Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-16
(oucrexsiopal.

In the Federal Senate yesterday the
public-printing bill was passed-yeas Al,
NAYS (Messrs. Bate, Berry, Chiffon, Coke,
George, and vance,.
In the House lively debate occurred on
the adoption of the resolution looking TO
an investigation of the effects of the tariff
law on agriculture. Mr.. Funston, OF Kan
sas Republcanl, while commenting upon
the prosperity OF the farmers. was fire.
ouently interrupted by Mr.. Livingston and
Mr. Watson. OF Georgia but he declined
to yield, remarking that they bad told the
farmers the contrary. because they would
not have been elected had they told the
truth. He challenged the Democrats to
bring in bill to repeal the Nc
Kinley act. and tainted them with
cowardice in their tariff policy. Mr..
Moses, of Georgia. held that the farmers
of the country had right to inform Con-
gress what effect the tarlti law had upon
their products. The Mckinley bill was
NOT IN the interest of the farmer. " Farmer
Funston to the contrary notwithstanding"
Mr.. Lewis, of Alabama, expressed the
ouipion that from the role Farmer Fun
ston" acted in this tragedy he was better
equipped as witness in court than as one
To- testify here as to what was TOR the
benefit of the great farming interests OF
the country. The gentleman from Nan
sas objected to this resolution be-
cause. he said, it was introduced Tor pc.
ltical effect, and because a maJoritv OF
the Committee on Agriculture was COM
posed OF Democrats. Could not the same
thing be said of every report made by
every committee OF the last Congress :!
When the gentleman spoke OF the pros
perity of the farmer he was either pro-
foundly ignorant of the effect of the Nc
Kinley bill or he wilfully and deliberately
mlsrepresented the situation. MIR. Living
ston, of Georgia, In two-minute speech
took issue with Mr.. Funston as to the
effect of the tariff law upon the farmer.
The gentleman from Kansas seemed 10 De
afraid of Justice. He (Mr. Livingstone sup
posed that the Committee on Agriculture
was an honest body, and the lmputatlon
that the gentleman made that 1t could not
be depended upon TO make an honest re.
mort was not justifable. The farmers OF
the country would be heard on this floor,
if not now. in the next Congress; and the
gentleman from Kansas could take due no.
tice. MIR. Mckinney, of New Hampshire,
the author o. the resolution, denied that u
had been offered for political effect. lie
believed that it was proper that Congress
investigate this question III order that lns
people should know what effect the tariif
law had upon the agricultural interests.
Mr.. Enloe. of Tennessee, replying 10 re-
mark made by Mr.. Funston that the Demo
| Gratis dare not bring IN bill IT, repeal the
Mckinley law, stated that he had intro
duced a measure for that purpose. Mr..
Simpson, of Kansas, spoke of the de-
preston of the farming industry IN his
| State. Referring to the burning OF corr
nc incl in Kansas. he said that by the light
of that corn fire the farmers read the his,
tory of the Republican party; and tina,
| was the reason that the Alliance mao
carried the State at the last election. Mr.
Hatch made one-minute speech III sup
part of the resolution, and bore testimony
to the fairness and impartIality OF tht
| Committee on Agriculture in dealing with
questions of this character. The resolu-
| ton was then adopted without division.
Speaker Crisp was absent from the
House yesterday in obedience to his physi
clans advice. He suffered from severe
headache, and thought it advisable to re
main at his hotel. There is nothing Sc
rious in his indisposition,. however, ant
he hopes to be able to WELD the gavel to
| day