The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL.
Considered by the House In Com
mittee of the Whole.

mittee of the whole.
After disposing Of come routine business
Yesterday the House went into Committee
of the Whole to consider the annual Agri-
cultural Appropriation bill. The 10 al car
ried hy the measure is SANS soc. being
s3so.77s more than the appropriations for
the current year The largest item OF in-
crease is 5000 000 FOR a library building Tor
the Department of Agriculture.
Mr.. Shattuc OF Ohio. in connection with
the item for distribution of seeds by mem
bers read poem, entitled The Seeds That
Would Not Grow" which was highly en-
joyed by his auditors Mr.. Shattuc dis
cussed at some length the Philippine policy
of the Administration, which he warmly
supported,
He denounced the unpatriotlc cause of
tho anti-imperialists. In referring to Ed
ward Atkinson. of Boston. he described
him as the former superintendent Of a
Massachusetts, cotton mill. and celebrated
as the notorious author OF the science OF
nutrition and the inventor OF the Aladdin
oven" Mr.. Shattuc gave a brief &C
count OF the history and career OF the
Atkineous, the recital Of which created
some amusement. III Aguiualdo and his
Filipino followers" Mr.. Stattuc said.
were made acquainted with MIR. Atkin-
sons science OF nutrition they wCu d BE-
much more encouraged TO hold out in their
rebellion than they ever have been by his
anti -imperislisdc and reasonable litsra-
tire. for the science Of nutrition wot IL
teach them something pTactical-now 10
| live on wind and husband their resources
/ with a view OF wearing out the 'over.ed
| soldiers who are pursuing them
Mr.. Bailey Of kansss spoke at length on
ba n nd n
| Kansas. He denounced the Demo rats.
| who, he said, scented a conspiracy in every
movement conceived in the interest CT lio-
| erty and good government.
! Mr.. Bell Of Colorado, in replying TO Mr..
| Bailey, said in part:
Il want to say to you, Mr.. Chairman,
that il the voter in the last election had
| been untrammeled; il that vote had been
/ the honest expression Of the individual
| voter, without extraneous Influences, Mr..
! Mckinley never could have occupied the
| White House Of this nation. The Repuoli-
! can party. bear in mind did not get the
vote of the laborer on the farm; il did
not get the majority out Of the white Eng
! fish speaking people of the United States;
I it did not get the support of the masses
| without the use OF the enormous cOrruD-
/ ton fund: but 1t did get the election and
how did it secure it? | want to remind
| our friends on the other side, that the
nomination Of Mr.. Mckinley was not spon-
| tanecus. l want to remind them OF con-
! ditions that prevailed then. and let them
/ analyze for a moment how il came about
! that he did get the nomination.
! But Mr.. Chairman, ever since the days
] when Abraham Lincoln set the pace that
| gave deserved freedom TO every black man
| in the United States most every colored
man who was the beneficiary Of that act
has given a Republican vote; as a rule.
not from conviction. not from love for liv-
| ing Republican principles but as an act
! OF gratitude for what the Republican party
did for him back in the days Of the sixties.
But now march these voters to one side;
deprive the colored men Of their rights as
voters. and those who hold Office now in
the Republican party would certainly be
defeated.
But take another view OF the case.
Leave him and go and take the foreign
| population Of the cGUntry-ihat part Of the
I population who cannot speak the English
tongue: that part Of the population VINO
! have Just reached our shores and know
| nothing Of our Government, and who care
nothing about the votes they cast; who
vote year in and year out at the behest OF
| the great manufacturers and combinations
who work them; put them aside, and the
| er in this country. Pass them over and
take from them the unlimited campaign
| fund that is used in every portion Of the
country to buy newspapers, to put in office
! men who control great bodies of men, and
the corrupt disposition OF patronage. and
you never could occupy positions OF trust
in this country which are determined BY
The popular voice.
Mr.. Small of North Carolina spoke next
and was followed BY Mr. Gaines OF Tennes
gee. who attacked the position Of The
President on the Porto Rican bill.
| Mr. Stokes of South Carolina spoke a
considerable length on the great eXpendl
lures Of the Government during the pres
ent year. and urged the extension CT rura
free delivery.
Mr. Haugen of Iowa discussed the i'm
portance of the beet sugar industry OF the
United States fayoring the encouragement
OF its further extension in every way pos
sible
General debate was closed by Mr.. Spauld
ing CT North Dakota. who spoke Of th'
political conditions in his State.
without disposing OF the bill, the com
mit;ee rose. and at 5 o'clock, the HOus'
! adjourned until today.