The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-02-11

Agricultural bill again, + want
time and spgce to menpion two
small schemes Of graft that have
been tackled on to the Agricultural
bill since my last letter One Of
these bureaus VIII investigate in
sanity and all mental diseases, and
che other bureau will investigate
rural sanitation. Not having seen
the bill itself, / am unable to give
the amount Of the appropriation
necessary to take care Of these bu-
reans and thenumber Of parasites
taken care Of, including the Law
clerks" messenger boys, Choir
women, etc.
Also, II you please, correct one
little error appearing in my letter
the week Of Jan. 21st-my error,
not yours.
After quoting Mr.. Grady, ! ask
ia what would Mr.. Grady say to-
day were alive and speaking upon
the same theme. Then ! said !
think / know, and ! viii undertake
to tell you part Of it next week. !"
Before / wrote the next letter !
decided to discuss the appropria-
ton bills and the graft with which
they are loaded, reserving until |
am through with them, tosay what
/ think Mr.. Grady would say i he
were alive and making a speech in
these perilious times. That's all.
Now we 60 back to the Agricul-
tural bill, and from the weather
bureau to the Bureau Of Animal
Industry. This thing furnishes
Jobs for S82 persons, and their sal
aries Tor 1915 amount to 1888, 400
90, and for the general expense Of
the bureau the colossal sum Of ST.
49,, 10000 is appropriated.
In this connection ! want to
mention that this animal industry
bureau kept a lobbyist in Washing
ION all last summer. He was at
the senate reception room every
day, or nearly every day, for six
months, seeking certain Senators.
he was pushing some sort Of q
bill, by which the employees Of the
bureau were to get an increase in
salary. AS luck would have it, !
secured copy Of his proposed
bill, also his card, which am saw
ing for hard tlmes.'
And now we reach another divi-
sion Of graitdom known as the
Bureau Of Plant Industry" At
the head Of this bureau is a great
Mogul Chief, known as the Patha-
logist Psychologist" who Grams
100000 bucks way down in
hist jeans every II months at the
expense Of the American farmers.
This.bureau is real great for jobs
ALB persons being here provided
for. For their yearly salary your
Masters at Washington have APP
propriated the sum Of s424 ,450.-
90, andfor the general expense Of
the same, they have appropriated
81, 455, 1850 more. | desire to
note a few things in this bureau,
IS think they viii be both instruc-
structive and interesting to your
readers,
One item in this Department is
for a pathological collection" the
sum Of sS4 10000 is appropriated.
For the study Of the nature and
habits Of the parasitic fungi" the
sum Of s47. $4,000 is appropriated
from the money which the Ameri-
can farmers have to earn by the
sweat Of their brow. And there
are scores of other things, similar
70 these, costing sums more or less
than the above.
Now We come to division Of
the bureau Of Plant Industry, de-
signated as the Purchase and Dis
tribution OF Valuable Seeds" This
is a rich field Of graft, costing, for
1915 the sum Of 1852, 245.00.
Next comes the Forest Ser
vice. and the head forester
gratis to the amount Of $4,000. 90 a