The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-07
HERE AND THERE IN
THE LEGISLATURE |. A !!
Members Of Board Of Agriculture
Again Declare They Were
Ignored by Committee.
MILITARY BILL DISCUSSED
artillery End q Service Claims
More Committees Hear
Many Speeches.

IN tho Senate this morning the Com.
mittee on Agriculture Mining and
Manufacturing Will report favor
ably the Adams. Churehman House
DILL which reorgAnizes the DEPART
ment Of Agriculture. and defines the
er and the members Of N' the board. Z
.,Gommissi0ner koiner did not attend
the meeting Of the committee, as lie
vas out OF the city, nor did any mem
pear to oppose the favorable report
of the bill. Several members OF the
board wished to be present, and, 1t ~
said requested the chairman or the
Adams churchnan measure would be
considered. They claim that they re-
celved no notice, never heard that
me blu would be considered at ycster-
We're not preaent. Wher this state
n.ent was officially made tate last
night by representative OF the board
was too late to reach the chair
lie Adams-C hurciiman bill restores
TO the commissioner the powers which
were curtailed shortly after Mr.. Koin-
ssr's return from Europe, when the
board made many changes
1t Is very proba BILE that IL members
gf the Board OF Agriculture wish ia
ne heard In opposition to the Adams.
ask the Senate to recommit the bill. sc
that they can appear.
About That Telegram.
gram read BY Mr.. ISoinef ut the meet
time ago. The Times Dispatch received
last night the following from its Wash
ington correspondent:
The Bureau of Statistics OF the De-
partment of Agriculture received from
Commissioner Koiner January IS, 1907
his telegram rendering his resignation
ns representative OF the bureau In Wiz.
ginla. The telegram stated that lctte.
Z would follow:
I'VE Immediately wired that tele-
gram had been received said G. G.
Clark. associate statistician Of the bu.
reau tonight. ~ copy OF our telegram
is on file in the bureau. do not re.
call the wording. but 1t was intended
to convey to AIR. Koiner the idea that
the resignation was accepted.
"a few days after the receipt OF the
telegram we received a letter from MI,
Koiner more formally offering his res IS.
bureau replied to that. also accepting
the resignation. 1t is possible thai
z Mr.. Beverly. vice president OF the Sir.
ginia Board Of Agriculture. when NJ
came to Washington was shown copy
of the telegram we sent In the nrs'
Instance, and because II did not speci-
i,caily state the resignation was ac-
cepted, did not regard IT az an accept I,
c.
in constituting IT, as an acceptance OF
his resignation.
statement Issued.
~ The secretary of the Board OF Agri.
culture and Immigration last nigh
made the following statement in re
gard to Mr.. koiner's charge that thu
Investigation made in Washington IL
connection with the sending OF TIN
I telegram was unauthorized by TIL
board:
The statement made by Commits
sioner koiner that members of thu
board went TO Washington of theft
own accord to Investigate the record,
OF the United States Bureau OF Sta.
tistics, and without authority OF tilt
beard Is not correct The board. a
IT'S August meeting. adonted a reso.
luton introduced by Mr.. Beverley, ant
seconded by DR.. McBryde, instructine
the president of that body to go {.
Washington and Investigate the rec
erds With view to ascertaining thu
facts In connection with Mr.. Koiner'.
resignation OF the office of statistician
The following Is q copy of the minutes
Nj. Beverley moved that the pres
ident be directed by the board to make
inquiry at the United States Bureau Of
Statistics. in Washington. as to al
the facts in connection with Mr.. koin.
er's resignation OF the Office OF State
statistical agent for Virginia, for. pro.
lection of both the board and the com,