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HARRISON
FIGHTS FOR
FARMRES
aggressive Mississippian
Flags The Republi-
cans For reducing
The Agricultural
Appropriations
Aggressive Mississippian Flays the
Republicans for Reducing Ag-
ricultural Appropriations

Republicans for Reducing Ag-
ricultural Appropriations
Washington, d. c., Jan 20.-The
autocratic powers conferred upon
the Director Of the Budget and the
arbitrary manner in which the Bud
get Bureau is reducing appropria-
tions, estimated as absolutely neces-
sary by the various Departments,
il working untold injury to the
Agricultural interests Of the country,
il the charge Of Senator Pat Harri-
son who has taken . leading part
in all matters pretaining to agri-
culture, farm credits and kindred
subjects.
While discussing the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill this week, Sena-
tor Harrison said, with reference
to the operation Of the Budget:
IT. showed day before yesterday
at least Is cases where the Budget
Bureau had reduced and in many
instances greatly reduced, certain
items for agriculture. / shall not
delay the Senate by citing many Of
the instances which l have here,
but will refer to few of them.
The Bureau of the Budget made
reductions in the items for improve
ment of methods of crop produc-
ton. horticultural Investigations
maintenance of roads for nationel
pars, prevention Of the sale of de-
leterious foods, and soil investiga-
tions. On that one item alone the
estimate was decreased by $48,OOO
by the Bureau Of the Budget.
as this time for appropriations
to be made that do not answer to
the end of agriculture? At this
time when the, farmers of the
great Middle West and certain parts
Of the South are suffering as they
have never suffered before because
Of reduced prices for their pro-
ducts, should they now receive at the
hands Of Congress reductions in
many items contained in the Agri-
cultural Appropriation Bill? 1t
is a good time, perhaps, to reduce
appropriations for the Navy and for
the Army and for many other
branches Of the Government service,
but / say that it is not q time to
refuse to provide adequate appropri-
ations to fight insects affecting the
farmers crops, to conserve the food
supply for animals, and numerous
other purposes which l have indi-
Gated to the Senate.
"The Agricultural Department is
not to blame; it is the Budget Bu-
reau that is to blame. I do not
blame the President of the United
States SO much, for he can not
70 over the numerous reports and
study them himself, but must rely
updn the men who are designated
70 carry on the work. There has
been placed in the hands Of the
Budget Bureau too much power.
MThere are two remedies which
will solve the difficulty. One is
to adopt an amendment such as
have proposed, not only as TO
the Agricultural Department Dut
as to the other Departments, ana
the other is to change the rules
Of the Senate SO that an individual
Senator may offer an amendment
to increase an appropriation where
an estimate has been made by one
Of the departments of the Govern
ment for the appropriation; indeed
personally / would go beyond that
md say that Senator shall have
= right to offer an amendment TO
an appropriation bill increasing the
amount carried, notwithstanding any
limitations or restrictions placed up
On such action by the estimate OF
! department Of the Government
because in our hands is lodged orl-
einally the power to make appropla-
lions and to legislate for the coun-
try. Today we can not do 50; we
can receive the report of the Bureau
! 81 the Budget and without protest
must accept that report"