St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-27
THE FARMERS RESOLVE.
After Spirited Debate They Declare in
Favor of the Wool Tariff
of 1857.
They Also Favor Secretary Of Agricul-
ture and Development Of the
Waterways.
The Next Congress to be Held In Chi
cage in November Of
Next Year.
After q Hard Days Work They Ad-
journ for Royal Excursion
to the n orthweSt.
discussed the Tariff.

to the OrthweSt.
Discussed the Tariff.
The congress was called to order yester-
day morning by Viee-President A. b.
Smith of Kentucky, who introduced l.. 5.
Coffin of Fort Dodge, la. He read an es-
say on rates of transportation. Speaking
OF the changes in half generation III the
methods of handling freight he said 1t
would take 5, 900 teams of six oxen each to
handle the hogs taken to Chicago in one
day by rail- He thought one of the rea-
sons railroad corporations had no souls was
that SO much of the stock was owned
abroad. the holders being unapproachable,
| but he characterized all railroad companies
as grasping monopolies. He held that
| there was not a railroad in this western
country which did. not practice a
system of special rates, which was
the foundation of farmers prosperity,
| but these special rates on agricultural
products were not prompted by benevolence.
! These special rates must not be cenfounded
with unjust discrimination. One OF the
important questions was When should rail-
way building stop and lines not De paralleled,
and there hshould be some power IN the rail-
road commission to say when parallel lines
| H..
another moose about the railroads, and the
people would soon begin to pull these
dangling ropes. President Beardsly said
he had heard, outside the house, that one
paragraph in his address was in favor of
anarchy. He diSclaimed any such idea,
and said that while the address was writ
! ten before the Chicago trial, it could not, if
| taken in connection with the whole adj
Dress the passage could not be capable of
any such construction. No one more fully
| Endorsed the action of the city of Chicago
than he did.
| DISCUSSING RESOLUTIONS.
The committee Oh resolutions here sub
mitted batch of resolutions which were
read and taken up seriatim for considera-
ton. The first offered was as follows:
Resolved, By the Farmers Congress of the
! United States, that the congress of the United
| States be and is hereby requested to psss an
act creating the Office Of secretary of agri-
culture. with all the emoluments and privi-
| leges of other cabinet officers.
The resolution was discussed by Mr..
McHugh of Iowa, a. B. Smith OF
Kentucky. Prof. Knapp of Louis
lana, and by ex-Commissioner OF
Agriculture LIE DUO, the latter of whom
read a paper which he had prepared in
| favor of the resolution. Not a voice was
1
adopted unanimously, after having been
amended by Mr.. Coffin of Ia, pledging all
! delegates to use their influence in sending
only such men to congress as favor the Gre
| alton OF this department. The second res
olution recommended the extension of the
signal service as far as the telegraph reaches
with flag signals, etc. Gen. LIE Due offered
an amendment that the service be trans
ferred to the department of agriculture
when this was created, but the
amendment was laid on the
table and the resolution adopted.
| The third resolution was in favor OF regu-
| lating interstate commerce, and on it
| sharp debate arose. some favoring the Reagan
BILL others the Cullom bill. Two substi-
tutes were offered, each favoring one of
these bills. After discussion the substi-
tutes were indefinitely postponed, and the
original resolution was adopted, the con-
gress only declaring in favor of the princi-
pie. The next resolution called for the APP
preparation of So. 600 900 by congress fer
| stamping out contagious diseases among
| domestic animals, and urging the legislatures
| of the different states to adopt laws carrying
out the idea. TWAS adopted without debate.
| The resolution requesting the state depart
ment to instruct it's representatives in France
| and Germany to use their influence to re-
| lieve the embargoes on American products
was adopted without debate, as was the
resolution favoring the speedy develop
| ment of the water ways of the whole cOun-
! try for the benefit of the Industrial, COM
mercial and agricultural interests. A reso-
| luton calling for the restoration of the
| wool tariff of 1867 caused a good deal of
sharp debate Columbus Delano of Ohio.
ex-secretary of the interior, spoke
emphatcally in favor of the resolu
| ton. r. It. W. Duke of Virginia
was as emphatic against it. j. B. Smith
of Pennsylvania offered an amendment in
| Guiding all articles manufactured in the
| United States, and W. II. Harris of Louisi-
ana offered another amendment in favor
of retaining the present duty Oh rice and
sugar. Mr.. Sayre of Wisconsin, although
! wool grower, opposed the resolution.
President Beverly favored it because the
reduction of the wool tariff was taking from
! the pockets of the agriculturalist and put
ting into those of the manufacturer. DR..
Harvey of Pennsylvania spoke in favor
of the resolution, also Mr.. Sloan
of South Carolina. Mr.. Campbell
of Iowa opposed the resolution and
protection in general, declaring it
monstrous doctrine. Mr.. Coffin of Iowa
favored thorough discussion of this tariff
question and an expression of opinion by
the congress. Mr.. Wallace favored pro-
tecting everything produced in this country
and the admission of ALL articles not pro-
duced here free of duty. MI. Smith of
Kentucky was opposed to protection in
general, which he thought was against the
| interest of farmers. Henry Deering of
Maine, the only New England delegate in
the congress, favored the resolution. Mr..
Mcintyre of Georgia thought the whole
question was improperly before the con-
gresS, and moved to lay the whole matter
on the table, This caused good deal of
attempted debate, but the chair promptly
shut it all off. The motion was lost ON
division vote of SO to 81. A motion
for the previous question was then
carried and the amendment relative to rice
and sugar was adopted. The question then
required on the original question as amend
ed, and demand being made for roll call
by states, recess was taken to enable the
different delegations to prepare their votes.
One delegate was authorized to cast the
vote of the state, or if two were present
and divided, the vote was devided, ETC.,
each state being entitled to as many votes as
it has representatives and senators in con-
gress. The greatest confusion prevailed
| during the recess, the debate having thor
oughly stirred up the delegates. all OF whom
manifested the greatest interest in the re-
suit, the states not represented being omit
ted. The vote was
State. Ayes Noes. State. Ayes Noes.
Arkansas Z 80. Missouri. -. 15
Dakota J.. n hINebraska. s -.