The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-04

sPRnorrxLD, IN, Aprn 3, ISL

SPRnoFIKLD, IN, April 8, ioIS-
me Farmers Convention reassembled Of the
Opers House az half-past nine O'Clock this morning.
enc number In attendance being perhaps half 40
large Ae yesterday. s y ULn#Ut4 81 81
StsSc senator CASTLE was called dpon 70 address
che Convention, ana made few remarks, In which
no expressed his sympathy vita ana concurred ID
bereavement for relief from che unjust action Of
sailroads, and urged upon TIE farmers the import
Ance Of united and persistent action. aatg
Letters sympathizing NTH tne op,ects 81 'ne
Convention were read pom A. Z. Duniap' cnaM'
psiaa M /: Thomas b Bryan, cfAmherst. ana Ton
che western Preight Association OF New York. Y
A resolution vas offered and adopted recon-
mendtnr 10 the farmers OF Illinois the keeping OF
aaarm-expenye account during the present ana
succeeding SEASONS, In order that the actuai cost
or productisn may be estimated and MADE pubic
sor the uupose OF reaching fair and equitaoie TO
nSnsrston therefor 70 me m said this Conven
fiOn waA called solely TO organize tne sIIugg,e VI
the farmers with the railroads ana aii oeHer .r
simply designed to distract the afternoon oI tae
sarmerp from the railroad issues and 10 dlvde tnem
IN the light upon them. He referred parucuiaiv "
the Illinois River Improvement project, which, ne
declared, in the interest OF single county ons;
He declared that the resolution favorng the repeai
Of the tari on iron Steel &c, had no place N thas
Convention, and he moved Recommendations VI
f xre an irreSuar and excited debate the vote
was taken and decided by the Chairman In the az
armative.
by which the resolution oensnring members OF
Congress for voting for and NE PRESIDENT q the
United states for signing the embarrassing salaries
was Yesterday adopted This melton was also de.
olared carried and motion was then made and
carried TO postpone indefinitely the further con.
gi0eratioI OF both resolutions. .4t1E sF1 ~ 5loa
Mr. LAWRENCE OF Warren county, rose and en-
tered protest on behalf OF the Farmers Associa-
tion OF which he was q delegate against the action
OF the Convention in reconsldering the resolutions
as majority Of the delegates had gone home.
The resolutions had been adopted separately as a
whsie by the Convention yesterday and he believed
that the present meeting had no right to undo the
work Of the Convention. en fA A
The speaker was constantly interrupted, and O
scene Of great confusion and disorder prevailed.
The presiding of1cer appeared to have very little
control over the meeting, and 1t was some minutes
before any approximation to order was restored.
Finally delegate succeeded in Offering the fol-
sowing resolution, which was adopted:- U.s.
Resolved That any legislation that is not based the
eleventh article OF our State Constitution, entitled Rail
roads" viii not meet the necessities Of the producers in
freight passenger tariff and prevent discrim
nations, and that such maximum rates should be fixed
BY legislative enactment directed by our State Cons
SUTTON.
At halfpast eleven A. NJ, after the passage of the
usual resolutions OF thanks to the officers the Con-
NentioD adjourned sine ale.