Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-30
THE HOU Sc.

When the House met today Mr.. Taylor
tOhio). chairman of the committee on cleo
tons No. l. submitted the report on the
contested election case of Walker against
Rhea from the ninth Virginia district The
committee found that while gross frauds
and irregularities occurred in the election
they fell very far short of changing the
result The committee therefore recon-
mended that Mr.. Rhea, the sitting member.
who is a democrat. should retain his seat.
Messrs. Linney (N.C.) and Samuel Daven-
port 'Pa) dissented from the conclusion OF
the majority and were given leave to file
their Views. The report will be called up
in the near future.
The House then resumed the considera-
ton of the agricultural appropriation bill.
The sections of the present law relating
to the scientific bureaus of the department
were substituted for the provisions in the
dill which went out yesterday on point Or
order made by Mr.. Mahon Pa.)-
Farmers bulletins.
Mr.. Latimer SO offered an amendment
10 increase the appropriations for farmers
bulletins TO $4,000. Mr.. Mahon Pa) de-
clared that the increased dissemination of
farmers bulletins would not do the far
mers any good He declared that members
desired to distribute these bulletins to make
themselves popular with the farmers. They
thought II was a good political move. He
had thought himself at one time, and
had tried it. Il put 1t to the test" said
he. Il sent public document to every
registered voter in two counties in my dis
trict.
The result was that 1 ran behind In
every voting precinct in each one of them
did not send documents" U.aughter)
Perhaps where you distributed the most
information you ran worst, suggested Mr..
Lacey tlOwa) SententiouSly.
rIa- 10
dryly.
Mr.. Talbert $50 and NJ Shackleford
tMo.) supported the amendment. Both as
serted that the farmers bulletins We're of
great value The latter said that one bull
letin on the prevention of mildew in grapes
had saved the grape growers of his district
thousands of dollars. Give the farmers a
chance. said he
Interesting interchange.
Mr.. Mahon made an imprisoned reply.
He inveighed against the alleged friends of
the farmers who were always bowling
against railroads and praung of their
friendship for the farmers The farmers of
Pennsylvania, he said. were the bone and
sihew of his state and knew more about
agriculture in an hour than those people
over there at the department The secret
OF the prosperity of the farmers of his state
was that in the neighborhood of every city
and town there was a manufacturing plant
which afforded the best market for their
products which the world possessed
He represented the farmers and he de-
clared they did not desire extravagant ap-
propriations for the Agricultural Depart
ment or the indiscriminate distribution of
the stun printed about agriculture by
that department.
Are you in favor of appropriating $780,
900 for experimental" asked Mr.. Latimer.
No"
why don't you fight 1t. them"
Il have been doing So"
Il am with YOU" observed Mr.. Latimer
Mr.. Shackleford then replied to Mr. Ma
hon, referring sarcastically to his economi-
cal IDEAS on the subject of the appropria-
lions for the Agricultural Department.
while he pleaded for the payment of big
claims for the downtrodden Cramp Ship
building Company. He spoke of Pennsyl-
vania as trust-ridden state and said that
whenever a man from the wild west cham
ploned the farmers cause he was denom-
mated a ''populist."