The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-25
FARMERS M|LL
GET SEEDS {: Cd STILL
governmental Distribution Not
Likely to Be Discontinued
35 At This Time.
DEMOCRATS VOTE soLIDLY
congressman Much Interested III
Election Of Hobson-llay OH
Investigating Committee.

4
b ~ WASHINGTON, y. c., April 24.-Ihat
a The practice OF governmental Distribution
or free seeds through senators ana mem
\ bers OF Congress will not be discontin-
ned at present. Is practically assured. At
b IS claimed TINT poll Of the House OF
Representatives shows that about two
4 thirds OF that body will vote to insert IN
n the agricultural appropriation bill an
]. item providing $4,000 for the cost OF
distributing seeds among the farmers
The tactics which will be pursued BY
the opponents OF. the appropriation were
learned to-day The Committee OH Agr!-
culture refused to .nsort in the agricul-
tural appropriation bill a provision for
+ continuing seed distribution. When the
bill comes up in Committee of the Whole.
as 1t will probably do tomorrow, n mo
ton will be made to amend 1t by insert
ing the item Of FREQ seeds. The chair
will rule this amendment out OF order
on the ground that 1t Is now legislation,
/, being claimed that the present system
OF distributing seeds through members
Of Congress and senator's is without
4 warrant in law. 1t is the intention of the
4 advocates of the free seed proposition
ITO appeal from the decision Of the chair,
and have the House vote to oVerrule tho
Y presiding officer. 1t Is claimed that con-
Ssiderably over one-half Of tho House VIII
vote to continue free seeds
Stand BY Farme1ts.
tt5S II is said that every Democrat in the
Z House will vote to continue the present
system Every member Of the Virginia
4 delegation will vote against cutting out
the free seed Item.
II .'The agricultural classes get precious
little from this government, save the
privilege Of contributing to It's support"
said Representative Hay to-day. Ap-
fproprlatons have way Of going north all
the time and there Is not Northern
industry that has not the benefit or q
tariff which compels the consumer or us
products which almost always includes
the farmer first or last, to pay more for
them than the foreigner has to pay. Let
IA bill be offered here which affects IN
the slightest degree any manufacturing
interest, North or South, and a howl Will
be set up at once by the friends of that
special industry. There is a lot Of dcma-
gogy In 'howlng' for any class, whether
Ut be manufacturing or farming. am
not making any stump speeches about
sthe poor farmer but I shall vote to con-
n inue to give him the few seeds 1t has
been the custom to allow him for SO long
that the custom has become institutional
J. IN character"
Election Of Hobson.
Democrats of the House and Of the
Senate, too, for that matter, were deep
sly Interested in the news to-day that
4 Representatives j ohm Bankhead had been
I defeated for denomination to Congress
from the Sixth Congressional District, by
81 CAPTAIN, Richard Pearson Hobson. the
hero of tile Merrimnc Captain Hobson
3 made his canvass on the issue of a
t$greater rsvy, and appears to have Won.
He tried t. get the nomination two years
ago but Representative Bankhead ;ns
served III Congress longer than any man
OH the Democratic side at the con-
clusion Of his present term on the 9Th
or next March, he will have completed
eis:,,ern years of service in the lower
q Housc Representative Samuel NJ. 10"
oartson, of the Sixth Louisiana District,
Mr.. Bankhead first took his seat, being
chosen to fill the unexprcd term of his
father, +. w. Robertson, but Mr.. Bank
head had been in Congress several
months when Representative Robertson
arrived in Washington. Mr.. Bankhead
has place on the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, and Is also a
member OF the Committee .on Rivers and
Harbors, two of the. !sdhEht-atter com
1iittee places. 1t is possible, that some
member Of the Naval Committee will be
transferred to one Of Mr.. Bankhead's
committees to make room for Mr.. Hob
son on the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The career Of the former naval officer
in Congress Will be watched with deep
interest. lie Is fine speaker, and a
man OF most captivating manners.
Hay An Investigator.
I Representative Hay has been appointed
one OF the committee designated by the
speaker to investigate the affairs OF the
st. Elizabeth government asylum for the
insane In this city. and the Virginia
representative is NOT ut all pleased with
tbs assignment, In addition TO the labor
5lring very irksome. II will also prove
OF very disagreeable character, The
Medical Society OF the District Of Co
}ll,mbia has Very trrnyp oh rpac