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OfHoia.1 Journal of the Farmers State Allianoe of Texas.
"LIBBRTY, JU8TICK AND EQUALITY."
VOL. X, NO. 13
DALLAS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 20,1891.
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Representative R. Q. Mills, of Texas,
makes a critical analysis of the census,
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In the senate, constructs an argument
to prove to prove that the republican
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Election Bill. He argues that the se-
ries of great historical achievements of
the republican party suffered so serious
a breach by this inactivity, that the
party must find new vigor to make its
future in any way worthy of its past.
Another article of interest in this num-
ber is, "A Comparison of Railway Rates
in the United States and in other coun-
tries.
"Mrs. Mayburn's Twins," with her
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AUSTIN MATTERS.
SENATE.
March 18.—By Mr. Stephens, from
the board of trade of Quanah, asking
that acts of the state land board be
validated.
By Mr. Kimbrotigh, from ladies of
Denison, asking that the age of consent
be raised to 18 years.
Mr. Carter sent up a bill changing the
law regulating the assessment of bank-
ers and dealers in exchange.
Under suspension of the rules the
joint resolution confirming the location
of the boundery line established by the
Uuited States commission between No
Man's Land and Texas, and New Mexi-
co and Texas, under the act of congress
of June o, 1858, was taken up. Mr. Ty-
ler offered a resolution providing that
the state of TexaB does not relinquish
her claim to any land heretofore claimed
or upon which patents have been grant-
ed, and on any of which obligation has
been incurred by the state. The reso-
lution was lost, and the original resolu-
tion passed.
Mr. Kearby's bill prohibiting recov-
ery upon any note, mortgage or other
instrument secured by a lien upon real
estate unless it has been rendered for
taxation failed to pass to engrossment
by a vote of 13 to 12.
Mr. Simpkins' bill amending the stat-
utes so as to allow Jewish rabbis to per-
form tho rites of matrimony passed un-
der suspension of the rules.
By a reconsideration Mr. Garwood's
bill authorizing towns and villages in-
corporated for school purposes only to
Issue bonds was taken up, and after
striking out tho section which sought
to authorize the comptroller to invest
the surplus school fund in such bonds,
the bill passed under suspension of the
rules.
The senate this afternoon took up
Mr. Glasscock's bill changing the pas-
senger rates so as to allow children be-
tween 12 and (S to ride for 1 1-2 cents
per mile and dispensing with the neces-
sity of purchasing tickets and passed it.
The bill allowing cities to condemn
property for the erection of hospitals
and pest houses passed.
Mr. Kimbrough's bill regulating vot
ing in cities and towns of f>000 inhabi-
tants or more was taken up. The bill
provides that when a vote is challenged
the person challenged shall in addition
to his own affidavit prove by an affida-
vit of one well known resident of the
ward that lie is a qualified voter. Mr.
Potter sent up an amendment prohibi-
ting the use of carriages by candidates
for the purpose of conveying voters to
tho polls. After considerable discus-
sion tho amendment was lost by a vote
of 8 to 18, and the bill passed to en-
grossment by a vote of 13 to 12.
A bill by Mr. Crane, allowing con-
Austin Matters.
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Chas. A. Townsend,
President.
CiEor.flF. If. Ripi.ey,
Vice-President.
Ijfe Ipsurai?ee ^ompapy,
GEOROF. E. IDE,
Secretary.
W'm. A. Marshall,
Actuary.
ORGANIZED I860.
Absbts. se.708.448.06; Liahliti . $8.304.071.43; Surplus, $1,404,377.51.
No Life Insurance Policies are issued which are as liberal as those of the
"HOME,"—its Policies being from date of issue entirely unrestricted as to resi-
dence or travel, add after two years absolutely indisputable.
mm^mmSpteirnen Policies Will be Furnished on Application.mmm^
Tho following table, compiled from the Annu-
al Report of tho Superintendent of Insurance of
Olatn M# VaI Vltvlf OVhtlllta ttlA ■fYlftllflt (if
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the State of New York, exhibits tho amount of
asiets held bv tho following companies for'ev-
ery 1100,00 of liability on January 1st, WW.
