The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05
H CONGRESS Is DOING.

Inc O0ndG0 IS considering III,
Postof1ce Appropriation Bill.
carries 1922, 782, 688, being 81, SIS, a'
more than the estimates and Owe,
49, 900, 900 over the current year an
preparation. The appropriation f%
salaries of p~ostmasters has been i,
creased to $40, OOO, 900, the apr
priation for rural free delivery from,
81, 75O, 900 to So, SOC, 900. The fad
mail subsidy, which we consider un
just from beginning to end, remain,
The House Committee on Censn,
after considering the Olmsted reso
luton to investigate the question N
right to vote in the various Stata
directed Chairman Hopkins to 70
port the bill back with the recon
mendation that the whole matter Or
over until the next Congress. Thu
Senate committee to investigah
negro disfranchisement will decids
upon work at next meeting.
After an eventful Legislative e.
perience, beginning with the present
session of Congress and COVERING
about two months, the bill for thu
re- organization of the United States
army has passed the last stage in
Congress and now only awaits the
Presidents signature. The final
step was taken in the Senate, where
by a vote of 80 to 25 the conference
report on the bill was agreed to.
On the final vote several Republican
Senators voted with the Democrats
against the report. Senator Pritch.
ard supported the measure Sena.
tor Butler bitterly opposed it BY
vote and speeches.
Senator Towne has closed his
brief Senatorial career with one
of the ablest and most eloquent
speeches against expansion ever de-.
livered.
The credentials of Senator-elect
F. M. Simmons presented last
week. Senator McCOmas moved
their reference to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. This course
was taken next day, upon suggestion
Senator Butler. The whole matter
will be taken up at the assembling
the next Congress, when it appears
that Mr.. Butler will make a fight
upon Mr.. Simmons and North Caro-
lima election methods.
The House last week took up the
Agricultural bill. Mr.. Latimer, of
South Carolina, offered an amend
ment to increase the appropriations
for farmers bulletins to $50, 600
This was adopted.
There was another somewhat pro
Longed debate upon the proposition
to appropriate $17O, 900 for the pur-
chase and distribution of seeds.
Motions to require the department
ment to purchase new and valuable
seeds, to increase the appropriation
TO $27O, 900 and to strike out the
TEN were defeated, the latter 81 to
30. Not a cent ought to have been
appropriated for this scheme.
Representative Mercer, of Ne
oraska, Chairman of the Committee
IN Public Buildings and Grounds,
has introduced an omnibus bill in
2reasing the limit of cost of public
buildings in various parts Of the
country. 1t carries about 81, 500, 900.
The increases include Brunswick,
ia, $4,000 to 500, 900; Elizabeth
City, N. G., $780, 900 to 800, 900; New
pert News, Va, $780, 900 to $3.50, 900;
Tampa, Fla, $3.50, 900 to $500, 900;
N. c., $4,000 to $780,
An extra session of Congress is
of. A Washington dispatch
says: "The Cuban constitution is
expected to reach Washington about
February Il, when it will be placed
before Congress. The President re-
CARDS prompt action in this matter
If very great Importance and would
lot hesitate to call Congress to-
in extra session to consider it,
'hOuld it appear necessary" Presi-
lent Mckinley also desires some
egislation for the better government
# the Philippines.
Tennessee has determined to drive
OUt the cigarette. An anti-cigarette
Jill passed two years ago having
'een declared unconstitutional, the