Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-12-20
Brief. Session of Senate.
The open session Of the Senate
was brief. One bill was pdss-

Tuesday was brief. One bill was plss-
ed.
Mr.. Taliaferp took the oath of Of
Zoe FOR his new term as a Senator.
He was escorted by his colleague, Mr..
Mallory, before the vice-president,
who administered the oath. tn the
executive session Senator Lodge NOV
ed to send back to the committee on
foreign relations tho treaty in ycla-
ton to Santo Domingo affairs. OPP
position developed, and without ex-
planning his reasons for asking for
the consideration Of the treaty again
by the committee, Senator Lodge with
drew his motion. Senator Morgan
said that before any amenments were
voted upon or thestreaty itseat@wasy
discussed, it desira ablle IS have
been done during the recess spf the
Senate. If the psotvtiissfioonsSS the
treaty had been carried out before
the treaty had been ratified it was
desirable to know why such action
had been taken aud by what authori-
ty,
While the Lowering joint resolution.
lirectins the Secretary Of Agriculture
to furnish certain information con-
eeriing the cotton crop is not taken
very seriously as a piece Of prospcc-
tive legislation, a number Of people
will doubtless be interested in the pre-
visions of the bill. ard Il is therefore
given:
IuvERlNG'S IS RESOLUTION
Whereas, the estimate Of the grow
ing cotton crop made and published
by the Agricultural Department on
December fourth indicated a total pro
duction in the United States for the
season of nineteen hundred and five
ane ninetenn hundred and six Of ten
million one hundred and sixty-seven
thousand eight hundred and eighteen
bales Of five hundred pounds each,
gross WEIGHT; and
Whereas tho census returns Of the
cotton glNned in tile various States
up to the first of December nineteen
hundred and five, show that i'll the
States of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Oklahoma the yield
for the entire season as estimated by
the Agricultural Department had been
more than ginned; and
Whereas neither the picking nol
the ginning of cotton in the State
named, or in any other Of the cotton,
producing States Of the United States
is completed by the first Of Deem
Der, and that therefore the estimate
of the Agricultural Department a:
to the yield of cotton in the States
named is plainly an understanding
and likely to nlislead, and damage the
cotton interests Of the United States
and
Whereas, in various other States
where the picking and ginning j:
known not to have progressed towar(
completion even as fully as in the fou1
States named the amount Of cottol
ginned up to the first of Decembel
shows that the Agricultural Depart
ment's estimate of the yield is nnques
tionablv an underestimate: and
| Whereas it is matter of the frs
Importance to the people of the Unitet
States that they be supplied with
more accurate estimate Of this sea
sons cotton crop; Therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and Hous
of Representatives Of the unitet
States Of America in Congress assem-
bled that the Secretary Of Aericultnr
is directed to proceed immediately t
collect such data as may, in his opin
ion be necessary for c more correc
estimate Of the seasons crop, AM
to publish the same on the tenth da.
Of January, nineteen hundred and Sly
together with a full. and complet
statement Of the method by which tn
estimate is arrived at, and of the de
tails of the various reports comprisin!
said estimate
Sec 2 That the sum Of twent,
thousand dollars is hereby appropriat
ed out of any money in the treasur,
not otherwise appropriated, as spe
c;al fund to defray the expenses o
collecting and psalishing such a re
vised report.
The Senate spent four hours Thurs
day in discussing the Panama Cana
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