, 1881-01-22
WISCONSIN STATE GRANGE

AAet SA"HAAs f1C8N1Ou 11 M3l"nNkcs
AddreAa III GRAND Master r'aritcrNm
Sonnds tho IAlnrnt A4nli,st ten1lro.s
Consolidation una HEonopUitrn-rIo,,
Ing Into IUlltfck-Es There In ~
More t1rMMRcr Legislation f.-Con,lluos
of the HranGe-l.ookt t0 lite Srnutr.
spfetas Dipateh to 7hs Chteauo Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Jun. 2l.-rlle nintl, nnnr,,
meeting Of thu Wisconsin State t;rauRe Ia'
gan Its session In Milwaukee Tuesday IIooH
md continued Until thls after,iooa. Thlr,r''
stx counties 0re represented by t:eicga,a,
nnsl the session has been one ot colsslderalI.
Interest nln( prDit to those engaged IN
agricultural pursuits. So far rs ths
outside world Is concerned Or In.
tercsfei III tlle opinions md wls],r
Of this powerful secret urganlzalton
TINT once elected Il full set of State o1llccr
md turned the administration Ut Affairs oyer
to tho Democrats, their views arc prul,al,
well represented By tic Grand Master, ,ha
Hon. G. d. Parker, who delivered The annual
address,. NIE 1'urker WIS Llcusr,!ap,.tor,
crior from lS7J tn 1876, nntl, rs such, sighed
tlio notorious Potter INV" Which was ii.
capitalization of tic GranHurs' opposition ID
the greed Of the mllruad ulnnomslys. Thai
Inv went tho fnr,-nny Inv does that attempt,
to Ok tle schedule Of rates for. passenger,
tho right Ut tho Legislature to llDltl III ci,ece
thu corporations Of Its nwn crentlon, md tba
Supreme Court Of the Stntu cut1llrniru sueh
hcitn',. The recent consolidation Of the pfln.
sorptiou, ,ot small ,rallrond llnss Ly' !io
il!aullIInth corlWrNtfons,. hnvv. thHroueIllY
try, nnd tlley viii suoii !; iuass
united c1Fnrt to protect their own interrs!s,
hnyc It. tho. West Il repetition Of tic nlte,up;
ut Legislative control that WINS SO dlsastroas
T. r,.'irnad r bi5l!.t'E aud railroad Securities
Aside .fron several annual reports .ot the
the Order. thu report Of sl,Gcil!! committee,
III reference TO tie election III UtEteA Sela..
tor, proves Of sUlsle Interest Mt the present
time. .Th,. report OF the Committee was ID
the following form:
WHEREAS. It Is currently reported That m ef.
fort IL being 1natte by tho grunt rai1>AI l,rnnp-
ollsts or tl',s country to puck THO United stn:es
ami shtppcrs don,nud thnt Interstate rnlnacrs
be placed tntler Governmental eontrnl md that
| bstorc Congress, bs plsssl nnd enforced: und,
WHEl!EAs, Tho StAte nf WlsrUl,Aln s a.yu, to
elect United States seualnr to represent. "
next s!x ycnrs; therefure.
In session u thu CITY 1t Milwaukee,, tint tha III.
Z
mnn tr tho United Stntcs Scunte who IL not
rsfltnnA man, hut Il fsti, wiinte plrtlnt!!ut In.
| terest IL In favur OF Government cuutrul Ut Ill
Interstate transportation companies.
This was probably aimed ut Mr.. Sawyer. a,
1t WIS ndOptetl OIL tho su,slt. tiuy that lie vas
plugged It, Ilnlntnatto!f, Ainl rs n great lipgl
llftl been rnlsetl ngnlst him by Ills opl0nents
MS rich tllal!, railrOatler, and ltis,l,unOlt
The GrniA 1tnsler's address wns If cor
siderable length, ntlf Its principal points
were: ~ Thut Congress Should make tho
Commissioner Ut Agriculture 4 member Of
the Cabiaet with tie same salary rs tla
Secretaries Of the Other. Departments, ml
annual appropriations from tho National
Treasury commensurate with Its inlpnrtanee
To this end petitions lad been sent Outt0au
subordinate Oranges III the country for s!R.
nntnres, tho petitions when sfgncd to hc sens
10 tile members III Congress. t9) On tha
question ut transportation resolution
En1sh ax. was ys, Eps pasSea whsh # ,o TIE Sal0 ,os
enactment Of Il general law prohibiting al
Discrimination lii .fnyar Of or against anY
1 cinss, lucallty, or Interest III the trallsIIufa.
tlon OF passengers ur freight; s.lsu prUhblt'
tng, excessive c!,arges. Ia) NJ mare gnlns
ton Ut railroad lands from taxation. e, 4
Thorough, revision OF thu patent lnws. ~
4 graduated Ii,cUmc-tax. ~ The enact.
,ncnt Ut q luw to prohibit I'LL taxation Of
bOilds AMl tlnrtgugcs; tn ASSESS tic real r.
tnte lnOrtEaged tn tho occupant ulid pOsses-
snr, giving hiAi licn on the interest payable
Ivy !llin OF 4 pro rnta BhNre Ut the taxes. ihS
tn ba credited III The nntes or mortgages ~
showing tho taXrs !,1.tl boon pnltt.
The IrcAsurer's b0ulss showed II member.
Sui D nj over [, 0OD, nnl Il bnlnnce Oil hand ol
| over Ulle thousand dollars.