The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-27
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Of Agriculture.
Mr.. Chandler IN. H. expressed himself as
willing to vote for the bill; foreseeing, how
ever, that it would result in the establishment
(which he would favor of a Department of
National Industries. Hebelieved that it would
be better to defer the creation of the Depart
ment of Agriculture until the time had arrived
for the creation of Department of National
Industries which would extend the supervision
and fostering care of the Government to all
branches of industries within the United
States
Mr. Reagan (Tex.) sent to the Clerks desk
and had read substitute which he desired TO
offer for the whole bill. twas for the creation
of Department of Industry, and would, he
said, embrace both internal and foreign COM
merce as well as agriculture. As the interests
of agriculture and commerce were inseparable
and inter dependent, he thought it would be
mistake to pass bill on the subject that would
omit either.
Finally the vote was taken on the amend
ment to strike out the fifth section of the bill,
and it was agreed to-yeas SO, nays g. So the
proposition to transfer the Weather Bureau to
the Department of Agriculture was defeated.
Mr.. Reagan offered the substitute which he
had previously referred, but it was on motion
of Mr. Palmer laid on the table. The bill was
then passed.
1t provides that the Department of Agricul-
ture shall be an Executive Department, under
the supervision and control of Secretary of
Agriculture, who shall be appointed by the
President, with the advice and consent of the
Senate. There shall be in the Department an
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, to be APP
pointed by the President with the advice and
consent of the Senate, who shall perform such
duties as may be required by law or prescribed
by the Secretary. The Secretary of Agriculture
shall receive the same salary as is paid to the
Secretary of each of the Executive Depart
ments, and the salary of the Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture shall be the same as that now
paid TO the First Assistant Secretary of the De-
partment of the interior. A committee of con-
ference was ordered on the disagreeing votes,
and Senators Palmer, Sabin and George were
appointed conferrees on the part of the Senate.
The conference report on the suudry civil
appropriation bill was presented and agreed to.
Mr.. Allison Iowa) stated that the only ques-
ton on which the couferrees had been unable
to agree was the amendment as to the new
library building.
Mr. Sherman suggested that there was no
sense in keeping up the controversy between
the House as to the library building. The
Senate could not agree to the House PROPOSE
tion to break existing contracts and TO make
new start. In his Judgment the only proper
| course was to drop the whole subject for the
| present. He moved to instruct the Senate con-
| cannot agree the Senate conferrees shall pro-
| pose that the text of the House bill disagreed
| to by the Senate) be stricken out of the bill.
| This motion was agreed to, and the confer
rees on the part of the Senate (Allison, Hale
| and CockrelD were reappointed.
| The Senate then, at 4i45, adjourned till Mon
! day.
| In the House. Mr.. Dougherty (Fls.) asked
/ unanimous consent for the passage of the Sen
| ate joint resolution appropriating 100000 for
| the relief of the yellow fever sufferers Mr..
Kilgore, of Texas objected.
| Mr.. Grain Tex asked unanimous consent to
! offer a resolution authorizing the Committee
| on the Judiciary to report to the House at any
| time for immediate consideration bill pro-
! viding by legal and judicial proceedings for the
/ suppression and prevention of trusts. MIR.
Hopkins IN. " objected
| Mr. Holman Ind.), from the Committee on
! Public Lands, reported back the bill TO suspend
| the operation of the presumption, timber Gull
| ture and desert land laws. The bill was so
amended as to strike out all reference to the sus-
pension of the laws, and as amended it was pass
/ ed. Itnow simply provides that during the PEN
! dency of the measures now before Congress in re-
lation to the forfeiture of certain lands hereto
fore granted by Congress to railroad corporations
| aud thereafter, no act done or performed by
any such corporation shall in any wise enlarge
the right or claim of such corporation to any
| lands covered by any such grant, or diminish
any right now existing in the United States to
| declare the forfeiture thereof. This provision
shall not be construed to in any wise affect any
right now existing in behalf of the United
States to declare the forfeiture Of any of the
| lands embraced in any such grant.
The House then went into Committee OF the
| Whole on the private calendar, and at O'Clock
took recess until o'clock, the evening session
| TO be for the consideration of private pension
| bills.
At the evening session Mr. Bingham pa
| called up the bill granting pension to the
! widow of Gen. Sheridan, and on this occasion
| Mr. Cheadle Qnd.) was the obiector, and as he
| insisted upon his point of no quorum the bill
| was withdrawn. subsequently Mr.. Bingham
| asked unanimous consent TO have the bin made
a special order for Dec g. but to this PROPOSE
ton Mr.. Kilgore (Tex.) objected. Thirty-t two
private pension bills were passed, and the
House at 1920 adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, SEPT. "a
In the Senate among the bills introduced and
referred were the following: BY Mr. Stewart
| CNey.) to prohibit immigration of Chinese
| laborers. By Mr.. Plumb (Kan.), offering re-
ward of 100000 to any person or persons who
shall discover the cause remedy and treatment
| of yellow fever. By Mr.. Call fla, for COM
| mission of medical men in Jacksonville, Fla,
to observe and report upon the facts relative to
yellow fever and the best method of its cure,
prevention and suppression. Mr.. Sherman's
(Ohio) resolution for an inquiry as to the rela-
tions between the United States and Great
| Britain and Canada was laid over till to-
morrow.
Mr. Plumb spoke in favor of the bill TO re-