The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-15
TARIFF TAX AND FARMER
PROTECTION FOUGHT OVER AT
MONTGOMERY.

Majority and Minority Reports from
the Committee on Resolutions-The
Wool-GrowinR Interest Leading in
the Advocacy of Professionalism
roads and Other Topics Treated OF
in Addresses.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Nov. IA. - The
second days session Of the farmers congress
was well attended. The former report as
to all the states being represented was a
mistake. Delegates did not arrive from
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Mississippi and Arkansas, and several north
ern and western states are unrepresented. At
the morning session Judge Lawrence Of
Ohio, president Of the Wool Growers Asso-
citation, from majority Of the committee on
resolutions, reported resolution on the
attitude of the farmer with regard to pro-
lection, and demanding that in case Of a
continuance Of the protective policy all
farm products shall be as fully protected as
any article of manufacture
A TARIFF REFORM REPORT.
Mr.. White of Missouri offered a minor
lty report pledging the farmers of the
United States to a reduction of the tariff
and to change Of the duties on tho neces-
saries of life to luxuries as far as possible.
Both reports were laid over and will come
up for action later.
Judge Lawrence offered resolutions to the
effect that the government does not need
the revenue raised by the tax on spirits. and
that the question be relegated to the states;
also favoring the repeal of the tax on To-
baccO. Both resolutions were reported
adversely by the committee.
RAILROADS AND THE FARMER.
Hon. l. s. Coffin of Iowa delivered an ad-
dress on railroads and their relations to the
farmer. The speaker was sharply criticized
by a number of delegates as being too much
in sympathy with the railroads and corpora
tions.
Judge Lawrence read paper on wool
growing and mutton producing, pointing
out the great benefit which would arise to
the whole people from increased sheep
raising, and urging protection for this ii,-
terest. Judge Lawrence's address was fol-
lowed by some adverse discussion. One
delegate cited an instance of an investment
of Sl,0l7 in sheep which paid profit of
over 40 per cent. in one year, which, he
said, set this industry beyond the need of
protective tariff.
WORD TO FARMER BOYS.
At the afternoon session paper was read
by John A. Scott of Illinois, entitled "a
word of encouragement to our farmer
boys" Another paper was read on "The
possibilities of agriculture in Alabama" by
j. s. Newman, professor Of agriculture in
the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical
College
Many speeches were delivered by dele
gates from the north and west, all advo-
eating wool protection.
CHICAGo's COMBINE CENsURED.
The congress after a heated debate this
evening adopted the following resolution
introduced by John Kelly of Kansas:
Resolved, By the farmers congress now in
session, that the action of the Chicago combine
in refusing to testify before the Senate com
mittee was an insult to the honest people of the
United States and should meet with prompt and
united condemnation.
A VOTE FOR HIGH TARIFF.
The majority resolution on the tariff was
adopted tonight by vote of III to 106.
The affirmative vote stood: Iowa 10, Ken
lucky Z, Kansas II, Missouri /, Rhode Island
g. Ohio "a, Colorado 5, Florida Q, Illinois
2S, Idaho 2, Indiana 10, Maine II, Michigan
Is, and Pennsylvania 49, The negative
vote stood: Alabama 12, Kentucky 7,
Georgia Is, Missouri Is, North Carolina II,
Texas IA, Florida z, and Indiana z.