The morning call., 1893-03-27
MORTON ON PESTS.
Work to Be Performed in
California.
THE APPOINTED SENATORS
A Warm Contest Over Their Seating
Expected This Week = Trade
With Southern Republics.
Special to THE MoRNrNs CALL

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The CALL
correspondent talked with the Secretary of
Agriculture Morton tonight concerning
the work that is TO be performed in Cali
fornia under the direction of the entomo-
logical division. The agricultural bill of
last year carried an appropriation, as
usual. for experiments under this branch.
Heretofore experiments lave been con-
Quoted in the hothOuses of the department.
where fruit-tree pests we're prOpagated, but
to obtain more practical results the last ap-
preparation bill provides that experiments
shall also be conducted in orchards by
special agents Of this division. Exneri-
ments will also be made to protect Califor-
MIA orchardists against the Introduction Of
diseased plants from nurseries. Where
pests are discovered in any nursery a
special agent will be sent there to make his
experiments. This fact in itsef,when made
known will be enough to warn Orchardists
against receiving plants from such q nur-
sery. If the nurseryman should refuse to
allow experiments 10 he conducted on his
premises, this fact becoming known will
also act as warning TO intending pur-
chasers OF nursery plants, the presumption
being that such nurseries must be badly in
tected with pests.
A year or so ago there was an attempt to
smugge 250,000 young trees from the isl
and of Tahiti in at San Pedro. They were
examined, found to be diseased and confi.-
Gated by order of court. Another time
$4,000 diseased orange trees were stopped
and prohibited entry at the California State
line.
1t has been explained to Secretary Morton
that California expends $4,000 or $40 900
uan fnr pna
any ten States in the union. California
being the great orchard State of this cOun-
try. it may reasonably be expected that the
greater part of the money appropriated for
experiments in the Division of Entomology
will be expended in the State.
The indications are that this week the
Senate will undertake the discussion
Of one of the most important cOnsti-
tutional questions OF late years, namely,
the right Of the Governor of a State to fill
vacancy in the United States Senate occur
ring while the Legislature is in session.
The report OF the two factions of the COM
mtttee viii! be presented tomorrow, and it
Is probable that instead of taking three
days recess the Senate will sit almost daily
An unknown quantity in the calculation
OF the weeks work is the disposition Of the
leaders IN either side touching the matter
of reorganization. 1t is expected that the
Democrats will present the caucus nomina-
tiOns for the Senatorial offices early in the
week.
The writ for the inquiry into the sanity
of Colonel William B. Remey, ex-Judge
Acknowledgement of the Navy, has been
signed by Judge Cox. The writ has been
suspended for the time being, Captain
George c. Remey, brother of the unfortu-
nate man, being appointed a committee to
look after his affairs. This action was
taken upon the petition Of Colonel Remey's
brothers, Captain Remey and John T.
Remey, the bank president. of Burlington,
Iowa. Remey has been under treatment at
the Mclean Asylum, at Somerville, Mass,
since last August bis mania was caused
by excessive attention to his duties. lie is
noisy and incoherent, but his general phy-
steal condition good. Remey was retired
with the rank of colonel last June.
TIE result of the efforts to increase the
trade of the United States with the conn-
tries Of South and Central America seems
to be an increase in the expectation OF
American agricultural implements. the
figures Of one country, the Argentine Re-
public. alone showing an increase from
1927, 900 10 81, ,3S1, 600 during the year