The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-14
IN THE HorsE.
appropriation fer Free seed Dfssrf-
button stu stnna.

WARRINGTON, Jan is-Tas horse So
oag completed the consideration o. the az
al~.asIrai OIL In committee Of tire whole
SO eslsn adjourned On tss motion % those
..agssa 10 The printing OF snosnsr edition
"a khe aasnofs bors@ took There was RE
ANNA iigat over the question OF the frea
ST. c1sfr3butfGu 70 the ssrrrsrr oE. the
sIess % strike oEst the appropriation ot
ssS"sSo Faiase, rs USUAL Ore Or the i3por-
~. .saa aIendraents provtSe5 for tire imErec-
s-"s. % the horse meat for export rgrposs
N the same way that the meat of cattle
and other animals In row Inspected Dur
lx tae debate some very causcIc criticisms
" kae proceedings In the senatorial eaec-
lssn Ia Ohso. from De Arrnon4 Of Missouri.
saais1 forta "a warm defense OF Senator
hanna from Azhany % New York
The agricultural os1l carries s. ~ zoe be-
ING aals.asp in excess Of the amount for TIA
current year.
WAda~oTth OF New York. chairman o.
tne agricultural committee explained ths;
fne Increases were due % the constantly
growing demand for inspections Of meat
and NEAT products fer expert
Diadsr the latitude Allowed for debate.
NisiiaTns Of Mississippi Submitted an sy-
tende3 argument In favor % ne establish
Insnt of postal savings bank systarn.
Henaerzon OF Iowa supported the aprro-
prisslor In t3s BIN for ssed distribution.
and delivered eulogy OF Secretary OK Az
fIcusfNre wilson. whom ne described as
genuine, kard-fsted farmer
Perkins az Iowa Eatd he would Ike 20 sss
the present policy % seed distribution dis
continued. The s19b 90 appropriation could
be better expended for the benefit Of the
farmer
Robinson OF Indiana. Delegate Callahan
OF Oklahoma ard Berry OF Kentucky sup
ported the appropriation for seed distriou-
ton. The latter. Ia the course Of his re-
n al G7A r
pablicaas 90 allow the house 10 vote on the
Cuban belllgerency resolution.
Fitzgerald OF Massachusetts opposed the
distribution OF seeds by the agricultural
department as being prejgdieial 10 the In
tsrests OF private seed arms.
Cromwell of Ohio moved 10 strike out the
APPROXIMATION for general seed distribution.
He said Il wac time for congress 10 rid the
government Of this huabug.
Wheeler Of Alabama. In opposing the mo-
tioE. Faid the men who were seeking 70
take this boon from the farmer wsre TIE
same who fastened the gold standard upon
the country.
The battle over free seed distribution
continued for the remainder OF the SEES
sion. Mercer Of Nebraska. Wagner OF
Pennsylvania and Foote OF New York sup
ported the BrcrnwelI amendment. and
Brown OF Ohio. Talbot os South Carolina.
Green OF Nebraska. Ciardy OF Kentucky
and Simpson OF Kansas opposed X The
amendment was defeated, i55 to ID.
On motion OF Ellis OF Oregon an amend
ment was adopted emitting 1--we horses and
the earcasses thereof 10 inspection the same
as cattle and other animals.
Wadsworth. In charge OF the bill. said
horse meat was now recognized a. food
and he had no objection to the amend
ment.
Clark OF Missouri moved an amendment
of ti5eoso for the publication and dIstriou-
ton of 10i. Co copies OF the horse book.
which was adopted. lis to ios.
The bill was reported to the house with
out further amendment. whereupon Wads-
worth moved an adjournment In the hope
OF securing a reversal OF the vote on the
horse book proposition tomorrow. but
those who favored another edition Of that
piece OF agricultural literature resisted the
motion but on an aye and nay vote. IL. TO
ia. the house adjourned at 5:35 2. IN.