HOME. N. Y., «126.21
Equitable, N. V 125 00
Northwestern, Wis 117 89
Now York Life, N. Y 117 03
State Mutual, Man 117 07
Provident Míe A Trust, Pa 116 75
Traveler" • Conn }}• <2
Penn Mutual, Pa 113 80
N«w England Mutual, Maai 113 72
United State , N. Y Ill 05
Connecticut Mutual, Conn HO 32
Manhatton, N. Y 109 7t!
Massachusetts Mutuhi, Masa 100 ft>
Qermania, N. Y. 1« «7
Mutual Benefit, N. J J<¡¡ 15
Mutual I.ife. N. Y JOT <s
Union Central, Ohio 107
Union Mutual. Mo 105 44
Washington, X. T loS 60
Average, omitting the nomo, 112.85.
The larger the present surplus, the greater
the dividend-paying abilityJn tho future."— Iu-
■nranct Spectator.
The Home Life Insurance Co. was
recommended to tho Brotherhood on
Jan. 11th, 1889, by the State Executive
committee; at the State meetingin Aug.,
1880, a committe was appointed to in-
vestigate the different life insurance
companies, and report to the state
meeting in Aug., 1890; on the report of
that committee the State Alliance, Aug.
22d, 1800, endorsed the Home Life In-
surance Co., of N. Y., especially recom-
mending it to the members of the Al-
liance, believing it to be the best com-
pany in whichto insure for their pro-
tection.
WAny Infoimatfon In regard to premium
rales, or agency work, Add re *, or call on,
II. M. LEONARD, Gen'l Agent,
MM Main St., Dallas, Texas.
mwAn Agent wanted in every county In Touts
Biruuuon oi nruiicii roauK not more ilkiui
fifteen miles in length without amend-
ment to charter, was sent up.
Joint resolution setting apart space
in the slate cemetary for burial of ex-
Confederate soldiers passed.
IIOl'SK.
When the house settled down to bus-
iness this moiniug Mr. Tom Brown's
bill making sureties on official bonds
principals in suits by the state for re-
covery in case of forfeiture passed un-
der suspension of the rules.
Tho regular order of business was
suspended to consider the commission
bill, which had been reported from the
senate.
Mr. Tom Brown moved to dispense
with reading amendments and that a
free conference committee be appointed
to adjust the differences.
The speaker ruled that fhe amend-
ments should be read to the house, and
the amendments were read and ordered
printed in the journal and the commis-
sion bill made a special order for Friday
morning.
The text book bill was taken up and
Mr. Baker's amendment, which provides
for tho striking out of tho enacting
clause and substitutes an entirely new
bill was discussed, after which it was
tabled.
The liiddle amendment was tabled
and Mr. Brietz offered an amendment to
section 14, exempting counties as well
as cities and towns that have or may
horeafter assume control of their schools
from the provisions of this act.
Mr. Brown of Grayson offered a sub-
stituto providing for the striking out of
section 14.
The Brietz amendment provoked a
lengthy discussion, Messrs. Baker
KingofBowie, Brown of Grayson, Swan,
Dills and Perry opposing it, and Messrt,.
Gerald, Lindsey, Jones and others fa-
voring it. On motion tho amendment
was tabled.
The question recurred on Mr. Brown's
amendment to strike out section 14 en-
tirely.
Mr. Hamblen made a strong speech
against the whole bill. He opposed it
on the ground that it was a species of
paternalism, and therefore undemocrat-
ic, as well as inexpedient.
Mr. Freeman spoke for the local op-
tion clause of the bill and against tho
Brown amendment.
The amendment was adopted by a
voto of 4!) to 30.
Mr. Kirkpatrick offered an amend-
ment authorizing tho board to call in
throe experienced educators to assist
them in selecting the books.
Pending discussion of this amend-
ment the house adjourned until to-
morrow.
SENATE.
March 10.—The houso bill regulating
charges to be made by express compa-
nies and subjecting them to the control
of the railroad commission passed.
Joint resolution so amending the con-
stitution as to allow any subdivision of
a county designated by tho commis-
sioners' court to vote on local option
passed to third reading.
