The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-16

Hatch ~ MISSOURI Ohjeoteut lnIepll
a. n statement by Kelley that tic biz IA
10 enable the export Of tobacoo ny raj 49,
now went by shlp, he said that until Nv
committee on ways aud means needed th
wishes Of the house As recently .oxprosse'
In n vote on the leaf Tobacco bill, he did no
propose that any bill relating to tObacc'
should be considered,
Kelley-"Let tobacco growers know tina
II Is the gentleman that iniliots this hard
ship on them"
Iiatoh-'1 am glad that the peopl,
should KNOW all about IT,"
The bill was referred TO the house calen
dar, and then, at / o'clock, the house wen
into the committee Of the whole, U~pdegrni
in the chair, on the agricultural a%ppropria
ton bill, and speeches upon the tariff ques
ton again began.
Horr, of Michigan, the first speaker,
created some amusement in u reply To the
trade speech by Turner, of Kentucky, yes
terdAy. Finally the agricultural bill was
referred. Amendments for the procuring
of statistics relative to the manufacture and
expectation of oleomargarine, and providing
that the agricultural reports shalt. give u
full statement showing freight charges for
carriage of agricultural products on the
principal lines of railroads and river routes
to the principal markets OF the United
States, were adopted. ,
Money, of Mississippi, offered an amend,
ment leaving the distributing OF
seeds, plants, etc, to the discretion OF
the commissioner Of agriculture. This gave
rise to a long and interesting discussion,
nearly all Of the speakers favoring the
amendment, though Speer, of Georgia,
Muldrow, OF Mississippi, and Ladd,, OF
Michigan, opposed it on the ground that
members of congress could better than the
commissioner of agriculture he judges to
,ula,, ennls uhnull ha gnnt The ampnu-
ment was finally rejected, and the quota OF
seeds to be supplied to members was in
creased from one-half to tWO-thirds.
Amendments were adopted appropriatinS
1926, 900 Tor experiments in the manufacture
of sugar from sorghum; $4,000 for expert
ments in the manufacture of sugar from
beets, and increasing the appropriation for
the purpose of enabling the commissions
of agriculture to investigate the subject of
forestry from $4,000 to $1,000.
At 4:30 the committee rose and reported
the bill to the house, when it was passed.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-Mr. Brown pre-
scented u memorial from merchants, bank
ers and other prominent citizens of At
lanta, Georgia, Tor an adequate approprla-
ton for the improvement of the harbor at
Savannah. He subsequently introduced a
bill appropriating $350,OCO for this purpose.
He briefly urged the commercial import
ance ofthat port and its natural advantages
as an outlet for the products of the south
and west. He gave notice ola bill appro-
priating the amount asked for this year 10
continue the improvement.
Mr.. Morgan, from the committee on for
cign relations, reported q concurrent reso-
luton requesting the president to bring to
the attention of the government OF Nlca-
ragua the necessity of arranging by con,
vention for a final settlement OF all
unadjusted claims existing between the
government of the United States and the
government of Nicaragua and the claims
of the citizens of the United States against
those OF Nicaragua. The resolution was
adopted after an explanation by Mr.. Nor
gan, in reply to Mr.. Morrill,, that the
claims in favor of citizens of the United
States ranged from $3,0O,000 to $6,WO,UU,
and that the resolution did cover counter
claims of citizens of Nicaragua.
Mr.. Vest offered a resolution direct
ing the secretary of war to use
steamers and other vessels belonging
to or now employed by the government on
the Mississippi and its tributaries in the
transportation and distribution of rations
and supplies furnished sufferers by the re-
cent overflow, and providing for the neces-
sary expense thereof.
Mr.. Vest explained that there was a diff
Gully III SCbllilS oupPIhNo w pOAA'o 'A W.
interior remote from Memphis and points
on the Mississippi, and that small boats
were required for this purpose. hundreds
of sufferers were on the verge of starvation,
and the people of the west and southwest
were generously responding to their cries
70 relief. The object now was to render
tae government engineer corps available:
Mr.. Cockrell had kilograms from the Mer-
chants Exchange of st. Louis, urging that
the assistance Of the government be con-
tinued in view of the d~iscouraging reports
received from the inundated district.
The resolution passed. .
Mr.. Dawes reported back the fertilization
appropriation bill without amendment.
"A bill was introduced by Mr.. Brown ap-
propriatlng $35O,Op for the improvement
ofthe harbor OF Savannah.
The bill for the creation of commission
on the alcoholic liquor traffic, which again
came up on calendar, was discussed upon
the pending amendments. Mr.. Bayard
said that the suppression OF pure
alcoholic stimulants would increase
the demand for opiates and drugs,
and he moved to include inquiry on this
point, among the others TO be assigned to
the commission. Being interrupted by the
expiration of his five minutes, he insisted
that the question vas too large to be con-
sidered under the five minutes rule.
Mr.. Songer moved TO proceed with the
LIQUOR commission bill. Adopted
yeas 26; nays 3-a party
vote, except that Senators Maxey and
Davis, of illinois, voted AYE" with the
republicans. Mr.. Malone also voted AYE"
Mr.. Morrill, voted mo" with the democrats.
The liquor commission bill was then pro-
ceeded with and the pending amendment
offered by Mr.. Bayard was lost by a party
vote-ayes, %; nays, 2S Cameron Of
Wisconsin, and Davis, of Illinois, voted
''ayes'' with the democrats. The bill was
then reported to the senate from the COM
of Florida, argued against the
power of congress under the
constitution to regulate or interfere with
the liquor traffic In the states.
Mr.. Sherman replied that the bill did not
propose any interference with license or
sale in the states, but merely instituted an
inquiry as to tine best mode Of dealing with
evils growing out Of the traffic. He thought
II a sufficient answer TO objections TO say
that information was needed TO enable con-
sress TO deal with the District OF Columbia
and the territories, and to regulate the rev
enue.
Mr.. Narey corroborated and elaborated
the views expressed by Mr.. Sherman. The
number OF the commission was fixed at
seven, in order that diverse sentiments on
the temperance issue might be sufficiently
represented. and the time within which the
commission shall report was fixed at eight
cen months.
After some further discussion the bill was
~passed-ayes, "a; nays, IL. Following is
The vote
Ycas-Aldrich. Allison. Blair, Coke, Con-
GER. Davis (of illinois,, Dawes, Edmunds,
Ferry, Frye, Garland. George, GroOme,
Hale, Harrison, Hawley, Hoar, Lapham,
McDfL. Mcmillan, Malone, Marcy, Miller
fof Colorado, Mitchell, Morrill,, Platt,
Plumb, Rollins, Sawyer, sewell, Sherman,
Teller and Walkers.
Nays-Bayard, Beck, Hampton, Harris,
Jonas. Jones (of FlOrida), Morgan, Pendle-
ton, Puch, hanson, Slater, Vance, Van
Myck and Vest-ls.
Kellogg, Jones, Of Naysda NInaom,