The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-12
THE FARMERS CONGRESS-.
National Legislation Recommended
Control of TRANSPORTATION Lines.

sKpALIA, Mo-, Nov. 1.-THE national farmers
congress reassembled at IL O'Clock this morning.
A number of resolutions were introduced.
Among the resolutions were the following:
Urging congress to cede arid lands in the vari-
Gus states TO provide the states with systems of
irrigation; recommending that the president
and vice president be elected by direct vote of
the people; demanding extension OF the signal
service reports: and requesting the government
to aid the states in the irrigation OF arid lands
The resolutions were all adopted except the
latter, which the congress struck from the re-
port by a vote of Al to II.
The committee On finance presented a report,
requesting the various state legislatures to make
appropriations for the expenditures of the state
delegations to future congresses of this eharac-
ter, in order that each state may have proper
representation. The report was adopted.
Congressman Heard, of Missouri. delivered an
address on railway transportation. This sub
ject, he declared, was of supreme Importance to
the farmer. One solution OF this vexed Ques-
ton was found in state railway commissions.
Another method in controlling railroad corpora
tons in the interest OF the people was through
q national railway commission. Some pro-
fessed to believe that the railroad should
be placed under government management Gov
eminent railrosding, Heard believed, would
prove gigantic failure. In the first place, the
government would have TO buy all the railroads
and that would cost sl0,0o0000,000 That would
be an impossibility, practically, because there
is in circulation only $3.50, 10000. The pur-
chase of the railroads would necessiiate the
iucurring of debt of gigantic proper
tons and he did not believe the farm
ers or any one else wanted TO go down
into their pockets aud pay any mora debt than
they are now paying. Another great objection
to government railway control was the increase
of federal officeholders which it would necessi-
tate.
H C. Brown, of Georgia, Endorsed everything
| that Heard said.
| board OF agriculture, read paper on "The Race
| Under Conditions of High Civilization"
AT the afternoon session more resolutions OF
| thanks to Secretary Rusk for his work for the
| farmers were adopted A committee recon-
mended the adoption of resolutions pledging
the organ cation to maintain a nou-partisau
, character; demanding the passage of laws dis
| tributng the burden of taxation on
| all Glasses equally; declaring that tho
| public domain should be reserved
| for the settlement of United States
| citizens to the exclusion of foreigners deelar-
| ing that the national revenue should be limited
| 10 the wants of the government and honestly
| administered requesting the secretary of agri-
culture to increase the number of agents abroad
| to push the work of introducing corn as food /:
| demanding the improvement by the federal
| government of the waterways and harbors of
| the United States; requesting free delivery of
| mail among farmers, and demanding control of
all trusts combinations and monopolies so that
| they shall work no harm to the people.