The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-05-29

are without chair in this committee. while
the Atlantic seaboard occupies seven, anc
1t is known that almost any of these
Western States and Territories has greater
agricultural wealth, undeveloped, than thai
of all the Atlantic States combined
Mr.. STEELE. The Delegate from
Wyoming Mr.. Downeylis is a member Of
that committee.
Mr.. GILLETTE. The gentleman
must be mistaken, as have the latest off
clal list of the members and his name does
not appear.
Texas, an agricultural State, large
enough for an empire, Iowa, Minnesota,
Colorado, California, and each of the
Territories call respectively for system
OF agriculture peculiar to themselves and
for all possible co operation of the Gov
ernrnent in developing their boundless re-
sources, but are all without representation
on this committee of lawyers, which is
very naturally presided over by a lawyer
from the suburbs of New York City, who
does not claim, if l understand it, any
practical knowledge of agriculture.
l say this committee does not represent
the agricultural interests of the people of
this country and has no conception of
their needs. as is proved by this bill. 1
was educated upon farm and went
through course of study in the State
Agricultural College of New York, and
am farmer. / do not saw that | ought
to be on this committee. But do claim
that when | get up here representing the
farmers of Iowa, a State capable of feed
ing the whole country, and ask to put upon
this bill little amendment in their inter
est, should not be crowded out by the OBJ
lection of a lawyer who comes from New
York and has no practical interest in ag
riculture in this country.
l went to that gentleman, the chairman, !,
amendment and let 1t come to vote.
went to another member of the committee
and begged him to urge the chairman to
let the amendment come before the House.
And four different times | arose on this
floor to urge that gentleman to withdraw
his objection that the House might vote
upon my amendment, which | believe is
as important as all the rest of the bill put
together. Yet four different times he put
his veto upon me, sat down upon me, and
got the Chair to rule that my amendment
should not be entertained and that should
not be allowed to say word upon it.
Mr.. Chairman, want the farmers of
Iowa and of the whole country to under
stand the black infamy of these rules under
which this House is controlled by New
York lawyers and capitalists, men who
take $Ioo,ooo,oOo year out of our Treas
ury to pay as usury to the rich, who yes
terday approprited over $1,000 900 for
what is called the river and harbor steal
and to-day refuse to the great agricultural
interest even a quarter of million.
want the farmers of this great nation to
rise up like men and swear by the Great
Eternal that the despotism of this House
shall be overthrown, and every member
they send here shall have as much to say
about this Government as if he came from
New York or Philadelphia. There was
never code devised better calculated to
overthrow free government than the rules
of this House, which convert it into a po-
litical bastile for those Representatives
who come in the interest of the farmers
and producers and to crush out monopo
lies and all forms of abuse and injustice.