The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
LAMBS BIG BILL
COMES UP TO-DAY
Other Measures Sidctrackcd So
That 1t May Have
Clear Faith
Especial to The 1.imes-pispatcb, !

tSpecial 10 Inc 1lm1S- DispatCh.l
Washington, February 1S.-With the
big military appropriation bill passed
by the House and out OF the way, in the
preparation OF which Representative
Hay. of Virginia, save many months
of constant endcovor. with MIR. Floods
fur seal measure also safely slowed
away. and with other bills sidetracked
for the present. a clear road has been
given thu Lamb agricultural bill. which
viii take it's place when the House
meets at noon tomorrow
Next to the military and naval bills,
and in some respects even more impor-
tant, comes the agricultural bill Cap
tain Lamb, Ike his colleague, Repre-
sentative Hay, has not made his bill
overnight. In fact, months ago, When
II was eviden; that the Third District
Congressman would become the chair
man of TINS big committee upon the
Democrats coming into control of the
House, Captain Lamb began to work
for this bill. There are hundreds OF
itoms III it, unknown to the layman.
and each of these has taken Tim. and
attention. in order that they might be
properly inserted and yet that nothing
might find It's way into tho measure
which ought not TO be there.
Captain Lamb has been fortunate in
having good help With him, IN addi-
ton to the several members of the com
mittae. who labored with hin. from
time TO timo. were his faithful assist
ants, Secretary Tyler. OF Hanover coun-
~, and Captain Gibson, who was with
the committee when it had a Republican
chairman and who has remained with
1T under Captain Lambs adnnnistra-
ton. Without this valuable help til >
work of compiling the data aud shap-
ing UP such measure as that now to
come would have been Impossible.
When Captain Lamb was asked to-
day for synopsis of the present bill
he said that the facts contained in its
various paragraphs could speak fol
themselves
There ia enough in this b!n," said
Captain Lamb. ito please almost any
one. 1 think. II person Is Interested
In crop rotation or the eradication III
various kinds OF parasites, tho ext an
sion OF farm demonstration work or
weather bureau work. he viii nnu
plenty TO both entertain and instruct
him.
The whole bill has been 80 drawn
that l think every part OF the country
which is interested In agriculture
should be satisfied. or course We have
tried TO hold down the expenses. anc
It probably will not run over 5000.
600 or s2o,0oO,00o. but i believe we
: have shown a cons!d erable saving over
the last hill passed by a Republican
! House.
TO those interested In such matters.
carefully recommend reading OF
the bill and the report accompanying
II. l feel satisfied tina, ii will be sat.
isfaotory after 1t is thoroughly under.
| stood.
! Yes. 1t is true that great deal o,
time was spent in the preparation of
this bill. do not know how much
/ time was put In OH other such matters.
but do know that every member OF
| his committee has labored well and
| faithfully to give the people what they
/ want.
| 1T is Impossible to say how mucl,
! time Will be consum ed by us when we
: lake up the bill tomorrow. but / should
lay perhaps week or ten days. unless
:lere should be long drawn out argu-
) ments on the various items"
! Congressman Flood. Saunders and
othar members OF the Virginia delega-
Ho.n believe that II has been a long
time since Old Dominion members have
fSuerd SO much in such important mat
tiers here. p II. MEG.