The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18
Not a Single Voice Raised for
Him in the House.
CONGRESS INSISTS ON SEEDS.
Proposal TO Withhold Secretary's SAL
airy Till lie obeys the Law.
Senator Davis Speaks In Favor OF Iits
Monroe Doctrine Resolution. Witch
Declares the Right ct the United
states to ScrutInixe Dealings. OF
spanish America With Europe.

Washington CITY Feb i7.-rhe axrtcuit-
mrai appropriation hill occupied the aften-
ton Of the heuse Today. A great ieas ef
criticism of SECRETARY Morton Was iadulgai
ia on both sides 81 tho political aisle. hsgt.
As on saturday. no one arose tc his ae-
Tense. At last Pearson of North Carolina
asked IL there was not some meniaer. Dena-
ocrat. pcpalist or Republican. who would
raise voice In his defense. His question
was greeted with a chorus Of Noes from
all sides Of the house. The omission ia the
hin Of the provision for n chief clerk Tor
the bureau OF animal Industry al a salary
OF S2,tao which was made upon the Scare
tarys : recommendation led TO the inSlnua-
ton that the secretary wanted to iegssiate
out Of office =. + Lysie. a.free silver DEM
ocfat from Missouri the present incum-
bent. who was appointed on the reconmen-
dation 0f the Missouri senators. and ft was
intimated that Secretary MortoR's action
was an attempt 10 rctaliafe upon senator
Vest for the laiter's attack on him IN thu
senate about two weeks ago. IN ameHd-
ment was pending when the house ad-
tourned, making mandatory the execution
of the provision In the btu FOR the distrihG-
tion Of seeds. II Is understood Cousins Of
Iowa Will tomorrow effer an amendment
directing the secretary OF the treasury %
withhold the payment Of Secretary Nor
tons salary until this provision was exec
CSC for new edition Of the Horse Book
was adopted,
Before the bin was taken up the senate
amendments TO the argent deficiency etai
We're non-conrurred in. and hia Was
passed for the examination aud classlfica-
tion of lands In the railroad grants tn Cal
ifernia. The bill is practically an extern
sion of the aet of the last congress Tor the
segregation Of mineral lands 10 the rail-
road grants In Idaho and Montana 10 the
state of California,
Daizeii. Rep. Pa. from the committee
on ways and means. reported resolution
of inquiry calling on the secretary or the
treasury for an exhaustive report relative
TO the sale Of bonds under the resumption
act during the two periods between iSsa
and March /, 1882 and between the latter
date and January l. 1895.
washington, Dem. Tenn. offered an
amendment calling on the secretary FOR de-
tailed information as 30 the manner In
which the bonds had been aod between
1873 and ISaa. Washington said the eoan-
try should know whether the methods pur-
sued by this administration. when the
treasury was in dire distress, were differ
ent from those pursued by other adminis-
trations.
sirossenor said that he would also he
glad 10 have all the facts as 20 the hHan-
cial operations of the treasury known, hut
he EXPRESSED tflE NfiititpA AhaA Aht ft@b&A
would he n great disappointment To tho
Democratic side.
What premium was obtained Tor the
bonds sold 10 effect resumption asked
McMlllin, Dem. Tenn.
.srhey were sold at par" replied Gros-
yenor.
."rhen less was obtained FOR them,' re-
tortei McMillln. than was obtained by
the sale complained Of"
cit must toe remembered. returned
Grosvenor that at that time gold WAS at
a premium. and we were struggling against
the opposition OF the Democratic party
and their predictions OF universal disas-
ter"
paIzeil said he would have no objection
To the purpose of Washiugton's amend
menr hut he thought II was not gefnane
to the resolution before the house. Wash
ington's amendment was defeated and the
resolution was adopted
The house went into committee or tho
whole and resumed the consolidation or
the agricultural bill under the flve-minnta
rule Amendments were adopted as fol-
lows. on motion OF Booiitie. Rep
wash. directing the secretary of agrteuit-
1lre TO distribute hbEr haxsesd IN the state
Of Washington. ard on motion ~ Long.
Rep. Kan. appropriating $1,000 Tor con
tinuing the investigation ot modes of ir-
rigation Al o'clock the house ADJOURNED.