St. Paul daily globe., 1891-11-12

Missouri congressional district, deIiv-
cred an address on railway transporta-
ton. One of the solutions of this veXed
question. he said, was found in state
railway commissions. Another method
or controlling railroad corporations in
the interests of the people was through
national railway commission. Some
profeSSed to believe that the railroads
should be placed under government
management. Government railrOading,
he believed, would be a gigantic failure.
10 buy the railroads would cost S1O,OOO,-
00O,OOO, ana there is Ill circulation only
Sf.500, 900, 900. The purchase would
nceSSitate incurring a debt of gigantic
proportions, and he did not believe the
farmers or any one else wanted to go
down into their pockets and pay anv
more debt than they were now paving
Another great objection to government
railway control was the increase of fed
eral OfficehOlders which it would neces-
state.
II. C. Brown, of Georgia. indorsed
everything that Mr. Heard bad said.
Georgia. he said, owned the Western d
Atlantic railway. Under state control
the rates were high. the service was bad
and the deficits were extraordinary.
The state found it too expensive and
ualS, under whose control the road
charged cheaper rates. gave better
service, paid rental Of 81, 900 a month
and made money for the leSsees.
RESOLUTIONS we're presented recon-
mendlng that the president of the
United States and United States sena-
tors be elected by direct or popular
vote; demanding the extension of the
silgual service reports issued by the az
rIeultural department.; requesting the
federal government TO aid the states in
the irrigation of arid lands. The resO-
lutlonS were considered Seriatim, and
all were adopted with the exception of
the latter, which the congress struck
from the report by vote of A to II.
The resolution demanding the election
OF the president and vice president of
the United States and United States sen.
atorS by popular vote were unanimous
ly adopted. The committee on finance
presented report requesting the vari-
Gus state legislatures to make apprO-
priations for the expenses of the state
delegations to future congresses of this
character, so that each state may have
full ana proper representation. The
report was adopted. The convention
then adjourned until tomorrow.
The committee OIL resolutions further
tions pledging the organization to MAIN
tain its non-partisan character; de-
manding the passage of laws distribut-
Ing equally upon all classes the burdens
OF taxation; declaring that the public
domain should be reserved for settle
ment by citizens of the United States to
the exclusion of foreigners; declaring
that national taxation should be limited
to the wants of the government
economically and honestly admin
istered; requesting the secretary of
agriculture to increase the num-
Der OF representatives in foreign
countries to push the work of introduce
ing American corn as food; demanding
the systematic and thorough improve
ment by tbs ] federal government of
waterways and harbOrS of the United
States; requesting the extension of the
free delivery of mails among the farm
erS; demanding the control of all trusts
and combinations and mouopolies, so
that they shall work no harm 70 the peO-
pie.