
lowing committees TO meet the Congressional
Committee on Transportation at ST. Louis. w. G.
Fiagg, O. E. Barney 5. ?. Tafts J. d. Beatty, s. T..
X. Prime; on Illinois Railroad Law s. b. Loyd L.
+. Ross, N. NJ. HOrtan. Addresses on the subject
Of RAILROAD Legislation" were made by w. c.
Flagg and M. M. Hortan. General discussion fol-
lowed on the question OF "water TRANSFORMATION -
pending which the Convention adjourned until this
afternoon.
At the afternoon session the report OF the Com
mittee on Resolutions was read The lrst resoIu-
tion requests Congress to adopt i
MAXIMUM FREIGHT AND PASSENGER Law
regulating the tarin between States. and each
Legislature 10 pass a law regulating the same in
the dlnerent States and protests against subsidies
adopted without debate. The second resolu-
ton, requesting Congress 10 speedily take
the Mississippi 70 the A seaboard pd'eS el,citsa %
long discussion. A substitute was offered ASK
ing Congress TO establish water routes along the
Mississippi to the seaboard, and, alter a long de-
bate, was laid on the table by vote OF "a to 2s
discussion followed on the general subject OF rail-
way and water transportation, and there " az al
almost unanimous expression thar the govern
ment should do something to afford aid and relief
TO the producing classes; but minority were op-
posed 10 asking any government. aid, only asking
that the government cease TO egisate against Them
Inc convention was nearly evenly divided IN its
partality for q canal route via the st. Lawrence
River to the Atlantic, and the Involvement OF the
Mississippi route TO the Gulf
MI Boone, oil Dawes county, offered substitute
lor tne second resolution. "a follows:--
We demand the construction OF railroads and the i'm
provemeut Of water communications between the IN
terror ana the seaboard. the same be owned and
operated by the general government for the purpose Of
xnordng cheap and ample and to nrotect
the people from the exactons Of monopolies
Adopted.
The remaining resolutions encouraging home
manufactures that farmers keep clear on debt SO
as 10 be prepared for the coming struggle protest
ing against all special legislation on protection 70
any industry and recommending farmers, organ
izations. were adopted.
Mr.. Flagg, ofIninols, offered resolutions author
izlng the offlcers OF this Convention 10 appoint
national and State committees 70 urge Conrress
and legislatures Tor efficient legislation controlling
railway and other transportation Companies.
Adopted. -
Rev. W. II. Alger, OF Boston, made brief address.
predicting the triumph OF the agrlculturlsts and
mechanics In their Efforts for reform. ~
recess was then taken until this evening
Al the evening session r. G. Capr0l made an ad-
dress urging the importance OF the Huron and
ontario snip canal and asking aid. He said the
canadian government would give TO- 000. 900 acres
OF a iand grant II the United States do the same.
=. oiIpert, OF the Chicago Journal spoke on CO.
operative transportation, suggesting that railroads
hno roIIing STOCK be owned BY farmers and they
OF the came, r ~ w 80
.. resolution was adopted recommending that
,armers ~ tnc Northwest hold their hogs from the
wa,ant nn,'l ,ney get IS per 100 pounds, gross
= After the transaction OF some minor bosiness the
President. " sno SAi VI s"o