The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-12
FARMERS ASSEM- BLY,.
MANY RESOLUTIONS ON A VA
RiETY OF SUBJECTS.
Men Who are Interested i'm Improving
the Condition Of Agriculturists-A
Long session-List OF the Members.

the Condition of Agriculturists-A
Long se.sion-List OF the Members.
The Farmers Assembly met at o o'clock
Yesterday morning. President Beverley IN
| the chair. The committee on resolutions re-
ported a resolution which had for its ohject
! the cutting away from supervisors the right
/ to supplement salaries OF county officers,
which would Tit became law, reduce sala-
| ries fifty per &c Mt, and where a clerk IN the
Circuit Court an allowance twenty-five per
| cent: also abOlishing the system OF fees aud
perquisities in ali state Offices, the said fees
| 10 be paid into the State treasury. This was
/ adopted.
A resolution merging the Farmers Assem-
| blv into the Farmers Alliance was lost. ne
resolution freeing broad tread wagons from
taxation was tabled. The local option dog
law lax resolution was adopted.
The executive committee reported favor
ably upon the following resolutions aad they
were adopted:
be created by law for tho purpose OF securing
"A proper assessment OF the value OF real
/ and personal property OF the state Tor taxa
ton: that every railroad Incorporated by the
state be required 70 keep It's principal Office
within tile state, and the General
Assembly Is required 10 enact such
laws AS will ascOmplshthis purpose; that
the Legislature be requested 10 pass a
law authorizing each county 10 decide ny
vote whether or not said county viii tax
dogs, the proceeds from which shall go 20
indemnlfyng losses by depreciation on sheep
| by dogs. and II the dog tax exceeds the loss
on sheep the excess shall be devoted 10 aug
menting the school tax.
MEASURES RECOMMENDED.
The committee TO whom was referred the
address OF the president and the report or
the executive committee, with the bill 10
provide for employing convict labor IN me
| manufacture OfbindeT twiue. made the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted:
1T IL essential To the welfare OF agricul-
ture that some legislation be had In refer
ence TO railroad transportation OF iarm pro-
ducts, and recommend the adoption OF an
act winch passed the House OF Delegates Two
years ago as a bases for such legislation; mat
Section 1891 OF theCode BE- amended By in
sorting after the words "selectiOns or pract-
cableltwo from each ofthe fourgrand DIVISIONS
OF the state" the words "whOse principal
business shall be the cultivation OF the SOIL;
that the Legislature adopt such measures
as will promote the interests Oflmmlgfation
an0 the holding OF Farmers Institutes, ana
the General Assembly Is retired 10 TIE
legislation proposed on this subject by The
state Board Of Agriculture who viii at the
proper time present bills; That legislation
be requested 10 stamp out the hog cholera.
she General Assembly Ia requested To en-
act such laws as Will provide against the sale
OF unwhOesome meats and To provide ior
the Inspection OF all unsalted meats which
are exposed for sale anywhere IN me STATE
more than five DAYS after the samc has beth
pense Of the party Offering the same Tor sale.
The committee recommended that Mcssrs
Dupuy, Silver, Lightner. Tyler. lilchsr, An,
dersOn, and Hacker OF Inc House ana
Dunn. Of the Senate, be appointed n commit
lee TO take charge Of the recommendations
Of the Assembly and bring the same 70 the
attention Of the Legislature.
The same cOmIsi ttee advised that the AS
sembly pass the following recommendations
OF the executive committee. and that "A copy
OF the same be sent TO our congressman ana
TO tho Secretary Of the Interior and Agricni-
ture.
congress is asked 10 extend the weather
signals TO the farming districts 10 aid In saw
ing the crops ffom destruction Just az they
are ready 10 be gathered.
The extension of the agricultural expert
ment system by providing for additional sta
tiOns In states OF large area having variety
OF climate, soli and products and 20 add a
great central station near v ashington.
The taking OF energetic measures 10 stamp
out hog cholera in some such way AS has been
done with pleuro-pneumonia I'm cattle,
The taking OF measures for preventing or
breaking up trusts and combines formed for
the purpose OF depressing ell her producer o.
consumer.
The adoption OF q mode for the inspection
Of food products so rs TO prohibit Interstate
commerce in unwhoIesome or fraudulent I'M
itatiOns.
The extsrminstlon Of the policy OF
contraction, which. by causing II pro-
tracted money famine, has brought
about IuluOub thc
prices OF all OF our portable form products,
ana az the means for this purpose We ask
that imin ediate steps be taken wnlcA snail
lead to the complete reconciliation ana
free coinage Of silver.
IL Is recommended that there be COM
plcte exemption OF tobacco aud fruit brandy
from Fe eral taxation.
BREEZY DISCUSSION.
sullt In the rights OF the Farmers ALL
ance and the Farmers Assembly was EVIL
dent on The roster OF delegates The letters
r. A. were entered opposite NAMES. This
stands for both. and toe Alliance men
claimed they had 1873 members present. and
this was a big majority The Alliance men
said they were guests, and having adopted
an organ they did not want 10 vote Tor
another. Here the tight commenced. Inc
Assembly men were about 10 be swallowed
by the Alliance men. and for this reason the
Alliance sprung the question by refusing 70
vote The Assembly men wanted them ID
vote, and the chair decided That the Alliance
men mad A right 10 vote on this as on ali other
ous.tions. spicy and personal debate fol-
lowed, which was amusing 10 witness. lin.
ALLY vote was taken, an organ adopted, ana
the spal sndel.
colonel Beverly. In announcing that the
hour mad arrived for the election OF omsts.
rendered his resignation as president u tne
: ssembiy, AN Office he has held Tor nVe years.
II was movid that HIS resignation De not
accepted
Then the split showed its head, and " was
T., raf 81 that The president OF the a lIlance
~, III n. A ain participate In tho dehbefa-