The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-24
SESSION OF sENATE|
AGRICULTURAL APPRoPRIA- r. TON BILL UP.
Fight Occurs Over the Item for Ex- perimental Cattle Breeding in Non-Corn Growing
 States.

Washington, Feb. 23--The routine busi- ness of the Senate to-day was broken into by an executive session on the Panama canal treaty, After a vote on the treaty, consideration was begun on the agricul- tural appropriation bill. More than two hours were consumed in discussion of an amendment making an appropriation for experiments in stock feeding, against which point of erder was made by MT. Lodge. The point was finally withdrawn and the amendment adopted, but not until Rule IS" had made it's annual inroads into the valuable time of the Senate. The agricultural bill remains the unfinished business.
 The Senate resumed open session at 3:3O p. m.. and took up the agricultural appropriation bill. The Senate committee on agriculture inserted in the bill an amendment appropriating $bU,oo0 for ex- periments in animal breeding in non- corn growing Statesi Mir. Lodge said that this appeared to be new departure for the government, and objection was also made by MT. Bailey. Mir. Teller ex- plained the purpose of Secretary of Az riculture Wilson in asking for the appro- priation in order to conduct experiments in animal breeding and feeding in co-op- eration with State agricultural stations. who, he said. would provide the appro- priation for four stations.
 MT. Lodge objected that the item was a small beginning with limitless future. He made point of order against 1t which was sustained.
 Mr. Tillman protested against the ruling without submitting to the Senate and without giving him an opportunity to say something about the farmer which, he said, "s the only business I ever made a living at."
 He continued in defense of the sccre- tary of Agriculture, and said he should De given the means of carrying out this work. which is necessary" MT. Tillman offered another amondment to permit the importation of new breeds of animals. He asked Senator Lodge to withhold his point of order. In closing, he said Sena- tor Teller had given the wrong oefinition of the difference between "tn agricul- turist' and "a farmer" He said a far mer works with his hands, and an agri- culturist with his mouth and that there are too many agriculturists in the Sem ate.
 General discussion on the rules governing the point of order followed in which Messrs. Hale, Gallinger, bacon, Spooner Bailey. Beveridge, Patterson. Deliver Warren and Cockrell participated.
 
 he would abolish every department ex. | cept the State, justice, postoffice and Treasury Department.
 -..e chair said that to save time he would submit to the Senate the question of the point of order.
 MT. Lodge said he did not want to es. tablish the precident which would be done by vote, that the amendment was ir order and therefore he withdrew the point he had made
 ] Mir. Hale then addressed himself to the i amendment, and asked why if the gov ernment should say what the farmer should feed his stock 1t should not also say what kind of shoes he would wear and what kind of a vehicle he should ride in. He declared the government might as well engage in manufacturing experiments as in stock breeding in the manner intended by the amendment
 The amendment, was agreed to. The 4 Senate at 5:25 p. m., adjourned. ROLLER CHAMPION FLOUR Has no Equal. II sat-Wed,