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The Subject OF Spirited Debate in ths
House.
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w :NSitlI\t toS. Jan. H. ! ne
House today passed the agricultural
appropriation bill without matcria
amendment. During it's consideration
the usuaI discussion of provision for
free seed distribution was INDUCED in.
Mr.. Lilly. Of Connecticut. character
ling it as petty larceny
Mr. Chandler provoked loud Demo.
cratic applause when he said in reply
that If the sending Of seeds to the
farmers was petty larceny lit must be
grand larceny. with the biggest kind
Of =. g on earth for gentlemen tt
stand for protection and demand it a.
the hands Of the farmers
Mr. Pou of North Carolina, wanted
the appropriation Increased TO $500
90" and offered 70 that effect al, the
same time remarking that it would
cost more than that to inaugurate
President Roosevelt. The amendment
was rejected
Oenounces Cotton Reports
The present system of the agricul
tural department in publishing cot
ton reports was denounced by Mr.. I.iv
ingston. tGaD, as damnablc and
shameful. and he pleaded for some one
to submit 2u amendment requiring
'iAAI 'hr 'SpV'tH SHdll Dt uuuilSHtI
every two weeks in order to Sto
gambling In cotton. He would. ne
said. have offered such an amend
ment himself had he not been "thruwr
down and termed out of DOORS" when
he brought In a resolution of the same
character some time ago.
Mr. Maddox, (Ga). declared that tho
census bureau and agricultural depart
ment were vieing with each other In
duplicating the cotton report Tho
publication of cotton statistics by Tho
census bureau he considered sense
less, BY abolishing the latter he
thought there should be no difficult,
IN publishing the reports every tive
weeks
Census Report Most Valuable.
Mr.. Bartlett, tGa). said THAI az bc-
"Hrn tho two reports. it was his opin
Ton the census re,,Ort was the most
valuable \ cnlloquy ensued between
himself and Mr. Maddox. each in
sistng he was right in his contention.
RntiI reports were pronounced BY
Mr.. ENnrlcson. (Texasl. TO hc necessary
j" maintaining thai, the work Of Gael
was scparat" ami distinct
The Reports Compared.
R"nlyinI TO q question by Mr.. Mad
ooN. Mr.. Rurlcson admitted that the
statistics of the agricultural depart
| ment on cotton had been more acc,:l
ate 'fan those of tho census bureau
IN comparing The two reports, MIR.
SIMS. tTnnnl. argued that the ayricui.
tural department simply "rstmatcl''
'h' cotton Production whereas ths.
census bureau based its report on act,,-
| tlf MI
~ Mr. Maddox, who insisted that tht
director at tho census mad stated that
ile report was not complete because
Oh me refusal OF certain ginners to fur
nlsh The necessary data
Mr.. Sims however. maintained that
even admitting tina: To he true. the re-
nnrt Wa; better than anybodv'e guess.
an! he opposed 10 idea If taking the
work away from the census bureau
Amendment Defeated.
Nr Livingston raConsiderea his do.
cision not 10 offer an amendment and
sent to the desk one approprjatin.
Slop.W'0 TO ruable the secretary Of
agriculture To issue cotton reports:
twice month during the growing and
altering of the crop
Tbs" amendment vas defeated - Ia
80
Az amendment was agreed to specifi
ca'ly appropriatng and making imme.
d'ately available $4,000 for the investi
cation OF rice blight and the substi
'u!ion OF other crops in rice lands.
] ne army appropriation bill was sen,
hack to the committee after Mr.. Will
''ams' Miss, hah objected 10 nnanim.
Gus consent 70 non concur in the Sen
ate amendment and send the confer
rnre. aud Mr.. HUI had refused 10
make A motion to accept tho senate
amendment regarding retired army Of
hcerS assigned TO active duty
Tho House adjourned until iouor
row.