The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-09
FORTY FIFTH CONGRESS.
The Garden Seeds Department and the Defunct
Frsedmsh'S Savings Bank-The House Passes
the LeEisIatIVe Appropriation Bill.

The Garden Seeds Department and the DefGnct
Frsedmen's Savings Bank-The House Passes
the Legislative Appropriation Bill.
Washington, May S.-Mr. Ward (Rep., Pa.) ask
ing leave To present protest Of Pennsylvania
workingmen against any change in the tariff, Mr..
Wood (Dem.. N. W objected those machine.
made remonstrances, he said, should be put in a
petition box under the rules; they were gotten up
on wholesale contract To which Mr.. Ward re,
torted that the fing was unwarranted, and would
have come from no other source.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the pending Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cutler Dem., N. J) offered an amendment
increasing the salary of the Commissioner Of Ag-
TicultuIe from 5000 to Sl,bOO but 1t was ruled
out on q point Of order. He also offered an
amendment raising the pay Of the Commission
er's subOrdlnates to the old figures.
Mr.. Durham Dem., Ky.) having spoken Of the
Agricultural Department and It's head as hum
bugs, Mr.. Harris (Dem, Va) lsuded the Commits
Ger. This brought up Mr.. Chittenden (Rep, N.
" who said that, two years ag0 he had obtained
from the department bag OF garden seeds for his
constituents, and the latter had not yet forgiven
him Laughter Last year he had procured
another bag OF reeds, but the result had been the
same. II Congress was to 20 on the hrinCiple that
every farmer was entitled TO seeds gratis the ap.
proprialions for that purpose would soon mount
up to millions,
Mr. Haskell (Rep, Kan) and Mr.. whitthorne
Dem, Tenn were astonished at these attacks on
the AgIlcutuIM department, .-
Mr. Durham explained. he had meant no re
Election on the personal lntegrlty OF the COmmls-
sioner, II he had called him humbug, 1t was
merely because the Commissioner had under
taken 10 DO What ne could never accomplish. The
agricultural interest OF the country was not to be
promoeq Dy 9lsLrlDuiing Dlack wax Deans' cnolce
peas, ana gaLden seedS WhaI s neeueu was
revision Of the tarin, rlgid economy, ara prop
erly regulated currency, ,,.,, ,-..
Mr.. LoWnsena lhePy y; J salo tnAt III . greas
many Congressional districts people aye peas ana
beans; They were an lmpOrLHht a0oltlOn 70 tne
humble meal OF tne iarne5 mere were peIy Sis-
tricg WheTe people Could supslst ON BOURBON
whisky ana tobacco.
The amendment was adopted.
MI, Hale (kepu me- moved 70 increase tne sal
ary OF the JUDGES OF the soutnern y Claims an com,
mission from SO0O, as IN the Dill, totoOOO, asnGeu
by law. Rejected. ~. u- 90. -,
On motion OF Mr.. Atklns Dem, Ienn.l tne Dill
was amended 30 as 70 provide Ior lour Assistant
Att9IheyS SenefSI Tue Dill aS EePOr'eu pro'iuinS
A M Hanna CRen.. IND. J moved 10 strike ont the
section which abolishes the office Of Naval Solicit
tor,
MI Darnam I sac tnat " '9s re- somCNor l mao aos su
Amounting to S5, COO 0OO-under the late Admins
tration.
Mf; bu1ier lhep" msSS'|-n nO1 Inat W niS
Si Ih,,,h.r,1r bo had s,,norv,sod than, nav
haps they would never have been foisted upon
the country.
The smendment I@ was 9S re)ectea. 4. .0,,,,. A.,
annIonTiSti6n for the rent of the Freedm en,s
Bank building in washington from S14, 900 to So.
600. Mr., Atkins was ready to reduce the rent to
$1,000, but was opposed TO any further reduction
nsS hH tbo pSy Sreeden
Whereupon Mr. Young said that if any memter
would submit proposition to reimburse the
freedmen he would give II MS hearty support
& M, n w. % SO 'I1 Io, ~ ,bo
fSeedmen,s losses GOOD Mr.. Yonpe remarked
that the OOlored people were in majority Of 5000
in Mr.. ChalmerS's district but that not solitary
one o. mem hSu @ ever t eu oUaI ~ tIe ~ ~ o
fTict had denOsited over $4,000 in the branch
Freedmen's Banks in Vicksburg and Natchez-
There were good many colored people In his
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oiyesteiuay "hlcn was une Legislative Appropri-
auon pli'
Mr.. BAKER mSue point OF oroer Oh an amend
ment onereo Dy MI GlDson ior tne Ie-es'aplsn
ment OF Dranen mint az new orleans, 'nat II
was new legisianon ANA not IN tne interest oi
economy
After long argument the point Oh order was
over-ruled'
The House then toegan TO vote on various
amendments agreed to In committee OF the
Whole.
The nrsE on WniCn DIVISION was asked, was one
increasing the clerical force In the office Of the
surgeon-denersl'