Mr. Maetz's bill restricting tho opera-
tion of the Sunday law to the hours of
0 a. m. to 4 p. m. was passed.
A bill raising the salaries of district
judges to $:j000 per annum was passed.
IIOl'SK.
March 10.—After a number of amend-
ments were offered to the text book
bill it passed to a third reading.
The house concurred in the senato
amendment to the house express bill.
The bill providing for appointment
of inspectors of sheep in counties hav-
ing on tho assessment roll <300 head of
sheep was passed after a large number
of members had their counties ex-
cepted.
The bill providing for taking ofT the
county occupation tax in the case of in-
surance companies was lost.
SENATE.
March 20.—The senate appeared vig-
orous in body and mind this morning.
Tho morning call required very little
time.
Mr. Kearby—A joint resolution to
amend the constitution providing for
the election of railroad commissioners
by the people and iixing the term of
office at six years.
I Mr. Cranford—A resolution to ad-
journ on April ti.
, Mr. Glasscock—A bill accepting from
the United States the sum of ¿s)80,841/>l,
being an amount appropriated by con-
gress.
Mr. Potter—A bill grauting a special
charter to tho city of Denison.
The joint resolution amending tho
constitution relating to local option was
called up on its final passage and failed
of the four-fifths vote. A motion to re-
consider was made and a call of the
senato was ordered.
House bill validating the titles to
school lands sold by the land board un-
der the act of 1883 was taken up, and
after some discussion was postponed
and made the special order for next
Tuesday.
The local option joint resolution was
culled up and passed by a vote of -'I
yeas to 4 nays.
Senator Pope's medical bill was called
up in its regular order. The committee
amendment was adopted.
HOUSE.
March 20.—In tho house Mr. Brown
moved to reconsider tho vote which
yesterday killed tho insurance bill, and
made a personal explanation with ref-
erence to tho letters connecting the
lobby with tho bill. The letters were
not published in the journal this morn-
ing, and on motion of Mr. Gough it was
ordered that they bo stricken from the
records. Tho motion to reconsider goes
over.
Mr. Selman introduced a bill amend-
ing the school code.
Mr. Browning—A bill providing for
the Texas exhibit at the Columbian ex-
position and appropriating $100,000
therefor.
The house took up the senato amend-
ments to the railroad commission bill.
Mr. Brown wanted to reject the whole
bundle and ask a conference, but
Messrs. Conuelloe, Swan and others in-
sisted upon considering them scriatum.
Tho morning session was consumed
in passing upon the amendments, con-
curring in twenty-four of them and re-
fusing to udopt eighteen.
At the afternoon session the speaker
signed the bill to regulate express com-
panies and it goes to the governor.
Resuming consideration of tho senate
amendments to tho commission bill,
tho remaining additions were, after a
lengthy and acrimonious tlebato over
tho senate's stroke at Foster, disposed
of by rejecting everything not in tho na-
ture of an improvement in verbiage and
style.
s'
March 21.—The hi ce met at ten
o'clock, und Mr Sims sent tip a petition
from tho Taylor county Alliance asking
for an elective commission.
Denison'H new charter bill passed.
Mr. 1'ope introduced a bill to punish
those failing to pay poll tax.
House bill providing for a more effi-
cient road system for certain counties
passed.
House bill reducing incorporate limits
of Castrovillo passed.
Bill repealing tho incorporation of
the tawn of Elizario passed.
Mr. Carter sent up a memorial from
citizens of Tarrant county against tho
Swayne abstract bill.
Bill restoring civil and criminal juris-
diction to the county courts of Travis,
Carson and Bandera counties passed.
Mr. Tyler's bill restricting limitation
laws passed. This prohibits tho taking
of land by ten year's limitation when
such laud is inclosed in large pastures.
A message from the governor was re-
ceived and found to contain a veto on
Mr. Frank's bill providing for the ac-
ceptance of tho sugar bounty by the
state.
Mr. Pope introduced a bill requiring
railroads to run one train at least on all
lines each day, Sunday excepted.
Mr. Harrison's bill exempting grow*
ing crops from forced sale was taken up
and "growing crops" was stricken out
and "two bales of cotton" substituted.
The bfll was finally recommitted.
