The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09
NO VOTE ON SENATORS.
Lack Of Quorum Prevents Ac-
tion On Appointees.
'mruav'Gw WITH MORTON.
He Explains the Reasons For His
Removal Of Blaine's Brother.


Conpanios - ModlAoation 81 0oary
Lsv-Cievslaaa Visits Bayara.
WAsHINeroH C1TY. April A-fSpecial +
There il no doubt whatever IN the minds
Of public men in Washington City that no
action will be taken by the senate ct this
session toward seating the senators from
Washington. Montana and Wyoming. In
view of the fact that there 10 not voting
quorum in the capitol city at this time
and further than this, that voting
quorum cannot Be secured, it is easy to
see that no decision can be reached by the
senate before this extraordinary session il
brought to Gloss.
Secretary Morton's retirement OF Robert
G. Blaine, brother of the deceased states
man. has created quite furry of excite
ment not only in Washington City, but in
other sections Of the country. Today the
Posr-INTxLLIexHCxR correspondent saw
Secretary Morton at the agricultural de-
partment and asked for an explanation a.
to Blaine's retirement His explanation
was somewhat characteristic of the breezy
Nebraskan. He said in substance:
Af. Blaine Was removed because the quafau.
tine division of which he was chief Is abolished
BY IN order OF mine. After investigating the
work done BY the division I discovered that II
amounted to practically nothing and consulted
D. E. Solomon. the superintendent Of the bu.
reau Of animal industry, and asked him ii it
could not b attached to his bureau without
any injury to the government work. He replied
that il could. Further than this, found that
Baine's position was nothing more than sine
cure, and about all hs did was to make two or
three trips to Europe which were OF no boneft
to this government
Did President Cleveland know anything about
your action?
He did not Idmply acted on my own 1uds.
. rsformer since coming into ONCE, have ~
duced the clerical expenss over ZOO. and
hnd that the work can be conducted Just - sue
csssfully - it could previous to this action. Il
% not my purpose to keep men in ONCE because
Of their relationship 70 public men. When IL.
sued the order aboltshing the quarantine divis.
ion. which retires Blaine, did not know THAT
time that he was brother Of the late secretary.
This would have made no difIerence, however,
for II 1t had been brother of President Cleve-
lands my action would have been the same
have just received q letter from . prominent
Democratic stateaman1 saying that he did not
believe 1t was Just the right thing 70 do to ~
move Blaine. replied 70 this communication
By stating that could not pay tribute to the
memory of either Blaine or Jackson with other
peoples money.
There are public men in Washington
City who are of the opinion that the senti.
ment against the removal of Blaine has
become % pronounced that some other
position may be given him by this admin.
istration. Secretary Morton, however,
knew nothing of any such proposed action.
He il rather disposed to criticise James G.
Blaine for not having left some portion Of
his property to his needy brother.
Secretary Morton has already begun to
realize some Of the vexations attending
seed distribution assigned BY law to the
department of agriculture. 6eedsmen arc
anxious to know what will be the policy
of the department. in regard to the pur.
chase of seeds for distribution, and in
reply to inquiries addressed to him on the
subject Secretary Morton said his policy
would be to purchase seeds grown in the
United States in the open market. tho
quality and price being the only questions
he would consider.
Secretary Hoke Smith today rendered .
decision on the question of revoking tho
pSAAAAsso ASSCnAy 81 ohsSO W tu0 Dig oI0CKS
foot Milling Company. and the Bitter Root
Development Company to cut 80 per cent.
Of the timber from the government land in
Montana. The tract selected by the first
named company was q narrow strip ex.
tending fifty or sixty miles up both sides
of the Big Blackfoot river. Secretary
Noble had granted the first permit on Jan.
uary 16 and upon tho second petition tho
permit was extended to February Is. 1898.
to about twenty-five sections. Secretary
Smith finds this last permit illegally
granted inasmuch as the requirement Al
to advertising was not complied with.
After giving brief history of the transac-
tions. he finds that the facts REQUIRE tho
permit to be revoked, but he says there is
an additional reason which is deserving Of
attention: The permit was granted within
few days before the end of the term of
the former administration to continue
through three years Of the present admins.
tration. It applied to more sections of land
than were ever covered by any permit
heretofore granted. Is it wise to extend
such privileges to single company? Is
t desirable to 80 hasten the destruction of
forests in our country? While seriously
doubling whether even an extension of
time to cut from sections covered bv the
permit should be allowed within the new
advertisement, still the company has
acted upon the course pursued on a peti-
ton by this department, and serious in.
convenience may now be entailed on the
public unless some concessions are made
for the present season. 1t is therefore
directed that the Big Blackfoot Milling
Company and the Bitter Root Develop-
ment Company be each allowed to select
four sections from a number of those GOV.
cred by the permit Of January 16, 1892 and
that the permit issue according to the pro-
visions of the permit OF February 13, 1s9s.
and allow said company to cut from Sec
tions selected until January l, 1894. Each
section selected must be full section in
length and width.
BY the direction of Secretary Carlisle
the regulations OF the treasury department
in reia atiau tn the repistraf;or 30 rL;-