Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-20

to-day. Wednesday, Thursday, and sauv.
week for the consideration Of bills report
eu from the Committee on Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL Bills.
The first bill 10 he taken up il the Sem
ate bill 10 aid agricultural colleges, tne
previous question upon which slmll be con-
sldered as ordered after two hours. debate.
Next shall be taken up the bill provinlhg
Tor INSPECTION Of meats FOL, exportalion.
ana that also shall be voted upon hiter
two hours debate. Then the bill dennlng
lard shall he taken MP and the previous
question ordered at 4 o'clock SATURDAY.
On Tuesday Of next week the 6ill defining
options snail be taken up ana the previous
question IS 20 be considered "a ordered AZ
O'Clock Wednesday On the days speclhed
the House shall meet at IL o'clock.
MORNING HOUR EACH DAY.
The order further provides for amorning
hour each day and gives place to general
Appropriation bills OF conference reports
thereon.
Mr.. Craine. Of Texas, inquired whether
under the order the river and harOor DllI
could be considered.
Mr.. Cannon replied that he thought not,
but that the bill could be called up Friday
or Monday or during the morning hour on
other days.
THE GAG-IAw DENOUNCED.
Mr. Blount. a member of the Committee
on Rules, criticised that committee Tor It's
action in bringing in n resolution including
such important subjects without oppor
tunity for tair discussion. The House mad
degenerated from common respectabillty.
The river and harbOr bill. of more impor-
lance than any of the agricultural bills,
had been purposely excluded and could
not be considered. He thought that It
should be included and the time for debate
extended.
THE RIVER AID HARBOR BILL ~ DANCER.
Mr.. McMilln. another member of the
Rules Committee. said that IT must be adj
mitted, in view Of the late hour in the ses-
sion, that the proposed order put the rlyer
and harbor bill IN a perilOus position.
Business had already been outlined that
would occupy the time of the House until
September. leaving unconsldered the river
and harbOr bill with its S2i.OO0,O0O appro-
priatiou. He warned the House now IN
order that the friends of the river aud har-
Dor bill might adopt the special order Win
their eyes open.
THE BILL THREATENED.
Mr. Funston. of Kansas. chairman Of the
Committee on Agriculture. said 10 the
friends of the river and harbor bill that If
they knocked out the Agricultural Commit
tee that committee would knock the river
and harbor bill so high that it would never
be seen again. llaughter.l He should
think that the gentlemen from GeOrglaand
Tennessee CSIessrs. Blount and McMillinl,
in view of the arising Of the farmers IN
their States. would concede few days TO
the Committee on Agriculture.
THE RESTLESS AGmcULTURIsTs.
Mr.. Hatch. of Missouri. said that these
bills were among the most important Of
fered TO the House Behind these bills
were more voting thousands than were be-
hind any other species of legislation.
These thousands were restless, excited.
and uneasy from one end of the country to
the other for the reason that their mea-
sures had been cut ont by such measures
a. the river and harbor bill. Tie warned
his friends on the Democratic side 10 make
no mistake IN voting against this order.
THE BEsr THAT COULD BIZ DONE.
1t was the best that could be done, and
ans Democrat representing m agricultural
| district who threw an obstacle IN It's way
would rue IT before the frosts # Noyem-
| her. He wanted 10 reitprate what the
| great man from Kansas Mr.. Funston said
| in regard 10 the river ana narbpr Dlll. u
| the adoption Of the conference sort on
| that bin was To- stand I'm the LAY of the
| consideration of these measures let the
| river and harbor bill wait until December
| next.
| Az AMENDMENT SUGGESTED.
Mr.. Blount thought there was design in
! the proposed order TO exclude action upon
the river and harbor bill. The bills men
| toned in the order were most important
| and he was content for them 20 have fan
| consideration under the rules of the House
| He suggested an amendment including the
river aud harbor bill among the measures
| which might interfere with the operation
of the order.
| ME-. M'RINLEY ADVOCATES TIE ORDER.
Mr.. Mckinley said that there was no le
gisation demanded 10y the country 80 uni
| yersally as that comprised in the pendIns
resolution. Ia reporting this order th'
| Committee on Rules had but responded Z,
| the agricultural sentiment Of the country
| both North and South. The resolution
was not antagonistic 10 the river and har
Dor bill. The appeal which came from th'
| other side that the order excluded th
river and harbor bill was not becaus
more men on that side loved the river am
harbor bill, but because they opposed tn
dispatch of public business.
LABOR MEASURES.
He then intimated that the COMMITTEES
| on Rules would map out the latter part %
next week for the consideration of mea
| sures reported by the Committee on Labor
The resolution was adopted and thu
House accordingly proceeded TO cOnsidera
ton of the Senate agricultural college
! bill.
| TIE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BILL.
The time allotted for debate was utilized
| by over "a dozen members, most of whom
in short speeches favored the bill. Wher
! the discussion closed the bill rs amended
passed without division. 1t appropriates Ou
| of the money arising from the sale of pub
he lands 20 each State and Territory for the
more complete endowment aud mainte.
nance Of colleges for the benefit of agricul
ture and the mechanic arts the sum o.
$4,000 for the year ending June 80, 1890
and an annual increase of such approprIa
ton for ten years thereafter by an add
tiOnal sum OF II 500 over the preceding
year. and the annual sum to be paid there
after shall be SO, 900.
Adjourned.
! Congressman Blanchard Renominated.
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