New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-20
FOR AID TO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
THE MEASURE PASSED BY THE HOUSF-OTHFl
AGRICULTURAL BrIIS to BE TAKEN Up.


THE MEASURE PASSED by THE HORSEPOWER
| AGRICULTURAL BIILS To De TAKEN Up.
| WaehlnCton Aug. 19.-Mr Cannon, Of III noi''
from the COMMITTEE, on Rules. reported 10 "a" House
10 DAY resolution setting apart IA day, WEDNESDAY
Thursday and saturday, ard Tuesday and wednesday
of next week. for the co" liberation Of bills reported
! from the Committee Agriculture. The irNt bill I"
be taken up J., hc senate bill b. adj agricultural col
leg the preyiou, question upon which shall be con
| /, dcrcd rs ordcici after two hours debate. Mex
shall De taken up the bin provi1us for the inspr''"h
Of meat, for expectation. and n also shall be voted
upon after two hours debate. Then The bill defining
| lard shall be taken up. and the previous question
or crrd al O'Clock saturday. on Tuesday. OF next
week tnc bin defining options shall H. taken up. and
tie pr,vlou, question considered as orIicrrd at }
O'Clock "wednesday. ON the days pec,hcd. tho House
shall meet at II O'Clock. The orrr further provinces
for A morning honr each day and gives place +" gen
cra appropriation bis or conference report thereon
| Mr. Grain. al Tcyas inquired whether under tlr
order the River and llirbce bn could BE- considered
| Mr. Cannon replied that he thought not lut that
| bin could DE called up Friday Monday. or during
| the morning hour the other days
Nj Roger II Arkansas. said that this was another
demon tr;tlon Of the fact that the Committee on Rule
could do nothing under the rule MI Of the l'f1n
ton. that Of the last f." days hiH boch "h'''''
under these special orders.
/ III.
on Rules criticised that committee for ~ action IN
brlugpg IN r,.solutou including such important snb
| iccis without opportunity for fair discussion The
| House had deccncr,tcd from common rc-pccthIlity.
The River and Ilarbor hll Of more importance than
any Of the agricultural bills. had been purposcy er
| clndcd and could not ~ considered.
| Mr. McMllin, Of Tcuuc-oc another mcnl"r o. The
| Euics Committee said that II must be admitted. In
view Of the late hour IN the session that th" proposed
order put the River and nrbor bin in pcrilou' POSI-
| ton.
| Mr. Funston Of Kansas. chairman 81 the Committee
on Agriculture. testified Ia the faithful discharge OF inc
duty Of that committee. lie sad 60 the friend, Of the
River and IIarbor bi that n they knocked ont the
| Agricultural Committee that committee would knock
the River and lIarbor bin high that It would never
| be seen again. u@mghterJ
| Mr.. Hatch, u Missouri said that he had been al
earnest opponent Of the special orders reported by
the Committee Rules. Iut now. for the first time
In nine months, II wa, pr0ppsed by the Committee Oh
Rules N give the Committee Agriculture the only
opportunity Offered this session IA have It's leglslL
ton considered These bills among the most
important Offered to the House Behind therc bills
| were voting thousands than were behind any
other species Of legislation OIL thc calendar lie
warned his friends the Democratic side 10 make
no mistake i'm voting against TIT, order. lie wanted
10 reiicrac what the gentleman from Kansas ONT
Funsonl said IA regard Ia the River and Iiarbr bill
Mr. Cannon said that the order would not interfere
in the slightest degree Win me klNcr ana
That measure could be called up during the morning
! hour or on Friday or Monday. There 20 antaeon
ism between the order and the River and liarbr Dill
and 1t false issue TO bring up such antaJonism
Mr.. Mckinley, Of Ohio said that there was no legs
latOn demanded by the country so universally a. that
comprised In the pending resolution The resolution
was not antagonistc to the River and liarbor BILL
The appeal which from the other side that the
order excluded the River and liarbor bill was not DC
cause gentlemen on that side loved the River ana
IIarbor bill, but because they opposed dspai'h oil
public business. Mr. Mckinley then inlima Ct that the
Committee on Rules would map out the latter part
Of next week for the consideration Of measures re
ported by the Committee on Labor.
i Mr. Farquhar Of Ncw-Yorh. inquired about the
chances for the Shipping bill
| Mr.. Mckinley responded that as an individual mem
her of the Committee Rules, and speaking for him
self alone he ready 10 report a rule giving the
House an opportunity consider not only the shipping
bill but the steamship BIZ which bore the s'ntlemans
name.
| The resolution was then adopted; aud the Iionse
accordingly proceeded to the consideration oi INC
senate Agricultural College bill
| Mr. McComas Of Maryland, in charge of the meas
ure advocated the passage Of the bill; and MI Kerr
~ Iowa. and Mr.. Dunnell, Of Minnesota, explained
their objections 10 the legislation
! AIR J. d. Taylor Of ohio, spoke In favor OF pro
| o.d amendment providing that the appropriations
shau I've applied only instruction in agriculture inc
cIanic arts the English language. and the varipns
hronclo, Of mathematical ply steal. natural ana
economic science with special reference To thcr ap
pcatons in the industries Of life. ana to the iac'i'9
for such instruction.
| Mr. O'Donnell Of Michigan, chairman OF the tom
,nittce nm Education said that the bill lad not been
asked by the farmer. II agriculture was To DC Dehc
fitted by It. why not conhne the Appropriation 10
nurcIv agricultural colleges The farmers asked ior
the Congcr Lard bill and the BIttcrworth opon p'ii
lie would vote for the pending bill II the ahens en
| nacested nv the gentleman from Ohio (,ir. Taylor
were adopted.
Mr. Caruth. o. Kentucky entered ms solemn protest