The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-04


apartment was being considered.
Senator Cuiion saIu the committee, hav- |
.ng lnr Diii IN charge, in making its amend |
ments, had purposed TO stop the creation
of divisions OF the department, which |
seemed to give men places at big salaries |
and so absorbed the money without getting
any WORK done.
Mr. halr also ridiculed the numerous
visions with titled heads. and said in the
iivlsion of agrostology, the plan was to
ave $4,000 out of total appropria-
ION Of $4,000, given 10 three or four
snen TO sit in a room here AT Washington
While men by practical experiment outside,
id all that was accomplished.
But il was when the irrigation investiga-
OnS OF the department were reached that
icy came down in 4 body with disapproval.
MeSsrS. Cullom, Teller, Allison, Frye,
warren Hale and others, declared that
the work of the department in this direction
.ds worthless ana had been for years.
Senator Chandler had a little iun with
Is brother kepuDtcans in many ways, and
ne day wound up with a tilt between Mr..
Tolcott ana Mi. Butler, which ended
micably. The net result was the passing
u the agricultural hin with So, 260,6
in it, and the relief of the Postoffice
Department irom carrying as mail roll
top desks, electric motors and carpets, all
made uHs--2S Mr.. WoicOJt put IT.
Lieut.. Wiu1ain Mccarthy Little was au-
lhorized 10 receive a decoration from the
sing of Spain, although one or two gentle
men said with a sniff: Humph! King Of
Spaini'
The bin FOR the appointment OF Ma
tonal Art Commission went over to an
other day upon objections, first, by Mr.
Butler ana then by Mr.. Mills.
Mr.. German moved a reconsideration OF
the bill passed yesterday. authorizing the
enlistment or additional men an the Navy.
The motion is privileged and may be taken
up at any time.
In the coarse OF the discussion of the
agricultural bill. Mr.. Teller S:iis the Garden
City, KaS. experiment station had been
caieliy useful a determining tilat Il mum
ber of grasses Willnot grow in this country.
So far as he knew. Colorado farmers ana
scientists who had tried almost every sort
OF grass had been able to Introduce cnly
one suitable for their arid lands. That
was alfalfa or lucerne.
Mr.. Can said Secretary Morton seems
to think there ought not TO be any Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
When the item for irrigation investiga-
ton was reached Mr.. Warren offered an
amendment, putting the appropriation in
the hands OF the Secretary OF the Interior
for the Geological! Survey ana raising he
amount to SIS, eco. Mr.. Allison said
1t was not in order To introduce III this
way in tkc agricultural bill an appropria-
ton for the Interior.
lie knew thai there was pressing need
for the money To continue the work already
in progress, hut ne doubted whether IL
would not b2 better To wait for the Sundry
civil bili. There was an extended dis
cussion 10y Mr.. Cullom, Mr. Teller and
others.
Mr. Teller finally Offered as a compro-
mise TO make the appropriation $4,000
for immediate use anu give the money TO
the directors of the geological bureau di-
reetly.
JUMPED ON MORTON.
Mr., Warren, accepting this, said he
would never hc willing TO give any money
for the investigation of irrigation 10
man who held Secretary Morton's views.
He then read from page 80 OF the SeCrc-
tary'S report. in which suggestion aga inst
irrigation is Offered in the stat emUnt that
the process brings into existence farms
that compete with those already under
cultivation.
After much argument over the retention
OF the titles Division OF Sells and "Di-
vision OF Agros,' it was agreed to let
them remain. In the discussion some criti-
Cism was made OF the numerous "Chiefs
OF division in the Agricultural Depart
ment, including one entOmoloGiSt, and
three assistant cntomologiSts: Gne ornithol-
OTliitfGiNGiSIS,
one pOmoOgist and one assistant pomOio-
gist; one patEOlogist and two assistant
patbologiSts. and one agrOsto!ogist and
one assistant agrOStologist.
The wbOlc scheme OF running the Agri-
cultural Department was characterized by
MIR. Hale. ReT., Maine, as = abuse. FROM
year to year the department had been
uIvidiHg and SuhdrlIdng and creating
divisions. Mir. bale asserted that for
the work which The Agricultural Depart
mcnt did, ana for the money il expended it
had from three TO six times a larger pro-
portion OF large salaries than any other
department Of the government To bin
IL was an abSUrdity. He thought that the
work ought to bc done in a more modest
and less tihlar way.
MISSED HIS LUNCH.
Mr. Hale and Air. Frye had opposed each
ether in q brisk debate on this point, and
when at las; Mr.. FRYE yielded to Mr..
CGllomS suggestion that the matter he left
10 the committee. Mr.. Chandler protested.
He said he had neglected to 20 to lunch
10 hear the argGGcnt and had finally been
converted by the senior or the junior
Senator from Maine, he couldn't tell
which; bat it was the Senator who was then
in the room.
He had staul faithfully ny him for an
hour waiting Tor the opportunity to vote
his way. Thw he found he had taken all
ms pains Tor nothing He notified Mr.
Frye next tihiC he went into an argument of
that kind with expectation of making
ingiOriouS compromise al the end, that he
expected IL De informed at the outset.
When Mr.. Wolcott asked for unanimous
consent to consider The bill 10 limit pack
ages sent by the government departments
through the mails, Mr.. Butler asked a
number of questions. Mr.. WolCott assured
him the bill was all right. The postoffice
was being imposed on by the Treasury and
other departments by sending desks. car
pets, motors, and all sorts of bulky and
heavy articles.
Sometimes thC doors Of postal cars had
TO be removed 10 get articles in. If they
happened TO come on weighing days they
ran up unr5asonahly the cost of the ser
vice.
Mr.. Butler asked other questions. Mr..
Wolcott finally became little impatient
and told Mr. Butler il ne would not attend
the meetings Of the committee he At
least might read the report which would
give all the information ne was asking for.
After little further discussion Mr.
Butler said ashe was the only member who
had not read the report he would object
TO the consideration till he had an oppor-
by the intervention of Mr.. Chandler, afr.
draw his objection. II was done and the
bill passed.
Nomination Withdrawn.
The nomination OF James H. Mulligan of
Kentucky To be consul of he United States
at Cape Town, Africa. sent TO the Senate
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