Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-19
Money to Be Used for Demonstration
Of 0enatured Alcohol.
WILSON HELPS OUT ON MEASURE
Senator Burkett Explains Vote on
Employers Liability Law.
ENDORSED BY RAILROAD MEN
Principle of CUIbersOn Amendment
Endorsed. but Fear Expressed it
wOuld InvaIidate the
Entire Measure.
tFrom a staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-(Special Tele
gram.)-An appropriation for the Nationa
Corn exposition at Omaha, which has beer
recommended by Secretary Wilson of the
Department of Agriculture for the purpose
of demonstrating the processes of making
denatured alcohol. was provided for by
the agricultural committee of the senate
| TODAY The appropriation is not specificall!
set forth In the agricultural bill as wal
originally suggested, but is taken care of II
the general appropriation for the bureau o
chemistry. which has been increased from
S25,O00 carried by the house bill TO $4,000,
OF which $4,000 is to be used by the Depart.
ment of Agriculture for demonstration pur.
poses at Omaha.
At the suggestion of Secretary Wilson
who appeared before the agricultural com.
mittee today and who enthusiastically en-
dorsed the purposes of the forthcominR
corn exposition. the amendment to the
paragraph relating to the bureau of chem.
istry was adopted as follows: ITO dem.
onstrate and illustrate methods for the
making of denatured alcohol on a scale
suitable for utilization by the farmer OF
associations of farmers"
This, the secretary said. was all thu
authorization needed by the Agriculture
department to make a display at Omaha
next fall. Senator Burkett submitted good
| naturedly to the "jollying" which his col.
leagues on the agricultural committee gave
him when he offered the amendment ask.
ing for an appropriation for the National
Corn exposition.
They remembered his roast" Of the Sc.
attic exposition. which he said was hardly
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money even though he had made a speech
against expositions in general, and the
committee, without dissenting voice, pro.
vided the means for demonstrations OF
making denatured alcohol at the corn show.
show.
Standardization of Grain.
! The agricultural committee today also
without debate. adopted Senator Burketts
amendment to the agricultural approprla-
/ tion bill providing that the secretary OF
| agriculture shall establish at certain places
labora or es for the Standardization IN of an,
such grain grades, when so fixed 10 be-
come the official standards for the grading
of grain" Representative Pollard had this
same wording in the agricultural bill as
I reported by the house committee, but II
went out on point of order some of the
| opponents OF the measure believing that
! such Standardization might result IN
national standard for grain, which has been
bitterly fought in some sections OF the
country Now that the agricultural COM
mittee of the senate has adopted the
/ amendment IL is believed that Senator
Burkett can hold It in the bill. a point
Of order not being allowable in the senate
upon an amendment reported from a COM
mittee of that body.
Burkett Explains Vote.
In the last day or two Senator Burh-tt
has realized that effort Is being made
| by certain newspapers in Nebraska to
place a false construction upon his vote
on the Culberson amendment to the em-
| poyers liability bill. The Culberson amend
ment, which proposed to prevent the re-
moval of suits from state courts 10 courts
| of the United States, was defeated by a
large majority, there being but sixteen
votes in its favor and of these sixteen four
were republicans, Bourne. Brown, Borah
and Dixon. Bulkett has been actively en-
gagged upon an employers liability bill all
| winter and If Senator La Toilette had not
been asked TO introduce a measure satisfac-
tory to the railway employees of the coun-
/ try Burkett would undoubtedly have been
/ selected for that purpose, as he has been
! in close touch with II. r. Fuller legislative
representative of the railway men, during
/ the entire session. Dolliver and Burkett
were sitting together when Ser ator Culber-
son offered his amendment. polliver. who
was championing the bill, Immediately gave
/ notice that il should be voted down, on
the ground that he did not believe it was
! col stitutional, and Il might wholly defeat
the purposes OF a measure which was salts
/ 60 to he
| feat of the amendment was the result. II
the amendment had gone in, hastily drawn
| as it was. the bill as amended would have
to go back to the house for its concurrence
and with a filibuster on It probably never
would have had consideration.
| IL is known that friends Of the bill IN
the house proposed adding an amendment
similar to the Culberson amendment, but
4 after a consultation with Mr.. Fuller, who
consulted eminent counsel. It was thought
| the part OF wisdom to withdraw that fed-
ture for fear It might defeat the whole
bill in the courts and they did not want
to have a second Knockout at the hands
| OF the supreme court.
RaiIrcad Mans view.
! In view of the efforts seemingly being
made TO place Senator Burkett in false
position as 20 his vote on the Culberson
/ amendment ne sent clippings from PeYeral
| Nebraska papers 10 Mr.. Fuller, who has
written the senator as follows, regarding
/ his vote.
Il am very sorry that adverse criticism
! has arisen regarding your vote against the
Culberson amendment to our employers
/ liability bill, which amendment proposed
10 prevent the removal OF suits from state
/ courts TO courts Of the United States foS
| under the circumstances your action waa
considered right and proper By the organts
cations OF railroad employees, which ] reg
: resent and In whose interests this leglsles
I tion was enacted. II Is true. IN some case
I a will be burdcnsome 10 prosecute oassa
under this act in the federal courts. ana
we would welcome carefully drawn and
well considered law which would limit the
removal Of such suits to those only which
are permitted by Tie constitution; but de-