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ference Committee, was unanimously agreed upon, and the name adopted 

 for the proposed organization was THE FARMERS AND LABORERS 1 UNION 

 OF AMERICA. Pending the discussion of a constitution, the joint session 

 adjourned to 10 A.M. to-morrow. 



" The joint session resumed its work. 



" The constitution was adopted seriatim, and an election of officers was 

 held, with the following result : For President, Evan Jones of Texas ; for 

 Vice-President, Isaac McCracken of Arkansas ; for Secretary, A. E. Gardner 

 of Tennessee ; for Treasurer, Linn Tanner of Louisiana. 



"The constitution was then referred to the several State organizations of 

 the two bodies for ratification, and it was ordered that, in the event of three- 

 fourths of the Farmers 1 State Alliances ratifying the consolidation, the presi- 

 dent of the National Farmers 1 Alliance and Co-operative Union shall issue his 

 proclamation making known said ratification, and that when three-fourths 

 of the State Agricultural Wheels shall have ratified the consolidation, in 

 accordance with the terms of this agreement, the president of the National 

 Agricultural Wheel shall issue his proclamation of said ratification. The 

 consolidation shall then be officially made known by proclamation of the 

 president of the Farmers and Laborers' Union of America. 



" It was further ordered that, in the event of the ratification of the pro- 

 posed consolidation, the next meeting shall be held in St. Louis, at 10 A.M., 

 on the first Tuesday of December, 1889. 



" The constitution, as adopted by the joint session, is similar to that of the 

 Farmers 1 Alliance, except that the eligibility of ministers of the gospel for 

 membership is restricted to those living in the country. 



" Motion made by Patty of Mississippi that a roll of States be called, in 

 order to find out whether delegates were instructed as to organic union with 

 the Agricultural Wheel. Prevailed, and one State declared itself instructed 

 to form the union. 



" Motion by Patty of Mississippi, that the Chair appoint a committee of 

 one from each State and Territory, to take into consideration the question 

 of organic union with the National Wheel, on the basis this day agreed upon 

 in joint session, and the said committee report to-night before 12 P.M. 

 Adopted, and committee appointed: R. C. Patty, Mississippi; Womack, 

 Louisiana; Quicksall, Kentucky; Willson, Georgia; Bone, Alabama; Alex- 

 ander, North Carolina ; Reid, South Carolina ; Buchanan, Tennessee ; Sellers, 

 Texas; Roberts, Indian Territory; Brush, Kansas; Johnson, Missouri. 



" The committee of one from each State, on the method by which the 

 organic union could be perfected, made the following report, which was 

 adopted : 



" To the National Farmers 1 Alliance and Co-operative Union of America : 

 ** Your select committee, acting under instructions, beg leave to report the 



following resolutions, to wit : 



"Resolved, ist, That we approve the proposed constitution and by-laws 



this day adopted in joint session with the National Wheel, and that the same 



