The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
HON. l.. +. LIVINGSTON, OF GEORGIA, ON
THE sUB.TREAsuRY.

THE sUB.TREAsURY.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-With view TO
ascertaining bottom facts as to what has
or will he done for it this session by re-
form brethren, the piescntcc OF the bill, =,
Colonel Livingston, of Georgia. was seen
at the Capitol.
''It is neither dead or sleeping" he
said. Just as soon as the Noyes- Rock
well election case is finished the committee
on rcfcrmcnt have promised me hearing
before them, and have agreed with Mr..
Watson of Georgia, to each take an hour
in its advocacy"
"But you don't expect the committee to
give it favorable rcport7"
mo adverse. But we shall have
favorable minority report; il will 60 OH
the calendar, and no effort will be spared
to get it before the House for considera-
ton, = 49, .-----
I"That would take unanimous or ma
this be effected when single Il object
lays il to sleep, unless "A plurality vote for
it2"
81 am not prophcsying, but if work will
get it up, il fight will get il up, you will
hear some of The best sub treasury thunder
and lightning on the floor of the House
you ever listened to. Tell the Alliance
all over the Union that the sub,rcasury
lies next us and its standard bearers will
see it takes no step backward, but. ON the
contrary. onward.
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS.
Representative Oates OF Alabama has
introduced bill to provide for refund
ing the taxes laid and collected on raw
cotton, in event that the Supreme Court
holds than the laws providing Tor its col
lection are unconstitutional The Pan
American Bureau reports chat in several
places in Central America -four is now
made from bananas, ana contains more
ru.:;;iiont inan rice, beans. or corn.
learn that the condition of winter wheat
is reported to be good in Kentucky, and
Michigan; and u BAL 1lliRqis m u!5 Indiana, and
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota
ter of this year 101 ,O6O bags of American
flour were received at Havana as against
S5, 314 last year.
A recent circular issued by the Agri-
cultural Department with respect to the
application of insecticides, gives the fol-
lowing as aformula 10 be used against
true bugs, plant lice. and scale insects
Kerosene . gal, water Gal common
soap or whale oil soap IT, For the
treatment ol the apple scab it recon-,
mends the following 20 be applied just
as the flowers are opening, then IL or IA
days later, and then twice more at similar
intervals: Dissolve four pounds of copper
sui phatc in ten or twelve gallons Of water
and stir in five poUGds of washing or sal
soda; then add thrte plots of strong aqua
ammonia, dilute TO As gallons. The cir
cular advises that for the curculiO on the
plum, cherry, peach etc, two or three ap.
plications be made during ihc latter part
of May for the purpose Of destroying the
adults before they lay their eggs Ten
der -leaved plants. such as melons and
cucumbcrs, are mi iured by repeated ap-
plications OF poison, while plants with
tirmer and smoothcr leaves, such as the
orange, are little affected. Root plants,
such as bcets, turnips, radishcs, etc are
but little injured, whereas foliage plants
show what injury there is at once, and
honey bees are liable TO be killed by the
poison if applied while the plants are in
bloom. The poi on should in all cases
be highly diluted and following rain
another application should not be made
for several days. On the whole, the De.
partmcnt believes from its investigations,
that insecticides arc not severely injurious
tc vegetable life, aud it recomends their
use in moderate quantities and with dis.
cretioD.
| THH coTToN OUTLOOK.
There is no improvement TO note in the
position of cotton during the past month,