Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-19
UNC6US|N[Y MRL COUSINS Says Secretary Morton Tries to
 NuIIify the Law
 REGARDING GARDEN SETS
Legislative, Executive and Judicial kppeepria-
 ton Bill Reported.
QUICK PASSAGE OF THE PENslON BILL
MT. German Opposed Its Adoption. but IT Passed the Senate in Eight Min utes, Appcopriating $I12,-
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Washington, Feb. 1S.-Under requests for-una nimous consent several bills and resolutions were passed among them the resolution introduced bs Ncwlands of Nevada silverite, directing the commit tee on ways and means to inquire into the effect of the difference of the ex- change between the countries having the gold and silver standards of value upon American industries, and to report by bill or otherwise. In explanation or the reso- lution Mr. Newlands stated that it was the outgrowth of the action of the cham Der of commerce of San Francisco. They recognized there the danger of the in- vasion of the markets of the Pacific coast by the manufactures of China and Japan. agencies for the sale of which were now being opened. He reviewed the attack upon and absorption of various branches or trade in the coast states by the Chi" nese immigrants. This was now to be supplemented, he said. by the flooding not only of that territory but of the en- tire country by the products of the man ufacures in those Asiatic countries. He mentioned particularly the manufacture of bicycles, matches, rugs watches, lamps, silk and wooden goods.
 MT Mercer republican, of Nebraska, confirmed the statements of MT. New lands and told of seeing gold filled watch cases in Yokohama which could be pro- duced here at $1 apiece.
 Mr. Sherman, republican,, of New Y ork, reported the Indian appropriation piil for the year ending June 50, lS9i, ana MT. Cannon, republican, of Illinois, was given leave to file the legislative, eXecu- t;x nd indicial annrODriatiOn Dill with the clerk.
 Mir Bingham of Pennsylvania, from the committee on appropriations, report ed to the house the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill for the coming fiscal year. The bill carries an appropriation of $21, ,444.195, which is $92O.- SS5 below the estimates submitted and S625. .5S2 less than the appropriation for the current fiscal year. The bill provides specifically for 10,017 salaries, being z55 less than the number estimated TOT ana 335 less than now provided for or this number 3O3 were additional collectors of internal revenue under the income tax law Tn appropriating for the senate no allowance is made for clerks to the com mittees of woman's suffrage and mines and mining which have heretofore been provided for a $2100 each per annum
 At o'clock the house in committee Of the whole again resumed consideration of the agricultural appropriation Dill, the paragraph governing the purchase ana distribution of seeds being the pending topic of discussion.
 The feature of the debate today was the attack by MT. Cousins, republican, of Iowa. upon the methods of the secretary of agriculture in connection with his re- fusal to carry out the law for the pur- chase and distribution of seeds, as pro- vided for in the appropriation acts of 1894 and 1895. He said corrupted and subordinated commission appointed by the secretary had long in advance Of the time fixed by the secretary for them 10 examine and report upon the plds TOT supplying seeds to the department in- formed inqurers that there would be no distribution of seed, showing predeter- mined purpose On his part to nullify the law The government, MT. Cousins sald, was no longer a government Tor the peo- ple and by the people, but government by J. Pierpont Morgan and Sterl1ng J. Morton.
 Amendments incorporated in the bill make it mandatory upon the secretary to purchase and distribute seed, as had been done prior to the suspension of the practice last year, without reference to the requirements of the statute that they shall be rare and uncommon as that phrase was construed by secretary Morton The appropriation for seed was increased from $130,000 to $150,000, and the sed division abolished by Secretary Nor ton last year was rehabilitated with full quota of clerks to enable the secretary to execute the law
 The house entered upon the consdera- tion of the bill to extend the time within which the government may bring suit to recover title to lands illegally or errone- ously patented, but adjourned without coming to a vote.
 The Senate.
 MT. Allen, populist, of Nebraska. before the journal was approved, called atten- fas morning stated that the house refused to concur in the senate amendment to the house bond bill and that the, house had not asked for conference on the mat ter. As far as his knowledge went, this was the first instance where a conference had not been asked. He thought it proper time to ask the finance committee if an effort will be made to bring about an agreement between the two houses on this bill.
 MT. Merrill, chairman of the finance committee, stated that the committee was waiting Tor some actlon on the part of the house.
 MT. Chandler made a facetious parlia- mentary inquiry as to whether it would be in order for the senator from Nebras- ka to move that the senate recede from it's amendment, or whether he would be obliged to wait until the Dill came pack from the house.
 The journal was then approved.
 Mir. Allen also had something more to say about the failure of the Pacific rail- road committee, which is now having hearings as to the adjustment of the debt of the Pacific railroad to the government. to specially request the officers of the Farmers alliance in Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado and the owners of stock yards in Omaha to appear and present their views The chairman of the com mittee, MT. Gear, republican, of Iowa, said that general notice had been given through the press associations. and added that the committee had no official knowledge of such organizations.
 The resolution offered some time ago by MT. Peffer for special committee to inquire into the circumstances of the re- cent bond issue was taken up and dis cussed till the close of the morning hour,