Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-02-21

act through its agents should have tn.
right at any time TO expose fraud.
After some discusSisn the considera
ton of the bill was postponed until the
agricultural appropriation bill. which
was pressing for consideration, had been
disposed Of
Then at $40 p m, the agricultural oil
was taken up. Mr. Wadsworth rep
\, " chairman of the Agricultural
committee. yielded to Mr.. Willis Dem.
Deli to explain the measures He said
It was fully up to the spirit of the time,
carrying SI4s,3ss less than thai Of the
last Congress, OF which the celebrated
Holman, whose record for retrenchment
was known throughout the world. had
been member.
Mr.. Baker (Rep. y. " led iE an at
tack on Secretary Morton for refusing to
use the seed appropriation in the current
law. The present bill again appropriated
$4,000 for seeds. 1--WE will" he added
''fsrce Secretary Morton TO either exc
cute the law or abandon his Office"
Mr.. Moses Dem. Ga.j declared that
John c. Calhoun was not more Of null
LITER than J. Sterling Morton He in
Weighed against the growing tendency
Of executive officers TO disregard the
wish Of Congress in the execution Of the
laws.
Mr.. Boatner Dem. La-i however
aroused the greatest enthusiasm by his
remarks .@The feature Of Mr. Morton's
action which has aroused MY indigna
tion," said ne, "more than any other, is
that it is based upon a sort OF false pre-
tense. Antecedent to his decision, that
under the terms OF the law he was not
authorized to expend the appropriation,
there emanated from the agricultural
department report derogatory to the
Congress of the United States. The in
dividual who has found his way into the
Agricultural department under this
Administration laughter cons idered
with the dignity of his pO-
sition to allow reports to go out through
the press that ne had discovered great
frauds in the distribution of seeds. do |
not know whether those statements
were true or false, but know and as
sert the publication of any such scanda- |
lous charges against body of gentle |
men, without the designation of the
names of the individuals who had been |
found So small and so corrupt and 50 |
unfit for the positions that they occu
pied, was not only an insult to the Con
gress OF the United States, but a cow
ardly attack that was inconsistent with /
the dignity Of any man who occupied
position. Applause.
"As a member OF the Fifty-third Con-
gress, I resent and denounce the impu-
tation that that body, as body. or the
preceding Congresses, Of which was
a member, were addicted to the sale Of
seeds which were allotted to them for
as an infamous SANDER.
believe that 70 abolish the system of the
of seeds would be advanta-
yeous TO the members Of Congress. For
.verv constituent who receives q pack
.ge OF seeds and who is gratifed at the
there are others who are
dissatisfied because they have not been
likewise favored. I am absolutely tired
4 having this body brought into dis
race and contempt BY the executive
Ulcers. It has got to that point where
mere sub-oficer refuses his royal as
ent; it has got TO that point where a
econd veto power IS possessed by a
acre clerk whom the lawmakers by a
vo-thirds majority cannot reach Zap
lause.
Mr.. Livingston fdem.l then took up
&c cudgel. Morton was the servant Of :
lis house. and he wanted him to know :
e had said it. "He must either obey
lis purpose or we will impeach him
e must understand that this Is re-
lblican form of government, and no
of the treasury or secretary ?,
agriculture can nullify the laws pass
by the national legislature"
AT o'clock. under agreement, gen -
al debate closed and the house ad
urned
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