The morning call., 1890-08-20
THE HOUSE.
The Bill to Assist Agricultural Colleges
Passed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-In the House
this morning the Committee on Commerce
reported favorably the Senate bill to
provide for the inspection of live cattle and
beef products intended for export to foreign
countries.
Thomas of Wisconsin moved to lay upon
the table the motion made some days ago
by Hayes Of Iowa to reconsider the motion
by which the House passed the Nat Mckay
bill. Agreed to-ayes 81. noes 70. This
finally passes the bill.
The Speaker stated the unfinished husi-
ness in the morning hour was a bill to
amend the alien land law.
Carter of Montana explained that the
bill had in view the repeal OF the alien
land law in so far as that law referred
to the ownership of mines in the Terri
tories.
Carter Of Montana said the Alien Land
Bill had been passed by the House in July.
1886, after very slight consideration. He
insisted that the ownership Of mines of
gold. silver, lead. tin, cnnabar and copper
in the Territories was not intended to be
affected by tie bill. He had no quarrel to
| make with the existing law in so far as it
related to agricultural and timber lands.
He did insist that foreign capital should
not be discouraged or prohibited from en-
gaging in the precarious enterprise of de-
velOping the mines of this country. He
c0ntended no one could hesitate to do away
with the distinction between agricultural
and mining lands. While the ownership
of agricultural lands shpuld be regulated
cheap capital should be invited from every
where to be invested In the haZardo us
business of developing mines and giving
employment to men VINO otherwise would
be crowded into other lines of labor and
thus cheapen the wages of toll. 1t was not
the millionaire who discovered mines, it
was the toilng workman. If the benefit of
this discovery was limited to the market Of
the United States the men who had the
money to invest in mines were given a
| monopoly. If the doors were thrown wide
open the men whose toll had discovered
treasure were given the privilege of enjoy
ing the benefit OF it.
Chapman (Mich.) opposed the measure.
The passage of this bill, he said, might re-
suit in gigantic corporations controlled by
foreigners who had no interest in our
country.
Pending further debate the morning hour
expired, aud the bill went over.
Cannon QlL). from the Committee on
Rnles reported resolution setting apart
to-day, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
OF this week. and Wednesday of next week,
for the consideration of bills reported from
the Committee OH Agriculture. The first
bill TO be taken up is the Senate bill to
assist agricultural colleges, the previous
question upon which shall be considered as
ordered, after two hours debate. The
next to be taken up is the bill
providing for the inspection of meats
for expectation. and it also shall be voted
upon after two hours debate. Then the
bill defining lard is to be taken up and the
previous question ordered at o'clock Sat-
urday. On Tuesday of next week the bill
defining options shall be taken up and the
previous question is to be considered as
ordered at O'Clock Wednesday. On the
days specified the House shall meet at IL
o'clock The order further provides for
morning hour of each day aud gives place
to general appropriation bills or the confer
eDce reports thereon.
McMillin said it must be admitted that
tue proposed order put the River and Har-
Dor Bill III perIlous position. Business
has already been outlined that would &C.
cupy the time of the House until September,
leaving unconsidered the River and Harbor
BIZ with S25,oO0,G00 appropriation.
Cannon said the order would not interfere
In the slightest with the River and Harbor
Bill. That measure could be called up
during the morning hour or Friday or
Monday
The resolution was then adopted, and the
House accordingly proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of the Senate Agricultural College
Bill. j. ID. Taylor of OHIO spoke in favor
of proposed amendment providing that
the appropriation be applied only to in
struction In agriculture, mechanical arts,
the English language and various branches
of mathematical. physical. nautical and
economic science. with special reference to