Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-22
THE SENATE.
Department of Agriculture Bill
Passed-Other Measures.

WASHINGTON, September 2l.-ln the
Senate to-day Stewart introduced bill
regulating the presentation of bills and
Joint resolutions to the President of the
United States. Referred to the Commit
tee on Rules. 1t makes it the duty of
the Speaker of the House and OF the Pres
ident of the Senate to have bills and
Joint resolutions presented forthwith to
the President in person. and have the
fact reported to the respective Houses.
Stewart also offered a resolution, re-
citing statements in the public press that
the presentation of bills to the President
was frequently delayed several days
some times weeks-bv the House Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills and resolving
that the Senate, as branch of the Leg
islative Department of the Government,
call the attention of the House to require
its officers to present such bills without
unnecessary delay.
1t was ordered that when the Senate
adjourn it be to Monday.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The House bill to make the Depart
ment of Agriculture one of the Executive
Departments of the Government was
| taken up, the question being on the
amendment to strike out the fifth section,
| which transfers the Weather Bureau to
the Department of Agriculture.
Chandler expressed himself as willing
to vote for the bill, foreseeing, however.
that it would result in the establishment
(Which he would favor) of Department
OF National Industries.
Reagan sent to the Clerks desk and
had read substitute which he desired
to offer for the whole bill. 1t was for the
creation of Department of Industry,
and would, he said, embrace the com.
merce, both internal and foreign, as we'll
as the interests of agriculture and COM
merce, inseparable and independent.
He thought it would be mistake to
pass bill on the subject that would
omit either.
The discussion was continued by Call,
in favor of the transfer of the Weather
Bureau, and by Senators Wilson of Iowa,
Palmer, Salisbury and Hale against it..
Finally vote was taken on the amend
ment to strike out the fifth section of the
bill. Agreed to-yeas 33, nays $50 the
proposition to transfer the Weather Bu-
reau to the Department of Agriculture
was defeated.
THE BILL PASSED.
Reagan offered the substitute which he
had previously referred, but it was left
on the table. The bill was then passed.
1t provides that the department of
Agriculture shall be an Executive De-
partment under the supervision of Sec.
retary of Agriculture, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President with the ad-
vice 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 re-
ceive the same salary as is paid the Sec.
retary of each of the Executive Depart
ments, and the salary of the Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture shall be the
same as now paid to the First Assistant
Secretary of the Department of the In
terror.
A committee OF conference was ordered
on disagreeing votes, and Senators
Palmer, Sabin and George were ap-
pointed conferees on the part of the SEN
ate. The conference report on the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed to.
Stewart inquired what had become of
his amendment regarding land and tim
ber frauds.
Allison replied that the Senate con-
ferees yielded on that point. Stewart
then proceeded to restate his views on
the subject.
LIBRARY BUILDING DISPUTE.
At the conclusion of his speech Sher-
man asked Allison whether the confer
ence report covered all the matters in
dispute between the two Houses.
Allison replied that the only question
on which the conferees had been unable
to agree was the amendment as to the
new Library building.
Sherman suggested that there was no
sense in keeping up the controversy be-
tween the two Houses as to the Library
building. The Senate could not agree to
the House proposition to break string
of contracts and to make a new start,
In his judgment the only proper course
was to drop the whole subject for the
present.
Allison made a statement of the posi-
ton Of tho House and Senate conferees,
and expressed the opinion that the
House proposition involved the entire
suspension of work until next Congress.
Mr.. Hale, one OF the conferees, ex-
pressed the belief that some plan could
be agreed upon that would embody the
wo fundamental ideas of each House,