The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-31

Committee
WASHINGTON. Jan. N.-The nominal
business OF the house today was the con-
alteration OF the agricultural approDria-
ton bill. which was passed before ad-
fournnant. but much % the time was
devoted 70 political discussion Incidental
70 this discussion was a spirited speech
b Monden o. Wyoming upon the free
silver Republicans Of the West who had
boited from their party during the cam
rafEn He declared that the oolfing Re
publican leaders had been raised 70 prom
fnAncs as much BY their party oFeaalza-
rton a. By their own WORTH had used ina
ORGANIZATION 20 aid the Demo Fol 0iist4c
combination, and then, after the election.
had been rewarded b. the treachsry o.
their allies. lie cited the defeat IN ldsno
~ senator Dubois. 10 whom ne paid
high tribute. ,,....,.
VVhen the house resumed consideration
NJ me agricultural bill. Dockery. Deni''
afo made a point Of order. which was Sis
tanned against several opposafs' a - -
creases In tas salaries OF chiefs q dl'lS-
tons OF the bureau OF animal inaustlb.
rsrora uell. Rep, Ohio. referred 70 the a.
.aek reeaatiy made by De Almond, Dern.'
AZ. on Secretary Morton. He had sup
,,oaea he Began some member OF the parry
10 which the secretary OF agriculture De
lonseA would speak Ia his defense. pn' per
49, The Democrats thought Morton. as
Daniel Webster said OF Massachusetts
needed no defense. He did desire 20 SPEAK
IN the defanss OF the statistics compueo oy
the agricultural department They hae
beer az great value ia the last campaign
a. correcting the faIlzcious theories of
IRE. silver men that the prices OF agricui-
,urai products followed the prices OF free
silver.
BeIl Pop, Col. protested against inter
fecfIug politics I'm discussion on appro-
TriatI1n bills. and declared that the prices
OF silver and wheat ran together
The question Of the distribution OF seeds
by the secretary OF agriculture was re-
viewed By an amendment offered to the
see-s section BY Bromwell OF Ohio. pro
vidIng that the secretary should be gov
erned IN the distribution by the written
Instructions OF senators and members
The seed distribution was characterized
by Moody of Massachusetts as 'the big
gest humbug Of tho many humbugs We
zee In Washington"
BoItfng silver Republicans
The first review by Republican mem
Der Of the course OF the boiling free silver
Republicans of the West was made by
Monaeil OF Wyoming. vino found his text
Idaho He referred 20 the boilers as men
raised 10 their positions as much by Re
publican organizations as by their own
merits and that 10 Join the enemy they
must sacrifice those who had stood by
them in the past. aud the organization
which had defended them. lie denied
that their step involved moral courage.
FOR 1t would have required more courage
10 brave the storm Of denunciation and
suspicion at home than 10 break party
ties. The men who temporarily left the
Republican party had been Landed as I'M
selfish patriots by their allies, but now
the scales had fallen from the latter S
eyes. He continued:
Nowhere In any OF these states where
the Republican organization was used to
further the interest OF the candidates of
the Democratic and Populistic eombina-
tisn for tho presidency. has there been
ought but treachery and deceit practiced
upon the men who made II possible for
these creatures TO WELD the weapons OF
their deception. international convention
pledges were carried out by the opposi-
ton. because there was no way In which
they could be avoided, but wherever the
silver Republicans had not the immortal
cinch' the cloyen hoof OF their late allies
had been exhibited. ISLANDERS and misrep-
reese ntatlon had been used TO tear down
from their high estate men who helped
them 20 win their victory"
Speaking OF Senator Dubois. he said:
IT VIII be claimed Ia eNtenuation Of the
gerndy of the men VINO defeated Dubois
that the Republican national committee
was working against his reelection. Can
any man wonder that the Republican ma
uonal committee would work against the
election OF a man whom the Democratic
national committee. and every man there
81 from the chairman down, claimed TO be
moving heaven and earth 10 elect9 And
they VINO make this excuse in extcnua-
zion should remember that by 80 doing
10 me }sar
Of the combination IN the legislature, who
voted to defeat the election 0f a silver Re
pnoitcan 20 the senate. as guilty not only
o. the heinous crime Of tngratltude. but
open 20 suspicion OF exercising their
high prerosativo influenced by money
consideration.
Pred Dubois. whose e1oqueut tongue
and active brain made him a powerful ac-
cumplfaheT OF results. was thrown
down endorsed. defeated by tne men he
made IN favor of q man profesFeliiv lack =
Ing IN All the qualifications that would
render him or service 10 tire cause which
thes" hfpocrites claim 30 have 81 he8ri
The dispatches this morning bring as the
news that ire gentleman who succeeds
hin VIII so into the Democrats Caucuses
~ The senate of the United states and
thus the Republican state of Idaho is turn
"a over boots. body and breeches 70 mi
nority representing less than 10 per cent.
of her total vote. Thus Is the true ami
Suus ~ the campaign for personal aEgran-
oiEeU snt. under the euise OF devotion 20
THE silver cause. exposed 10 the execra-
tion or The nation
In the course ~ the seed debate which
bad heen diverted BY Mondcil. Rro7nwe1
% Ohio asserted th3t g seed firm. Nav 4
&C. or Minneapolis. had offered hiru al
rect hrlhe of Iseo packages of aee,is ID
prevent him calling tire attention O,
congress % tire poor quality Of seaa.
Furnished the department 81 agriculture
by The nrm.
Northway ~ ohio charged that thu sec.
rotary OF agriculture procured the poor.
est seeds % discredlt the practice af siy-
tn~ them away
litil az Connecticut offered an amend.
ment 80 stop ths distribution 81 xee,lS
Free Chickens and Hound Pans
Another amendment as Offered g,, M.
&C o. Nebraska providing that ~, So.
retar> ~ agriculture furnish 20 each sen.
atoT ant menoars s.N chickens, rfx hoes
s3x cattle and SIX horses al thor,i,eA
ored aud Distributed as 70 sex. hair arl
hAN
Ana houad pups added Kyle OF Ms.
issippt
When tae cira3~71au ruled The amend.
rsent as = Joke, Merccr SAID So was no -,,,-.
q toke than The whc,@ ztft b.,+f,res
Congress Was spending S. az asss a ,-aa-