Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-02-20
SENATOR VEST ATTACKS SEC
REPARY MORTON.
Secretary Of Agriculture Roasted,
Because He curtailod the Guam
tity of Seed Issued to SEN
ators and Congressman.
ators and oongressmel
seeeial Corrasponaenee.

j
al incident 81 the week is the pretend
ed scare q cx Queen Lii, OF Hawaii.
One q the Young canniBais she has
with her here, Mr. Palmer SAYS that
he has received letter from some
/ one unknown. threatening the ex-
Qneen's life. Whef upon Mr. PaImer
end his eo-heiper. with the euphoni-
GUS name Of Mr. HaileIuiah, also n
reformed cannibalfrom the Hawaiian
Islands, have taken measures 10 hide
the Queen from any possible assassin
md have removed their quarters
from the Shareman Hotel. The
Queen has great hopes in her good
friend, President Cleveland, that he
will fix her up all right before his
term expires
Much sorrow has been expressed
among Democratic statesmen at the
death Of the Honorable William =.
St John, who wns late treasurer OF
the Democratic and silver National
Committees.
Considerable interest has been
raised eyer the attack made by
senator Vest against Secretary Nor-
ton. Mr.. Vest claimed that the
Secretary Of Agriculture had used
his public Office for the purpose Of
booming himself personally, and in
advertising his home in Nebraska
Secretary Morton retorts by saying
that the advertisements cost the
Government nothing. and that he is
the only Cabinet officer who has
ever turned into the Treasury. money
which had been legislated to him for
running the expenses Of the Depart
ment. He has saved the Governs
ment something over So, 600, 600. The
controversy Of Secretary Morton
with members Of Congress regarding
the distribution Of seeds, has merit
In It on the part of the Secretary OF
Agriculture. The object for which
money is appropriated for the distif-
button Of seeds, is for the purpose OF
experimenting in new varieties and
N the propagation Of new plants.
But the practice formany years on
the part OF the officer in charge Of
the Agricultural Department prior
to Secrtary Morton $ administration,
has been to buy old seeds from those
who would furnish them the cheap
est, and the consequences has been
that the old seeds left over by the
seed dealers OF the United States have
been dumped annually upon the
Government. These seeds were sent
out by the members OF Congress to
their constituents porporting to be
rare and valuable seeds Theexperi-
ence Of those receiving the seeds has
been almost uniformly one OF disap-
pointment. Secretary Morton re-
fused longer 10 carry on this system,
which raised a breeze in Congress,
and resulting in the enactment Of
law forcing him to continue It.
Whatever the criticism may be
nude against the Secretary Of Agri-
culture 90 to his monetary views, he
certainly has been right regarding
this more than infamous seed hum
bugging steal and fraud which has
been perpetrated on the American
people for the past 20 years.
The employees Of the House and
the senate have eustomarily been al
lowed one months extra pay at the
Adjournment ol each Congress. At
this time they are very much worked
up with fear that this usual rAtrts
payment is not going 80 be allowed.
They fear that President Cleveland
viii veto it no matter what bill il
may be attaeea to. Consequently
there is much sorrow.sin this especial
official coterie.
Admiral Bunee wassent to Charles
ton, $. G. for the purpose of carrying
on mock blockade. one portion Of
the fleet going into the harbor and
tiie rem al g 8 tened the an
side to prevent those within from
running she blockade. II has been
very easy Tor the Dolphin ssnsii one 9 y =
two Others q pass the ships to run
the blockade at pleasure, whereupon
Admiral Bunee is much disgruntled.
Congress is attempting to pass q
law prohibiting ticket scalping. How
well they may succeed is problemat-
teal, as the ticket sealper IS APP
parently like one ofthose plants that
when once rooted, it is going to st az
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