The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-13
DAY IN THE SENATE.
Agricultural Appropriation Takes
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Agricultural Appropriation Takes
Up the Entire Time.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-During the
entire session of the senate today the
agricultural appropriation bill was I'M
der consideration After six hours of
consideration the bill was little more
than half completed. The debate upon
the measure dealt almost entirely with
adminstra tive details of the department
of agriculture, many concentrations of
the work of the department being made
by senators on both sides of the cham
Der.
At the beginning of the session a 10 MT
resolution authorizing the removal of GER
tain letters from the files of the depart
ment of the interior and their donation
to the state of Iowa was passed.
A bill also was passed appropriating
a commission consisting OF the president
of the Society of the Army of the Ten
nesSee, the chairman of the joint commit
tee on library and the secretary of war
to select a site in the city of Washing
ton, and have designs prepared for a
memorial or statue Of Gen. U. S. Grant,
the cost of which shall not exceed $780,
coo.
A bill was passed authorizing the In
diana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad company
to construct and maintain a bridge across
the st. Joseph river at st. Joseph Mich.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
called up by Mr. Proctor, chairman of
the committee on agriculture. 1t carries
$4,503, 800, the increase proposed by the
senate committee being $15S,S20
The reading of the bill in full was de-
manded by Mr.. Sullivan (Miss), Mr..
Proctor having objected previously to the
consideration of a bill Mr.. Sullivan had
called up.
At the end of the morning hour the I'M
finished business business-the ship sub
sidy bill-was laid before the senate
Mr.. Proctor asked that the subsidy bill
be laid aside informally, in order that the
appropriation bill might be continued
Mr., Jones (Ark.) objected. On motion
of Mr. Proctor the senate then, without
division, decided to proceed with the
agricultural bill.
Some discussion was precipitated over
the section Of the bill relating to meat
inspection Mr. Jones (Ark.) contended
that in the interest of this country and
its meat industries all the meat products
exported ought to be carefully inspected
and branded in order that the countries TO
which the products were sent might be
assured of their genuineness.
Mr. Pettigrew called attention to the
paragraph concerning Live horses, and
carcasses and products thereof" and in
CURED WneJner the United states was
packing and shipping abroad horse meat
Mr.. Money, a member of the commit
tee on agriculture, replied that horse
meat was being shipped abroad to the
Scandinavian countries. Epicures of
those countries, he said, regarded horse
meat as a delicacy-quite as much of a
delicacy as smoked reindeer meat, which
1t closely resembled in appearance and
taste.
Mr. Pettigrew insisted upon knowing
whether the horse meat was exported I'M
der a brand showing that it was hoIs
meat, and not smoked reindeer for in
stance.
Mr.. Proctor replied that the secretary
OF agriculture had explained to the COM
mittee that it was shipped as horse meat.
and that those who received it under-
stood perfectly well they were getting it.
The last two hours of the session We're
devoted to a discussion of an amend
ment of the committee comforting upon
the secretary of agriculture authority to
inspect and analyze. foods, drugs or
liquors imported from other countries for
the purpose of ascertaining whether they
are so adulterated as to be deleter,ous to
health, and if found to be so, authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to seize the
goods at the request of the secretary of
agriculture and refuse to deliver them to
the consignee.
Without completing the bill the senate
at 5:55 p. m. adjourned.