Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-14
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from the streets of Washington city
was adopted.
The appropriation for vegetable path
illogical Investigations was Increased
from $4,000 to $4,000, provided that
$4,000 should be used for the inyestiga-
tion of the disease known as 'Iittle
peach"
Mr.. Tiliman offered an amendment
appropriating $500 for Investigation
and experimentation with fertilizers
and fungicides, on the causes of blight
in Sea Island cotton and in water mel
ons and the remedies for the same"
The amendment was agreed to.
TEA CULTURE.
Mr.. Tillman also offered the follow
Ing amendment which was agreed to:
'To enable the Secretary of Agriculture
to investigate and report on the cost of
making tea and the best methods of
cultivation and preparing the same for
1t is practicable to introduce its culture
in the Southern States as u profitable
| industry. $1,000"
The bill was then passed
Mr.. Teller, Colorado, then made
brief sta tement to the Senate in which
he said he proposed tomorrow to vote
for the McEnery resolution.
BILLS PASSED.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing:
Amending the statutes concerning the
drawing off, gauging, marking and re-
moval OF spirits, SO that spirits may
be drawn off in packages smaller than
barrels and put in five gallon cans for
export purposes
The Senate then at 1920 d. m. on mo-
tion OF Mr.. Allison. went into executive
session. and at $3.50 p: m: adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
This was an exceedingly dull day in
! the house Owing to the blizzard out
side the attendance was very small
The great marble Capitol looked like
B. snow palace.
; Lodges, facades and parapets were
:, banked with snow. On the drives and
! the plaza in front of the building the
snow had drifted into great pillows in
Z some places ten feet deep. Not a street
car approached the building, but a few
members OF the House managed to
reach the Capitol in sleighs and car
riages, and the employees trudged and
iabored through the deep snow and
binding storm to reach their posts of
DUTY. The hall of the House was as
dark as cellar. The snow banked
upon the ground glass ceilings shut out
the light and half an hour before noon
the hour for the House to convene the
lights were turned on to relieve the
= gloom
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
Inc committee meetings, with but one
- l"o eACePtlonS, were not held. The
;Sew members of the House who mr.
5 rived had no thought for anything save
,the weather. They stood about the
weather map in the lobby in the rear
or the hall. discussing temperatures
and snowfall and record breaking in
I'LL parts of the country, and it was the
unanimous verdict of the oldest mem
oers or the group that nothing APP
-proaching the present cold spell and
SNOWMAN had been known in Washing
ton In their experience
SPEAKER REED A TRUANT
speaker Reed did not appear at the
capitol. but sent word to his lieuten-
ants that In his opinion it was mad
Vlsapie to hold session OF the House
to-day. and after consulting several
members of the majority, General Hem
uerson, OF Iowa, who had brayed the
storm. decided it would be best to adj
Journ immediately after assembling.
APPOINTMENTS FORFEITED.
General Henderson had an engage
ment to speak at East Orange. N. T.
today. but found that he could not
get there by rail. Mr.. Dolliver. of
iowa, was to speak to @ Sunday school
satherins in Newark. N. j.
General Grosvenor, of Ohio. was
slated for speech at the Marquette
CLUB In Chicago tonight but could
not get away, and Representatives
Lacey. of Iowa; Mann, of Illinois. and
Packer. of Pennsylvania, with Assist
ant Secretary of State Hill, were to
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