The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-01-20

Sam Wood offered the following resolution
which WI referred to the convention.
R<steer1. That we demand the repeal Of n
laws authorixing the voting Of bonds for re.t-
roads, OF any private corporation n tnss
State.
After lengthy debate, in which the rata-
road men were charged with packing the
convention, Il was nApved and carried that
each county represested be entitled to ore
vote, and that each representative district
represented be entitled TO two votes, and
that each farmers organization and every
board Of trade represented be entitled to one
vote, and all delegates reported by the com
mitee be entitled to participate in the dis
cussion.
The temporary officers were made the per-
msseut officers Of the convention.
The following order Of business, after q
somewhat acrimonious debate was adopted:
l. Railroads.
| 2 Interstate commerce.
| 3. Protection Of busbandy and wool grow
ing.
4. Contagious diseases Of domestic stock.
5. Inspection Of grain in the State.
9. School literature.
7. Inspection Of coal oil.
| 8. Cruelty to animals.
| 0. Usury.
| 10. Fees Of State and county officers.
| The report Of the informal committee was
taken up and read. Ire recommendation
covering railroads is A. follows:
The passage Of Il law creating board Of
three railroad commissioners fer the State,
who shall be appointed by the Governor and
confirmed by the Senate, whose duty it shall
be, and who shall have power to ascertain:
First-The actual cost Of construction Of
every line of road in the State.
Sec0nd--The actual cost of such construc-
ton and equipment.
Third-The actual AMOUNT OF stock issued
by each company.
FOurth-TO investigate fully the system
adopted aud pursued by each road of passen-
ger and freight charges, local ard transient,
the difference charged between the occasional
and the warehouse dealer and shipper, and
each and every other thing connected with
the operations of said roads, and that they
be clothed with power to administer oaths
and compc. the production Of all books and
papers in any way pertaining to the construc.
ton, management and operation of said roads
and make q full report to the Governor.
The proceedings of the Farmers Conven.
ton on Thursday were not marked by great
harmony, which goes to show that farmers
; are not of one mind any more than the peO
; pie Of any other avOcatiOn or profession.
The following resolution, offered by Sam
Wood was adopted by vote Of l0S to 6l:
Resclred, That We ask the Legislature t.
! submit an amendment to the Constitution
prohibition municipalities making donation,
or becoming stockholders in any railroad
company, or other private corporation, or is
; suing bonds for any like purpose.
Resolutions relating to interstate com
! meree, to legislation against sheep-killing
: dogs, looking TO protection Of stock agains
: infectious diseases, against the importation
of diseased Texas cattle, relating to Inspec
ton Of coal oil, for law for the prevention
Of cruelty to animals, for reduction of sala
ries Of State officers, relating to the re-dis
tricting the State. to restore the equity re
demption law, requesting the grading O
: grain, requesting the repeal Of the schOO
book law, for the prohibition Of baking pow
ders containg alum, and relating to discrimi
nation as to shippers, were introduced, dis
cussed, and in most cases adopted.
The following resolutions met with an eX
cited debate:
WHEREAS, The eXtortiOns and unjust dis
ordinations Of the railroad companies o
this State are robbing the producers Of thei
just earnings, and depriving all productive
enterprise Of its legitimate reward, there
fore
Resolrtd, That we call upon the Legislature
of the State of Kansas now in session, TO as
. sert the supreme power Of the State for tn
protection of its citizens, by the passage o
such laws as will secure to the people the full
use OF their great public highways upon tn,
payment Of just, uniform and REASONABLE
J rates OF toll
2 Rtsolred, That the Secretary of this meet
ing be instructed to transmit to the Speake
Of the house Of Representatives and Presi
dent of the Senate, copies of this declaration
with the request that it be submitted with
out delay to the bodies over which they pre-
| side.
1t was claimed by some that these resolu
tons were voted down and by others tina
they were adopted
And the great convention adjourned.