The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-08
PENDING BEFORE CONGRESS.

The Committee on Postoffices has
favorably reported a bill to extend
the pound-rate privilege of the mails
low accorded to newspapers and
periodicals to the departments of
agriculture OF the various States. In
most of the States, the departments
of agriculture issue monthly, BIZ
monthly, or quarterly publications,
They are filled with advice to the
agricultural classes on practical
lines by experts employed by the
States for that purpose, and properly
circulated, would undoubtedly be of
incalculable benefit to the farmers of
America. The cost of distributing
these bulletins now il probably
more than the cost of publication, if
forwarded through the mails, cost
ing from to 2cents copy, where
as If sent through the express COM
panies, the distribution is uncertain.
Under THE bill the departments can
use the mails as the newspapers use
them, and can reach the farmers
easily, certainly and promptly.
Senator Tillman proposes to COM
pei the House to consider pension
bill in which he is interested. He
declared, in the Senate the other
day, that he would prevent the pas
sage of any more House pension
bills until that body had voted on
the one he had introduced for an in
crease of pension for South Caro-
lima veteran of the Mexican War.
He said his bill had passed the Sen
ate and bad been hung up in the
House while hundreds of others had
received consideration. He felt that
his constituent had been treated UNI
fairly, and, therefore, gave notice
that all pension legislation original
ing in the House would be stopped
until the House Of Representatives
did what he asked them.
The proposed increase in cadets at
West Point will almost certainly be-
come a law at this session, as it has
been added to the military academy
appropriation bill as an amendment.
1t provides that hereafter there shall
be in the military academy at all
times, one cadet from each Con-
gressional district, one from each
territory, one from the District of
Columbia and fifty from the United
States at large, who are to be APP
pointed by the President. The mum
Der of cadets at the naval academy
has not been increased, but the
course of study has been shortened
from six to four years so that each
Congressman can appoint a cadet
from his district every four years in
stead of every six years.
The proposal for a constitutional
amendment for the popular election
of Senators which passed the House
some time ago has been adversely
reported from the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections. The
committee gave no reason for it:
action, but sent the resolution back
to the Senate with the words "Ad'
versely reported" stamped upon it
with the recommendation that 1t liz
upon the table. This, however, doei
not end the matter. In tact it only
marks its beginning. The Senat,
itself now has control of the resolu
tion and can, IL it so desires, act oil
it at any time. 1t will be easy TO
any Senator to secure a vote on tn,
matter or to force his colleagues t,
take sides by voting down a motion
for considering IL.
The Senate has refused to pass tn,
appropriation of 5000 for paying
Mrs. Daniel Naming, head of the ID
A. RS for her services In going to tn
Paris Exposition and unwilling tn
Lafayette monument there. Whel
Mrs. Manning was first advocate,
for commissioner IL was with the un
Outstanding there should be no com
pensation, as the honor of going a
the representative of the Unite
States was considered sufficient re
ward. When the bill advocatin
appointment reached the Senate Nj
Depew moved to strike out tn
clause without compensation, al
substituted sS 600. This bill faile
to pass both Houses and was late
ppIendsd to the sundry civil bill
This latter feat was accomplished b