The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-11
SUMTER. s g. WEDNESDAY MARCH II. 1908
BILL DEFENDED BY LEVER.

BILL DEFENDED BY LEVER.
south Carolina Congressman Thinks
Agricultural Appropriations just.
Washington. March 5.-Represen-
tative Lever takes little stock in the
stories that have been printed to the
enact that when tina agricultural ap-
preparation bill Is reported to the
House next week for consideration
Chairman Tawney. Of the appropria-
lions committee. will move tn cut on
many thosands Of dollars from the
Dill - II stands now. Mr. Lew, Ia q
member Of the committee on asricul-
turs. and has been in almc st con.
slant attendance ON its rnectinxs SINCE
congress assembled after the holiday
recess. s,
the bill that has been agreed upon
ana which Will be reported will carry
~ith@it apps6psist1sns to the amount
Of approximately sli.soo. 900. which
Il cons,derAhiy in sxeess Of the am
can't hsrstpeors rsposted By this COM
mittsss ~ iaAcsssary q ie expended in
any one year 70 naintAsn the depart
ment OF asriculturv.l
Among thI iters which are undsr.
stood 70 have come, In for very large
appsopsistions ara those tor the exc
TERMINATION Of the cattls tick, the boil
weev:l ana tho sypsy moth. 4, well a.
tor the complete extermiaation Of All
other piant-dnstrcying pests OF vari-
ious kinds. The cattle tick srsdica-
tion will cost ssso. 900. the boil
wssvil. $4,000. and q like amount
possible sor the moth extinction.
In addition 10 this the government
weather bueau viii come In for /.
large amount. a. well, a. road building
aad object roadk thruusA4c the rural
sections cf the United State. the in.
troduction and teaching OF elemen-
tary asriculture Ia tho schovls OF tho
country. tho further making Of soil
surveys In order that the people may
dnd to what uses their lands ere best
suited. the reisinw and, care OF cattl.,
both Tor dairy ard beef purposes, ana
the Esnerai dissemination Of inecrna-
don 70 Tho people IN the agricultural
istrics tsuding 70 impress UPON them
TIE vsiAs ana importassvs of co.
o1ersting With the Aepartmeasof az
assss tpss 'ssnstaily O. thalr work
The AGRICULTURAL committeo OF the
Hopse scnstSts Of nineteeif, SmsmSers,.
and perhaps! saKer~d more in the last
election than any other COMMITTEES Of
thar body. Out OF the total member.
Ahip OF nineteen there are but reven
old memberships Of thess being
Democratic Lamb. Of Virginia, and
Lever. OF South Carolina. II may be
said that the presence Of twelve new
members OF the committee accounts
Tor :he unusual result In the scon-
struction Of this years appropriation
bill. OF thsSs new memcers VI The
committec, fvc are Just ent. ring up
on their second term I'm congress and
four are absolutely new men. bers.
For this reason II is suggested that
II may have been somewha. easy for
the experts In the department. Of ag-
riculture to convince the new men,
bers Of the committee that they
should be given everything asked
which apparently was the case and
ttat the estimate coul1 easily be lost
sight Of when 1t canis &c tabulating
the total Of all the items granted.
Mr.. Lever does NO. think that there
will be any efforts on the part OF
Speaker Cannon t. cut down the esti-
mates. 1t has b"en said that the &C.
tion Of the comE'itte, has come to
the attention ~ the speaker. and he
IL said to have privately expressed his
disappointment that the appr ,pria.
tons orered to be reported were so
large. 1t Is not concealed. however,
that 1t will be the province cf Chair
man Tawney and other members Of
the appropriations committee to use
the parirg knife vigorously when the
bill comes up for consideration, and
1t Is only natural to suppose that
many items now in 1t will be stricken
out for various reasons.
Mr.. Leve is glad that the work of
framing the bill Is completed. for
while this process was going on it
meant almost daily sittings and an
endless amount Of detailed work.
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