Mr. Rogers' bill changing tho law re-
lating to fees of district Merits passed.
The bill makes fees for citation 7"> cents
each, and allows 1 per cent for rnonevs
collected and paid out.
The senate then adjourned until 8 p.
m., at which the portrait of lion. K. M.
Williamson was to lie presented.
IIOl'SK.
March 21.—Tho bill fixing the time of
holding the district court in the 2d judi-
cial district, passed.
Mr. Truitt's bill, changing time of
holding court in Shelby county, passed.
The bill exempting certain counties
from provisions of the gain* and fish
law yaMWá.
The bill amending the law regulating
tho slaughtering of auimais passed.
The bill exempting certain counties
from the district t rhnol system aud
transferring them to the community
system, was passed.
The bill amending the charter of the
city of Houston was passod, under sus-
pension of the rules.
The Denison charter bill wus taken
up und passed.
Mr. McGregor's bill amending tho
game law came up and wus postponed
until nutct Saturday, aud the house ad-
journed.
SENATE.
March 23.—Mr. Stephens introduced,
by request, a bill to amend tho law
regulating the sale of liquor by raising
the occupation tax. Also a bill to raise
the occupation tax on billiard halls und
kindred institutions.
After a slight amendment, tho bill to
vulidute the corporations and acts of
certuin cities pussod.
The senato concurred in house ainond-
ments to the bill grunting to Houston u
new charter.
The bill amending Gulveston's chíta-
te r was passed.
Tho bill amending tho law allowing
counties to fund their debts by issuing
new bonds pusscd.
A bill so amending the mechanics'
lien luw us to make it necessury to en-
force the lieu within twelve mouths
from muturity of the debt, was passed.
Senate bill to provide tho manner of
tiling and endorsing abstracts, and pre-
scribing tho force and effect of judg-
ments aii.i liens was passed.
Bill fixing the salary of officers under
receiverships was passed.
Bill to regulato companies engaged in
guaranteeing tho fidelity of persons en-
gaged in pursuits where bond is ro
quired, was umended and pusscd.
IIOl'SK.
March 23.—A resolution was ado^
eulogizing Gen. Joseph K. Joiinsl
inscribing a page of fhe record to bis
momory, lowering tho flag on the capí-
tol and providing for an adjournment
at 11 a. in. to-morrow, tho hour of tho
funeral, was adopted.
A resolution instructing the speaker
to discharge five of tho ton committee
clerks was adopted.
Mr. Lloyd's amendment to tho bill
providing for sale of tho remaining
public domain was voted down. Tho
amendment would have given to the
public schools the entire proceeds of
the sale.
Mr. Curry's amendment giving one
fourth of the proceeds to the university
and tho remainder to the public schools
was udoptod.
REFORM PRESS.
Texas Stockman and Farmor; What
does the farmers movement mean? It
means that in a few years there will be
a whole lot of loafers earning their liv-
ing or going hungry. Do you see it?
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Wendell Phillips: If corruption seems
rolling over us like a flood, mark, it is
not the corruption of the humbler class-
es. It is millionaires who steal banks,
mills and railways. It is not the com-
mon peoplo in the streets, but the mon-
ey changers, who have intruded in the
temple, that we most sorely need to
scourge.
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Texas Stockman and Farmer: A wri-
ter in the Dally Express calls the Farm-
ers Alliance a curse. Well, it is liable
to be a little hard on the professional
politician whose idea of office is some-
thing to trade on. And it may bode
little good to the dude who takes break-
fastat ten o'clock, plays billiards till
midnight, and turns up his little snub
uoho at tho grangor movement.
COUNTY MEETINGS.
Red River County Alliance will meet
with Liberty Alliance, 18 miles west of
Clarksville at 10 o'clock a. m. Wednes-
day, April I, 1801.—8. R. Tomlinsoni
president.
Fannin County Farmers Allianco will
meet in regular session on Thursday,
the second day of April, 1801, at 10
o'clock u. in. in the Allianco hall ill the
city of Bonbam.
