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Eleventh Census, be respectfully requested to collect evi- 

 dence in the next census, what percentage of the people 

 in this country occupy their own homes and farms, and 

 what porportion are tenants; and of those who occupy 

 their own homes and farms, what proportion have their 

 property free from debt; and of the homes and farms 

 which are under mortgage, w r hat percentage of the value 

 is so mortgaged, and also what proportion of such indebted- 

 ness is for purchase money. 



U 2. That if the present law providing for the cen- 

 sus enumeration does not include provisions to take a 

 complete census of farm indebtedness, we request the Con- 

 gress of the United States to so amend the present law as 

 to provide for the above enumeration, and, further, that 

 the publication setting forth the above facts shall be the 

 first report given to the public. 



"3. That the Secretary forward a copy of the above 

 resolutions to the Superintendent of the Census and each 

 member of Congress and Senate.'* 



During the day T. V. Powderly, Ralph Beaumont, 

 A. W. Wright and Gen. J. B. Weaver addressed the 

 convention. 



On motion the following resolution was adopted: 



"WHEREAS, Our Order has no suitable music or col- 

 lection of songs for use; therefore, 



"Resolved, That a committee of five, viz., W. S. Mor- 

 gan, Elias Carr, N. A. Dunning, B. H. Clover, W T . J. 

 Northen, be, and they are hereby appointed to investigate 

 the advisability of securing the publication of such a work 

 and report to this body." 



On motion the following resolution was adopted: 



"That it is the sense of the Farmers' and Laborers' 

 Union of America that the benefits of the Weather Bureau 

 should be extended to the agricultural districts throughout 

 these United States by means of signals displayed from 



