Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-21
THE FARMERS, ALLIANCES.

THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
/, Unusual interest attaches to the pro.
ceedings of the annual meeting of the
Farmers Alliance at jamestown this
week because of the fact that a large per.
centage, if not an absolute majority, OF
the members of the forthcoming legisla.
ture belong to that organization and will
be, therefore, in hearty sympathy with
the recommendations of the jamestown
meeting. So far as can be learned the
Alliance is disposed to be considerate and
fair in its demands for legislation in the
interest of the producing classes. Da-
kota being prominently an agricultural
region due consideration should be paid
to the demands of the representatives of
the granger element The following
synopsis of Wednesdays proceedings of
the Alliance is culled from the James
town Alert: .-
| At Wednesday afternoons session the
reading of resolutions sent up from local
alliances for consideration consumed sew
eral hours. Most of these were referred to
the resolution committee. Among those
adopted was one from l. G. Wade asking
the legislature to appropriate $4,000 to
aid in institute work in the territory: bv f.
3. Fancher, inviting every member-elect of
the next legislature to meet with them: by
Geo. Z. Crosse, adopting and approving the
scope and management of the agricultural
college at BrOOkings, and recommending
that the legislature make generous ap.
preparation for it; by AlOnzo WardeIl, rec
Ommending the concerted action of the ma
tional alliance, the grange, knights of
Labor and other kindred organizations to
the the end that legislation be secured
favorable to the Industrial classes.
Judge Conklin on the committee on leg
islation. in a report to the convention,
stated that the committee as appointed con.
sisted, with the exception of himself, of
members elect of the legislature; that these
members came to the meeting to learn and
not to instruct themselves and that they
therefore request that new commlttee be
appeinted. The report was received and
adopted and Chairman Loucks appointed
| the following as the new committee: Judge
Conklin, 3. T. Conser, D. S. Dodds, Walter
Muir, s. 81. Goodfellow, A. B. Taylor, j. L.
Parker, }. T. Day, p. J. Mclnnis.
| The teachers institute committee was an
nounced as: I. c. Wade, A. D. Chase, Rev.
Allison, I. j. Abyrer. - Smith, j. w.
Harden.
The committee on taxation reported the
following recommendations: That the
penalty clause on delinquent taxes be re-
pealed; that the interest on tax certificates
should be reduced to per cent. per month:
that the date of sale Of delinquent taxes
| be changed to November i: that asses
sOrs shall assess individuals for what they
are worth, according to the assessors
Judgment, and then if individuals are not
satisfied with the assessment it shall re-
/ IN n hot
railroads and corporations be taxed the
same as other property. That all secured
mortgage Indebtedness be taxed to mort
gagee; that register of deeds be required
to make list of such mortgages to county
assessor; that in case Of failure of such
mortgage to pay such tax the mortgagOr
may do so. and receipt for such tax must
be received as payment of interest or prin.
cipal of said debt.
| The first section was amended retaining
the. 5 per cent. penalty and making the
rate of interest per cent. per month, and
Judge Conklin, of the legislative COM
mittee, reported back to convention reso-
luton requesting the legislature to pass a
law making it an unlawful an penal Of
tense to- manufacture and sell intoxicating
liquors in the territory, ana declaring the
culable benefit to the people of Dakota
L. G. Wade moved the adoption of this
resolution in short but vigorous speech,
which Captain Van Ettan, in afterwards
referring to, said was greeted with more
enthusiasm at its close than any temper.
ance address he ever heard. Delegates
from number of counties followed Mr.
Wade's example and seconded the motion
in short temperance addresses The reso.
luton was finally adopted unanimously
on 9 rising vote, and greeted with three
krousing cheers.
Captain Van Ettan, member-elect from
Hyde county, next addressed the delegates
in a happy strain, and at the conclusion OF
his remarks the committee on transports
ton reported the following recommends
i tiOns:
That the railroad commissioners be
elected.
That P.J. Met cCumber's railroad bill be
adopted as printed in the Dakota Ruralist
A That the legislature should provide q
penalty for railroads failing to furnish cars
to shippers within y given time.
That the government should exercise
control of railroads and telegraph lines.
4 The report was unanimously adopted.
After adjournment the delegates from
North Dakota met and made arrangemenus
for calling convention for that section
in case of division before the next annua
meeting. .s
The little scheme Of resigning by demo