Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-23
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a. Resolved, That the public donna in OF the
United States is the heritage of the people
and should be preserved and used. We
therefore recommend the speedy extin
guishment of the Indian titles in Oklahoma
Indian territory and other states and terri
tories; the abolition of the tribal system
the settlement of all Indians on lands in sew
crafty and the opening of the surplus land:
to settlement under the provisions of the
homestead law; and, further, that it is the
sense Of this congress that the president OF
the United States open for settlement the
several Indian reservations just soon as
the allOtments of the land in the several res.
ervations have been made and not postpone
the opening of the land until all of the sew.
eral allotting agents conclude their work.
r. Resolved, That it Is the sense of this
congress that the ownership of lands by
non reside nt aliens should be prohibited
q. Resolved, That all lands held by rail.
roads and not earned by them according to
the terms of the government grant shall be
restored to the public domain for home
steads to actual settlers, with proper pro-
visions to protect the rights of settlers on
and purchasers of such land.
IS Resolved, That it is the sense of this
congress that the general government should
cede its arid land, under proper conditions,
to the various states within whose boundar-
ries such lands are situated.
"a. Resolved, That we indorse the action
of the department of agriculture for what it
has done toward the reclamation of the
semi arid region by artesan wells. and that
congress be respectfully urged to make an
appropriation of money sufficient in amount
to continue this work, and further establish
and operate by practical men numerous ex-
perfmental stations throughout the plains
region, and to in every way possible encour-
age the speedy reclamation of said region by
irrigation.
IS Resolved. That the pretended buying
and selling of produce, provisions and other
property whore there is no intention of
making an actual delivery or transfer there
of Is gambling; that such gambling tends to
disorganize business. render prices unnat-
urally f1uctuatfng and is injurious alike to
the producer and the legitimate dealer; that
all such gambling should be prohibited by
law, under heavy penalties.
g. Resolved, That the territory of New
Mexico, possessing more wealth and popu.
lation than both the states last admitted
into the union, be speedily admitted a
state; also should Arizona. which, in
every respect, is equal to either of said states
last admitted.
30. Resolved, That we desire to represent
the necessity existing for a rigid observance
OF the fish and game laws of the various
states, and the adoption of means for their
efectual enforcement, believing that only by
such a course can our fish and game be pre-
served from determination, the necessary
encouragement gwen to the propagation OF
the food fishes and game animals, and sue
cess assured to the various efforts now being
made toward acclimatiZatiOn; and that the
states generally be invited to take concerted
action in the matter, and to effect perma-
nent organization for the purpose of devel-
Oping the commercial advantages to be de-
rived from an intelligent and vigorous plan
of procedure.
81. Resolved, That the honorable secretary
of agriculture is entitled to our warmest
thanks and highest commentator for his
persistency, energy and untiring efforts in
his foreign policy to remove Instructions to
our meat trade. create amity between the
trade of this and other nations-which will
end in better prices, larger sales and a
brighter future for the cattle industry, and
that we urge on congress the amendment of
the law SO as to provide for the proper sani-
tation of stock yards and stock cars.
3D. Resolved, That we hail with delight
the spirit OF fraternity that is displayed by
the delegates now in attendance upon the
Western commercial congress, and also the
manifest determination that old animOsities
too long engendered between the sections
shall be forever displaced by the more inn
portant work of securing the complete
tablishment of "equal rights to all, and
special privileges to none.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
The minority report on resolutions
was presented by E. V. Smalley, of
Minnesota, and Case Broderick, Of
Kansas 1t follows:
The minority, unable to agree with the
submit their report, and ask that
the following resolutions be substituted for
resolutions numbered:
Resolved, That as the present statute pro-
vidng for duty on imports and for recip-
rocal trade relations with other nations has
but recently became operative, it would be
unwise for this congress to declare for or
against such statute until its effect in the in
terests of the whole country is better known.
That we favor the enactment of a law by
congress providing for the appointment of a
non partisan tariff commission, the business
of which shall be to inquire into the earn
ings of labor in all industrial callings, in
Guiding agriculture, with view to an eQuita-
BILE adjustment of tariff schedules from time
to me as the industrial and business inter-
ests of the country may require. That we
further favor reci procity administered in the
interests of agriculture equally with manu-
factur ng interests.
That we are opposed to a tariff for revenue
only, believing that such tar If would be
levied on tea, coffee, sugar and other articles
which we most largely import for general
use. And that we hold fast to the time hon
ored patriotic American principle that in all
tariff laws a moderate protection to Amer
lean industry should be kept in view to the
end that American labor will be preferred.