The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-27
| IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
BILL TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSES;.

TO Permit Treasury Advances on Farm
Products-Contracts for Extending the
\. & ". Railroad-capitai New..
WASHINGTON Feb. special. -sena-
tor Vance to-day introduced a bin which is
OF special interest 10 the farmers Of Virginia.
and. in fact, to an who deal in farm pro-
ducts. 1t is % estabisha a system Of goy-
ernmcnt storc-houscs for agricultural pro-
ducts. The bin provides that whenever one
hundred or more citizens OF any county in
any state, The aYerageSyalue Of the farm
products of which county for the
two years next preceding shall have
amounted 10 S50O,000 AZ the current prices. .
shall request the location Of one or more
government si0rehou~C~ and the fact the
farm products Of such county shall Dee ccrti- /
he'd under oath hY the county clerk or
sncrih TO the Agricultural Department. 10 /
shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of I
Agriculture iO Immediately cause am i
examination 90 De made tO verify .
tine representations of such citizens. and if +
the examination proves satisfactory then the +
secretary shall at once proceed 90 have /
erected one or more Government storch0uscs. /
I But as necessary preliminary. it must Doe T.
site on sites for the storChou~e or store
houses have been designated hy majority
. oI the legally qualified voters of the county
no an election held for that purpose.
also lnaf at such election. hy MAJ
i0riy vote. the legal voters selected suit
able managers for the proposed st0re-h0usc.
I 10 is also required thai the necessary
/ ground for locations shall Dee donated 90 the
/ Government hi tine citizens These require
menfs having been complied with. the ~ec-
rotary shall proceed. under laws and rCgu-
lat0rs Governing thc erection of public
I huiidin--. f1 have erected such -tOrclOu~c
on -fOreh0uscs as have been requested. OR
the secretary Zoo bus discretion may pup
chase or lease suitable warehouses or
buildings ior tine purpose. Farmers
may store in such government store
house ihe products of their farms
as are n0i lorishnhie; n0 per.shabio or
imported products can De- stored. 10 shall
Doe ihe duty 0i ihe manager tO issue tO the
farmer warehouse receipt settling forth the
quantity. quality and value of the products
stored, ihe value t1 ho based upon the
current market prices. The manager
shall In this receipt. also set forth
the amount OF insurance. of Weighing
chasing and 400 other charges against ihe
frm product, stored. This warehouse
receipt shall bo negotiable.
The products may le demanded at any
time hy iho holder 0i iAo Warehouse receipt
hut Doe must remove them within eleven
months from date NJ storage. The -ecrc-
tarl of Agriculture i- authorized 70 make
all necessary regulations for governing
these ,i0rth0uses.
Senator Nanco says bis bin win relieve fare
mels. His plan tlli tle manager of the
government sfDrlhnuse shall i--ue 90 the
farmer storing products. initod States z
treasury notes i0r eighty per cent of The
falue oi products stored us shown Dy ware
house receipts. thst thc manager of the .
si0reh0u.e shall ne "a treasury agent and ls-
sue these notes taking the warehouse receipt
as security chat within eleven months the
farmer must redeem This receipt and hi-
stored products, with treasury notes. and Co..
prevent imitation Oi the currency. these 2
notes must De cancelled. Tine fumcr mu-i
pay in addition f0 insurance and warehouse
charges one per annum for the loan adyanc-
I'd hm hy the government 10 bee fails 60 4
redeem. bis products Witt he sold and the
proceeds paid to the National Treasury.
senator Vance believes This plan viii afford
great relief % Southern farmers hy enabling +
them t0 hold their crops 0l tobacco. cotton.
etc., for higher prices. AND ai the same time ,
the government VIII ne absolutely secure.
Virginia rosT,AsrERs APPOINTED.
Ihe following postmaster, have been APP
pointed. N. II. Willis. Castle Craig, Camp
BEN county. j.. n. Miller. Furnace. Rock
mghlm county. VT DreWy Green Plain
southampton county.
VIRGINIA PENSIONS.
Charles 10. Dlks and Lewis Roberts
Military Home. Alex. Morris, Crab or =
chard; Martha j.. widow of Peter Easter
ling, NlckcisliIc.
EXTENDING THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
Contracts were awarded to-day for con-
-fructiug The extension 0f Ihe Norfolk ana /
Western railroad from the Likhofu valley iu
West Virginia t0 lrlnl0n. Ohio. The COM
tracts We're ior grading. masonry
and the construction oi bridges and
require that lue road shall Doe COM
pieied by ihe first oi next January ai
CeredO. one 0i the most magnificent steel
bridges of obs, country, will Doe constructed
across tine ohio river. This road. On eXtcn-
sion OF the Norilk and Western. Will OIen
un one of ihc richest coal and timber regions
Of the nlled states.
COMPULSORY rLOrAGE.
Representative Wise has received com.
munlcatI0ns from several parties at Rich.
mOnd endorsing bis position as "a member
OF the Committee 900 Merchant Marine and
Fisheries. recommending tI.e repeal ot the
.aW which compel- sailing Vessels engaged
iu fhc clHrfWi,e trade tO pay fees Tor pilot.
whose services are NOT required nor used.
THE ight over this bin i- becoming very
animated. THE TIMES recently published
abstracts OF tho majority and minority re-
ports Ol the committee. seven members re-
porting iniNor fno repeal and Sis against
10. Iha controversy over This compulsory
feature of the pi0iage laws has been ear
ried on through several Congresses. Now
ihe uartie. interested pro and con are MUS
teIing Their forces 10 influence Congress
"a Ian fII. Ifif shall rIIUH fIN |.F action.
TIE WORLDS PAIR srrE.
The Worlds Fair Committee Of the House
discussed lhic1.Oas the site i0r the Worlds
Fair today. The general Dill was taken zap
hy the committee anl amended by Inserting
the name of Chicago. and then referred Co
"a -uh-cOmmittee. consisting Of Me--rs.
Gambler. llltt and Springer, for perfection.
The subcommittee WAS directed to report
biil that will cover iAe wishes of the Ihicl-
go people.
OPEN EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
The senate Committee on Rules to-day
considered the resolution tO provide for con-
sidcGati0n of nominations in open session.
Tle member present were evenly divided
for and against so 300 action was taken.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Secretary Iodcy. accompanied hy his son.
Frank Tracy. LETT last night for hi, home in
BROOKLYN. y. !. This is his first Visit 90
his old home since The disastrous fire, which
beran him of wife and daughter.
The contract for building gun-Doats Nos.
= and was to-day awarded to ihe Bath
iron WORKS. of Bath. Maine. at S65l ,ooj for
the TWO.
Among the nominations sent 10 the sem
ate to-day was that of George a. River
comb. for ceusu. supervisor oi the fourth
census district Of Virginia.
In the House to-day ihe contested election
case OF Atkinson against lendieton, from
the first district of West Virginia. was
called up. Chairman .Owell OF the cleo
tion committee made tine opening argument {
Tor the contestant.
However. uO evidence nor argument can
have any effect With regard 90 the contested
cases: that the Republican managers deter
mined even before Congress met. Certain
Democrats we're designated for slaughter
.t,I fIn I.uuIIfruu majority of the llrf-