The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-04-03

own personal knowledge, I secured at
one time an appropriation of $4,000
to build public road upon an appro-
priation bill; it was refused by the
House and put on in the Senate and
it came back here from the Senate a
part of the House bill, and no ques-
ton of order could cut it out. 1t is re-
markable, the way in which gentle
men invoke the Constitution whenever
they want to defeat measure. Now,
what kind of a measure is it that they
propose to defeat here? Why, it is a
measure for the bepefit of class of
persons who need hlief if any people
on God Almighty's earth ever need ed
it; class of persons whose occupa-
ton has been improbable, who have
not prospered in their efforts to
make an honest living: and when
they come before you to-day and ask
you to permit them to use free of duty
an article upon which taxis levied,
when they make that request in order
that they may be able to manufacture
sugar, gentlemen rise up in holy hor-
ror and say, "Oh, the Constitution is
against it," Why, Mr.. Speaker, to
start with, / don't see what right this
House has to criticise the actions of
the Senate. Mr.. Speaker, there is a
grave question involved here, and it
relates especially to that class of per-
SONS for whom 1 am speaking. The
question is, Whether you will permit
them to make a living by an honest
effort in this line of industry, or
whether you will cut them off as they
have been so often cut off before. 1
appeal to members of this House, and
1 say to them, If there is any doubt in
your mind on this point, give the bell
eft of the doubt to the farmers of this
country and vote down these instruc-
tions. Let us go INTO the conference
free. Perhaps we shall be in favor of
cutting this appropriation down. prob
ably not, but let us go into that con-
ference free, and if we come back here
proposing to do something for our fell
low-farmers, then Iappeal to the men,
bers of this House to stand by us.
Now ask for the previous question"
The question was taken; and it was
decided in the negative,-yeas los,
nays 14S. So the proposed instruc-
tons of Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
were disagreed to. Mr.. Kelley was
the only black sheep in the Kansas
delegation. Many democrats who
had been in favor of the instructions
voted with the Republicans against
them after Mr.. Funston's speech, and
it was gratifying to see how Mr.. Fun
ston's friends rallied to his support
and congratulated him after the de-
feat of Mr.. Breckenridge's motion.
There can beno question that had Mr..
Funston remained silent the alcoholic
proviso would have been stricken out.
The department of Agriculture will
establish several experiment stations
in Kansas during the coming season
for the purpose of fully testing this
discovery. One bias already been
started at Sterling, and Fort Sect is
likely to get one in order to have the
benefit of the machinery in the Sugar
Works there.
After July l the Weather Bureau
will become a part of the Department
of Agricultural and it is the design of
Secretary Rusk to extend the service
into agricultural regions SO that the
farmers may have the benefits to be
derived from these forecasts. One
thing is dead sure, and that is that
"Uncle Jerry" will make or break this
bureau. If it is of service to the gen.
eral public the Secretary will demon
strate it. He will sever the "red tape"
which now surrounds it in the hands
of the regulars.
The weather has been extremely
cold since Feb. i, which will likely
give us good crop of fruit during the
coming season. Very truly,
K. G.. HOPPER.