Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-06
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
THE stare GRANGE CLOSES ITS AN.
NUAL SESSION.
RESOLUTIONS Ado, pted Touching Impor
'ant Matters of State and National
Legisla ton.

tn, State Grange, Patron. of Husband
closed is annual session at the Grang
Hall last night. The session h. been
most Iargel, attended OF any held 'or ms
years and is su oxen of by all as on. of
most harmonic, IS and satisfactory il
history of the orgal p@auon.
Yesterday was cev, Ned mainly to the il
PRODUCTION OF resolution g. their dlscussio
and adoption, though the1. = were-also som
interesting presentation exer> uses
Past Master Daniel Flint l. Installed th
new elected officers.
ALIEN REAL ESTATE OWNERS.
J. ". Webster, of O. eston, intro duceS tiiI
following resolution, which was adopted.
WHEREAS, Alien and foreign syndiG ates sre
continually augmenting their possessions Of
real estate 10 the detriment of the actual ses
tiers and worthy citizens; and whereas, such
aliens, by virtue of the lenity of our laws man
age to avoid all the responsibilities and most OF
the duties of citizenship; therefore.
heSot'ed by the California State Grange, that
such communications of real property by
allens and foreign SyndicateS should be dis
Outraged by all legal means, and to that end
oar next Legislature should enact law that
ne alien thereafter should acquire title to
landed estate in this State.
LQToR AND TOBACCO TAX.
Past Master S. T. Coulter of Santa Rosa
introduced the following resolution, which
was adopted
Resolved, That California State Grange. Patrons
OF Husoandry, hereby enters its earnest and
solemn protest against any reduction of the tax
now imposed by law on the importation, manu-
tactuIe or sale of spirituOus and malt liauOrs
and tobacco; and demands that these prestidig-
itators of crime, pauPerism, ignorance and fithi-
ness, be made to reimburse the public for a psTt
at least, OF the enormous burden OF taxation
occas.oned by them.
TAXES IN INsTALLMENTs.
]. Y. Webster of San Luis Obispo intro
duced the following, which was adopted
WHEREAS, A great hardship is imposed on the
business interests of the people, and on farmers
In particular, by the method in practice of
boarding half OF the money in the State in the
public vaults during December and January OF
every year, in the form of taxes, used and ma
nlpulated by banks and treaSurers for their own
benefit; and whereas. Section :, Article IS, of
the Constitution, provides that the Legislature
shall have the power to provide by law for the
payment of all taxes on real property by in
stallments; therefore be
Res9tred, By this body that the next
Legislature should pass Law i'll conformity 10
the section quoted, to the end that the reve-
nues may be collected when needed thereby
relieving the people from the exactiols of the
money changers on or about the last Monday
IN December in each year.
REASONABLE PAY EoR JURORS.
The following resolution, introduced by
J. A. Forbes. ofSan Antonio, was adopted:
WHEREAS, Under the statutes now in force.
the compensation of jurors in all cases. and wit
nesses in criminal cases, is not sufficient to prop.
erly remunerate the services rendered in such
capacities; and whereas, in the rural Idistucts
snch service falls upon farmers and agricultural
laborers and entails the loss of hours Of time
and money upon them; therefore be it
ReSotued, That the State Grange, P. of H., of
the state of California, request our next Legis-
latnre TO amend the law by allowing such mile
age as will fairly reimburse witnesses in crimi-
nal cases and jurors in all cases, the necessary
expenses incurred by witnesses and Jurors in
attending Courts and in travelling thereto, and
time occupied in giving such service.
THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM.
]. V. Webster offered the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, The corrupting influences OF party
hacks and bosses substantially direct and con-
troll the elections in this State; and, whereas
to gain favor with these people candidate for
any important Office has to compromise his in
dependence, If not his honor, in SO many direc-
tons that when elected he is a mere tool of the
manipulators; and, whereas. it is the duty of
every worthy citizen to uphold the dignity of
TIC SIeCllNS lTduCnlSc ana the purity OF
Government; therefore, be it
Resolved By the California State Grange, that
10 AID IN the accomplishment of this end every
farmer should be less a partisan and more a
patriot and in the same line of duty.
RESOLVED further, That the next Legislature
should be urged TO pass law leealizing and
providing for enforcing the Australian system of
voting.
PAUPER IMMIGRATION.
The following resolution, introduced BY
s. T. Coulter, of Santa Rosa, was adopted !:
RESOLVED That California State Grange, Pa
irons of Husbandry, hereby petitions the Con-
gress of the United States to give protection to
American labor by the most practicable aad eff
hcient means, namely: by the imposition of
such tax on immigration as will effectually
stay the tide of pauper and criminal labor that
Is pouring IN on our shores like poisoned food
and crowding American labor from the mine
the shop, the factory and the field, and frt m
every other branch of industry.
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The Committee on Educational Affairs
made the following report:
The cause of education is so closely connected
with the teachings of the Order of Patrons of
Husbandry that they are inseparable From
the first degree onward every act is progressive
and creates desire for greater knowledge No
one can listen to the ideas taught by our ritual
ID such beautiful language without feeling
wiser and better.
The education of the young is an important
part OF the work of a Subordinate Grange and
IN this connection we recommend that more at
tentlon be given III the meetings of the Grange
to encourage the young members to Join in the
various proceedings, and thus gain the ease and
life.
We consider the public school system of Cali
fornia equal and in many points superior to the
methode of older and more denSely populated
states, and acceptable TO the public. The
publication by the State authorities of text
BOOKS, carefully prepared by competent per-
sons. is step in the right direction. The estab-
lishment of third Normal School at Chico,
adding means of obtaining the qualifications
required of teachers will prove wise provision
as the population of the State increases
Inc university now being erected in memory
OF his son by Leland Stanford viii undoubtedly
De second to none in the world. 1t will be
governed by a Board Of Trustees of which he
will be Chairman, and will furnish the advan-
tages OF education, in every branch, of both
sexes.
The observatory at Mount Hamilton is another
! monument that California should be proud or
and 1t is to be regretted that the public do not
receive the benefit hoped for by that generous
and noble-hearted friend of the Golden State,
James Lick.
In conclusion, the education of the masses as a
whole has been making rapid progress The daY
when the Storekeeper drew a circle on his
I book to represent a cheese and by putting a
small square in.the center changed it TO grind
stone has passed, never to return; but there are
many things yet to be accomplished: The
favor in this country which it should command.
Let US not hesitate to adopt good principle
because 1t originated in foreign country, or 10
abandon poor prime pie because it is native
one.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
The following complimentary resolutions
were offered by William Johnston and
unanimously adopted:
Resolred That the thanks Of this State Grange
are due and the same are hereby rendered TO
the Committee on Feast for the very energetic
and successful manner in which they have dis
charged the very onerous duties of the com.
mittee
| ResOlued, That vote of thanks be rendered to
the State officers and attaches of the State Capt.
| tol for the kindness and assistance rendered
J this body in preparing for the Floral Feast.
| ResOlued, That the thanks of the State Grange
BE and the same are hereby rendered to the
Sacramento Improvement Association for the