The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-08-28
TUBS TO THE WHALE.
cONGRESsMEN IN A HURRY, TO FASS
AGaICULTURAL BILLS.

The Committee OH Rules Plies the Whip
Much Legislation TO be Rushed Through
Tho Agricultural Colleges Lfberally
Provided For.
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Aug. 19.-The
House to-day tabled a motion to recon-
slider the Mckay BILL so it is finally
passed. Then Cannon, from the Com
mittee on Rules, reported resolution
setting apart to-day, Wednesday,
Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday and
Wednesday Of next week for considcra-
tion Of bills reported from the Commit
tee on Agriculture. The first bill to be
taken up is the Senate bill to aid agri-
cultural colleges, the previous question
on which shall be considered as order
ed after two hours debate. The next
to be taken up is the bill providing for
the inspection of meats for expectation
and it shall be voted on after two
hours debate. Then the lard bill Shall
be taken up and Il vote ordered at four
o'clock Saturday. On Tuesday Of next
week the bill defining options shall be
taken up and the previous question
shall be considered as ordered at three
o'clock Wednesday. On the days Speci-
WIZ l1o''cO t'O tlCNiu
O'Clock. The order also provides for q
morning hour each day and gives place
TO general appropriation bills or con-
terence reports thereon.
Grain, OF Texas, inquired whether
under the order the river and harbors
bill could be considered.
cameron replied that he thought not
but that the bill could be called up Fri
day or Monday or during the morning
on f,t !,f,,,f
Blount, of the Rules Committee. crit
icised that committee for its action in
bringing IN rules on such unimportant
subjects without opportunity for fair
discussion. The House had degencra-
ted from common responsibility. lie
thought that the agricultural bills had
been purposely excluded and could not
be considered. lie thought that it
should he included and the time for
debate extended.
Mcmillan, another member of the
Rules Committee, said that it must be
admitted in view of the late hour in
the session that the proposed order put
Tia rivers and harDorS bill in a peril
Gus condition. Business had already
been outlined that would occupy the
time of the. House !'hntil Scptembcr
leaving unconsidered the rivers and
harbors bill with its 1924 100000 appro-
PlAdOloA. liz " All lltNi llic I1pNSc llD"
in order that the friends Of the rivers
and harborS bill might adopt the spcci-
al order with their eyes open.
Funston, Of Kansas, chairman Of the
Committee on Agriculture, said to the
friends Of the rivers and harbOrS bill
that if they knocked out the Agricul-
tural Committee that committee
would knock the rivers and harbors bill
so high that it would never be seen
, ~ 4 10 f,l, Il l.
that the gentlemen from Georgia and
Tennessee OBlOunt and McMillan) in
view Of the arising of farmers in their
States would cOncpde 4 few days TO the
Committee on Agriculture.
Hatch, of Missouri, said that these
bills were among the most important
offered to the House. Behind these
bills were more voting thousands than
were behind any other species of lcgis-
lation on the calendar. These thous-
ands were restless. excited and uneasy
from one end of the country to the
other for the reason that their meas
ureS had been cut out hy such meas
ureS as the rivers and harbOrS bin. He
warned his friends on the Democratic
SIDE to make no mistake in voting
against this order. ItwaS the best that
could be done; and any Democrat rep
reSentlng an agricultural district who
threw an obstacle in its way would rue
1t before the first Of November. He
wanted to reiteratc what the gentle
man from Kansas, (Mr. FunSt on J said
In regard to the rivers and harbors bill
III the adoption Of the conference re-
port on that bill was to stand in the
way OF the consideration Of these meas
ures let the rivers and harb0G$ hiii wat
until Decembrr next.
BlOunt thought that there WnS de-
Sign in ihc proposed Urdrr 10 ~Nrlul"
actlon upon the rivers and hHrhrrS hlli.
Ihe bills mentioned in the orG'r were
most important and EG was content For
them to have fair considerations ind, =
the rules Of the House. He suggest cd
an amendment including the rivers
ana harDors bill among tho measures
which might interfere with the opera
tions of the order.
Mckinley said that there Was no lc,.-
1slatlon demandrd 10y the country 50
universally as that comprised in tie
pending resolution. In reporting this
order the Committee on Rules had bIt
responded to the agricultural senli-
ment of the country, both North and
South. The resolution was not antnu-
OnlStlc to the rivers and harhur$ l.jll
The appeal which Caimr from tAr other
side that The Crdrr excluded the rivers
and harborS bill was not hccau$c 0rH-
tlemen on that side loved tn" rivers
and harbors Diii. bat because they uj-
posed the dispatch Of the public lusi-
ness. He then intimatrd that TIE Gem
mlttee on Rules would map ont the la =
ter part of next week for the conSldrr-
alton Of measures reported 10y thr Conn.
mlttee on Labor
The resolution was adopted and tive
House accordingly procccdpdto cUnsid-
GRAFTON OF the Senate arricultural r,,l-