The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
House Issues Its Mandate to
Secretary Morton.
WAS NOT COMPLIMENT kRY
After Spirited Debate the Senate
Passed the Military Academy
and Pension Bills.

washington, Feb. lS.-The mousse TO-
day passed the agricultural appropria-
ton bill. 1t carries $3,15S, 1872. The sec
ton of the revised statutes for the pur-
chase and distribution of rare and UNI
common" seed, which Secretary Nor
ton declined to execute in the current
law, was repealed, and the appropria-
ton for seed was increased from $780,
600 to $4,000, and it's execution was
made mandatory upon the secretary.
Mr. Cousins of Iowa introduced his
amendment to reduce Mortons salary
from $4,000 to S25 until he expended the
appropriation in current law, but. the
amendment was ruled out on a point
of order.
Several amendments to the meat in
spection act of 1891, recommended by
Secretary Morton, which would have
given him additional power to enforce
the regulations and have strengthened
the law by imposition of penalties for
violations. were stricken out.
A resolution was adopted directing
the committee on ways and means to
investigate the effect of the difference
of exchange between gold and silver
standard countries upon the manufac-
turing industries Of the United States.
Mr. Newlands of Nevada presented
for the ways and means committee in
Vestigation a resolution, which stated
that the chamber of commerce of San
Francisco has called the attention of
the country to the invasion of products
81 from Oriental countries, especially Cali
fornia had already felt the effect of
this competition. He recalled the in
vasion of the Chinese and their absOrp-
ton Of every industry they had attack
ed which had led to their seclusiOn. The
Pacific coast, he said, was now threat
ened with the invasion of the products
of cheap labor of Oriental countries. He
gave some information regarding the
cheap prices at which Japanese watch
es, brushes, cottons, woolens, etc, were
being sold in San Francisco markets
Even bicycles, he said, were being i'm
ported and sold for $12 apiece. He de
scribed how bicycles could be manufac
tured in Japan for $12 in silver and sole
here for $12 in gold. An increase in sill
yer, he thought, would take from ORR
entail countries the advantages the!
now possessed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole and resumed consideration
of the agricultural appropriation bill.
Mr. Cousins of Iowa, in criticism;
Secretary MortOn's course. characteriz
ed il as the "grossest usurpation o
modern times" He declared that tn
secretary had suborned referees with
salary of $500 each, and had actual.
used $1,000 Of the appropriation Of las
year to defeat legislation He state
that these corrupted and suborned
officials had already 'let the cat out o
the bag by writing to various see
houses saying there would be no dis
trimutiOn of seed this year
1.-The secretary" he said, pats tn
house on the head, strokes the gra
boards of the senate, scOwls at tn
president and says there will not b
any seed distribution this year of on
Lord, not if he knows himself" Oaugh
ter)
This is no longer a government G
the people," he declared. 1T was
government by Pierpont Morgan an
of the Sterling Morton"
The amendments to the act of 1875
for the inspection of live cattle, hogs
carcasses and products thereof, whic
had been incorporated in the BILL wer
stricken out on motion of Mr. Bake
republican of New Hampshire). TIL
amendments refuse clearance to vesse
exporting meats not found sound upo
inspection and provided for certifics
ton and stamping of cattle, sheep an
swine found free of disease, and mao
counterfeiting of such stamps punisl
able by a fine of $1,000 and imprisol
unent not exceeding one year. The Sc,
rotary of agriculture was authorize
by one amendment stricken out
make regulations to prevent transpo
tation of condemned carcasses or mea
from one state to another or to foreie
countries An amendment to print 81
600 copies of the report of 1892 on di
ease of cattle was ruled out. The b
as amended passed the house, whiC
at o'clock adjourned.
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