Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
FREE SEEDS.
Agricultural Appropriation Bill
Passed in the Senate.
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas Discovers That
Mr.. OingleY Wears London
Made Pot Hat.

Washington, Feb. 3.-one of the
features Of today's session of
the senate was speech by Mr.. CAT
ferry of Louisiana, In support Of the res
olution reported by the committee on
privileges and elections, declaring that
Henry w. Corbett is not entitled to
seat in the senate from the state of Ore
gon. ...
Mr.. Corbett was appointed as a SEN
ator by the governor of Oregon after
the failure of the legislature to elect
senator to succeed Senator Mitchell. Mr..
Caffery maintained that the governor OF
a state had no authority to appoint 10
fill an original vacancy-a vacancy pc
ginning with a new term-after the
legislature had had an opportunity TO
elect and had failed to do SO, -,
+ The agricultural appropriation plil
was under discussion during the greater
part of the afternoon and was finally
passed. After a brief executive session
the senate adjourned.
I Mr.. Cullom called UP the agricultural
appropriation bill, the reading or when
was concluded last evening. PendlnS
the submission of certain amendments
to the bill. Mr.. Platt expressed his re-
greet that the committee had not strlck-
en- from the bill the appropriation Tor
purchase and distribution Of seeds. lie
read a letter from a member OF Con
nectlcut grange, in which the state
ment was made that the seeds sent out
by the agricultural department were
not good, could not be depended upon,
and were ofEno use to the farmers and
gardeners.
Mr. Cullom, in charge Of the BILL yield
ed to Mr.. White (Cala) for the intro
duction of the following joint resolu-
| ton, Resolved, that of right it belongs
wholly to the people of the Hawaiian
| islands to establish and maintain their
own form of government and domestic
policy; that the United States ought in
nowise to interfere Herewith, and that
any intervention in the political affairs
of these islands by any other govern
ment will be regarded as an act UNI
friendly to the United States"
The resolution was passed by the SEN
ate May 81, 1894, having been reported
| by Mr.. Turpie Of the committee on for
/ eign relations. Mr.. White asked that
the resolution lie on the table.
| In reply to Mr.. Platt's brief state
ment, Mr.. Allen said he thought that
the chief opposition to the government S
distribution of seeds came from those
|
thought that in many ways the distri-
button of seeds did great good to the
cause of agriculture, and hoped that it
| would not be discontinued.
Mr. Bacon (Ga) thought there ought
to be a reform in the distribution OF
seeds. He believed the department
ought to purchase seeds for distribution
/ from persons who were known to raiss
I or produce seeds of value. In many in
stances the seeds purchased were
neither valuable, nor rare.
THAT is the unmitigated humbug of
the whole thing" interjected Mr.. Platt
| Comm.
Mr.. Bacon said he was confident the
present secretary of agriculture desired
| to distribute proper and good seeds, but
/ that the action of the last secretary of
agriculture had made a farce of the
seed distribution Mr. Hawley Conn.,
said he simply desired to express him
self as unalterably opposed to distribu-
ton Of seed In accordance with the
methods hitherto pursued
Mr.. Allen expressed his great respect
for and faith in the present secretary
of agriculture, and was satisfied he
would properly and intelligently inter-
pref and execute the law.
Mr.. Cullom said he knew that the Sec
rotary had experts in various parts of
the country seeking for seeds of all
kinds of the highest quality and value
The amendment to the agricultural bill
offered by Mr.. Warren providing for a
division of irrigation and reclamation
of arid lands, and for investigation of
the methods Of irrigation canals and Of
storing and distributing water in the
reclamation of arid lands, the whole to
cost 1900, was discussed, and Mr..
Cullom proposed as a substitute for Mr..
Warren's amendment the following:
For the purpose of collecting from
agricultural colleges, agricultural
experiment stations and other sources,
including practical agents and engi-
neers, practical information and data on
the subject of irrigation, and publishing
the same in bulletin form. 100000" The
amendment was adopted and the bill,
| carrying So, 527, POP, was passed.
A bill providing for the appointment Of
an additional district Judge for the
northern judicial district OF Texas, was
passed.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 9-The house spent
the day ostensibly considering the for
tiication appropriation bills. In reality.
the major portion of the time was con-
sumed in the discussion of political top
les. The existence or non-existence OF
prosperity in this country was again
the main question of dispute.
The feature Of the day was the dis
covery, by Mr.. Simpson, the Kansas
populist, and the exploiter of alleged
fact, that Mr. Dingley. chairman of the
ways and means committee, wore a
London-made pot hat. Mr.. Dingley ex-
planned that the hat was made in New
York. The London trademark was sim
ply placed there to please the Anglo
maniacs, who always preferred things
because they were English
All attempts to increase the appropri-
atlons in the Qualifications bill or to
amend II in any respect, were voted
down today