The record-union., 1897-02-11

the confident belief that Minister Rod
riguez letter to Secretary Olney oppos-
ing the canal project was unauthorized
and was contrary to the views held by
I President Zelaya of Nicaragua. The let
ter also set forth numerous circum-
stances indicating that British influence
inspired opposition to the canal
As Mr. Morgan proceeded with the
criticism on Great Britain. Sir Richard
Cartwright and Mr. Davies the Can
adian Commissioners. entered the dip
lomatic gallery and were after we lis
teners to the cauStic words % the Sem
ator.
| Are we not to be guided by the les
sons of the past?" Morgan exclaimed.
Are we to believe that the great Brit
ish lion Will not crunch the bone of our
arm if We put it in it's mouth?"
Again turning To Mr. Sherman Mr.
Morgan said: 4 say in the presence of
the Senator from Ohio, who is soon TO
be our Secretary Of State, that if he
takes the anodynes of flattery given to
HIM like spoon food by Great Britain
the people Of the United Statee will not
support him
On motion of Hoar, the bankruptcy
| sill secured the right of way as unfin-
! shed business. The debate was not
iopened to-day, however, but will begin
J tomorrow.
| The agricultural appropriation bill
was then taken up. 1t soon brought
out a severe arraignment of Secretary
| Morton by Mr.. Vest of Missouri. He
| spoke against the item of $4,000 for
| publication of certain kinds of alleged
agricultural literature. In one of them
the Secretary of Agriculture had ar
raigned the people Of States which had
voted for Bryan as ignorant and litter
ate. while the people of Mckinley States
We're held up as paragons of intelligence
and refinement. And this publica-
| ton" he added, was made in order
| that the farmers might know that the
vote of Bryan was representative of
the ignorance of the country. Would
any Senator approve such publica-
tions?"
Mr.. Gallinger remarked that such
publications were clear perversion of
the funds intended for legitimate agri-
cultural literature, and it was a per-
version which should be rebuked
Vest called up another bulletin of the
Agricultural Department, and in tones
of intense sarcasm pointed out a pic
ture Of Secretary Morton's country res
idence in Nebraka as an establishment
| of publication on Arbor Day. The
publication contained a college address
of the Secretary, delivered before he
entered the public service.
Mr.. Chandler spoke of another bulle-
TIN from the same department. in which
the financial question was discussed,
and the Secretary had attempted to
show that the law would make up the
difference between gold and silver, and
that the subordinate in the department
who prepared the report had failed to
carry out the Secretary's ideas.
Mr.. Chandler said such publications
should not emanate from the Agricult-
ural Department.
Cullom, in charge of the bill, urged
that the peculiarities of the present
Secretary of Agriculture should not be
visited upon the next Secretary. If the
next Secretary pursued the policy of the
present Secretary CullOm said he would
not favor any appropriation, but the
one understood to he the choice of Mf.l
Kinley for the agricultural office was an
actual farmer, who would not indulge
in agricultural bulletins on finance
Stewart PopD of Nevada asserted
that the Secretary of Agriculture was
the most picturesque specimen he
had ever known, and the Senator urged
that this report should be taken seri-
ously.
Tillman spoke for the retention of
the item, saying the farmers should not
he nrPin6ipa6 hac1IlCn hn
had Secretary who prostituted his po-
ton and aired his peculiar notions at
the expense of the farmers
Allison (R) of Iowa, in urging the
need of these agricultural publications
in legitimate lines, paid a high tribute
to his former associate in Congress. Mr..
Wilson of Iowa, who is understood to
be the next Secretary of Agriculture.
Vest withdrew his opposition, on the
understanding there would be no fur
ther financial and pictorial bulletins
and the item was agreed to, with an
amendment making it $4,000.
Lodge opposed the increase of $50 900
for the purpose of distribution of seeds.
recommended by the committee, saying
this plan had degenerated into a mere
wholesale distribution of the commonest
kind of garden and flower seeds. 1t
was waste of public money.
An amendment by Thurston CRD of
Nebraska was agreed to, appropriating
$1,000 for continuing experiments as to
beet sugar production
The bill then passed. 1t carries ap-
proximately $3,250, 900
At DO the Senate adjourned.