Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-25

charge; inStructing the legislative COM
mittee to prepare bill to be introduced
in the legislature of the state to 50
amend the state law relative to Cor
nell university that trustee may be
elected by the state grange for two
year term who shall represent the in
terests of agriculture on the board Of
said university, to begin at the expira
tion Of the term of the present presi-
dent of the State Agricultural society,
and recommending that o new offi,e be
created known as trustee of Cornell
university; asking the legislative COM
mittee 10 secure If possible legislation
to protect the public against the reck-
less use of automobiles by careless and
irresponsible drivers and owners: that
we request the United States depart
ment of agriculture to take such steps
as in its wisdom is justified to pre-
vent the spread of the gypsy moth and
brown tail moth into the state of New
York thus protecting our forests and
fruit trees from their ravages favoring
the bill now before the legislature en-
titled An act III relation to the right
of residents to vote on special tax cleo
tons in cities of the third class" ia
yoring the modification of bankruptcy
laws to render it more difficult for un-
scrupulous persons TO cheat their cred
itors out of their just dues; asking an
amendment TO the agricultural law
whereby owners of infected cattle kill
ed by the state authorities shall re-
ceve compensation for the same.
The committee on good OF the Order
reported that au invitation for the next
state meeting to meet at Auburn had
been received and had been referred
to the executive committee, as was
also one from Geneva. An invitation
for 1907 meeting was received from
Ithaca. at which time the new agricul-
tural building will be constructed where
in the meeting will be held if the in
vitation is accepted; they favored the
! appropriation of the sum of 500 re-
naming unused from last year for the
Cornell scholarship be reappropriated
for the ensuing year; committee favor
ed the revision of grange melodies used
by subordinate oranges and also the
printing of masters. secretary's, treas
| urers and executive committees re-
ports and distributing the same among
| the delegates at the opening Of each an
nual session; also reported favorabiy a
resolution recommending that county
deputies be required to visit each sub
ordinate grange in their jurisdiction at
least twice year and that said depu-
ties be required TO attend the annual
session of the state grange at the lat
ter's expense.
The committee on education highly
commended the work of farmers insti-
tutes and asked for their further eX-
panslon. They also recommended the
adoption of an amendment to the con
stitution OF the state grange to the eff
feet that in the election of officers
blank ballot slips shall be used contain
| ing the titles of all the officers to be
elected, with blank spaces for the
names to be written, such ballot to
be taken at the opening of the first
business session after the ballots are
distributed and vote to be taken at
the opening of each subsequent business
session until tile election is accomplish
ed
The committee on common schools ad-
vised the members of the Order to take
deeper interest in school grounds,
making them inviting and attractive:
! they advocate Il rudlhcntary course of
! agriculture in the common schools and
also the enactment of law providing
| for uniform text books. such books TO
| have Endorsement of the state board of
| education. They also recommended an
| increase of the library appropriation
| for rural districts and also that the
grades of the district schools be ar
ranged to better correspond with the
| grades Of our high schools, so that pu-
| pills entering the high schools from a
rural district will not lose one or more
! terms on account of not having studied
the proper subjects.
The committee on extension of the
Order recommend that the worthy mas
ter send an officer TO those counties
where the grange Is at present not or
ganiZed to explain to the farmers the
object of our Order and the advantages
to be derived therefrom and to use
every effort to organize subordinate
! oranges and that the press correspond
ent end to the papers of such unor-
gani, ID territory such grange news as
may be of interest to the public in the
organization. They further recommend
ed that subordinate oranges use print
ed programmes, distributing the same
ut least one session before the subjects
of same are taken up.
A reSolutic.. was adopted setting
forth the fact that the state grange
favors such legislation as will effectual-
ly protect public health and agricultur-
al interests from the effects of the i'm
portation of diseased cattle into this
state and providing examination by
competent veterinarians of all such cat.
tie within eight days after their i'm
portation unless accompanied by Ger.