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The Cuarrmay. But I imagined the Secretary would feel bound to 
do it if he had no other appropriation. 
Mr. Woops. Yes, sir. 
The Cuarrman. And that is provided for by the emergency bill? 
Mr. Woops. Yes, sir. 
The Cuatrman. And so estimated for by Doctor Galloway the other 
day in his estimates before the Committee? 
Mr. Woops. Yes. 
The Cuarrman. Am I not right in saying if we give you $20,000 
that we will meet practically your estimates? 
Mr. Woops. You may meet what the Secretary intended; that is a 
question he would have to decide. 
Mr. Gattoway. This matter is a matter to be adjusted by the 
committee. 
The Cuarrman. By the way, too, Doctor, that appropriation has 
been arranged so, that it runs to 1905. Well, that would be the same 
as in this bill. 
Mr. Gattoway. While there is no question we could extend this 
$35,000 to cover as many problems as Mr. Wood has mentioned, if 
ine committee thinks it best we would limit this work to a special 
thing. 
Mr. Brooxs. The aggregate of the amount to-day is $20,000 or 
$35,000? 
A Memper. When was this estimate made out? 
Mr. Woops. Very nearly a year ago. 
A’ Memser. That is before the emergency was appropriated ? 
Mr. GatLtoway. We make out our estimates in June and July, and 
hand them to the Secretary about September. 
Mr. Grarr. Then if we appropriate $150,000 instead of $165,000 
your idea would be that we ought to cut out that about the Secretary 
using this $15,000 in his discretion? 
Mr. Gattoway. Yes; that has been provided for. 
Mr. Woops. The amounts here asked for are very small considering 
the magnitude of the problems involved. ‘ 
Mr. Grarr. We drew it on purpose to cover this hybridizing bus- 
iness. 
Mr. GatLoway. We take the ground that we can do anything 
enumerated here. 
The CHarrman. We can do pretty much anything under this, I 
think. 
Mr. Woops. We would not try to do anything that was not clearly 
within the plain meaning of the act. 
Mr. Gattoway. The meaning of this special act is so ambiguous 
that I think the Comptroller himself could not—— 
The Cuairman. It is made so that the Secretary of Agriculture 
may do anything which in his judgment will stop the ravages of the 
cotton boll weevil. 
Mr. Gattoway. And correct the damage caused by this thing. 
The CHarrman. Yes; and devise means of stopping it. 
Mr. Gattoway. He could go down there and grow mushrooms if 
he wanted to. 
The Cuarrman. Now, are there some other gentlemen here who 
wish to be heard? 
Mr. Gatioway. I will ask that Doctor Taylor address the com- 
mittee. 
