Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

At the beginning of today's session Of
the House Mr.. Hull Uowa) called up and
had passed a resolution naming Charles
NJ. Anderson of Ohio, William Warner of
Missouri, Franklin Murphy of New Jer-
sey and James w. Wadsworth of New
York members of the board Of managers
of the national home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers of the United States.
Gen. Porter Thanked.
Mr.. Olmsted (Pa.) presented a resolu-
ton declaring that 1.-The thanks Of the
people of the United States are justly duo
and are hereby rendered to Gen. Horace
Porter. late ambassador to France, for his
disinterested and patriotic services in
conducting upon his own initiative and at
his own expense a series of researches
and excavations extending over q period
of six years and resulting In the recovery
OF the body of Admiral John Paul Jones
from a forgotten grave In a foreign land
and its return to the country which he
loved so well and so heroicalIy served"
Mr.. Bartlett (Ga.) said he hoped that
the magnificent speech made by Gen. Por
ter at the recent ceremonies attending
the burial Of the body Of John Paul Jones
at Annapolis be printed in the Record.
Mr.. Olmsted said that not since the days
of Benjamin Franklin had there been "a
more distinguished representative Of the
American nation accredited to the republic
of France than Gen. Porter, and his untir-
Ing efforts to recover the body of Americas
first admiral should not go without proper
recognition The resolution was amended
calling upon Gen. Porter to furnish the
House a copy of his address on the occa-
sion above mentioned, and in that form the
resolution was adoDted.
A bill to authorize the construction Of
dams and power stations on the Coosa
river at Lock Two. Alabama, was passed.
The House then resumed further consfd-
GRAFTON of the agricultural appropriation
bill.
The Question Of Free Seeds.
The seed question Immediately came TO
the front. Mr.. Rixey (ya.) said the chair
man of the agricultural committee, Mr..
Wadsworth, and Mr.. Henry (Conn) had
formed their ideas of free seeds from in
terested sources-the seed men and the city
newspapers. He charged the metropolitan
press with selfishness In opposing the dis
trfbution of free seeds
Mr. Rixey also discussed the subject OF
good roads, and said that the agricultural
committee had been parsimoniouS in its
provision for good roads.
Mr. Henry (Conn.l, In reply to the state
ment made by Mr.. Rixey that the metro
politan press was actuated by selfish mo-
tives IN fighting free seeds. had read
letter from the chief of an experiment sta
ton in Connecticut congratulating him on
the stand against free seeds, which was
considered farce by those who had made
study Of the subject.
Mr.. Burnett (AIa.) started TO talk on the
subject of free seeds. when Mr.. Wadsworth
On. ". in charge Of the bill. asked him to
withhold his remarks until the paragraph
dealing with plant industry be reached.
81 am afraid that would not either be-
seen or heard by the chair II waited until
them" replied Mr.. Burnett, amid laughter.
his small stature lending color to his laconic
observation.
He said IL the members OF the House would
go with him to the one-horse farmer. '.the
man with forty acres and mule" they
would see that the rural districts were in
favor OF the appropriation.
Mr.. CrumpacIrer und.l raw no reason why
the bill should carry q penalty clause for
counterfeiting weather forecasts in view OF
the fact that the bill was general In charac-
ter. his opinion being that 1t was special
legislation. and was already the law The
motion to strike out the penalty clause was
carried.
Mr.. MondeH Wyo.) made plea for the
agrfculturists In his state. and facetiousiy
insisted upon the broadening Of the good
thinGT the farmers were receiving from
the Department" of Agriculture by making
an appropriation for billy and nanny
goats" He read q petition In verse from q
ssbusted American Irish cow puncher," who
admitted himself that he was q mighty
poor poet.