Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-02
POINT OF ORDER is DEADLY
Knocks Out Of House Bill ApprOpria.
tion for Corn Show
HOPE NOW LIES WITH SENATE
Order IL Issued for EstabIishInE of
Chemical Laboratory In Omaha
for Pure Food Bureau of
Agricultural Department.
cFrom a STAFF Correspondent }

| Ctrom a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. April 1.-CSpecial Tele-
gram)-secretary Wilson has become an
enthusiast for the corn exposition to be
held in Omaha next fall. The secretary
believes it of the first Importance that
practical demonstrations be made at the
exposition in denaturating alcohol and he
wants the authority Of congress to make
such demonstration. This matter has
been talked about for some little time, Gov
ernor Sheldon taking up the subject with
the secretary when in Washington. and
today Congressman Pollard offered an
| amendment to the agricultural bill author
izlng the secretary Of agriculture to demon
| strate at The corn exposition in omaha the
oltierent processes of making denatured
! aIcohol and to make such other demon
strations as in the judgment Of the secre-
! tary are deemed advisable, to teach the
farmers and others the BEST methods of
| raising grains, etc. Mr.. Pollard's amend
ment, however went out on a point Of
order raised by Mr. Mann of Illinois. Mr.
Pollard insisted that the point of order was
! wholly out of order and defended the
proposition with all the force at his COM
mand. He insisted that precedents Of the
mouse in many particulars were wholly
| wrong and that his amendment carried no
I
was in line with Secretary wilson's sugges-
tion that authority be given his depart
ment to make this demonstration outside
| of the Capital City.
The congressman from the First district
took occasion to trace the growth of OBJ
Jections to such legislation and said that
II originated when a gentleman occupied
lhe chair who was not a parliamentarian,
and that the house had since followed
Dnndly the line of precedents thus estab-
llshed, without any regard whatsoever to
the merits OF the case although authority
was given under the general law for lust
such authorizations as his amendment
sought to give Secretary Wilson.
Hope Lies with Senate.
The secretary of agriculture having been
| advised that the house had failed to au-
thorize the demonstration of making dena-
tured alcohol at the corn exposition, said:
your people now want to get after SEN
ator Burkett and inform him, as a member
Oh the committee of agriculture of the
senate what is needed to make this demon
stration success, and ] haven't the least
doubt but the senate will see the import
ance of such demonstration and give it
its heartiest sanction"
Continuing along these lines, Mr.. Wilson
said: ''If Omaha wants an object lesson I'm
the making of denatured alcohol and wants
TO learn how grains and vegetables, par
tcularly potatoes, may be made into alco..
hol and denatured for farm purposes. then
assume that steam and power will be |
furnished by the exposition management as |
well as the material out of which they |
want to make denatured alcohol. The de- |
partment would like to know whether a |
place will be provided in which the de- |
partment can set up the machinery neces-
sary to make this practical demonstration
or whether it will require the department |
to set up its own building. in which event
sum of money will be necessary As I |
understand IT, the exposition MANAGEMENT
Will furnish aoplace in which we can in
stall worms and the necessary appliances
Tor these practical demonstrations. for IL
the agricultural department makes this
demonstration it will be practical in every
way and daily school will be held pre-
sided over by competent persons to teach
those interested how denatured alcohol
may be made on the farm and elsewhere
i believe the corn exposition will be a
splendid thing and judging from the out
lines I have heard IT will be educational
to the highest degree Personally. would
like to have opportunity to demon
.
denature alcohol, and if authority is given
by congress, and modest appropriation
is made, say 5000 we will give an ex-
hibition throughout the corn, show in
Omaha that will be an object lesson of
first importance and we expect people all
over the west to come to Omaha and see
how it is done. If conditions are such
VIII make personal request upon DIR.
Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry.
TO be present at these demonstrations and
lend his assistance wherever possible to
make the exposition a success and l will
endeavor to be present myself during the
exposition"
senator Dolliver, who was present when
Secretary Wilson gave his views about the
Omaha corn show to The Bee correspond-
ent, volunteered to do whatever he could
toward securing legislation for the demon
stration above referred TO-, but, he said.
such legislation should originate with the ,
senior senator from Nebraska, now
member of the agricultural committee.
Inspection of Export Grain.
Congressman Pollard, who lost our on
his amendment empowering the secretary
# agriculture to make a standard for
grains, will within a day or two intro
luce bill authorizing the secretary to
'reate an oNlclal standard for all kinds
# grain and fix penalties for grading
If grains by any other than the Official
standard. The bill will also direct the
secretary of agriculture to enforce these
provisions and will require a certificate
If inspection on the part of the secretary
# agriculture on all grains destined for
he foreign trade. such certificate to show
he grains were inspected by the depart
nent and properly graded and of such
grades as will stand the trip across the
water without deterioration. This inspec-
ion will be confined, according TO Mr.
7ollard's bill, TO the ports from which
yrain is shipped, Galveston, New Orleans,
Newport News, Baltimore, New York,
3oston and Philadelphia, and in no sense
will it aim to make a national standard.