Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-04
FARMERS CONGRESS.

Papers Read, Resolutions Adopted, ETC
The tenth annual session of the Ma
tional Farmers Congress was held IL
Council Bluffs, Ia. The opera-house il
which the convention was held wa
packed to overlooking when Secretar
Il. T. Clay ton, of Council Bluffs, calle'
the meeting to order and introduced tn
president of the congress, Hon. X. +
kolb, of Ala bama Rev. c. w. Blodgett
of Atlantic, Ia, offered the invoca
ton. At the conclusion Governo
Boies was introduced amidst pro
longed applause, and delivered al
address in which he extended heart,
welcome to the congress on behalf o
the State of Iowa. In the absence o
L. l.. Coffin. OF Fort Dodge, Ia, JohI
| l.. Scott, of Nevada, Ia, delivered al
address of welcome on behalf of thu
farmers of Iowa. President kolb the1
delivered his annual address. At tn,
conclusion of his address the congress
adjourned until 2 p m. At the after
noon session committees on finance aEt
resolutions were selected. A resolution
from the Wichita (Kas) Board of Trade
demanding thu passage by Congress o
the Anti-Option bill was presented for
adoption. but after heated discussion
was referred to the committee on reso
! lutionS.
| SECOND DAY.
The second days attendance showed
large increase in the number of del
egates. After prayer by Rev. n. w
Taylor, of Kansas, an opportunity was
! offered delegates to present resolutions
which were referred to the committee
on resolutions without debate, not even
the subject of the various resolutions
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! presented, which were taken possession
of by Mr.. Hall, of Missouri, the chair
man of the committee on resolutions.
A paper was read by w. T. Chamb Der.
! lain, president of the Iowa Agricultural
| College at Ames, on the subject Exist
| ing Facts that Injure Agriculture. "
Prof. W. O. Atwater, chief clerk OF
| the Department of Agriculture, deliv.
cred an address on the work of the de-
partment with which he is connected.
Prof. Atwater is an enthusiast, and his
address teemed with facts of interest to
his agricultural hearers. He spoke for
nearly an hour, detailing at length the
results of many of the experiments
that have been made by the department
for the benefit Of the agricultural pro-
ducerS.
Rev. Josiah Wheeler, of Kansas, read
! q paper on "Legislation for the Farm
ArS.'
A Kansas delegate offered resolu-
ton advocating the passage Of Butter
worth's Anti-Option bill.
A motion to adopt the same created
some discussion, the result being it's
reference to the committee on resolu-
tons.
A motion then prevailed that all
resolutions be served in the same man.
ner
Mr.. Edward Rosewater, of Omaha,
was introduced by President Kolb. He
read lengthy paper on the silver queS-
zion. 1t dealt mainly in figures, but
was quite interesting. The delegates
gave close attention and frequently in
terruptcd the reader with applause.
A committee OF Omaha citizens re-
4uested a hearing. and extended an in
Titation to the delegates to visit Omaha
IN body. which was accepted. The
committee on rules reported that at each
congress in the future the Chair shall
appoint committees of five on finance,
credentials and ,'aleS. and that the res
olutions committee be named by a call
of the States. The report was adopted,
and the congress adjourned for the day.
THIRD DAY.
The delegates visited tbs CITY Of
Omaha Thursday forenoon in a body,
council BUNS at -
to complete their work.
William Freeman, of Maine, read
lengthy paper upon the farming in
terests of that State.
IL. T. Work, of New Washington,
Ind, delivered an address on the sub
ject of ''Impondera bles.' He was fol-
lowed BY S. E. Porter. of Michigan, his
subject being 'Organiza ton of the
Farmers"
Alonzo Wardell, OF South Dakota dis
cussed the subject of ''The Political
Obligations of the Farmer This ad-
dress caused stormy discussion.
vote was taken to select the State in
which the next meeting should be held
Missouri was chosen. 1t was declared
to allow the delegation to select it's
own city. the promise being made that.
it would not be st. Louis or Kansas
City. The date was fixed for the second
Tuesday after the first Monday in No.
VEN Der, 1891.
AS the result Of the Farmers Con-
gress embodies itself in the work of the
committee on resolutions. the delibera-
tions of the men chosen to act in this
canacity are of the greatest interest
The following are the resolutions which
receive the approval of the committee:
Resolred, That we demand of Congress
most liberal apprG priations for the I'm
proVement, by all practical means. of our
interior waterways, which shall make them,
instead of sources OF disaster and dcstruc-
ton to large sections of our country, useful
as great National highways for tho COM
marca and trade of our products. We de-
mand the unlimited coinage of silver. the
adjustment of the National banking laws
and the refusal of our Nation al Government
to 0tend the charter of National banks now
In existence. and the issuance of full legal
tender treasury notes in lieu of National
bhnk notes. issued III sufficient volume to
meet the business demands of the country,
and the constantly increasing demands of
trade, and that the per capita be made to IN
crease with such dem lnds.
ResoIred, That we Ar in favor of a con stf.
tntional amendment making United STATES
Senators elective by the people. We belieTe
that the farmer is paying more than his jug.
proportion of taxes. therefore favor \
income taI law, to the end that
the incomes of the wealthy may bear thaif
share of governmental support.
Resolrei That tEis Congress demand t:.e
amendment of the patent laws that ths
exclus We use of ar invention be limited to
ten years.
tiou to be held at Chicago in 1893 the 4gri-
cultural and horticultural interests OF the
United States should be most prom in en- tly
and grandly represented, and to that end it
Is recommended that the various State Leg
ISlatIreS make liberal appropriations for
and horticultural resources and possib iIities |
Of their respective States.
Delays Don't Count.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The general |
agent of steamship company at New
l ork, in letter to the Treasury De- /