Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-10
The iIrangprS.

The following resolutions were sent
to the legislature last week and have
every appearance of meaning business.
To the Honorable the Senate and Assembly of the
State of Wisconsin:
WHEREAS, 1t is a well known fact that farmers
are suffering many griev0us wrongs by the enact
ment of laws in the interest of moneyed monopo-
lies and against labor in all its branches but es-
pecially upon the agricuturalist; and
WHEREAS. Petitions have been circulated ask
ing congress to pass interstate commerce bill
securing equal privileges in transportation of
freight and against Determinations also Il bill to
protect innocent purchasers of patent right art-
cles from prosecution for royalty by fraudulent
vendors; also a bill to create proper income lax
on all wealth arising from interest accruing upon
invested capital, in proportion to the able
property of the farmer and mechanic; th,yei IRE
be it
ResoJue9 BY the Wisconsin State Grange. that
we the representatives of the order of patrons os
husbandry petition the Legislature Of the state Of
Wisconsin, now assembled, to memorial congress
to pass said laws at this session OF congress and
that each senator and member Of congress from
this state be supplied with a copy of such meme
rial at the earliest possible moment, and be asked
to give it such attention Us viii materially as
sst in the passage of such laws.
BY order Of the Wisconsin State Grange.
II. +. Huxley Secretary.
To the senate and assembly of the
Reso{red By the Wisconsin state grange, in
session Jan, 1881, tina. our representatives in the
state legislature be solicited and strongly urged
to favor just and proper appropriation to the
agricultural department of our state university,
for the purpose of enabling that institution to
make scientific experiments in the cultivation and
manufacture of amber and other varieties OF sugar
cane that can be successfully cultivated in this
state, that proper sum be appropriated by the
legislature TO carry out the resolution and for
building silp.
II. Il. Huxley,
Sec. Wis State Grange
To the honorable the senate and assembly Of
the state Of Wisconsin.
WHEREAS we, the producing classes, look with
much concern on the aggressive tendencies mani
tested and put in practice by the railroads OF the
state of Wisconsin NJ well as elsewhere. at the
enormous charges made by them for the moving
Of the products Of the producer TO market. there
by absorbing nearly one-third Of tbs entire crop,
thus robbing the producer Of the profits Of his
honest labor and
WgERFAs The supreme court of the United
States has decided that the people have the power
by law To control and regulate the rates Of fare
and freight, and to establish proper rate where
by the railroads may be enabled to earn a fair
remuneration, according to the true value Of the
capitai invested. IN the construction and equip
ment Of the roads for general business but no
more therefore be it
Reso{Ced. By the Wisconsin State Grange. that
petition be sent to the legislature asking that
such law be enacted that will place the railroads
under proper restraint and made subject to law;
also 70 establish proper rate per mile for fare
and freight as win be just and proper between the
people and the railroads and to prohibit all dis
examinations in freight between the different
stations Jn the railroads that uniform rate per
mile he charged on a.. the different classes Of
freight to all persons doing business on any rail
road in the state, 10 the end that all will be
treated uniformly and equal.
Signed H. +. Huxley
Sec. WIS. State Grange.