Show GOES FOB ATKINSON I Shaltuc of Ohio Pays His Respects to the Bostonian S S Washington April IThis was a dull day in the House The agricultural appropriation ap-propriation bill was under consideration considera-tion and was made the vehicle of considerable con-siderable desultory debate on Irrelevant political tollles Good progress was made with the bill after the close of the general debate twentylive or the thir tyseven pages beIng covered before adjournment t Mr Wilson of Indiana called up the foi iowl mig resolution of Inquiry I which was adopted Resolved That the Secretary of the Interior be requested to Inform the House the number of ares now In eluded within forest reserves belonging to land grant railroads or other corporations corpor-ations al the lime of the creation of such forest reserves also the mount of lieu scrip Issued therefor also what extension of existing reserves are In contemplation with the amount of railroad rail-road grants In proposed reserves or extensions ex-tensions and tho number of acres located lo-cated In the forest reserve scrip NEED OF INFORMATION Mr Wilson said the Information was desired as a basis for legislation In contemplation by the Committee on Public Lands A bill was passed to extend the provisions pro-visions of the act of January D 1S03 to all Mexican soldiers pensionable under law AGRICULTURAL BILL UPTime UP-Time House then went Into committee of the whole and look up the consideration consider-ation of the agricultural appropriation bill under an agreement to close general gen-eral debate at 1 oclock tomorrow unless un-less closed sooner by unanimous content con-tent Mr Wadsworth chairman of the Committee on Agriculture briefly explained ex-plained the general provisions of the bill which carried 1113500 GOES FOR ATKINSON Mr Shaltuc of Ohio In the course of a fort nemlnutu speech In denunciation denun-ciation of the Unpatriotic course of limo anilImperialists paid his respects re-spects to Edward Atkinson of Boston whom Ive described as the former superintendent su-perintendent of a Massachusetts cotton cot-ton mill and celebrated as the notorious noto-rious author of the science of nutrition nutri-tion and the inventor of the Aladdin ovenCAREER CAREER OF THE BOSTONIAN Mr Shattuc undertook to give a brief I account of the history and career of the Atkinsons the recital of which created Home amusement If Agulnaldo and his Filipino followers Mr Shattuc said were made acquainted with Mr I Alklnsons Science of Nutrition they would be much more encouraged to hold out In their rebellion than they I ever have been by 1 his antllmperlulls tlc and treasonable literature for the Science of Nutrition would teach them something practical how to live on wind and husband their resources with a view of wearing out time overfed soldiers who are pursuing them KANSANS OBSERVATIONS Mr Bailey of Kansas followed with some comments on tile recent course of political events Includlpg amusing observations ob-servations of his Impresulons aa a member mem-ber of the House Mr Bell of Colorado In a general political speech declared that no President Presi-dent had come so close to wrecking the American Government aa Mr McKln Icy Property Interests he said had been allowed to run riot He had become be-come tired of the prating about patriotism pa-triotism The object of It all was to benefit special Interest not the people peo-ple as a whole Without thp use of money and the Influence of the great corporation he said tlmha Administration Administra-tion could not succeed Urlf 4fter SOIIH further rwnurk on poll r tloal topics by J1A8t41 Hmall of New I York JameS of Tennessee Mien of Indian Stokes of South Carolina i Emughon of Iowa Roblneop of Indian and Spalding of North Dakota general debate was closed THE CODDLING MOTH An amendment offered by Mr WUson of Idaho was adopted to provide for S the Investigation of the business mclh od of exterminating the coddling moth which destroys fruits on the Pacific const and also an amendment iby Mr Stephens of Texas tu Investigate Inc host method of exterminating the prairie dog Mr Lallmcr of South Carolina moved to Increase the appropriation for farmers farm-ers bulletins from 55000 to 105000 This amendment created a lively discussion dis-cussion Without disposing of it tho House at D oclock adjourned |