The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-30
MONEY FOR AGRICULTURE
The Annual Appropriation Bill Tn
der Discussion in the House.
sIr- CorIiss Moves TO Amend by Re
dueiaS the Amount Allowed the
Bureau OF Forestry One Hundred
Thousand Dollars, But the Effort
FaIIs-Hr. King on PaternaEisu..

Thousand Dollars, But the Effort
FaiIs-Hr. King on PatcrnaEisH:.
The Agricultural Appropriation bill oc-
cupied the attention of the House today
Before it was taken up. however, MI Tay-
Ter, from the Committee OF Elections. No
l. submitted a report on the contested
| election case of Walker against Rhea in
, the Ninth district of Virginia. The report
sets forth that the testimony in the case
covers 5000 printed pages and that. al
! though the evidence showed some fraud
and certain Irregularities, yet, in the
opinion of the majority of the committee
this was not of such degree as to invali-
date the election, which was held in No
vember, 1898. The committee finds that
Mr.. Rhea is entitled to his seat as mem
Der Of the Fifty-sixth Congress. and that
Mr.. Walker was not elected Mr.. Tayler
announced that a minority report would
be submitted. 1t was not determined at
what time the case shall be called up in
the House.
At 1910 Mr.. Wadsworth. Chairman Of the
Committee on Agriculture, moved that the
House 90 into Committee Of the Whole
for consideration Of the Agricultural Ap-
preparation bIlf. This was ordered and
Air- Payne took the chair The reading of
the bill for amendment at the section re-
iatins TO grass and forage plant investi-
cations was passed without discussion.
/ When the section relating TO general ex-
peHses Of the Bureau of Forestry was
| reached, Mr.. King Of Utah enquired as to
the advisabulty Of directing that the De
PaTtment OF Agriculture shall report On
forest fires He said this matter was al
/ ready within the jurisdiction Of the De-
partMent Of the Interior Mr. MondeII
said that the Secretary Of the Interior had
authority 10 report on forest fires SO far as
they affected forest reserves
Mr. CoTliss moved to amend by reduc-
ing the amount appropriated for the Bu-
Teau Of Forestry from S1ST240 10 SS7. 2s0
He pointed out that the sum Appropriated
for this service last year was SIS. 600. and
said that there could be no valid reason
for the remarkable increase contemplated
. IN the pending bill Mr. Wadswcrth said
/ that this country had reached a point in
/ the matter OF the production OF wood when
the science Of forestry should be given
greater attention. Mr. CorIiss' amend
.
Teau OF Forestry was amended but IN no
material manner Mr. King opposed the
practice Of aLaiyzinS soils Of private
farms He thought this IS GOvernIlans a
paIeTnallsn II It's worst form. He s-Ougat
this would be all right so far IS public
lands are concerned, but not otherwise II
would be gust as reasonable Tor the Gov
eminent 20 90 into all kinds Of individual
enterprises.
Mr.. King siso spoke against the policy
Of the Government distribution Of seeds
Mr. TalberJ made . plea for the farmer.
He said that when the manufacturer
wanted anything from the Government he
got il, but WheL anything was asked for
the farmer. great big bushy-headed
statesmen jump up all over this House
and say Il IS unconstitutional"
Mr. Talbert paid the usual tribute to
the farmer. saying that he is the f0unda-
ton OF ali prosperity. that he pays the
taxes OF the Government. and that he fur
. nlSheS the soldiers 10 fight its battles
The gentleman from South Carolina in
sisted that the amount appropriated for
the distribution Of seeds should be dou-
Dled- Mr.. Talbert is speaker Of eXtraOT-
binary vehemence. loudness. and velocity.
and he caused considerable applause.
Mr. Fitzgerald offered an amendment
setting apart, under the section providing
for the general expenses OF chronological
DFeE-lgITlOD, an appropriation or SZ.GtD
I TO aid Massachusetts IN graduating the
! cooling moth. A point Of order by Mr..
Henry Of Connecticut against the amend
menL was sustained
Under the bill $500 is appropriated 10
be used for the following purposes: Three
thousand FIVE hundred dollars for an in
yestigatjou into the Favages Of the cotton
boil weevil. with a view Of ascertainiBg
the best method Of its determination, 81
0o0 for invest gations in agriculture, and
81 coo for an vestigaJiOn into the ravages
OF the codliug moth IN the Northwest.
with a view OF ascertaining the best rem
ediai measures 10 be adopted 81 that sec
ton Of the country
Mr.. Stephens offered an amendment ap-
prOpriating 81. 0Go for an investigation Of
the prairie dog evil and for killing the
animals. After a long discussion the
amendment was defea ted
Mr.. LattimeT offered an amendment in
creasing the appropriation for farmers
bulletins. Mr.. Shackelfcrd supported the
amendment. He said that when ne first
raised his voice IN Congress in behalf Of
the farmers. he was haZed by his sOpho-
more friends on the floor for speaking on
an questionable subject. for speaking in
behalf OF class which does not send q
lobby 10 Washington 10 represent IT.
Sir MEhon opposed the amendment. He
said the farmers IN Pennsylvania did not
read the bulletins and that they know
more about agriculture than the people in
the Department Of Agriculture.