The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-14
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL
THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS
MEASURE COMPLETED.
A POSTvL SAVINGS BANK SYSTEM
A Resolution Presented in the Senate Calling
for information as % What Measures
are in Force in Cuba TO Protect
American Citizens

uonse to-day completed the considera-
tion of the Agricultural Appropriation
hill in committee of the whole.
There was the annual fight over the
ouestion of free seed distribution TO the
farmers: but the effort to strike out the
snpropriation (S130,000) failed as usual;
the majority against it to-day being 1856
One of the important amendments
adopted provided for the inspection OF
horse meat for export purposes IN the
same way that the meat of cattle ana
other animals is now inspected. 1here
was a lively row over motion to PRINT
another edition of the famous morse
book" to cost S105,00O. Chairman
Wadsworth and members OF the Appro-
nriation committee resisted it but 1t was
carried over their heads by a marrow
margin in committee of the whole. In
fhe House. however, they succeeded in
earrying a motion to adjourn, which
leaves the fate of the amendment still
in doubt.
Under the latitude allowed for debate
Mr.. Williams Dem., Mississippi sub
mitted an extended argument in favor
of the establishment of postal saw
ings bank system.
After some remarks by Mr.. Hender-
son (Rep... Iowa. in support of the
appropriation II the bill for seed DIS
tribution and in eulogy of Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson whom he described
rs a genuine hard listed farmer, Mr..
DeArmond Dem, Missouri got the floor
and submitted some sarcastic comment
on the newspaper reports of the election
of Senator Hanna at Columbus yester-
day. He read the telegram sent by
Mr.. Hanna to President Mckinley:
"God reigns and the Republican party
still lives.'s
The telegram, said he, was unique
That God reigned there was no room
to doubt; therefore the latter clause OF
the telegram was the more wonderful.
With cutting irony he proceeded to read
and comment on some of the kilograms
of congratulation sent to Mr.. Hanna
from this city, including those of Presi-
dent Mckinley, Senator Hawley and
others. Commenting on the President )
telegram, he asked how the return of
Senator Hanna to the Senate could be
beneficial to the country, save in an
example to be avoided. He said in
nhe course of his remarks that Senator
Hanna was the truest and best exponent
and representative of modern Republic
eanism.
Mr.. DeArmonds remarks brought
Mr. Mahany Rep., New York; to his
feet. In a brief but emphatic speech
he replied to the remarks of the Mis-
sourian.
"In 1892" said he, ''the American
people witnessed the spectacle eff the
Democratic party meeting in its National
convention and despite the unanimous
protests Of New York State, nominating
for the Presidency of the United States
a man repudiated by his own common
wealth 1t was the bosses of the Demo
cratic party who perepetrated this out
rage upon the rank and file Of the
Democra tic masses. During the sue
ceeding four years the friends of Mr..
Cleveland, by bond issues and by Other
methods abhorrent to the conscience Of
the people found their financial schemes
smiled upon through the influence Of
This government. This lesson was not
lost upon the bosses of the Republican
party. In 1896 bosses who had de
bauehed the legislation of the sover-
eign States and turned the Legislatures
of those States into the cash registers
for their own schemes, met together in
a bosses pool to syndicate the Presi-
dency of the United States because it
was known that owing to the fact that
the conscience of the Democratic party
oblivion Cleveland and Clevelandisnn,
the Republican party in all human prob
ability would be victorious at the en-
suing election. So these bosses gathered
together to syndicate the Presidency of
the United State and at a moment when
the masses of the Republican party al
most despaired of averting this outrage
on their party and this disgrace to the
Republic, there was one man who rose
up, a man whom it is the delight OF
the Democratic party to denounce as a
boss. a mah who by his bulldog courage
and his faith in the strength and con-
science of the masses of the Republican
party gave battle to those bosses and
made triumphant the will of the masses
of the Republican party, in the nominal
lion of VIM. Mckinley for President of
of the United States. applause on the
Republican side.)
Il will state 10 the distinguished and
profound gentleman from Missouri de
Arnond) that it is for this reason that
the American people rejoice to-day that
a man who dared 10 give battle TO the
bosses ia a National convention and to
hurl them to defeat can still survive
with honor and power and glory in
American life" applause on the Re
publican side.9
Mr.. Cannon Rep,, 1llionis) expressed
his qualification over the election of
Senator Hanna. 1t was q triumph of
the majority and of political decency. He
did not believe, he said, that any genetle-
man on the ether side could rise and
place his hama on his heart and honestly
say that he was not glad treachery had
been rebuRed.
The House at $40 p. N. adjourned I'M
It'll tomorrow.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, H. c.. Jan. 13.-Among
the measures reported to the Senate to-