The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-03
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
What is Being Done Day by Day By
the National House and Senate.


must have burned because of the eulo-
gies and tributes TO his uutiring euer-
gy, his devotion and his patriotism
which were paid him by members Of
the house during the consideration
of the agricultural appropriation bill.
Next to the achievements of the
American farmer, the American hen
came IN for unstinted praise for her
industry and her usefulness, her cham
pion being Mr.. Dawson (Ia.), who
contributed a thoughtful speech TO the
literature of the farm.
The PRESIDENT message recon-
mending an appropriation of 100000
for Mare Island navy yard was read
and referred TO the committee on ap-
preparations.
Without reaching an agreement rs
to the limit of general debate on the
agricultural bill, it went over, the fea-
lures Of the bill not being touched
upon.
Mr.. Lever IS. c. classes the far
mer as the great conservative force IN
American politics. He said the gov
eminent expenditure per capita Of ag-
ricultural population for the republic
Of France amounts to % cents, for
Austria 60 cents, Hungary 90 cents,
and for the United States, which owes
more to its agriculture than any of
these nations, the expenditure of 16
cents. The per capita TAX for agricul-
tural purposes for the United States
Is about cents.
M Lever made a strong plea for
larger agricultural appropriations and
less for the army and navy.
Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) came forward
as a defender of free seeds. He ar
raigncd the millionaire growers of
seeds as being responsible for the
failure Of the bill under consideration
to carry an appropriation for free
seeds. He said that there was a good
deal Of dairy money i'll the bill, the
chairman of the committee on agri-
culture. Mr.. Wadsworth, being a large
dairy farmer. But he said "onion
seed money! and ''lettuce money!
was remarkable by its absence. He
said there vas "trust" III every
thing the farmer uses except free
seeds and he called on congress to give
the honest yormanry of the country
free seeds.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) delivered a
two hour speech on ship subsidies say
ing that not keel had been laid In an
American shipvard for an American
ocean going ship in the past Is months
"Suppose we had war; said Mr..
Grosvenor. cor suppose we had no
war, but England and France had,
what would become of the commerce
of the United States?' he asked. at
would be placed at the mercy of these
two countries, for 80 per cent. of the
commerce Of the United States is ear
ried in foreign bottoms. No nation
can attain to commercial supremacy
unless its commerce is carried on Its
own bottoms and under its own fiag.'
Spooner Replis to Bailey.
In the Senate Mr.. Spooner spoke
for three hours on the railroad rate
question and then gave notice that he
would continue his remarks. He ad.
dressed himself especially tc Mr..
Bailey's amendment taking from the
inferior Federal Courts the right to
enioin against the execution of the
orders of the interstate commerce
commission, contending that such an
exercise Of power would be the first
step toward the destruction of the
power of the Judiciary and result IN
an undesirable blending of the CO.
ordinate branches Of the government.
He also discussed at length the dis
| tinction between jurisdiction ana
"judical power The address Nas
technical and consisted largely OF quo
tations from legal decisions.
The WISCONSIN Seator referred to
case in which the Attorney General
had criticised a judicial decision and
had been replied to by the court.
Mr. Bailey suggested that ''interest-
ing as the episode had been it was not
! as interesting as q more recent cpl
| sode,' referring to the President s
criticism Of Judge Humphrey in the
beef packing eases. HAS Judge
Humphrey gone back on the bench to
respond to the criticism of himself?"
asked the Texas Senator.
"Has the Senator jurisdiction to
ask that question?' auired Mr..
Spooner, and himself replying, said
that he had not, but that lie had
Judicial power to do 500
The bill making an appropriation
of 100000 for the employment Of
extra labor at the Mare Island (Cal.)
navy yard was passed
Agricultural Appropriation.
The agricultural appropriation bill
again furnished the theme for discus
sion in the House, although but few
references were made to the subject
matter of the bill.
Under the latitude Of general de-
bate the leaders on the Republican
side begar ':medicine making for
the approaching congressional cam
paign. Mr.. Hepburn. of Iowa, predict
ing that tariff revision and protection
would furnish the main issue of the
campaign.
Mr.. Boutell, of Illinois, replied to
the ''watch trust" speech of Rain
ey, of Illinois; while Mr.. Sulzer, of
New York, talked on the American
Merchant marine, and Mr.. Sims, of
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