Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-01-06
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM WASHINGTON
Senator Terrell Pushing Ed
uCati0naI Bill.
BUSY WEEK IN CONGRESS


Potash Controversy Among Inpor-
tant Topics Discussed-Champ Clark
To Drive to Speakers Chair Behind
Team of Mules.
(By John Corrigan, Washington Core
spondent of Atlanta Constitution
Washington, d. c. December 2S.-k
bill to extend the provisions of the
eral governent to cooperate with the
states in encouraging instruction in ag-
riculture and mechanic arts and home
economies, is now on the calendar OF
the senate, having been reported last
June from the committee on agricul-
ture by the late Senator Dolliver.
Senator Terrell of Georgia, will
champion the bill and use his utmost
endeavors to secure favorable action
at this session of congress. He has
sent copies of it to friends of educa-
tion all over Georgia asking for expres'
sions of opinion.
The measure is one of the most
widespread interest and importance.
1t contemplates the expenditure OF
from $1O,00O,000 to $20,000,000 year
%-+he government and like amount
Dym..e various states. to train the
boys and girls of the country to be
useful, productive and happy citizens.
The bill contemplates the creation
of agricultural and mechanical
secondary or high schools, state col
leges and normal schools; it provides
for the establishment of agricultural
experiment stations in connection
with district agricultural schools such
as Georgia has established. In some
cases the allotment of money is to be
made on the basis of the total popula.
tion Of state as shown by the 1871
census. In others it is based on the
farming population of each state.
The object of the bill and the edu-
cational advantages which it contem
plates is to increase the corn yield of
Georgia ana other states from l6 to
60 bushels per acre; to make two
bales of cotton grow where only one
third Of a bale now grows; to stimu
late experiments in agriculture and
enable the boys and girls of the
United States to be the best trained,
most efficient and most capable and
successful of any in the whole world
Senator Terrell, who as governor
won the title of "The Educational
Governor" has found in this measure
something that appeals strongly to his
desires to help the people of the state,
and will get in behind it actively. 1t
is possible that his first speech in
congress will be made in behalf of
this measure.
The fight between New Orleans and
San Francisco to land the Panama
exposition is being waged with inter-
sty bordering on bitterness. AS an
argument in favor of Frisco, the
Golden Gate people have distributed
with lavish hand among members
of congress boxes of California or
anges and cases of wine. The op-
N0sing argument" of the Crescent
Z Ms being awaited with moist lips.
AN%ff war involving hundreds of
mllllols Nf trade is threatened in the
German lotash controversy. Presi-
deht lalt las been urged to apply to
Germany the maximum penalties Of
the Payne-A1rich tariff bill which
would require all German imports to
pay duty 25 per cent higher than
'uaC chal Seu o'-or countries. This
Is adVocateo as d htaliatory measure
for Germany's implition of q tax of
over 100 per cent onthe value of not
ash for use in comnercial fertilize. IS
and chemicals bough nv Americans
in Germany from two mines NOT con.
trolled by the Germany syndicate II
the Club" in our tarf law ;s M,
swung in this instance tho fertilize,
people say, it will be S ,wn IN he ir.
effective and will be ,rtbar disr.a
garded by other matte, and othe,
unjust impositions put unon Amert
cans. rresioeii' az s giving the
matter most serious Consideration
He feels that the tarif act which h,
approved is on trial bore the world
Among the Georgifs who bov.
peen most ac'iVe III ling retaliatory
measures asaihs. uenany in the ef
tort 10 secure ioi te farmers low
priced 1ertlilzers ar Senator Terrell
and Representative Adamson, Rod
denpery' Lee anu .i;hes. They havt
mad frequent cohlesnces with stac
department ollciais nd with the pres
ident
Champ Clark's .omise to drive
team OF mules ,wn Pennsylvani
avenue on MS ay to his inductio
INTO the SPEAK S office has startc
controversy. Some warm friend
of the next sIker think it would b
picturesque Others think if woul
be unglffied and ridiculous, not t
LAY cheap horse play, or mule pla.
whichever you please And there 70
are.