Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-12-20
The LAST DAY.
The Farmers Doing Considerable
Business in Their Decided
Fashion.
The Reports of Various Commit
tees Heard-- Legislative In
terest Growing.
Local Matters of IntereSt--N News
From the County at
Large.
Farmers Alliance.

Farmers Alliance.
At Wednesday afternoons session the
reading of resolutions sent up from loca
alliances for consideration consumed
kveral hours. Most of these were refer
r6d to the resolution committee. Among
those adopted was one from I. q. Wade
asking the legislature to appropriate
$4,000 to aid in institute work in the
territory; by F. B. Fancher inviting every
naember-elect OF the next legislature to
meet with them; by Geo. c. Crosse indors-
ing and approving the scope and man.
agement of the agricultural college at
Bookings, and recommending that the
legislature make generous appropria-
hon for it: by Alonzo Wardel recon-
mending the concerted action of the
national alliance, the grange, Knights of
Labor and other kindred organizations
to the end that legislation be secured
favorable to the industrial classes.
Judge Conklin of the committee Oh
legislation, in report to the convention
stated that the committee as ap-
pointed consisted with the exception of
himself, OF members-elect of the legisla-
ture; that these members cante to the
meeting to learn and not to- Instruct
themselves and that they therefore re-
guest that new committee be appointed.
The report was received and adopted and
President Loucks appointed the follow
ing rs the new committee: Judge Conk-
lin, e. p. Conser d. s. Dodds, Walter
Muir, S. FL. Goodfellov, 4. 3. Taylor,
j. l.. Parker, J. p. Day, e. J. McInnis.
The teachers institnte committee was
4 bounced as: J.. c. Wade, a. D. Chase,
Kev. Allison, /. j. Abyrer, = Smith, ).
W. Harden.
President McI.outh OF tho agricultural
college at Brookings, was introduced and
addressed the delegates for It short time.
:, At the close Of his address adjournment
was taken until s o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session not any great
amount of business was accomplished,
manly through the failure of commit
tees to report.
Mr.Gray OF the Bismarck Settler, made
proposition to the alliance, Offering to
run an alliance daily during the legisla'
ture. if the alliance would pay for two
mems wages and the paper and ink at
st. Paul prices. No action was taken on
the proposition.
While further waiting for the report OF
committees, Vice President Fancher in
response to numerous calls, enter
tanned the delegates with ten min'
ute talk in his eloquent manner. At the
l',>. o: his address, President Loucks
at p 10 20 - Whats the matter with our
,,e e president" was met with spontan'
sous chorus of voices replying "Oh he's
all right" so was the speech.
The committee on taxation reported
the following recommendations: That
the penalty clause for delinquent taxes
he repealed; that intereston tax certlh.
Gates should be reduced to one per cent
ner month; that the date OF sale OF deiln.
nuent taxes be changed to Nov. l. Ihat
assessors shall assess individuals fol
what they are worth, according to the
assessors judgment; then It such lndl'
viduals are not satisfied with such assess.
nent. it shall remain to them to prove II
erroneous. That railroads and corpora
tions be taxed tie same as other proper
ty. That all secured mortgage indebted
ness be taxed to mortgagee; that regis
ters of deeds be required to furnish hs'
/ If such mortgages to county assessors
[ that in case of failure OF said mortgages
tn nav such tax, the mortgagor may 40 sc
I and receipt for such tax must be received
|. aa navment on interest or principal O.
h said debt.
y The first section was amended retain
Edinc the five per cent penalty and making
jtha ,ate of interest one per cent pei
fs month. and the whole report adopted II
such shape.
Il Judge ConkIn, of the legislative com
D ,,;t+oo renorted buck to convention
Z resolution requesting the legislature tt
81 nasa a law making 1t an unlawful anc
/ penal offense to manufacture and sell IN
toxicatinc liquors in the territory ane
/ declaring the belief that such law
id would he Of incalculable benefit TO the
y people of Dakota.
Il TC Wade moved the adoption OF thls
roeo,nt;ou in short but vigorous
.naecb which Capt. Van Ettan, in after
,,rds referring to, said was greeted o'
pg pIn,ora enthusiasm at its close than an,
or,nce address he ever heard. Del
Jaa, a,otes from number of counties fol
duHvad Mr.. Wade's example and seconded
p .ho motion in short temperance ad
(o,ressss. The resolution was nnalI'
die Of ne, unanimously on a rising i,'s.'" vote
ready" oyted with three rousing cheers.
~. v,r Ettan. member elect of the