Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-02-18
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and so stirred the House as 20 arouse ,
among certin members n feeling OF
he greatest Indignation. Mr. Sullivan
leaped upon Mr.. Hearst n TRADE OF
ienuncistion. while the latter. by I'M
olication. charged Mr.. Sullivan with
completely in a murder.
The affair grew out OF the recent
discussion OF the freight rate question
n the House. when Mr.. Sullivan IN
luired OF Mr.. Lamar OF Florida. who
vas favOring the Hearst bill. why Mr..
Hearst did not defend his own bill.
his being followed by criticism OF
Mr.. Sullivan IN The New York Ameri-
an and Journal
More Frequent Cotton Reports.
Tho Senate heard ten witnesses In
he Swayne Impeachment trial Mon
lay. and devoted the remainder OF It's
line 90 the consideration OF the agri-
cultural appropriation bill The major .
portion OF the debate IN connection /
with the appropriation bill was based I
IN an amendment suggested - MI /
Bacon. providing for semimonthly re- Z
0orts on the condition OF the cotton I
crop. which was amended so as 10 t
cover the last FIVE months OF the I
year and adopted.
Mr. Bacon. I'm Offering his amend /
ment. said that no provision could be T
+ Incorporated I'm the bin that would
F be Of so much importance 90 the cot
f tor producers as this one. He traced
The failure OF che growers 90 secure
profitable returns from last season
-rop 90 The infreQucncy 90 the OH
+ ciaI reports. Tho loss ir one month on
this account had not boon less than
$40 600 .O0O He also urged that the
Secretary should publish synopsis
of The information on which his este
mate is based ass wcll as the estimate
itself Nr. Proctor presented letter
from the chief statistician ~ tho AEri-
cultural Department. saying that che
adoption of thc Bacon cotton amend
mcnt would involve an additional eN-
penditure Of S363.0o0 per aunum-
Senate IS a High Court.
The Senate PASSED tho agricultural
appropriation bin and began consider
alton OF the bin making oppropria-
tons fer the District OF Columbia.
The Hausbrcuph amendment 90 the
agricultural bin. relative go the draw
backs ON che dutr ON wheat was
agreed 20 after an extended debate.
iu which tariff questions figured io "a
/ considerable extent. Tine usual tnrrc
hours were given to tine trial OF tle
impeachment charges against judge
Swayne. lu connection with that case
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