AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL.

Mr. BURNHAM presented the following

CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE BILL (H. R. 28283) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1914.

MARCH 1 (calendar day, MARCH 2), 1913.—Ordered to be printed.

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 28283) making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 2, 4, 12, 34, 38, 39, 45, 64, 66, 69, 73, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 88, 101, 104, 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 121, 128, 129, 130, 135, 140, 141, 157, 158, 159, 160, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 181; 182, 189, 190, 193, 194, 200, 205, 208, 211, 213, 215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 237, 240, 243, 244, 245, 246.

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 29, 32, 35, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 67, 70, 71, 84, 89, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 109, 111, 112, 122, 123, 125, 127, 136, 138, 139, 142, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 156, 162, 163, 180, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 191, 192, 195, 198, 202, 203, 204, 207, 209, 210, 212, 233, 235, 239, 242, and agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 11:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $303,820; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 16:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of "thirty-seven messengers, messenger boys or laborers at $600 each," insert thirty-one messengers, messenger boys or laborers at $600 each; and the Senate agree to the same.

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Amendment numbered 17:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $325,860; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 23:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $120,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 24:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $45,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 26:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $1,356,750; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 27:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $1,707,610; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 28:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

Strike out "There shall be one" and insert in lieu thereof One, so it will read: One chief of bureau, $5,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 30:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $2,500; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 31:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $359,250; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 33:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the language proposed by said amendment insert the following: That of this sum not less than $75,000 shall be set aside for demonstrating the best method of preventing and eradicating hog cholera; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 36:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $1,371,046; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 40:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $2,031.196; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 41:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

Strike out "There shall be one" and insert One, so it will read: One physiologist and pathologist, who shall be chief of bureau, $5,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 60:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $427,690; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 61:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 61, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $33,380; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 62:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amend-ment of the Senate numbered 62, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $38,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 65:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $20,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 68:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $75,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 72:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

After $50,960 insert: Provided, That of this amount $10,000 may be used to investigate the diseases, cultivation, and acclimating of potatoes, and the development of improved and disease-resistant types thereof; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 74:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 74, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $1,944,305; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 78:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 78, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $2,667,995; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 79:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 79, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

Strike out the words "There shall be one" and insert in lieu thereof One, so that it will read: One Forester, who shall be chief of bureau, $5,000;" and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 82:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 82, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

Strike out "fourteen," in line 3, and insert the word thirteen; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 83:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 83, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $2,239,560; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 85:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 85, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $160,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 86:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 86, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $140,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 87:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 87, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $25,000; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 90:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 90, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

Page 37, in lines 8, 9, and 10, strike out the words "That an additional ten per centum of all moneys received from the national forests during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen," and insert:

That hereafter an additional ten per centum of all moneys received from the national forests during each fiscal year.

And the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 91:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 91, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $3,160,119; and the Senate agree to the same.

Amendment numbered 94:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 94, and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the sum inserted by said amendment insert $5,399,679; and the Senate agree to the same.