The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-29
XXI.---NEW SERIES.
TUBS TO THE WHALE.
CONGRESSMEN IN A HURRY TO PASS
AGRICULTURAL BILLS.

AGRICULTURAL BILLS.
The Committee on Rules Plies the whip
Much Legislation TO be Rushed Through
The Agricultural Colleges Literally
Provided For.
WAsIIINGToN, ID. G., Aug. l9.-The
House to-day tabled motion to recon-
slider the Mckay bill, so it is finally
passed. Then Cannon, from the Com
mittec on Rules, reported resolution
setting apart to-day, "Wednesday,
Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week for considera-
-ttgun ffcunruft: fifsst itst6 6i1fp 6if1fplf4ts }S
tahen up is the Senate bill 70 aid aa
cultural colleges, Ine previous utfestion
on which shall be considered as order
ed after two hours debate. The next
to be taken upis 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 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-
o'clock. The order also provides for a
morning hour each day and gives place
to general appropriation bills or con-
ference 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
hour on other days.
BlOunt, of the Rules Committee. crit
icised that committee for it's action in
bringing III rules on such unimpOrtant
subjects without opportunity for fair
discussion. The House had degenera-
ted from common respectability. lie
thought that the agricultural bills had
been purpoSely excluded and could not
be considered. He 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
the rivers and harborS bill in peril
Gus condition. business had already
been outlined that would occupy the
time of the House until September
leaving unconsidered the rivers and
harbors bill with it's S24 100000 appro-
priation. He warned the House now
in order that the friends of the rivers
and harhOrS bill might adopt the Speci-
~ 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-
would khcocf Ire FLYERS and fafb0rs Bill
so high that it would never be seen
again. Uaughter) He should think
that the gentlemen from Georgia and
Tennessee CBlount and McMillan) in
view of the arising Of farmers in their
States would conccde a 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 legis-
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 by such meas
ureS as the rivers and harborS bill. He
warned his friends OH the Democratic
side to make no mistake in voting
against this order ltwas the best that
could be done; and any Democrat rep.
resenting an agricultural district who
threw an obstacle in it's way wonld rue
it before the first of November. lie
man from Kansas, (Mr. Funston said
in regard to the rivers and harbors bill
If the adoption of the conference re.
port on that bill was to stand in the
Nf h., a 49,
ureS let the rivers and harborS bill wait
until December next.
Blount thought that there was a de-
sign in the proposed order to exclude
action upon the rivers and harborS bill
The bills mcntiOni q in the order were
most important and he was content fol
, them to have fair consideration undcI
the rules Of the House. lie suggested
an amendment including the rivers
and harborS bill among the measures
which might interfere with the opera.
tiOnS of the order.
Mckinley said that there was no leg.
iSlation demanded 10y the country sc
universally us that comprised in the
pending resolution. In reporting this
order the Committee on Rules had but
responded to the agricultural Senti.
ment OF the country, both North and
iDoutl. ilt NdS llOU dHIIB-
onistic to the rivers and harbOrS bill
she maC the 66I'dtr excluded the rivers
and harborS bill was not because gen.
. tlemen on that side loved the rivers
ana harbors bill. but because they Cd.
posed the dispatch of the public busi-
ness. lie then intimatcd that the Com
mlttee on ftulra would map out the lat
ter part of ncAt week for the consider
ation OF measures reported by the Com.
mittee on Labor.
The resolution was adopted and the
House accordingly proceeded to consid-
cratlon OF the senate agricultural col
lege bill.
The time allotted for debate was uti-
llZed by over Il dozen members, and
most of whOm in short speeches favor
cd the bill The discussion closed and
the bill as amended was passed with
out division. 1t appropriatcs out of
money arising from the sale of public
lands to each state and Territory for
the more complete endowment and
maintenance OF colleges for the benefit
OF agriculture and the mechanic arts
the sum of Slo(yn fpr thn y.ar