McLennan County ^Illanco will meet
witli Union Grove Alliance at Geneva,
on April 14th, 1801. A full attend-
ance is desired.—J. A. Hobbs, president;
O. C. Robertson, secretary.
Denton County Alliance meets, April
3rd, 1801, with Office Branch Allianco,
Conveyance will meet all who come by
the railroads at I,ewlsville on the morn-
ing of tho 3rd of April. 13ro. S. O. Daws
is expected.—C. A. McMeans, secretary.
Fayette County Alliance will meet in
Lagrange on the second Friday in April
it being the 10th day at 10 o'clock, a. in.
The various Sub-Alliance are earnestly
requested to send their full number of
delegates as matters of vital importance
will come before the meeting.
LBOTURES.
R. W. Coleman will lecture in Steph-
ens county as follows:
Crystal Falls (with County Allianco) April 2.
Urnckenrldge, 10 a. m., " 4.
Mountain I'eak, I p. in., " A.
Lectures will be public. All aro in-
vited.
. Theo. F. Cuno: There is no country
on earth belonging to its workmen. All
countries are iu the possession of those
who do not work. If tho workmen
want to have countries of their own
they must acquire political supremacy
wherever they live; they must riso to be
the leading clusses of ull uations, or else
remuln homeless, without country,
power or anything worth living for.
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Rural Now Yorker: The Alliance
of Illinois has como out boldly iu favor
of u graduated income tax. The idea
is spreading liko wildflro among tho far-
mers of tho country. It is notorious
that over 75 per cent of tho internal
taxos of tho nation is paid by reul
•state, although other forms of property
bn about equally valuable in the aggre-
te. Our present Iuwb unfairly help
le'ritti to get richer; why shouldn't
they compel thoin to surrender to the
public treasury a part of tho plunder
they have accumulated by partial legis-
lation, and thus help to equalize taxa-
tion, now so outrageously unjust to tho
holders of the soil? The chief objection
uppeurs to be that while the honest
would pay tho tax tho dishonest would
even at tho cost of jierjury, evado it.
Stringent laws would minimize this ovil.
Dublin l'rogross: When a farmer
happens to have a spare dollar that he
bus earned by hard knocks, and invests
it iu the Louisiana lottery, tho govern-
ment culls him a gambler, aud if its of.
fleers catch him with a lottery ticket in
his possession, it prosecutes him as
criminal and sends him to jail. When
a Wall street gambler who has tons of
thousands to speculate with in watered
railroad stock und other fictitious paper
gets caught and is likely to go to tho
wall, our government steps iu and oases
the money market by taking tho mil-
lions which it hus tuxed out of tho far-
mers, and pours it into tho gambling
dens of Wall street to help the fine
haired gambler out. This is the differ-
ence between a poor hayseed, one dol-
lar gambler and asleek, stallfed gambler
with his millions.
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McKinney Gazette: We believe in
tho old saying that thcro are many ways
to choke a pig to doath besides choking
it on butter. Governor Hogg's recom-
mendation as to tho investment of the
permanent school fund in certain first
class railroad securities is certainly good.
Ex-Governor Ireland's idea of lending
it to tho stato to be used in paying cur-
rent exponses also appears to be a very
good and seciiro mode of investment.
Still anotlior favorite plan of investing
in a Urge sugar farm on which to work
the convicts doubtless would yield the
largest revenue. AVhile loaning on good
real-estate would lie practicable. Thus
wc see our legislators do not lack sug-
gestions as to ways of putting in to use
the unproductive, permanent fund and
making it produce a revenue for sup-
port of our common schools. We sop*
pose it makes but littlo difference as to
where the fund is placed so that it is se-
cure and educates the children.
Grayson County.
The Lucila Gin Association has just
balanced its accounts for the fiscal yoar
and find that they have made a net
profit of f 1008 on the business tho past
year. They are discussing the propri-
ety of adding a corn and oil mill attach-
ments to their plant.
Everybody know* that the best remedy known
for coughs, colds, oto., 1* Dr. Bull's Cough
SyrUp.
Dallas, Fob. 87, ISM.
In. McHllAlti
I have used your Pile Oliitmentand unbosita.
Ungly recommend it to all who suffer with pilca
It is all one could alk for. Respectfully,
Oscar W. Oats*
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