The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-12
SEEDS FOR FARMERS
Secretary Morton Ordered to Scatter
Them Broad cast.
BLANCHARD'S MODEST TALK
Civil Service and Patronage Meth
DDS SCored-Allen Pays His Re-
spects to Those Horrid Cigar
cite Dudes In the House

Washington, Feb. lin the senate
to-day Senator Quay's resolution to re-
commit the tariff bill went over. The
long pending resolution which has
brought out so much criticism of the
secretary OF agriculture was passed
without division. The measure was
amended 50 as to provide that the pur-
chase and distribution of seeds shall
proceed as heretofore.
Blanchard was then recognized for a
speech on the Monroe doctrine. He
strongly commended the president for
the reasscrtion, on an enlarged basis.
of the Monroe doctrine, and advocated
that it be given sanction by legisla-
tive endorsement. He said the time
had come for such a declaration by
congressional, bold, comprehensive.
not made in anger or menacing, but
firm. The senator's speech, while bold
and firm. was in good temper and
evinced a spirit of kindred friendship
and peace towards which he termed
our cisatlantic cousins"
Allen replied briefly TO Vests criti-
cism on the secretary of agriculture.
Allen contended that any unusual al
lowance of seeds made by the secre-
tary 10 Nebraska was due to the
drought there. Wolcott of Colorado in
terrupted with the statement that the
rain belt of Colorado had suffered from
this same drought, but the secretary Of
agriculture had declined TO give the
slightest help in the way of seeds.
Hale suggested that the seed bill had
been disposed of earlier in the day.
a discussion of Secretary Carlisles
observance of the civil service methods
came up on a provision of the detici-
ency bill for the appointment of 20 ex-
pert money counters. Chandler sarcas-
tically pointed cut that the secretary's
letter requesting % counters asked that
he be given the selection, as the civil
service commission was not able to
furnish the class Of counters required
Ii was thus discovered, said Chandler.
that the civil service commission had
broken down and was SO feeble and
dnapidated that IL could not furnish
money counters Lodge said there was
no dccrepi.ude in the civil service COM
mission. The request of the secretary
was his desire to control the appoint
meuts. Allen arraigned the civil serv-
ice system. II would in time turn our
government service over to a lot OF
cigarette smoking dudes"
Wolcott interjected a brief but some
what sensational speech. He said the
real menace To the country was the
power of patronage lodged with the
executive and which had never been
used to such an extreme as under the
present administration. The free coin
age hill would have passed through
the last house Of representative had
not the power patronage been brought
to bear 10y the administration, especial
IL the patronage controlled by the Sec
rotary of the treasury. Lodge said
patronage and favoritism were I'M
American. \ system which compelled
senators and representative to go
hurkSteriug for messengers and tide
walters and To hang around ante
rooms Of the president and cabinet
officers was demorahzing and wrong.
At this point the debate having III
vg~ged considerably from tho appro-
prjations hill an executive session was
had. after which. at J.35 O'Clock p. m.
the senate adjourned until tomorrow.