The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-03
MORTON is A GREAT PRuNER.
He Has Cut Down Expenses by Lop-
ping on Republicans.

WASHINGTON, July 2-The annual re-
ports of the several bureau officers of the
Agricultural Department for the fiscal year
just ended will show a general pruning of
expenses. The figures in Secretary Nor
tons report will show that the regular ex-
penditures for the department during the
year aggregated about s., ,S00,0 900. The appro-
priations for the same period reached 81 $685.
9l5 There will, therefore, be covered back
into the treasury about 500, 900. The total
amount covered back into the treasury
from the appropriations made for the work
since the beginning of the administration
aggregates 81, 900. This fact will be point
ed out in Secretary Mortons report. Last
year $627, lis was covered back into the treas
ury. The exact figures for that year were $2-
6oS, 500 appropriated, sl.s76 1856 expended. An
other fact TO which attention will be called
in the forthcoming reports is that with a
few exceptions all Offices in the department.
are now comprised in the classified services
The exceptions include the Secretary AS
sistant Secretary, their private secretaries
and several laborers Several important
changes in work and organization are noted
in connection with the close of the fiscal
year. Two divisions, one of agrostology and
the other of agricultural soils. have been
created and now go into effect Professor
Lamson Scribner Is chief Of the former and
Prof. Milton Whitney is at the head of the
other. Each has been in charge of the
work coming under his respective division
for some time. As result of recent leg
and editing ceases to exist and becomes the
division of publication, with Mr.. George
William Hill reappointed chief. The di-
vision of microscopy is abolished by order
of SECRETARY Morton, and it's chief DR..
Thomas Taylor, with two assistants, retire
from the service. A dairying division has
been created, and goes into operation as
Maj H. f. Alvord, of Virginia, is chief.
The rearrangement of the system of gath
ering crop statistics, substituting agents
for each of the twenty-one groups of States
States, also takes effect, The policy of the
department, as will be outlined. is to secure
for. these Offices persons of marked ability
and especially those connected with the ag-
ricultural colleges.
The new regulations of the Bureau of
Animal Industry takes effect irnmedately.
They materially extend the authority OF the
Secretary of Agriculture over the disposi-
ton of disused animals and their carcasses.
The regulations authorized the Secretary
to make such rules and regulations as may
of disused animal carcasses between the
States and to foreign countries The Secre-
tary is now empowered to enforce tanking
that was accomplished only by concession
or agreement of the abattoir calling for
the inspection
The following special Investigations car
ried on last year will be continued through
this year: Nutrition for human beings
conducted by Special Agent w. o. Atwater;
phenomena of thunder and lightning, by
Irish: tests of timber by Prof. b. f. Fer
now. and food of plants. by Prof. N. w.
Wiley. For the practical work in the ex-
buildings have been erected on the Agri-
cultural Department grounds.