The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-24
Hostile to tho Alliance.


to holding Farmers Institutes in the
various counties Of the State, with
competent lecturers and instructors
upon agriculture, horticulture and
kindred topics.
There was q marked difference in
the various measures proposed. The
most striking feature Of which was
manifest in the one class Of measures
in taking from the farmers Us an or
ganized body the entire control Of
these Institutes, and the other In
placing their entire management and
control in charge Of persons chosen
by the farmers themselves, members
OF the Farmers Alliance, and CO.
workers in their cause.
The committee on agriculture re-
ported bill as a substitute for House
file 56 and 2Oe, which without nam
ing them would constitute the fol-
lowing a board to take charge Of
Farmers Institute work: j ohn Hayes,
Geo. Secor, Geo. w. Franklin, John
Il. Shaffer, and A. c. Upper, Of
which board John r. Shaffer was to
be Secretary.
When the consideration OF the
measure was reached in the House,
Representative Dayton Of Allamakee,
offered substitute for the House files
designed to give the farmers Of Iowa,
full and complete control Of their In
stitute, instead OF turning them over
to the management Of a Republican
board OF directors, in whose appoint
ment they have no voice and to whose
action, they would have to submit.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Dayton
would have given the Farmers ALI
ance control at an expense to the
State Of Il, 500 q year, but instead OF
adopting this the Republicans Of the
legislature voted solidly in favor OF
taking the matter out Of the hands OF
the Farmers and turning it over to
certain pet officials who will cost the
State for management more than the
substitute appropriated, leaving the
expenses of the Institute to be added.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Day.
ton is as follows:
THE SPECIAL ORDER
Being substituted for House files 81
and 2Oe, was then taken up.
Mr.. Dayton moved to amend by
striking out all after the enactine
clause and inserting:
SECTION 1. The executive commit
tee Of the Iowa State Farmers ALI
| ance is hereby constituted boart
for the purpose OF providing for tn,
holding of Farmers Institutes, in tn,
various counties OF this state, TO
public instruction upon agricultural
horticultural and kindred topics.
SIC. 2. Such executive coMnitte,
shall cause at least one such Farmers
Institute to be held for period o
two days in each year, in each coun
ty in this state, and shall provid
competent lecturers and instructor
for such institutes.
| SEC. 3. Such institutes shall b
held at some place to be selected b.
said executive committee, which plac
shall be conveniently located for tn
attendance of the agriculturists Of tn
tee shall provide hall or other ROOF
suitable for the accommodation &
the public, and notice of the holdin
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publishing notice thereof for thre
, weeks next preceding the date fixe
. for such institute, in at least tw
. weekly newspapers which are pull
lished at the place nearest that fixe
for such meeting,
SEC. 4. For the purpose ct prQyit
ing for the expenses Of such institute
there is hereby appropriated frol
any money in the State treasury nc
otherwise appropriated the sum I
5000, one-half OF which sum may !
: drawn in the year 1890, and one-ha
in the year 1881. Said appropriate
shall be drawn upon warrants issue
= to the treasurer of the Iowa Stat
Farmers Alliance, upon the order ,
, the President of said Alliance, couI
tersigned by the Secretary, and sha
be paid out by the Treasurer of sal
Alliance, upon the order of said Elk
cutive Committee thereof.
SIC. 5. The Secretary and Trea
!. urer OF said Iowa State Farmers A
lance shall keep a correct and acl
rate account of all moneys receive
e and expended under this act, an
shall return to the Governor of low
on or before the first day of Janual
each year a full and itemized stat
I, ment of the receipts and expend
: lures made for the purposes OF tn
I act, and full account OF all inst
: tutes held, giving the names Of Il
lecturers, the place of holding inst
!. tutes, and attendance at each.
Z SEC. 6. The Treasurer Of said low
State Farmers Alliance shall. befO
J, any money is paid to him under Il
provisions OF this act, file in the Off,
e of the Secretary of State a good al
+ sufficient bond in the penal sum
y SIC. 900. with sureties to be approx.
by the Governor of this State, co
: he and the members of such Exec
e tive Committee shall qualify by tn
Q ing and subscribing the oath requi
: ed by law Of civil officers.
e On the question OF adoption Of Il
: substitute the yeas and nays we
ii called, every Democrat present w
ing for it, and every Republican pre-
ent voting against it, in which latt
class was that of Representative CT
!, ling, WHO declared by his vote tn
the Farmers Alliance Of Iowa n
only, but of Howard county, shou
not be entrusted with the manap
ment of the Institutes provided este
sebly for themselves.
ir Mr.. BEEN moved the previous gu,
Y ton. Carried.
= On this question of the adoption
4 the substitute. the yeas and ma
e were called. The yeas were,
a Messrs. Addie, Arnold, BEEN, Cha
= berlin, Clark, Davie, Dayton, Del
/ No.