The record-union., 1891-11-12
FARMERS CONGRESS.
CONGRESSMAN HEARD OPPOSED TO
GOVERNMENT RAILROADS.
Recommendation That the President
and Vice-President be Elected
by a Direct Vote.
Special to the REcoRp-ux1ox.

Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SEDkLIA (Mo.), Nov. 1.-THE National
Farmers Congress reassembled at IL
o'clock this morning. a number of reso-
lutions were introduced and referred.
Congressman Heard of Missouri deliv-
cred an address on railway transportation.
This subject, he declared, was of supreme
importance to the farmer.
Zone solution of this vexed question. +"
he said. twas found in State Railway
Commissions. Another method was in
controlling railroad corporations in the
interests of the people through the Ma
ional Railway Commission, and some
professed to believe the railroads should
be placed under Government manage
1nent. Government railroading," Heard
believed, would be n. gigantic failure
In the first place, the Government would
have to buy the railroads, and that would
cost 81 1,000,000,000. That would be an i'm
possibility practically, because there is
only in circulation Sl 500, goo, 600" Thepu
chase of the railroads would necessitate
incurring debt of gigantic proportions,
and he did not believe the farmers or
any one else wanted 70 go down into their
pockets and pay any more debt than they
are now paying. Another great objection
to Government railway control was tho
increase of Federal ofiiceholders which it
would necessitate.
IL. {. Brown of Georgia indorsed ey-
erything Heard said.
Martin Mohler, Secretary Of the Kansas
State Board Of Agriculture. read paper
on Races Under Conditions OF Hinh
Civilization"
Among the resolutions were the follow
ing. Urging Congress to cede arid lands
to the various States; to provide States
with systems of irrigation; recommends
ing that the President and Vice President
be elected by direct vote OF the people:
demanding the eXtention of signal serv-
ice reports; requesting the d3ederal Gov
ernment to aid the States IN the irriga-
tion of arid lands.
The resolutions were all adopted except
the latter, which the congress struck from
the report by vote of a to H.
The Committee on Finance presented 2
report requesting the various State Lcgis-
latures to make appropriations for the
expenditures of delegations to future
congresses of this character, in order that
each State may have proper representa-
ton. The report was adopted.
The congress then adjourned until to-
morrow.
tions of thanks to Secretary Rusk for his
work for the farmers were adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions recon-
mended the adoption of resolutions
pledging the organization to maintain a
non-partisan character; demanding the
passage of laws distributing the burden
OF taxation on all classes equally; declar-
ing that the puolic domain should be re-
served for settlement of United States
citizens, to the exclusion of foreigners:
declaring that the national funds should
be limited to the wants of the Govern
ment, economically and honestly admin
istered: requesting the Secretary of Agri-
culture to increase the agents abroad; to
push the work of introducing corn as a
food: demanding the improvement by
the Federal Government of the water
ways and harbors of the United States:
requesting free delivery of mail among
farmers, and demanding the control OF
all trusts. combinations and monopolies.
so that they shall work no harm to the
people.