Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-02-07

IncHLS " inc cOilSIltutlOn anu "
laws. The treasurer's report was
submitted, setting forth that there
are about $4,000 in the Treasury.
Among the business to come before
the grange is the election Of Mas
ter in the place of Mr.. Adams, who
has been chosen Master of the Ma
tional Grange.
The following was adopted by the
Grange to-day:
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 30.
TO U. S. Grant, President of the
United States:
One thousand Masters and Past
Masters of subordinate Oranges Of
the Patrons of Husbandry, repre-
senting 10000 of the farmers of
Iowa, in Stat, Grange Assembled,
unanimously adopted the following
resolution:
Resolyed, BY the State Grange of
the Patrons of Husbandry, that the
Worthy Master be requested to tel
egraph to President Grant their
earnest desire that he interpose his
veto to the bill recently passed by
the House Of Representatives of the
United States making or confirming
additional grants Of lands to rail
roads in this State.
ID. w. ADAMS,
Master of State Grange OF Iowa.
At the meeting Thursday after
noon, n large number Of petitions,
memorials and resolutions were Of
fercd; one in favor of mcmorializing
the Government to build n double
track freight road to the sea board,
and another memorlalizing the Leg
islaturc to appropriate money to
build, in this State, system Of mar
row gauge railroad; and resolutions
asking the Legislature to define the
jurisdiction Of Justices of the Peace
SO that suits shall be brought
where the defendant lives in place
Of at the plaintiffs residence, and
another asking that the Legislature
abolish the office Of County Super
intendant; also resolution raising
the rank Of lady members Of the
Grange, making them eligible to Of
fees Of higher grades than they can
now be elected to.
On Friday. the Committee on
Mileage reported that the nggre-
gate number OF miles travelled by
delegates was 76,4l5, and that
members are entitled to a mileage
fee Of ten cents mile one way.
The report was received and the
Treasurer authorized to pay the
mileage in full, amounting in the
total to s7,G4l,5O. ID. W. Adams
rendered his resignation as Master
Of the State Grange, having been
elected Master by the National
Grange. The resignation was ac-
cepted, and a. b. Smedley, of Cres-
co, Howard County, was elected
| Master.
The Committee on Memorial to
the Legislature presented their re-
port. They recommended that the
Legislature be memoriaIized to pass
a bill! regulating the freight traffic
and passenger rates. An attempt
was made to substitute for this re-
commentator the O'Donncll bill of
last winter, but it proved unsuccess-
full. The report of the committee
was adopted. The report of the
committee Oh Memorials to Con-
gress recommended that petitions
be circulated in and by all the local
Oranges, asking Congress to enact
laws for the regulation and control
of railroads. The report was adopt
ed. An Executive committee was
elected to fill vacancies Of members
whose terms had expired. Mr..
Harrington, of Bremen was rc-eIect-
ed. The other two chosen were s.
Day, of Marshall county, and @. II.
p. Buchanan, of Henry The mem
bers holding over are f. r. Shank.
land, of Dubuque, d. Whitman, of
Dallas, and 5. Simson. \ new code
of laws was also adopted.