St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-06
T0UCREDUp MORTON
SENATOR VEST MAKES A SPEECH
SECOND ONLY TO THAT OF
TILI,MAN.
GROVER COMES IN FOR ABUSE.
ALL BECAUSE THE AGRICULTURAL
DEPARTMENT HAD CUT OFF
FREE SEEDS.
HOUSE REvERsEs A COMMITTEE.
Refuses to Pass the District of COL
umbfa Appropriation Bill as
Reported.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Thcre were
| indications of a lively session when
| the senate convened today Mr. Quay's
resolution to recommit the tariff silver
| bill with instructions was the first in
| order of consideration after the routine
| business. There was full representa-
ton of senator's, and the galleries also
were well filled, in anticipation of the
debate and possibly vote. Mr.. Quay
| was early at his desk He was Joined
! by Mr.. Teller in a hurried talk of the
| proposed action. Mr. HILL of New York.
who had interfered with Mr.. Quay's
plans yesterday, moved about the cham
| Der talking with senators and mar
shaling the forces for further opposi-
ton. Mr.. Morgan Dem, Ala), from
| the committee on foreign relations, re-
ported the Cuban belligerency resolu-
ton, saying it met with full approval
Mr.. Call Oem., F'la) gave notice that
he would call up the resolution as soon
as he could secure the attention of the
senate
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill was reported and placed
on the calendar. The only important
amendment raised the consulate at
Capetown, Africa, to a consul general
cy, at $4,000 a year
Mr.. Quay's resolution was laid before
the senate by the presiding officer. but
Mr.. Vest Oem., MOI and others raised
the point that the Hansbrough resolu-
| ton, directing the secretary of agri-
culture to execute the law as to seed
distribution, had precedence The pre-
siding officer finally Strengthened the
matter by explaining that after the
seed resolution was disposed of Mr..
Quay's resolution would be taken I'D
and II the former was not disposed of
today that the Quay resolution would
come up tomorrow. 4 bill was passed
TO extend the mineral land laws to the
north half of the Colville Indian res
erVatlon. The most caustic utterances
heard III the senate since Mr. Tillman's
sensational speech was that of Mr.
Vest arraigning Secretary Of AericuI-
ture Morton.
The keen satire and ridicule directed
against the secretary, and the aIlu-
slons to the president, made the speech
hardly less noticeable than that which
recently startled the senate Mr.. Vest
referred derisively to the Colossal in
tellect dealing with cabbages.'
AT one point the senator said: "The
secretary of agriculture charges from
his office, reminding us of what Cicero
says OF Cataline's flight from the SEN
ate albeit eXcessit evasit erlpit'
Uaughter). When, the secretary of
agriculture hears of a silver lunatic he
is like the
WAR HORSE IN JOB.
his neclr ic al Will,
might go further and say: He saith
among the prophets, ha, ha, and he
smelleth the battle afar off the thun-
der of the captains and the shout
ing
Mr.. Vest severely criticised the prac-
tice or furnishing costly flowers from
the government green houses for the
receptions at the executive mansion
and added:
Sir, L would rather give twice the amount
OF this appropriation to enable some poor
hgntng the hard battle of life: | would
[ Eit give him something that would make
ms cheerless home comfortable ! would
rather put one flower in the sick room ~
a noble working girl or matron than to have
II I.; SAID that | had voted a hundred thousand
dollars for the flowers and exotics to 20 to
me receptions and banquets Of the officials of
TINS government where the chandelier flashes
its nght across the red wine and the air
is fragrant with perfume like the snfcI
breeze of Araby the blessed spy
Mr. Vest referred to the 'bugle blasts"
rom me secretary of agriculture to the con-
gTesslonal extravaganza in distributing seeds
for ne TEMPERATE party has been most I'M
fortunate said the senator with emphasis.
not only as to its international discords but
also In the fact that the devil has owed NC
srudge, and has paid it in a secretary Of
agriculture. The secretary put the Demo
cratic party In antagonism to the great agri-
cultural interests of the party although that
party had always stood as the close friends
OF agriculture The gigantic intellect of this
secretary of agriculture has daily gone out
side of his legitimate duties, and why did
II not discover some of the really fragrant
ABUSES? This secretary assumed to run the
t tbe eee government He has been practically
the secretary of the treasury flooding this
country with reports and pamphlets
DENoUNCING SILVER LUNATrcs
and UNFOLDING the single gold standard.
Mr.. Vest said the senator from
south Carolina Tillman) had been
called communist because he had
sounded warning in the senate He
compared this with a New York n,1b-
Hcation threatening revolution unless
senators and representatives yielded to
the gold standard
The trouble Isl said Mr. Vest .stba+ Tho
secretary OF agriculture is monomaniac on
the gold standard. He sees only gold, gold.
not see as he sees Is lunatic''
Mr.. Vest closed shortly after o,cIocl,
with a remarkably sarcastic and BIT
ter peroration. He referred to the use
less seeds which it was asserted the
secretary had properly refused to buv,
But, added the senator, there was one
seed not mentioned.
ut was" he proceeded smiling malic
iously, "the aurefur feniculum caues Nor
tonae or, in palmer words, Morton's golden
dogweed. This would flourish while this
secretary, swinging his golden censor at the
executive mansion, shouted his holy, holy,
are thou, OH Grover, king of kings, and
lord of lords
The debate on distributing the ap-
preparation bills ran through the entire
afternoon, and was not concluded when.
at 4:30 o'clock, the senate went into
executive session, and at $50 o'clock
adjourned until tomorrow