The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-22
FARMER IN CHIEF.
The Department of Agri-
culture Bill Passed.
a NEW LAND GRANT MEASURE.
Democrats Determined In OPPOSE
tion to Mrs. Sheridan's Pension
0fscial News OF Rejection of the
Chinese Treaty - The Exclusion
Bill Delivered to the President.

HASHISsTcS, Sept zI-In the senate
Stewart introduced q bin regulating the
duty OF the president Of the United states
Referred 90 the committee on rules II
makes il the duty af the speaker Of the
house sni the president OF the senate 20
have bills and joint resolutions presented
forthwith 10 the president in person and
have the fact reported TO the respective
hoyses
stewart also offered resolution reeitlng
the statements in the public press that
/ presentation of bills to the president is
! frequently delayed several days, some
times weeks, by the house committee on
enrolled bills. and resolving that the
senate, as a branch of the legislative de-
parsment ct the government, call the at
tention es tire house 10 sucn delays aud
ask the aonse TO require its officers to pre-
sent such bills Without unnecessary delay
II was ordered that when the senate ad-
journed II be 20 Monday.
The house bill 10 make the department
of agriculture oHe OF the executive depsrt-
ments of the government was taken up,
the question being on amendment 10 strike
out tse fifth secIion. which transfers the
weather bureau 10 the department Of agri-
culture.
AEaALzt4 tfE-~GA AaiArtaf AA4-HZ 10
vote for the bill, fereseeins. however. that
ii would result in the establishment. which
he would favor. of q department of
national industries.
Reasen sent o. the clerks desk and had
read substitute which he desired 10 offer
for the whole bill. II was for the creation
Of department Of industry. and would.
he said. embrace commerce both Internal
ard foreign. as well as interests of agTi-
culture. Agriculture and commerce were
inseparable and interdepenGeuf. He
thought Il would be a mistake TO pass a bill
on the subject that would omit either.
The discussion was continued By Call in
favor of a transfer Of the weather bureau.
and ~ senators Wilson Of Iowa. Palmer
salisbury aud Haze against it. Finally a
vote was taken on the amendment 70
strike out the fifth section OF the bin.
Agreed 20 ayes 81. nays 9. 30 the PROPOSE
ton TO transfer the weather bureau 10 the
department Of agriculture vas defeated.
Reagan offered the substitute which he
had previously offered, but il was laid on
the table.
The bill was then passed. II provides
that the department OF agriculture shall
be an executive department under the
supervision OF a secretary OF agriculture.
who shall be appointed by the president,
with the advice aud consent Of the senate.
There shall be an assistant secretary os
agriculture. 10 be appointed by the presi-
senate, who shall perform such duties rs
may be required 10y Law or prescribed by
the secretary. The secretary shall receive
the same salary "a 5 paid To the secretary
OF each of The executive departments.
The salary of the assistant secretary should
be the same as is now paid 10 the first
assistant secretary of the department OF
the Interior
committee Of conference was ordered
ON the disagreeing votes, aud senators
Palmer, Sabin ana George were appointed
conferees on the part of the senate
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was presented aud
agreed to.
Stewart inquired what had become OF
his amendment regarding land aud timber
frauds
Allison replied that the senate eenforecs
yielded on that point.
stewart then proceeded 10 restate his
views on the subj ct
AZ the conclusion Of his speech Sher-
man asked Allison whether the conference
report covered all the matters In dispute
between this two honscs.
Allison replied that the question on
which the cunferess had been unable 10
agree, was the amendment a To the new
library building
sAerlnau suggested that there was no
sense ia keeping up the controversy be-
tween the two houses as TO the library
building. The senate could not agree 70
the house proposition TO break string OF
contracts and make new start; In his
judgem az the only proper course was 10
drop the whole subject for the present.
Allison made statement Of ile position
Of the house aud senate cOnferees, aud eX-
pressed the opinion that the house pTuro-
sition Involved entire suspension of work
until Eext congress.
ilaie, Que Of tife eonfcEees, expressed a
belief thaf some plan could be agreed
upon that would ibefy the Two funfa
mental ideas Il c;3th house. that OF the
house being that charge Of the work
shall be taken away from the present ran I
agumeut, and that 0tthe senate being that
there shai bc no unreasonable delay in
the construction II the building.
Sherman moved 10 instruct the senate
couterees that II the Conicrces Of toe
tive houses cannot agree, the senate con
fereCs sha.i propose that the text Of the
house bill BE- stricken Cui Of the bill This
motion va> agreed ioaud the coufeFees ON
the part OF the senate Allison, Hale and
Gockfclil were reaPpulnied.
The senate then adjourned tin Monday.