The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-20
AGRICULTURAL BILL
AMENDED BY SENATE
APPROPRIATION NOW IN
CREASED TO $2,5o0,000.
Bill Comes From House Car
rying Appropriation for
Only $1,500,000.
(By John ID. Erwin.

4 10Y JOlH ~ I1IWlHsJ
| washington, June 20.-The bin
making appropriations for the de-
| partment OF agriculture, which re-
| Gently passed the house, has been
| amended In several important fea-
lures in the senate, and will have 70
| go to conference.
The I'LL NJ 1t came from the house
| carried an approx I'll n
| Of s1,500,000 for the stimulation of
agricultural activities, but the agri-
cultural committee OF the senate with
an amendment increased this item to
s2500,000. An attempt was made to
amend the committee report on the
floor Of the senate by making the APP
preparation s4,475,6s0. the amount to
which the senate increased this item
in the Sixty-fifth congress. The bill,
however, failed TO become the law.
A great many OF the senator's thought
that IL the larger amount was needed
then It was needed now, but this was
rejected and the amendment provid-
ing for $4,000 was agreed to.
The specific appropriation is dis
tributed among those states which
desire 1t and which contribute like
sum, in the cooperative plan stimu-
uating farm activity.
Senator Mcclellan voted for ali the
Increases proposed and when the
larger amount was rejected he spoke
in behalf of the committee amend
ment appropriating $2,50O.000. as fol-
lows:
II merely wish TO say that I am
heartily in favor of the committee
amendment. I voted for the amend
ment offered by the Junior senator
from Mississippi increasing the
amount awhile ago because think
this work is one of the best kinds
of work that the United States gov
eminent engages In. The junior SEN
ator from Utah has said that when
he was In congress about twenty
years ago the appropriations for the
agricultural department amounted to
about $5,000,000 year, and they have
continued to increase until now the
amount lie s25,000.000 or 100000.
That is true. At the same time that
that is true. 1t Is also true that by
reason Of the stimulation of agri-
culture brought about in q large
measure by the increased state and
federal appropriations and the better
methods used In farming, due to in
struction received from government
agents, the agricultural products of
the country have increased very much n
more in proportion than the congress
sional agricultural appropriations
have increased.
"The Junior senator from Utah also
said that the states ought to do this
work and 1t ought to be left to the
states, and the United States gov
eminent Is taking away the proper
authority from the states in making
these appropriations AS a matter of
fact, unless the United States gov
eminent makes these appropriations
the states would not make half as
large appropriations as they now do.
The federal appropriation stimulates
the states to act. 1t stimulates the
counties to act. 1t Is, in my judy
ment, one OF the very best appropri-
atoms for the good Of all the people |
which we make, and am surprised |
at our niggardliness In making these |
appropriations for the benefit of our
farming interests, in view of the way
we have made certain other appro- |
priations In this body.
II certainly hope the committee |
amendment will be agreed to. Gener-
ally speaking, l know OF no better |
use that we can put the peoples |
money to than to devote It to i'm |
proved methods OF farming and to |
teaching the farmers of the land how |
to raise more crops and better crops |
on their farms"