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Show GENERAL DEBATE ON AGRI CULTURAL APPROPRIATION. Washington, Feb. 3 General debate de-bate on the agricultural appropriation bill In the house today afforded critics crit-ics and defenders of the department pf agriculture an excellent Meld day. Mr. Lever (South Carolina) led tr with an attack on the appointment and work of the referee board or consulting con-sulting chemists In the department. Mr. Heftln (Alabama) asked on do half of the cotton growers for a governmental gov-ernmental monthly report on the consumption con-sumption of cotton. Mr. Sturgls (West Virginia) urged an extension or tn-j forest service. Mr. Humphrey (Washington) (Wash-ington) took an exactly opposite view, while Mr. Mondell (Wyoming) declared de-clared the bureau of forestry tho most autneratte government bureau outshto of Russia. |