The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-14
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SENATE. VsU
WAsnlSGroE, jan. l3.-Mr, Ingalls, int pl
duced a bill providing for the eppoinimcl,,
of u commission to consider the subject ~
railway transpo ftatIon, ltproyides Tor the
appointment by thepresidcnt OF seven com
mssioners from civil life to consider and
investigate the whole subject, and report to
congress ON the first Monday In December,
1888.
The second section fixes hecompe
Of the commissioners at $40 per day and
travelling expenses.
At the close OF the morning business Mr.
Edmunds moved to postpone the calendar
in order to take up the senate bill relative
to the condition Of things in Utah, Lost
ayes, 20; nays, 20.
The bill ON the calendar TO exclude public
lands IN Alabama from the operation OF the
laws relating 10 mineral lands, was taken
up, when MIR. Jones, of y'da, moved to
POSTPONE the calendar, In order 10 take up
the biIl for relief of Ben Holiday.
Agreed To.
hr. Plumb moved to strike ont all after
the enacting clause Holiday bill, and To
substitute the bill to enlarge the powers
and duties of tho department OF agriculture,
aud under ruling OF the president addressed
the senate upon his notion discusslngsthc
merits of the agricultural bill,
Mr.. Plumb said There seems to be n
general recognition OF the TACT that people
are dissatisfied with the change OF policy,
and congress could not more wisely or more
gracefully respond to this demand than by
giving the greatest and most important
class of people, the agriculturali,ts,
tho opportunity to be represented
in tho cabinet. To show
that this idea OF havlLg agriculture 10 rep.
resented was neither new nor confined to
this country. Mr.. Plumb sont up aud had
read u letter Of the late Gapbetta trans
Uniting II copy Of the net establishing the
ministry. OF agriculture In France, and re-
icrring To action ON the subject In Germany
Austria, Italy and the United States, also
dispatch on the I'D OF December last,
announcing the arrangement Tor creating
| minister of agriculture In England almost
completed, aud that the Right Hon, Joseph
Chamberlain would he the first to I'LL the
| office A bill OF this character IN the inter
csl oi the greatest and most important
norton of the community. ought moi tn he
pushed pside In order To pass hill 10 en-
! dhlca claimant 10 tukcN unlt million VI
dollars ont ol the treasury, which, II passed
Would he followed by u thousand other sim
! ilur claims
Mr. Wilhms, rs one Of the very few prac
ticnl farmers IN the senate, was heartily IL
accord with Mr. rlumb In all that he hnt
! saiu IN respect to the impur
lance Of the agricultural bill, aud h,
thanked him ior his speech, ON hs
1 own account ard In behalf ol the mrmcrl
Of thc country. lie would go ~ Tar ~ any
body to promote the interests vt the farm
cts of the country aud would support Mr.
rumb's hill when II cane up In the propc
way, but he would not vote To substitute /
Tor one now before the senate Cihe holidn!
nlO.
Mr. Jones, of Nevada, spoke in favor q
the holiday bill
Mr.. George also explained and advocate,
the agricultural hill.
Mr.. Davis, ot Virginia, took the floor 4
speak in favor OF the hill, hut yielded at Mr.
| WINDOWS request, and the senate the
went into executive session.
When the doors were reopcncd the scnat
adjourned.
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the whole, with Reed, ~ Maine, IN th
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