The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-01
.SEEDMEN THIEVES,
KENTUCK|AN SAYS
1ratc Tennessee Member Dis
custer With Interruption.
Rixey Attacks Press.
HOUSE HAS UNRULY SESSION
Connecticut People Want Cattle,
HOUSE HAS UNRULY SESSION
Connecticut People Want Cattle,
Coin or Stamps Instead Of
Seeds.
(Ry Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 30-This
was both n field day and q seed" day
in the House, the major portion of the
legislative session being given over to
the consideration of the agricultural APP
preparation bill and. incident thereto, the
free distribution OF seeds, which tho bill
does not provide for, but which many
members desire to be restored as one
OF Its provisions.
Thanks for Porter.
Mr. Omsted (Pennsylvania) presented
q resolution declaring that the thanks
O. the people of the United States are
Justly due and are hereby rendered TO
General Horace Porter. late ambassador
to France, for his DISTINGUISHED and pa
triotic services In conducting upon ms
own initiative and ut his own expense q
series of researches and excavations ex-
tending over a period Of six years ana
resulting In the recovery of the pody OF
ADMIRAL John Paul Jones form a for
Gotten grave in foreign land. ana lts
return TO the country which he had loVed
so we'll and so herotcally served.
Mr.. Bartlett said he hoped mat tne
magnificent speech made by 1ehe'a
porter at the recent ceremonies attend
Ing the burial of the body of John Paul
tones at Annapolis would be printed III
thc record The resolution was unan'-
mously adopted with an amendment TOT
printing General Porter>s speech.
THO last resolution of thanks passed
nv Congress was for Admiral Dewey
thanking him for the victory at Mania.
Rixey Speaks.
Eighteen pages OF tho agricultural APP
,ropria ton bill were considered and per-
fected. The debate on the question OF
free seeds will be resumed Tomorrow
when a vote Is expected on the amend
mont to insert an appropriation of 500
UU for the purchase ana dlStr'pntlo'' VI
rare and unusual seeds.
Mr., Rixcy (VirsiniN said the chairman
~ tho Agricultural Committee tMr.
Wadsworth) and Mr. Henry Connect
cuD had formed><leir ideas OF free seeds
from Interested sources, the seed men
and the city newspapers. lie charged
the metropolitan press with selilshness
in opposing in the distribution or
free ecds Mr.. Rixey also discussed the
subject OF good roads. and said that the
ArrIc,l,,Iral Committee had been pars!-
monious In Its provision for good ROADS.
Calls Them IhleVeS.
Mr.. Cocks (New York; addressed thu
house against the free seed distribution
reading letters from a large number o.
farm papers
Meantime the House became unruy
tho aisles were congested and 1t was
with difficulty that the representative
from tho Oyster Bay District was per
uitcd TO proceed.
Mr., Gaines (Tennessee) endeavored &c
be heard above the noise and confusion
Mr. wadsworth objectlng' to any furthel
discussion OF seeds under the paragraph
relating to ''an!mal Industry THIS an
gered the Tennesscean, and as he sa
down, by command of the chair, he man
aged 10 say that the blu loaded with al
kinds Of appropriations to take care Of
md suppress the "mouth and feet dis
ease, hollow horn and hollow tall bu
took away from the farmer the few
seeds tina, he every year looked forward
TO :. receiving. Mr.. Trimhe (Kentucky
said that among the Commercial thieves
of the country the seedmen would take
high rank.
Mr. Wadsworth made n motion putting
a stop to the debate, which was carried
on division by a vote Of ninety-scvcn tr
sxty-two Mr.. Burleson tTeNas) op-
posed and Mr.. Gambler tMissssippD IA
vored free distribution of seeds
Want Cattle Instead.
Mr. l.illey (ConnecticuD read letters
from his constituents asking for Shrop-
shire sheep, Durham bulls, postage
stamps and cash. instead of seeds. These
letters again plunged the House in dis
order and confusion, but order was final
ly restored,
II am one Of Willams's Democratic
kids" was the way In which Mr.. Icllerbe
{Sontb Carollna) began his maiden speech