The San Francisco call., 1898-01-14
AGRICULTURE AND POLITICS
 ARE ARGUED Consideration of the Bill Completed in
 the House. Appropriation for the Dis tributiOn of Free Seeds
 Stands. Opposition to the Printing of Another Edition Of the
 "HOrse Book"
OHIO's SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Mahaney of New York Defends Hanna for His Work in the Last
 Campaign.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Washington, Jan. Is.
 The House to-day completed the con sideration of the agricultural bill in committee of the whole and then ad- journed on the motion of those opposed to the printing of another edition of the famous Horse Book" There was the annual fight over the question of free seed distribution to the farmers but the effort to strike out the appro- priation ($13O, ,O00) failed as usual the majority against it to-day being 136. One of the most important amend ments adopted provided for the inspec- tion of horse meat for export purposes, in the same way the meat of cattle and other animals is now inspected.
 During the debate today some very caustic criticism of the proceedings in the Senatorial election in Ohio from De Armond (D) of Missouri called forth a warm defense of Senator Hanna from Mahaney CR.) of New York, who eulogized the Ohio Senator as the man who had overthrOwn the bosses of the Republican party in 1896.
 Upon assembling the House en- tered upon the consideration of the az ricultural bill. The bill carries $3, ,323.- 4O2 being S133.5O0 in excess of the amount for the current year.
 Wadsworth (R.) of New York, chair man of the Agricultural Committee. explained that the increases were due to the constantly growing demand for inspections of meat and meat products for export.
 Under the latitude allowed for de bate. Williams (DO of Mississippi sub mitted an extended argument in favor of the establishment of a postal saw fngS bank SySte n.
 After some remarks by Henderson tR) of Iowa in support of the appro- priation in the bill for seed distribution and In eulOgy of Secretary of Agricul- ture Wilson. whom he described as 2 genuine hard-fsted farmer De Armond (D) of Missouri got the floor and sub- mitted some sarcastic comment on the newspaper reports of the election ot Senator Hanna at Columbus yesterday He read the telegram sent by Mir. Han na to President Mckinley: God reigns and the Republican party still lives The telegram, he said, was uniuue That God reigned there was no room tC doubt; therefore the latter clause Ot the telegram was the more wonderful With cutting irony, he proceeded tC read and comment on some of the tele. grams of congratulations sent to MT i1dIHd rom tnlS Clty, including those of President Mckinley Commentine on the Presidents telegram, he asked how the return of Senator Hanna could be beneficial to the country. save in an example to be avoided He said in the course of his remarks that Sena- for Hanna was the truest and best ex. ponent and representative of modern Republicanism
 De ArmOnd's remarks brought Ma. nancy (R) of New York to his feet IT brief but emphatic speech he replied to the remarks of the Misscurian.
 Cannon CR.) of Illinois expressed hi: qualification over the election of Sena. tor Hanna It was a triumph of the majority and of political decency. He did not believe, he said. that any gen tleman on the other side could rise and place his hand on his heart and honestly say that he was not glad treachery had been rebuked