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Show Ila.e. Washington, Aug. 19. Tlie Siwaker sUted the uutinbhed bu-i-nnts In the morning hour wan the bill to amend the alien land law . Carter ( MoiiL) explained that the bill had in view tlie repeal of the alien land law, in so far as that law referred to ownership of mines in the Territories He said the alien land hill had Icii tia-soJ by tlie House In July, ISs6, aiternvery alight consideraliun. He lu-Med that owuerthfp of mines of gohl, silver, lead, tin, cinnabar and copier cop-ier In the Tirritorles was not In. tended to be stTctttd by the bill. He ha I no quarrel to make with the existing law, in sj far as it related to agricultural and timber Mud., lit he did Ins 1st that foreign capital should not be discouraged or prohibited prohib-ited from engaging In the lirecarl- oua enUrprhu or dcvelojlng the miuei of this country. He contend. ttl that no one could licsiLite to dravt a distinction beta een agricul tural an J raining lands While the ownership of agricultural Inula should be regulate.1, capital should l-e Invited Irom eviryhcrc to be iuvested in the hazardous bu!ncfs of devt loping the mines ru.d giving emjiloymeiit to men who otherwise would lie trowded into other lines of labor and thus cl.eaptn THE WAGES Os TOIL. It was not tlie millionaire who discovered dis-covered the mines; it was the tolling workman. If the benefit of this H-coviry was limited tothemarkit of the United States', the men h. had monty to Invest In mines were given a mono.oy. If the jtmn were thrown wide open men wl- toil had discovered the treasure were given the privilege of enjoying th beiK-ntcf it. Suljinian (Mich.) o;.cmM the measure. The passage of UiU bill might remit In admitting corporations corpora-tions controlled by fori liners who had no inttrcxl In our iwiiitry. Pending further debate the morning morn-ing hour expired and the hill wuit over. Carnnu (III.), from the committee on rules rrirti a re-o!ullon setting set-ting ajaut today, Wednesday, Tliursdar. Rifnrtli,' n.i tt-., , r of nex t it k to consideration of bills reported from the committee on agriculture. The first bill to be taken ta-ken up Is the Senate bill to assist agricultural colleges, the previous question ol which tliall be consld-J consld-J . " !" "tier two hours' de-.. de-.. '. PW nMtt to "" lal'" "I Is the bill providing for the lnsiiectlon w meets for exportation, and It also shall be voted upon after two hours' debate. Then the bill defining lard shall be taken up and the previous question ordered alt o'clock on Saturday. Sat-urday. On Tuesday of next week tho llll defining options shall be ta ken up and the previous quostion is to be considered at 3 o'clock Wednesday. Wed-nesday. On tho tlavs siicclfled Hi- House shall meet at II o'clock. Till: OKDKTt HJKTHOt ITIOVIDE3 for a morning hour on each day and Kjyea place ti general approf riatlon bllU or conference rejerts therein JIcMilUnsiIdlt must be almit-ted almit-ted that the iroposed order puts the river and harbor bill In a precarious position. Iiusiness had alien iy been outlined that would occ py Uie time of the Houe unlllSepteni. ber, leaving unconsldeieti tho river and harbor bill with Its SK-l.OOO.WX) appropriation. Cannon ssld the order would not Interfere In the slightest degree with the river and harbor bill. That measure could be called up during tlie morning hour on Friday or Monday. Tlie resolution was then adopted and the Hou-e accordingly proceed, ed to consideration of the Senate Agricultural College bill. J. I-. Taylor (Ohio) spoke In favor of the proposal amendment, providing provid-ing that the approprlat Ion be applied only to Instruction in agriculture, tlie mechanical arts, the English language and various branches of mathematics, physical, natural and economic science, with special rcf-erenco rcf-erenco to their application in the industries in-dustries of life, and to facllIUes for such institution. After a long debate the amendment amend-ment was passed without division. |