The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-12
VIRGINIA FARMERS.
SECOND DAY or THE SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURfsTs.

"A
ixation OF TsxstIon-Repesi Of the In
ternaI Revenue Laws Urged-Formation
of state Agricultural 5, cietiss.
The Farmers Assembly net yesterday
at 10 o'clock In the Chamber of Com
merce.
A resolution was adopted endorsing
the action Of Hon. {. p. Q. Eerrall In oi'
fering a resolution In Congress 10 the ef'
feet that the monopoly of cattle grangers
and cattle kings in the West was cattle
raisers in general.
EQUALIZATION or fAxEs.
The following offered CY Mr. J. b.
Beverley was adopted
Resolved, That this assembly request
Of the present Legislature the passage OF
a bill providing for the appointment or
election of Boards state and county,, for
the equalization of taxes and assessments
(State and county,, between the several
counties of the State"
MoRroAGED LANDS.
Mr.. McGruder offered resolution
which was adopted providing that land
which a creditor has acquired by mort
gage or other lien, should no longer be
singled out for taxation but should be
left as free as the trader in any other
species of property.
REPEAL or THE REVENUE LAWS.
The folloi,ing resolution was then
adopted
Resolved, |. That the Farmers AS
sembly endorsing the views Of their Presi
dent are Of opinion that the whole Fed
eral system OF Internal Revenue is hos
tile 10 the genius of free institutions, and
is unequal, partial, and oppressive in its
operations, and would hail with delight
its immediate and entire excision.
2 But il their wishes cannot be fully
realized now, they demand at least from
the present Congress the repeal OF the
tax on tobacco and fruit brandies.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS.
A resolution offered by Mr. T. Is. Cor
bin was adopted, which states that in the
opinion Of the farmers Of Virginia, agrl-
cultural experimental stations should
not be conducted by an educational or
hishly scientific board but by a board Of
five appointed by the Governor from the
five grand divisions of the State.
EVENING SESSION.
At9 o'clock the assembly adjourned
and re.assembled at 5 O'Clock in the Hall
of the House Of Delegates, Colonel Bev-
erlcy in the chair, and W Gordon Mer-
rick secretary.
Mr.. !. Julian Pratt and j. A. ROane
were appointed a committee 10 wait on
the Governor and invite Lin 30 the Hall.
They soon returned and stated that they
found that the Governor was out Of town.
The Assembly endorsed the bill offered
by Mr. Arnold in the House Of Delegates
to regulate commerce in Virginia. This
is a bill based on the Interstate Com
merce bill and adopted to the State of
Virginia.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
A report and accompanying resolutions
were read by Mr.. Lyman providing for
the organization OF Agricultural Societies
in conjunction with the Virginia State
Agricultural Society, and providing that
the General Assembly appropriate S2j,
coo annually, this sum tn he distributed
proportiJnalely among the Agricultural
Societies of the State. The resolution
eliciled considerable discussion.
After many amendments the follow.
ing committee was appointed TO present
/ the Agricultural bill TO the General AS
semblY Messrs Lyman, Puryear, and
Venable, to which the President Colone
Bevelry was added.
/ b.. rfotiop 81 op,r ,,,opots 70 IA.
Agricultural societies and the tax on
fertilizers were stricken out
USEFUL SESSION
Mr. Corbin offered the following
which Was adopted.
Whereas, The session of the Farmers
Assembly Of Virginia now about to ad
Iourn has proven TO be the most usefu
that this body has ever held, and the
work inaugurated promises full AID early
fruition Therefore be ii
Resolved, That We cordially invite th,
earnest aid and cooperation of all think
ing and working farmers within the Dor
ders. OF the State in the perfec
ton Of an organization that We pledge
them shall always be found OF
the conservative side of all question:
affecting the genuine prosperity OF on
whole State.
Colonel Beverley suggested that ther,
should be q fund raised 10 publish ih,
full proceedings OF the assembly. NJ
action was taken.
Thanks were returned to the Chambe
OF Commerce for the use of their rooms
resolution directing the committee
OF the assembly and State grange to con
fer together was adopted.
Adjourned sine dis TO meet in January
1889
Young Brankell's Condition.
Joseph Woodbridge, the negro who Gu