Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-16
THE FARmEWs, CONGRESS-.
The Last Days Session Mt Mont
gOmery.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, November 15.-
The National Farmers Congress ad-
journed today and the delegates left this
evening for Nsw Orleans. The new off,
GERS are: President, Il. +. Kolb, Of
Alabama; Vjce-Preeident, A. W. Smith.
of Kansas; Secretary, B. +. Clayton, OF
Iowa; Treasurer, William Lawrence. OF
Iowa. Vice-Presidents were also elected
from each State.
The Congress decided to hold its next
meeting in Iowa, sAe place to be hero.
after designated. A committee was ap.
pointed to report to the next meeting
suggestions for r. national flower.
A resolution to remove the tax on to-
bacco and one declaring that the Govern
ment doee not need the monev raised by
internal revenue taxation, and that the
Congress fsvors the repeal of internal
revenue laws, and that the taxes raised
from whiskey and tobacco should be rele-
gated to the different States to relieve
them OF local taxation, were taken up
and adverse reports concurred in.
A resolution was offered by Tabor. of
Colorado, asking Congress to select Chi
cago as the best point for the location of
the Worlds Fair in 1892. Kelly, of
Kansas, offered an amendment striking
out Chicago and inserting st. Louis.
Lost. The question coming mp On lccat.
ing the fair at Chicago, the vote stood
Ayes, 261 uaye, 63.
A resolution favoring the unlimited
coinage of silver met with an adverse re-
port, and was indefinitely postponed.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
favoring a comprehensive scheme for
the improvement of the Mississippi
river and the building Of ship canal
across Illinois, connecting the Miseis-
sippi and Lake Michigan; and recon-
mending that the United States Congress
make liberal appropriation therefor.
Secretary Rusk, of the Department of
Agriculture, and Statistician Dodge, of
the Department Of Agriculture, were
unanimously elected honorary members.
Adjourned sane die.
THE FARMERS RESOLUTIONS.
The majority resolution on the tariff
question adopted last night, states cub.
stsntially, that While tha Congress
maintains the policy Of protective tariff,
we demand that ell farm products be as
fully protected as the most favored of
the manufacturing industries that while
the tariff protects the importation of for
Sgn carpets end other articles, we de-
mand that the duties on mutton, sheep
and wool of all kinds, be 80 increased as
to equally prohibit the importation OF
mutton, sheep and wool Of every kind
which can under protection be sufIi.
GENTLY produced at fairly remunerative
prices to supply all tho American wants !;
that if protection to this extent be denied.
we call upon the farmers OF the United
States to assert their power at the ballot
box, and otherwise TO right the wrong
and injustice of the discrimination against
them.
The resolutions declare that the farm
ers of the United States are not called
upon to support the nomination of any
man for President, Senator or Represent.
[ative who will not to his utmost ability
aid in carrying out the objects of these
resolutions.
The silver resolution adopted reads ::
That we favor commercial treaties which
will discriminate in favor Of the nations
which accept silver as legal tender OF
money, as well as gold, and against these
which have demonetized silver.