The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-06
ARRAIGNING MORTON
Senator Vests Sarcastic References 10
the Secretary.
MOST CAUSTlC UTTERANCES
His Speech the Leading Feature
and Other Business Was Crowd
ed out he ,Uban Belllg-
erency Resolution.

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Ierles also were filed In anticipation
Of a debate and possibly a vote on
ouay's motion to recommit the tariff
hin with instructions.
Morgan of Alabama. from the com
mittcc on foreign relations, reported
the Cuban beligerency resolution, say
ing it met with his fun approval.
can of Florida gave notice he would
call up the resolution as soon as h
could secure the attention Of the sen
ate.
At 1870 Cuay's resolution TO commit
the free coinage substitute for the tatiI
lill was laid before the senate. II Wa"
found the prior resolution Of Hans
Irouah. directing the secretary @. aHr.-
culture to execute the law as 70 seed
distribution. had precedence. After
some discussion, IL was agreed II the
seed resolution be disposed Of before
o'clock Quay's resolution viii come up
tomorrow.
Shortly after o'clock senator Vest
concluded on Hansbrough's seed rcso-
luton and without action on II the re'"-
luton for the distributing appropria-
ton bills among various committees
was taken up.
Morgan reported the Cuban belliE-
crency resolution, saying ii met his fun
approval cali gave notice he would
call up the resolution as soon az ne
could secure the attention Of the sen
ate.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
prlation bin was reported and placed
on the calendar.
Ouay's resolution TO rccommt the
free coinage substitute for the tariit
bill was laid before the senate by the
presiding officer. but Vest ard others
raised the point that the Hanshrough
resolution, directing the secretary OF
agriculture TO execute the law as to the
seed distribution had precedence, tn"
presiding officer finally Strengthened
the matter out by explaining that after
. the seed resolution was disposed or
Ouay's resolution would he taken up.
and If the former was not disposed Of
to-day, the Quay resolution should
+ come up tomorrow.
The most causuc utterances heard
+ in the senate since TiUman's sensd-
tional speech was that of Vest ar
raiguing Secretary Of Agriculture
Morton. The general satire and rldl-
cule directed against the secretary
and the illusions to the president
made the speech hardly less notable
than that which recently startied the
senate. Vest referred derisively to
tho colossal intellect dealing with
cabbages." At one point the senator
said: THE secretary of agriculture
charges from his Office, reminding IA
Of what Cicero SAYS at Cataline'
flight from tho senate, "Albiet. exceU-
sit. evasit. erupit." U.aughterD when
the secretary OF agriculture hears OF a
silver lunatic he is Ike the war horse
81 Job his uesk is clothed with
uhuudcr."
Vest severely criticised the practice
Of furnishing costly flowers from gov
ernment greenhouses for The receptions
at the executive mansion. Vest re-
ferred to the "bugle blasts from the
secretary Of agriculture as To the con
c,ressional extravaganza in dletrlnut-
ing seeds THE democratic party has
been most unfortunate" said III" sena-
tor with emphasis. mot only as 20 it,
Internal dissoris. but also In The fact
that the devil has owed us a rrudr'
and has paid IL in a secretary or aEr'-
culture. The secretary had" continued
Vest "put the democratic party In an
taConism TO the great agricultural in
terest OF the party. although that par
ty had always stood as the close friend
Of agriculture. The gigantic intellec
Of this secretary Of agriculture has
daily gone outside OF its legitimate du
tics, and why did II not discover SOM
Of the really 1aErant abuses? Thi.
secretary" proceeded tho senator. cas-
sumed o. run the entire government
lie has been practically the secrotarl
Of the treasury. flooding this c0untr.
with reports and pamphlets drnouue
ing the silver lunatics and upholdini
the single gold standard"
Vest said the senator from Sout
Carolina ,Tillmanp had been called
communist because d. had sounded
warming IN the senate. IL compare
this with the New York publeaua
threatening revolution unless senator
and representative yielded 10 the 90.
standard. The trouble iH said Yes
that the secretary Ut agrruItura is
m8nomauiar on the money stIndaf
He secs gold only gold. Ilr fhiuH
any man who does net saa as be- does
a lunatIc" Vest closed shortly lst.r
o'clock with q remarkably sarrast
and bitter perHratiou. li- refereed
the useless seeds which tho sacrataT
had properly refused to buy huf
, added tha senator. -ftrra was one s.r
NOT mentioned. II was. H. proceed.
smiling m8lielluslg .LEa auit.r tru..
lqm. canes NrrtnH... Hr lu plain
words. Morton. golden q .- H-.t IT.
would flourish while this .-.t-r
.gslngtrg his golden censor at the "E
.f#rEya. mansion. shouted hl= holy. HH'