The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29

| The resolution 70 remove the tag -
tobacco came up on an adverse report IS
the committee, and tho report Of tho
committee was concurred in. The reso-
luton declaring that the Government
does not need the money raised by in
tarnal revenue taxation, and that this
congress favors the repeal OF tho inter.
nal revenue laws, and that taxes raised
| from whisky and tobacco be rclcgat tod
10 the different States TO relieve them
Of local taxation. was taken up. and tho
| adverse report was concurrcd In.
| A resolution favoring Government aid
to steamship lines To build up trade be-
tween this country and Central and
South America came up, and an adverse
report was adopted.
| The resolution favoring unlimited
coinage Of silver met with an adverse
report, and was indefinitely postponed
| The following was introduced by Mr..
Dresser, Of Illinois. and unanimously
| adopted:
| Rescired. by the Farmers Congress. That Il
| favvrs a comprehensive scheme for the Inn
| provcment Of the Mississippi river and the
| building Of a ship canal across the State OF
Illinois connecting the Mississippi river and
Lake Michigan. and Il Is recommended that
the United states Congress make q liberal
| appropriation therefor.
| On motion Of Mr.. Clayton. Hon. Jere-
miah Rusk. Secretary Of Agriculture,
and Hon. j. Il. Dodge. statistician OF tho
Department Of Agriculture. were unani-
mously elected honorary members.
The prcsidentappointcd the following
committee 70 prepare rules for the gov
eminent OF the congress: Messrs. Nc
kcnzie. OF kcntucky; Work. OF Indiana;
Lawrence, Of Ohio; Corputo, Of Georgia.
and Clayton, cf Iowa.
The following Is the full text OF the
resolutions relating TO the tariff adopted
by the congress. They were prepared
by Hon. VIM. T.. Lawrence. OF Ohio. who
urged their passage as reported favor
ably from the committee:
Resoired, That. while Congress maintains
the policy OF a protective tariff. we demand
that al farm products shall be as fully pro-
tccted as the most favored OF the manu-.
featuring Industries.
Resofred. That while. as now. a protective
tariff Is maintained which substantially pro-
hibts importations Of foreign carpets and
many other articles Of manufactured goods.
We demand that the duties mutton. sheep
and wool OF all kinds shall be so Increased as
% equally prohibit the importation OF NUT
ton. sheep and wool Of every kind which can
under protection. be sufficiently produced nc
fairly rcmunerative prices in the United
states 70 supply all American wants. inc1rd-
ing the better class Of carpet woods. cs-
pecally as carpets. AS lnxurcs. are entitled
20 less favor than farm and ranch products
Resoired, That the tariff on wool imported
m
that imported 10 make coats.
Eesof-cd. That II protection 20 this extent
be denied, we will call upon tho farmers of
the United states 70 assert their power nj tho
ballot box and othcrw Use to right the wrong
and injustice OF discrimination against them.
II they fail in this the wool and mutton pro-
ducng industries Will be so seriously Grip
pied that they will be. IN a large
measure. destroyed. and the farm
crs will no longer have any IN.
terest in protection for the manufacturers Of
wooden goods. but will insist that they shall
have no larger measures Of protection than
is accorded to the wool industry, including
any kind Of wool.
Resoired. That the farmers OF the United
States are not called upon to support this
nomination Of any man for President. Sen.
ator or Representative in Congress who va
not, % his utmost ability. aid IN carrying eve
the objects Of the foregoing resolutions.
treaties which will discriminate In favor Of
the nations which accept silver as legal
tender money as well gold. and against
those which have demonetized silver.
The following was presented as . mi.
nority report:
Resoirfd. ~ the Farmers' Congress OF 1859,
That we demand Of our Senator's and Repre-
scntatives In Congress frvm our respective
States tnat they shall use their best efforts to
a a "A rxaVx Ia.
and that shcn practicable Il shall bs re.
moved from the nccessarics OF life and
placed upon the Injuries"
Mr.. Mckenzie, Of Kentucky, offered
the following as substitute for the
whole matter:
Resoired. That the Farmers Congress rec
ommends 70 the Congress Of the United
States le cnactmcnt OF such Just tariff laws
as viii secure an equal distribution Of public
burdens and provide sufficient revenue for
the Go Scrnment.
A -ote by States was taken on Mr..
McKenzies substitute, and il was lost
The minority report was also defeated.
The vote then rccurrcd to the original
resolutions, and after considerable dis
cussion division was agreed upon so
as to take separate vote ON the silver |
resolution. On the majority report, cx-
cepting the silver resolution the vote as
taken by States stood as follows: For
the resolution as reported by the COM
mittce- Colorado, 8; Florida, .; Illinois,
IS; Idaho, 2; Indiana. 10: Iowa, Is; Kan
sas, II; Kentucky, :; Maine. II, M:chi-
gan, ID; Ohio, "a; Pennsylvania, %; Mis- |
souri,, /; Rhode Island, .. Total. 100.
Alabama, II; Florida, 8; Geo--
gia, IS; Indiana, Z; Kentucky, Z; Texas,
~; Missouri, rs; North Carolina. III;
Total, 80.
The silver resolution was then carried |
unanimously, and the congress adj
journcd sine die.
The delegates left in the evening en-
. special train for the trip TO New Or
leans rendered them by the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad Company.
First Gucst--"IIi, waiter, open that
window, please. Ican't stand this heat"
Waitcr-"D'rcctly, sir!" "opens tho
window Second Guest d little latcr)
waiter, there's draught enough "a
give you death OF cold. DO shut the
xviudowv Waitar-ssXoa utrsv fSh.s.