The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
Proceedings Of the Senate and House.
A New Rule Suggested by Mr., Stew
art In Regard to
Tho Presentation of Bills and Joint
Resolutions to tho President.
Tho Proposition to Transfer the
Weather Bureau to tho
Department OF Agriculture-M Dough-
erty Asks for the Immediate Ro-
lief Of the Sufferers at Jackson
vile, Fla. Kilgoro Objects.

WIG, Fla'-hllgoro ObJects.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2l,-[SCnatc. Mfr.
Stewart introduced bill regulating the
presentation Of bills and joint resolutions to
the President Of the United States which,
after brief discussion, was referred to the COM
mittcc on rules II makes IL the duty ofthe
speaker Of the House and Of the president Of
the Senate to have bills and joint resolutions
presented forthwith To the President in per.
son and 10 have the fact reported to their
respective house.
Mr. Stewart also offered resolution re.
citing the statements in the public press
that the presentation Of the bills 10 the pres.
cnt President is frequently delayed for sev.
ernl days aud sometimes for weeks, by tho
House committee ON enrolled bills and re-
solving that the Senate, as a branch Of the
legislative department Of the government,
call the attention Of the House ~ Represent
atvcs To such delays in presenting bills 20
the President of the United States and ask
ui the House to require IL officers Ia present
such bills without unnecessary delay.
lie desired to submit remarks, hut as II
had been agreed that the agricultural de-
pnrtmcnt hill should hc taken up immcdi-
ntcly after the morning business, lac dc-
lcrrcd his remarks until that bill would DO
disposed uf.
ID was ordered that when the Senate ad-
journcd today II hc 10 meet ON Monday.
The House hill a. make the department Of
agriculture one ~ the executive departments
ui the government was then taken up, the
question being ON the amendment reported
hy the committee ON agriculture 10 strike
uut the eighth section, which transfers the
weather bureau of thc signal service 10 tho
department uf agriculture
Mr Chandler expressed himself ~ willing
to vote iur the bill, iurscciuE however that
IL would result In the establishment (Which
hc would favor IT department of national
industries lie believed that IL would 10
better Ia defer the creation ui the depart
mcut of agriculture until the time had ar
rived for the creation uf a department Of
national industries which would extend tho
supervision and fostering cnrr ui the govern
munt tu all branches of Industry within tho
United States. Mt Blair suid that prupu,l.
| ton had originally taken thu form suggested
\ Wy his colleague, hut had been opposed Wy
| the pcuplc Interested Ia a,ricuturc, on tho
! ground Mnt uhoN would hv submerged aud
lost sight ui and would fail 10 receive that
specific attention which that great industry
| demanded. Mr. Reagan sent to the clerks
desk aud had read substitute which 10
dee dCi a. offer for the whole bill. II was
tor the creation ui department " Industry
aud would. hc said embrace commerce
| both internal aud foreign commerue-as we'll
u- agriculture, ns the interest, ut agriculture
! aud commerce ARE iu.Cplmhlc aud inter
! dependent llc thought it would be q mi,-
take a. PASS q bill on the subject that would
| omit either
The discussion was continued by Mr. Call
| in favor ul the transfer ut the weather bu-
I Ia 4
| ralmcr, salisbury aud Hale against a.
! Finally the vote was taken un the amend
| muut tu tu strike uut the nth section OF tho
bill aud u wus agreed tu-yeas ai, nays, o.
-u the proposition tu transfer the weather
bureau 10 the department OF agriculture was
defeated
Mr Reagan offered the substitute which
hc had PREVIOUSLY referred, but it was, on
motion ~ Mr Palmer laid on the table.
The bill vas then pn.-ci II provides that
tho department ui igriuuliur, shall be an
executive department, under the supcryis-
ION and control ~ secretary ni agriculture
who shall hr appointed hN iur President ~
! and with the advice aud ,uuauut ui ihc Senate.
! There shtIl hp iu ilv department au assist.
ant secretary of agriculture 10 Hc appointed
I by the President by and with ihc all
! ylro and consent 1T the senate who
| shall perform such duties us may bt
| required hy law ur prescribed ly ihc srgrc.
| nf, The secretary ui A.urHlurc shall
| rrrri,, tine sunr salary ns b. paid 10 the sgc.
piary ut each ui ihc ,Nc.UiI," departments
and thp salary Ui tHu assistant secretary "
agriculture .hpII 10, ih, .Iuu as is uuw paid
'u thp ufst assistant secretary ui thc depart
mrut ul thp Interior
A ,Bmmittr, ui conference was ordered On
thu di.tFrrriug yuirs aud N.uHipr Palmer,
sabIu mud D,urs were appointed ,on!erfcea
on 90, part oi thc Senate.
g.. lao lWNHf ffN
appropriation bill Wa reported aud agreed
Mr. Stewart inquired what hal become Of
hi. amendment in regard 10 the timber and
Mr. Allison replied that the Senate con.
; fcrtrcs had Welded ou tlmt roiut
i Mr. stewart thcfeupou proceeded TO fesia'o
bis views ON the subject
At the conclusion Oi bis speech Nr shrr-
nam asked Mr. Allison whether llo cpuirr'
, rr,r rrpurt covered Rll matters in dispute
; b,tNyrp the two houses.
; Nr Allison replied that the only question
ON which the Cuuipu,,s hHd been unable %
nrr,c Wa tho amendment 1s 10 the new IL
bnD building
sense Boo keeping uu the controversy between
tLr two houses hs to thr library building.
1 Tho kouatc could not usr,' tu ilr House
pTuputitiUu ~ break existing contracts and
h. mako a new start In his Judgment no
. only proper course Nas ~ drop ihr Wlplo
subject ior the prcsent. ,t.t
NJ Allison mado a statement uI lhr l''l,
uou ol the House aud Senate Upu...Ir.'. ANA
expressed the opinion that inn hnn'' r''fo-
stiDn involved the entire suspension 0l lno
. work until me uUAt CuuEry.a ,.I".uy iSi
a year aud half or twu years
4 Mr. Hale. one " lhr rUnl'Irr's rAlics,a
4, the belief that some plan ruu'l "' 9sLtsu
upan that would cmbuly ihc iNo lUhIt
y mental ideas ui each h1u," ull OF tno
, / House being the ChafRr OF ih, N''N 'ilAll 70
:. t,konaNay from the prr."ni management
a aud that at the senstc being iha' lH.L, s,a,
bc mo- unreasonable delay iu the construction
I. VI tho building .-....t.. e..,,,.
.,i,frIr.,s Iit ii tha gnuicrrc' OF ile tWo
|. b,u.,. cannot a-rsc. the Senate sonicfre,
.bru prnrust that thc text Of the House Olll
I.lfrccd to by the scuatcl oc stricken OUT
. Ti,i, motion was agreed 10 and the con-
G.rf,et 1n the part ol the senate lAlhsOhi
. Hale and tu,kfclD were frapPpinted'
A Tbe senate then adjourned Nll Monday
a In the uonsc ot Representatives.