The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-05-05
FRKE DISTRIBUTION.
House by Large Majority Decides to
Retain the Practice.


House by Large Majority Decides to
Retain the Practice.
Washington, May BY vote Of
1853 to So the house decided to con-
tinue the free distribution of garden
and flower seeds. Many Of the items
In the agricultural bill broadening the
scope of the bureau of chemistry and
DR.. Wiley's department were eliminat-
ed on points of order, particularly
those relating to the adulteration of
food, condiments, drugs and bever-
ages.
Considerable progress was made on
the bill after the free seed proposition
was out of the way.
Mr.. Sherman Of New York immedi-
Rtely after the approval of the journal
Of the house asked unanimous consent
to take the Indian appropriation bill
from the speakers table, non-conour
In the senate amendments and send
the bill to conference. Mr.. Williams,
the leader of the minority, In a very
quiet way, filed his usual objections,
but withheld his right to speak, to
hear statement from Mr.. Sherman,
| Ohuliudh VI Iut COlu-
mittee, who said that the senate had
added nearly 100000 amendments to
the bill and increased the amount car
ried by nearly $3.0U0,000. 1t was abso-
lutely necessary, therefore. that the
conferees be appointed as soon as pos
sible, so that the points in disagree
ment might be considered.
Mr.. Williams facetiously remarked
girl in Arizona had been asleep for
nearly seven weeks, but on awaken
ing found, to her disgust, that the
statehood bill had been asleep longer
time than that, and he therefore would
have to insist upon his objection. The
bill will now have to be considered by
the house.
Mr. Gaines Of Tennessee arose to a
question of personal privilege. He
stated that he had been misrepresent-
ed by newspaper which, by implica-
ton, charged him with unfair dealing
with the house.
Mr.. Dalzell wanted the article to
which Mr.. Gaines objected to be re-
ported to the house so that the speaker
might rule whether it was really a sub
ject Of personal privilege.
Mr.. Gaines read from the article in
question in which he was pictured
waving aloft a large bundle of letters
which he said came from constituents
demanding seeds, but which, on ex-
animation, turned out to be public doc
uments
The speaker read from the manual
that criticism in newspaper upon
representative was not proper sub
ject for personal privilege.
Mr.. Gaines asked for five minutes to
make q statement, which was granted
J him. He then launched forth into a
speech Of Justification of his course of
t Monday, reading letter after letter
from his constituents demanding free
7 seeds.
The house by this time had become
a bedlam. The speaker worked his
gavel arm like stone mason, but Mr.
a Gaines, above the roar of the house.
above the satirical applause, was heard
protesting for square dealing, and de.
b. claring that the poor and deserving OF
his district who wanted free seed must
not be put down.
Mr.. Shepard of Texas desired to give
the members of congress the right OF
selection as to whether they would
take garden seed of field seed, such
as wheat, corn, oats, cotton seed, etc.
but the chairman ruled the amendment
out of order.