New-York tribune., 1905-02-19

next year 1t $780, and the clause for the pur-
Chase OF seed" inserted The year it remained
the same but was doubled in 1884 by a deficiency
bill and then made $25.oOO in the regular appro-
priations Congressmen adding plants" TO the pur-
chases. The next year Congress reimbursed the
Patent Office with $4,000 for funds expended on
TINS line and gave another regular appropriation
of $4,000.
The next year deficiency appropriation of $4,000
was made. and the regular appropriation fixed at
$1,000, but this cut to S600O0 in 1861. 1t re-
mained the same for 1888 and cut to $4,000 in
1873 The three following years each had an appro-
priatton of $4,000. and in 1862 the Department of
Agriculture was established and the same trans
ferred from the Patent Office The first appropria-
ton was for S6o009, and then followed several de-
fcieney appropriations of $4,000 to pay claims
AGAINST the Department Of Agriculture for goods
Iur!llsheo Inc appropriation was made with the
stand for contracts MADE by the department in
that a violation would cause a fine OF $500 In
1853 the appropriation dropped to $4,000 but the
act must not be construed 10 reduce the salary
of any employe." 'ong in these years there We're
some heavy appropriations for glass houses. flower
approximations for clerks we'll for seeds for
too, the sum of $1,000 was appropriated to pay
some man of approved attachments in agriculture
In 1873 $4,000 was appropriated, provided the
for seed purchased but nothing % in this shall % be-
construed to prevent the Commissioner from send
ply 1t In 1880 that Congress got right down
paton Of o with with the the 0 provao a that an RPee 1RPee
fourths of all seeds and plants are to be supplied
their agricultural constituents The next a9n yeaT
Gensreas msds the same me ap9EoP@raton @ but only
100000 mark was first reached in 1884, and with
when 1880 was added for clerks One year 70 later a
saw the appropriation raised SlS0O0O and in 1885
Sss and 70 $4,000 in ISL 90 An Upward 21OGU move l
raised Mas e s g ten In to @ nd wsTe year now later S
although Mississippi statesman attempted "fS to get
another $4,000 added at this session
Along with all these appropriations there are
others for various and sundry purposes connected
most directly the seeds division and the disribu
appropraton bs earmarks m Of hf Of 5dese old
votesetters' statesmen are clearly seen.
lishment of the Agricultural Department, the Com
missioner OF Patents. who had the procuring and
dislrlbuuon or seeds, was taxed yearly far be-
yord the amount of his appropriation and d.
as now statesmen insisted that their rural coT gn
stitGents must be supplied with seeds and plants
policy was YOU GTnsh The goods and eIT9 n pav The the
freight; zach succ6 ed.ng year has witnessed in
and free distribution. OF seeds and plants but for
ns Of additonai BoT.es for b @yne y o,Iia- @
ing OF seeds, flower pots, mis- eilaueous expenses
lated free seeds eInporuns condiilfa - Nv, 0I u
mgnts at the expense of taxpayers
IouChing the question of costly ma h.uerv for
the proper carrying of this glgantie Work Il
Wise WliS9h, "Eo 10 was asked few years ago If it
men and women to do the work OF puttIDe M II,
ldEASts dtiu phthsbcS me seeds ard rfp{v
EmPEhauealys @ no no. When tbs work OF seed
ana Representative wanted 10 appoint some yntse, ~
and the result was that had about Inn h,'+' 49,
DE- women at work and paid average s@iart, ,e
SO a month"; very expansive ana annoying state
BE with the help of machinery 'S' "
In all fairness to Secretary Wilson 1t should ba
stated that he does not favor the Wholesale senS %
me out OF common seeds and plants. and he saws,
- ne law Is mol carried OUT II d1ers carry ont
me act ds ofislnaty framed. There are colected
put up and distIi1uted now, on Congressional or
vegetable and nower seeds each year These aeed.