The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-06-06
DoiNGS IN WASHINGTON
(By Winfield Jones.)

Washington, d. c., June-Anoth-
er step was taken towards securing
for Florida permanent maneuver
grounds for the state national guards
when Senator Overman Of North Car
DINA introduced in the senate joint
war to accept title to approximately
5000 acres of land at Tullahoma, Ten
nessee, on which to mobilize the mill
tia from the states of Florida, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky,
Mi1eissippi, Alabama, Georgia and
Tennesstc Q. This is similar to the res
olution introduced in the house few
days ago by Representative Byrns OF
Tennessee. Senators Fletcher and
Bryan are taking great interest in the
proposition, believing it has considera-
BILE merit \ number of citizens in
the vicinity of Tullahoma have Of
fered to donate the land to the gov
eminent if arrangements can be made
to have the militias from the eight
states mobilize there annually.
General Leonard Wood, chief of
staff of the army, is enthusiastically
! in favor Of the proposition, and be-
lieves that it would be an immense
advantage to the national guards of
the country if several states would
arrange to maneuver their guards at
the same time and place 1t has been
pointed out on numerous occasions
that what our volunteer troops need
most is experience in maneuvering by
brigades. Most of our volunteers are
fairly efficient in company drills, but
have never had the advantage of prac-
ticing. brigade maneuvers, such as are
essential in time of war.
Senator Bryan mas introduced in the
senate an amendment to the tariff
bill providing for duty of practical
ly one-half cent per pound on citrus
fruits. In framing the bill the house
ways and means committee intended
to establish a rate of one-half of one
cent per pound, or One-half of the ex-
listing rate, but through misinforma-
ton regarding the size of the stand
ard orange box. drew the paragraph
with phraseology which would, in eff
feet, cut the rate far deeper than one
half cent.
1t is understood that Leader I'm
derwood will accept this amendment,
which it is quite probable will be
passed by the senate Senator Bryan
appeared before the subcommittee of /
the senate finance committee in sup
port of the amendment, and has ex-
pressed the belief that it will be adopt |
ed. He also urged before the sub |
committee his amendment to prohib- |
it imports into the United States of |
citrus fruits from countries infested
with the white fly. the red scale and |
the Mediterranean fruit fly.
In August, 1912, congress passed an
act known as the plant quarantine act, !
and under it the secretary of agricul-
ture was given authority to prevent IN
PRODUCTION into the United States of
any tree plant, fruit disease, or of any
injurious insect new to or not widely
prevalent in the United States by the
of the quarantine order
The amendment introduced by Sen
ator Bryan is not to leave the matter
Of quarantine to any one officer of the
but to make it mandatory
with respect, at least, to the Mediter-
ranean fruit fly He has called atten-
ton to the vast sums spent in Califor-
MIA and Florida by the growers and
the government in fighting citrus fruit
pests. and to the futility of fighting
fruit diseases and importing diseased
fruits when the fight costs more than
The diseased fruit yields in revenue.
1t was learned today that Gen. Will
liam B. Lamar former congressman
from Florida, intends to buy or build
home in Washington, where he will
i've a portion of each year. He has
been living a great deal in Atlanta
during the past few years.
Mable Daugherty has been appoint
ad postmaster at Samvflle, and Alice
J. Syfrett at Sanborn.