New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
HOUSE HOT OVER COTTON.
NO PROBING OF FIGURES.
Congressmen Stand By Government
Statistics and Livingston Loses.

Washington. Jan. 5-The governments cotton
s+a+tS+to- as nranared by the Agricultural De-
,.rtr,art and Census Bureau formed the SUD
iect of an extended discussion in the House To-
day REPRESENTATIVE Livingston Oh u0O e.
tackled the trustworthiness OF the 80
estimates and charged that the mat -,
,ba eo-,res had created a panic in the co.'O''
market. He called attention 10 tl0 go, o,,ar
.,on which he said existed in the south .
..o--oru,an+ cotton statistics. and salo tiia.
- 60 ~ that section was ready 10 oelii
+bo abo1ition Of the statistical bureau VI ~
Agricultural Department a., 49, Hr
The subject came UP on nO'A g..
wordsworth. Of New-York. chairman ~
f4oror,ittee on Agriculture. to iay On 80 -
,-a.oI,,tion presented by Mr.. LiVihss'oa
sraI weeks ago. calling on the ..o+nod
Icrlture for information resaruins -. - I.1
Of collecting cotton statistics. Inc - ,,a,srr
on the table prevailed. 80 10 L. nTa,v-yorx.
T,,,rlason Of Texas; wadsworth' OF y" -,
10-| pua-es - Massachusetts. and Sims Oh Ten
80 VIGOROUSLY defended the govern
nent's estimates .,s soaech said
.naro WAS nothing in his resolution
charged dishonesty or falsehood ON tii0 -.
the Agricultural Department Du' IN - test
nnent had estimated the acreage vi =
wear at more than a million too much anu
rected the estimate in October AH
ment,' he added, that could make -.
one million acres In the product OF eo''oil u
South in one season. 1T seems 10 "9' --t,cr
give the country the tnrorndO0N
such estimate was based -
TIIa-at,.footio, Mr. Livingston asserted, hao
only been intensified by the ginning report OF lAe
Census Bureau, compared with the report VI 'IS
Agricultural Department. If the Agrlcui'Oi~I
Department was right. the ginning report We"
5OO 600 bales too much If the Census bureau
report was right 1t was 1.5OOOOo oaIes to0 NV
eDaskine earnestly in defence OF the COM
u1ittee Mr. Burleson. OF Texas, oecIdreu eN
there had not been the slightest oesire -
smother the Livingston resolution III coii.'i
He attacked the bucket shops ana Saiu t'i@' =.
impression which had gone forth regarding COT
tor could he counteracted by the producers hold
ing their cotton or by cutting down the acreas0
next year.
Further defence Of the cotton estimates came
from Mr.. Lowering. OF Massachusetts, VINO IN
sisted that they were absolutely necessary 10
both the grower and the spinner or cotton- "a
RepIytng to a statement by Mr. BartIett, Ot
Georgia that In spite OF the government recent
reports the cotton that had come INTO lhe 80. Se
Lorts each day had been ABOUT halL ,. as 49,
as 1t was last year, Mr.. Lowering decIaroe &c .L
IN was because of the boast OF the men oA th1
south that they were holding their cott0n- -,
L admit" said Mr.. Bartlett, l am hoiuins III
Then retorted Mr. Lowering. there Is notn-
ing in your statement" And he ac0ed @ tnaI thT "
hanks of the south were helping the farmers all
thew could; but the trouble was the banks were
nervous and were calling IN their loans
The hill TO improve currency conditions was
further discussed but adjournment Was taken
without final action on H. - ~
Mr. Fowler. of New-Jersey, chairman OF ILe
Committee on Banking and Currency, called at
tention TO the remarks that had been mace IN
the House about the payment or interest OFT
government deposits and said he had received
information from the Secretary OF the Treasury
which proved concIusively that no bank any
where in the United States. under any cOndi-
tions could afford to pay interest at any rate.