The Springdale news., 1889-11-22
THE FARMERS CONGRESS.

on Farm Products Demanded-A Ship Canal Connecting the Mississippi and Lake Michigan Advocated-The New or dcers-A Trip to New Orleans.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov, 13.-The ninth annual meeting of the National | Farmers Congress assembled at ten o'clock this morning in the hall of the House of Representatives, with about 150 delegates in attendance, represent l ing nearly every State in the Union. l The meeting was called to order by Hon. 1 r. +. Kalb, president, who opened the meeting with prayer. President kalb expressed his regret that Governor Seay had been called away to Tuskaloosa to attend meeting of the Board of Trustees of the State University, and read letter from Governor Seay regretting his ina bility to be present. President Kalb then introduced Hon. F. A. Graham, mayor of Montgomery, who, in eloquent i terms, welcomed the delegates to this State and city. President Kalb then introduced Hon. T. J. Carlisle, who had been selected as the representative of the State Agricultural Society to wei come the delegates composing the con- gress to tn State of Alabama. Mir. Car lisle's address was received with pro longed applause, and his allusions to the obliteration of sectional lines were particularly applauded. Hon. A. B. Smith, of Kansas, responded on the part of the delegates in a splendid1y-deliy- cred speech. He had been much im- pressed since leaving home with the great agricultural possibilities of this E To pressed with the belief that the meeting would be of the greatest benefit to the agricultural people of the country. He wanted this congress to speak in no mis- taken terms on the subject of needed Legislation for the farming class in the American Congress. He wanted the farmers of this country to put their voices i'll the ballot-box, where they would be heard and hardened to.
 Hon, B. F, Clayton, of Iowa, and Hon. G. W. Spofford. of Illinois, also delivered addresses in response to the welcome.
 Mir X. B. Smith, of Kansas, was then called to the chair, and Hon. P. F. kalb, president of the congress, delivered his annual address, which was An elaborate paper covering in detail the objects W lllCII dIt SOuE db lo l't d dtLCl Il'U dtiiVbp the instrumentality of the organization.
 The following committee on resolu- tions was appointed: D. c. Dunklin, of Alabama; N. E. Pabor, of Colorado; Dr. Mountain, of Florida; Felix Corputo, Of Georgia; Milton George, of Illinois; J. Patterson, of Iowa; A. r. Forsyth, of Kansas; E. Il Greene, of Kentucky; Wm. Freeman, of Maine; l. k. Wads worth, of Michigan; NIT. Norton, of Min nesota; ". k. Wilhelm, of Missouri Alex. Cooper, of New Jersey; ". C. Ste vens, of Indiana; Hon. Wm. Lawrence, of Ohio; II. |. James, of Pennsylvania; Major McWhirter, of Tennessee; Ghas. Grattan, of Virginia: !. J. Durham, of Texas; John Bentley, of Wisconsin; II. o. Hardness, of Idaho, The Louisville tS Nashville Railroad Company ten dercd to the congress special train for an excursion to New Orleans, which was accepted
 SECOND DAY.
 The second days session of the Farm CTS Congress was well attended.
 At the morning session Judge Law renee, of Ohio, president of the Wool Growers Association, from majority of the committee on resolutions report ed resolution demanding that in case of continuance of the protective policy all farm products shall be as fully pro- tected as any article of manufacture.
 Mir Wilhite, of Missouri, offered a minority report pledging the farmers of the United States to reduction of the tariff and to change of duties from the necessaries to the luXuries of life as far as possible.
 Both reports were laid over.
 Hon. l.. S Coffin, of Iowa, delivered an address on railroads and their rela- tions to the farmer. The speaker was sharply criticised by number of dele gates as being too much in sympathy with the railroads and corporations.
 Judge Lawrence read a paper on wool growing and mutton-producing and urg- ing protection for this interest. Judge Lawrence's address was followed by some adverse discussion. One delegate cited an instance of an investment of S1,017 in sheep, which paid a profit of over 40 per cent. in one year, which, he said, set this industry beyond the need of a protective tariff Many speeches were delivered by delegates from the North and West, all advocating wool protection.
 The congress, after a heated debate at the evening session, adopted the fol- lowing resolution introduced by John Kelly, of Kansas:
 Resolred, By the Farmers Congress now in session that the action of the Chicago com binc in refusing to testify before the Senate committee, was an insult to the honest peo- pie of the United states and should meet with prompt and united condemnation.
 The majority resolutions from the committee on resolutions previously re- ferred to, were adopted by vote of I'll to 1O6. The affirmative: Iowa, l5; Ken lucky, :; Kansas, II; Missouri, 1; Rhode Island, 6; Ohio, 24; Colorado, 5; Florida, g. Illinois, 2s; Idaho, ?; Indiana, 10; Maine, II; Michigan, l5; Pennsylvania, 53.
 The negative vote stood: Alabama, 12; l Q