Evening star., 1898-01-13
Mr.. HANNA,S SUCCESS
Text for a lively Dispute in the
'sHod9e.
IT'S SIGNIFICANCE POINTED OUT
Consideration Of the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill.
IN XECUTIvE SESSION

The House today entered upon the con-
slderation of the agricultural appropriation
| bill. The bill carries 1898, 4o2, being s135.-
| 500 in excess of the amount for the current
year.
agricultural committee, explained that the
| increases were due to, the constantly grow
ing demand for inspections of meat and
| meat products for export
Under the latitude, allowed for debate,
| Mr.. Williams OMiss.) submitted an extended
argument in favor of the establishment of
postal savings bank system.
Mr.. Williams said the deposits could be
| invested in United States 2 per cent bonds,
which could be used to refund the out
standing public debit If the public debt
were paid off at some time in the future or
tie deposits exceeded its extent, the United
States could economically invest the de-
posts in building public buildings, etc. The
| interest paid on deposits would be less than
tie rents now paid for such buildings But
the greatest benefit of q postal savings SyS-
TEN, he sai,i, would be that it would make
the people themselves the bondholders of
their country.
After some remarks by Mr.. Henderson
QoWal In support Of the appropriation in
the Dill tor seed distribution and in eulogy
OF Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural
department, whom he described gen
uilie hard-fSted farmer" Mr.. De Almond
(Mo) got the floor and submitted some
sarcastic comments on the newspaper
ports of the election of Senator Hanna at
Columbus yesterday.
lie read the telegram sent by Mr.. Hanna
to President Mckinley: God reigns and
the republican party still lives"
The telegram, st,id he, was unique. That
God reigned, there was room to doubt;
therefore the latter clause of the tele-
r.
ting irony. he proceeded to read and COM
n.ent on some of the kilograms of congratu-
lation sent to Mr.. Hanna from this city,
including those of President Mckinley,
Senator Hawley and others. Commenting
on the Presidents 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 the course of his remarks that Senator
Hanna was the truest and best exponent
and representative of modern republican,
ism.
Mr.. Mahany On. V replied to Mr.. De
Almond. He recalled what he termed the
victory of the democratic booses in the
Chicago convention in 1872, when they fore
ed the denomination Of Mr.. Cleveland over
the protest of the state of New York The
result had been That he had been repudiat-
ed by his party and mad gone out of power
| unWept, unhcnorsd and unsung. In 1876,
he said, the bosses CT the republican party
undertook to repeat this chapter of politi-
cal history These bosses who had de-
bauched Legislators with cash registers en-
tered upon q scheme to syndicate the pres
idency Of the United States, for the pres
idency then was assured to the republican
party.
When the masses of the republican par
ty,' he continued Seemed almost in de-
spair over the prospect there rose up
man who, with bulldog courage, dared to
give battle to the bosses. He trumphed
in the nomination of William Mckinley
Appiause.) This is the reason the Amer
lean people rejoice that the man who over
threw the besses mas still survived in
American politics.
Mr.. Cannon Qil) also expressed his graf
ifcation over the election of Senator Han
la 1t was d triumph for d majority and
political decency. He did not believe, he
said, that any gentleman on the other
side could rise and place his hand his
heart and honestly say that he was not
glad treachery had been rebuked.
Distribution of Seed.
Mr.. Perkins (Cal), reverting to the ques-
ton of seed distribution, said he would
| like to see the present policy discontinued.
The s12O,000 could be better expended for
the farmers. If rare seed were distributed
for the purpose of introducing such plants
the distribution would be justified.
Mr.. Roberts Qnd.), Delegate Callahan
(Okla) and Mr.. Berry Ky.) supported the
appropriation for seed distribution. The
latter, in the course of his remarks, made
| an eloquent appeal to the republicans to
allow the House to vote on the Cuban
bellgerency resolution. The morning pa
pers, he said, reported the anti-autonomy
riots in Havana. Autonomy was a failure
and it was time for the United States to
stretch out helping hand to those who
were struggling for liberty at her very
doors.
Mr.. Fitzgerald (Mass.) opposed the dis
trbution of seed by the Agricultural De-
partment as being prejudicial to the inter-
ests of private seed firms
Mr.. Bromwell (Oho) moved to strike
out the appropriation for the government
seed distribution. He said he thought it
was time for Congress to rid the govern
ment of this humbug.
Have you any farmers in your dis
trict?" asked Mr.. Steele Qnd.).
Il have"
More than four five?'
Yes, four or five thousand" replied Mr.
Bromwel. Il represent half the city of
Cincinnati and Hamilton county to the
Indiana line"
If the appropriation was to be contin
ued, Mr. Bromwell thought the members
representing country districts should have
vegetable seed and those representing city
districts flower seed.
SENATE.