Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-12-20

lating railroad charges on freightS through
out the entire State, making the rates rea-
Sonable and uniform per mile regardless
of the length of the haul-allowing the
railroads moderate compensation for
| loading and unloading & thereby doing
away with all preteXt for the fearful dis :
elimination now being made between long
and short hauls, and that any violation of
said law by any railroad official or agent
shall be punished by confinement in the
| State penltentiary for a term of not less
| than two nor more than five years.
THE TAXING OF DEEDS.
| A resolution was offered by Mr.. Magrud-
er, of Albemarle, asking the Legislature
| to exempt deeds, the consideration of which
is less than $4,000, from any State ia ON
| being recorded
| This was lost.
| TO PAY IN MONEY.
Ex-Attorney- General Field offered re-
solution, which was unanimously adopted
under suspension Of the rules which
provides that the members of the Far
mers' Assembly will discourage the
use of coupons in the payment of taxes
| Cloth property and license) and will pay
| their taxes in money, and exert all their
influence either direct OF indirect to induce
all citizens to sustain the State in it's en-
| deavor to collect its taxes in money.
THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION.
At 9 O'Clock last night the Assembly
listened to an address from Prof VIM B.
Atwood, botanist and entomologist of the
experimental station at Blacksburg, on
the subject of Botany and Entomology"
A vote Of thanks was extended the gen
tleman for his addres.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
At 10 o'clock the Assembly proceeded to
the election OF officers. President Beverly
offered his resignation, but the Assembly
declined to receive it.
The President has one year yet to serve,
he having been chosen one year ago to serve
Tor two years.
SHALL WE UNITE?
At this point question was raised as to
whether the Farmers Assembly should be
continued. The body was composed of a
large majority of delegates who belong to
the Farmers Alliance. The latter had
about 10 representatives present and there
were only about II delegates who did not
were members of the Grange, farmers
clubs, etc. The Alliance men thought
their order was sufficient to care for all the
interest of the farmers. The Grange men
declared that their order is doing as great
and as good work as the Alliance.
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Assembly should be continued in order to
bring all farmers from every organization
together, so that they might join in making
recommendations in matters where all are
interested. President Barbee of the Ali
ance, declared that the members of his or
ganizatlon would never again come to the
Assembly; that they can accomplish all
that is necessary for the good Of the agri-
cultural people in their own organization.
A LIVELY DISCUSSION.
DR.. P. B. Pendleton, of Louisa, made an
address from the Alliance standpoint, and
MI. S. Wexford Corbin and General James
between all the organizations.
Dr.. NJ. Q. Holt, of Surry, made an elo-
quent speech, in which he deeply regretted
that there was an idea to dissolve the Far
mers' Assembly. The organization, he
said, had accomplished good and a grand
work, the effects of which will be long
felt.
Judge Charles Grattan made splendid
speech in which he urged the delegates to
let the Assembly go down with its flags
flying if it was their intention not to con-
tinue the organization longer. He deeply
regretted that some feeling had been
aroused and that it seemed that the old AS
sembly would dissolve.
WILL CONTINUE.
Messrs. J. Thompson Brown of Bedford
and H. NJ. McGruder of Albemarle, made
strong speeches in favor of continuing the
Assembly, and Col. Beverly said if the As
sembly was dissolved there would be no
one to present the resolutions agreed upon,
to the Legislature, and all their work
would be Of no avail. He therefore with
drew his resignation.
After some further discussion the mem
bers of the Executive Committee were
elected by reclamation.
The Assembly adjourned sine die and the
organization will be continued.