Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-11
Thn lirnlgnrS

The following resolutions were sent
10 the legislature last week and have
every appearance of meaning business.
To the Honorable the Senate and Assembly Of IN,
State OF Wisconsin.
WHEREAS, 1t is u well known fact that farmers
are suffering many grieyous wrongs by the enact
ment OF laws III the interest of moneyed monopn-
lies, and against labor IN all its branches but rs
pecially upon the agriculturalist; and
WHEREAS. Petitions have been circulated ask
ing congress to pass an Interstate commerce bill
securing equal privileges in transportation of
freight and against Determinations; also hill Ia
protect innocent purchasers of patent right art-
| cles from prosecution for royalty by fraudulent
venders; also bill to create proper income tax
ON all wealth arising from interest accruing upon
invested capital, III proportion 10 the taxable
property of the farmer and mechanic; therefore
be it
Rcsdlr~.t BY the Wisconsin State Grange. that
we, the representatives of the order of patrons Of
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 copy of such memo
rial ut the earliest possible moment, and be- asked
to give il such attention as will materially as
siSt III the passage of such laws.
By order of the Wisconsin State Grange.
IL. Il. HuXLEy Secretary.
To the senate and assembly of the
state of Wisconsin
Resolred BY the Wisconsin state grange. in
session Jam, 1881 that our representatives in the
state legislature be solicited and strongly urged
to favor a just and proper appropriation to the
agricultural department Of our state university,
for the purpose OF enabling that institution tu
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 he appropriated by the
legislature To carry out the resolution aud for
building silO.
II. f. 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 i'll practice by the railroads OF the
| state of Wisconsin, well elsewhere, at the
| enormous charges made by them for the moving
| OF the products Of the producer to market there
| by absorbing nearly onethird of the entire crop
| thus robbing the producer of the profits of his
honest labor; and
| WHEREAS, 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 fair
| remuneration, according to the true value of the
| capital invested. In the construction and equip
ment of the roads for general business but no
more; therefore be it
| Resolred. BY the Wisconsin State Grange that
| a petition be sent to the legislature asking that
such law be enacted that will place the railroads
under proper restraint ard made subject I law;
| also to establish proper rate per mile for fare
and freight as will be Just and proper between the
people and the railroads, and to prohibit all dis
| ordinations in freight between the different
stations the railroads. that uniform rate per
mile be charged all the different classes Of
freight to all persons doing business on any rail
| road in the state, to the end that all will be
| treated uniformly and equal.
(Signed) H. +. HUXLEY
Sec Wis State Grunge