The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-17
REPORTS ON The CROPS.
Mr. Marsh DenOulCeS the Monthly
Bulletins as Useless.

Claims That They Are Used by Speo-
ulators to Depress Prices to the Dis
advantage of Producers - Hainer
Calls Attention to Great Britain's
Discrimination Against Imports Of
American Cattle.
Washington, May iG.-In the House in
its early proceedings to-day, MIR. McGann,
dem, OF Illinois, asked unanimous con-
sent for consideration Of the House Joint
resolution appointing Joint committee Of
| congress to investigate aud report within
thirty days the cause of the present in
dustrial depression but met objection
from Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, and Mr..
Burrows, Of Michigan The first named
thought such an undertaking TO be con.
cluded within thirty days was rather
hopeless, and suggested that other bust.
ness would better engage tho attention OF
the House. MIR, Burrows thought thirty
days was TOO long and ironically sug-
gested ten minutes as about the proper
period.
The regular order was demanded, and
the committees were called for reports
At the conclusion of the call, MIR.
Springer stated that, according to an an
lating TO the tax upon clearing house cer-
titicates, and other substitutes for cur
rency issued last summer and fall, was TO
have been called up to-day, but pursuant
TO an understanding subsequently entered
into, the matter would be postponed until
after the legislative and judicial appro-
| priation bill has been disposed Of, proba-
bly, some day next week.
MONEY FOR AGRICULTURE.
The House, IN committee OF the whole,
with Mr.. Richardson, dem, of Tennessee,
In the chair, proceeded 90 the further
consideration Of the agricultural appro-
priation bill
Mr. Marsh, rep, of Illinois, moved TO
! strike out the paragraph appropriating
| 100000 for collecting and publishing
| agricultural statistics He denounced
the system Of crop reports issued monthly
! from the department as useless and un-
| necessary.
The farming interests, he maintained,
were not benefited by them, but the spec.
ulator was
Mr.. Marsh said these crop reports in the
past had been misleading and the state
nents contained In them had been seized
| by boards of trade and bucket shops
throughout the country and used to de-
! press the prices Of farm products.
| AN IMMENSE POWER.
The power Of the statistician was the
| greatest welded by any official or en-
! ploye of the government, and was en-
! tirely TOO great, MIR. Marsh contended, to
be placed in the hands Of any one man.
BY the stroke Of his pen, either the stat
| istician or secretary, in the period Of
! twenty-four hours, can change the value
OF farm products in this country TO the
! amount or many million dollars. Nothing
had so much contributed within the past
fifteen years to the depression Of the
| prices Of farms and farm products,
said Mr. Marsh, AS these monthly
statements Issued from the depart
ment to the spectators. He hoped that
the gentleman in charge of the bill [Mr.
! Hatch would show TO the committees and
to the country in defense of the provision
in the bill, wherein the publication OF
these monthly statements had benefited
his Mr.. Hatch's constituents, and the
agricultural interests Of the country gem
orally.
Mr.. Marsh's motion on division Of the
House, received 28 affirmative and rs
negative votes, whereupon he made the
! point Of no quorum and a vote by tellers
I was ordered. This showed about the
same proportion Of votes on the motion,
and without whiting for quorum to APP
! pear, Mr.. Marsh withdrew the point aud
the motion was defeated.
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OUR CATTLE.
Mr.. Hainer, rep, of Nebraska, offered
! as an amendment, the provisions Of q
! pending House bill directing the Presl-
| dent to enter into correspondence with
the government Of Great Britain with q
view to securing q resembling of the or
der which requires cattle imported into
| the United Kingdom from the United
States TO be slaughtered at the port at
which they arrive, and within ten days
| after arrival. This discrimination against
| cattle from the United States, Mr.. Hainer
| said, resulted in reduction in the value
thereof as compared with those of Can
ada, against which the discrimination Is
not made, of s25 head
The amendment was adopted
The paragraph making an appropriation
for seed distribution occasioned o debate
of an hour or more, led by Mr. Ray, rep,
! of New York in opposition TO the
make it possible for the Secretary Of
Agriculture to abandon the purchase and
distribution Of seeds. Nothing came Of
1t, however.
Mr.. Pickler's motion to increase the ap-
preparation for seed distribution from
Sl30000 to 100000, was agreed TO by
vote Of 7S to So. (The amount named in
the bill was the same as appropriated for
the current year, but the secretary is au-
thorized to use 10000 of the appropria-
tion for publishing bulletins.
! No further progress with the bill was
made, and at 5 o'clock the committee rose
and the House adjourned until tomorrow.
VIRGINIA REFUSES TO PAY.