Show NO SEEDS FOR FARMERS congressmen want secretary morton to carry out the law washington dec 7 there bids fair to be an interesting contest contes t in this congress between secretary of 0 agriculture cull morton and the members who have agricultural at constituencies over the distribution ot of seeds by virtue of an opinion re rendered last summer by attorney general olney the secretary has practically done away with the time honored system of gratuities to the public lie he rejected all bids made for furnishing seeds and in october last practically abolished the seed division of the department since his course wall wa made public members have been planning to take action compelling the secretary to carry out the law according to their interpretations of it which was made plain in the cour course so of a long debate on the question by the last house in anticipation of the congressional ress ional request for an explanation which was initiated by mr air baker of new hampshire today the secretary of agriculture had printed a circular explaining his course which la Is being distri distribute butel to members the circular quotes the attorney generals opinion that the law contemplates the use of seeds rare and not common to this country and also the Secre order closing the seed division secretary morton has been very plain in his statement ement to members he says he believes that the seed distribution Is an unconstitutional form a paternalism and does not intend to be instrumental in it if lie he can call help himself ex president harrison questioned about the report from new york concerning his coming marriage said eald he would not discuss the report that he has nothing to say of it the comptroller of the currency has declai declared ed d dividends in favor of the ere creditors 1 of insolvent national banks as follows tacoma national bank of tacoma wash 10 per lent cent merchants national bank of great falls mont 10 per der cent capt john W bubb fourth infantry has been removed at his own request quat from duty RS as acting in inclan han agent at the colville agency washington upon the qualification of a civilian in as his successor when he will join ills his company at coal creek colo william ray shot anti and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself sending a bullet through his right temple he died instantly ills 1119 wife lived about an hour they were very young and have not got on very well since they were married the board of general appraisers at new york has rendered a decision in which it Is held that the teea fees heretofore charged by customs collectors for certificates of exportation of domestic merchandise lae and for certified copies of outward manifest are illegal under the customs administrative act of 1890 and are therefore abolished the announcement that the great depauw window glass compa company ny would put its plant into operation the first of the year has put the window glass trust on edge and the shut down of all window glass plants in the country which was to have taken place january ast 1st st to continue tor for an indefinite period has been declared oft off the plant Is the largest in the united states the report of passed assistant surgeon II 11 E stitt who accompanied the nicaraguan canal commission on its trip of inspection last summer upon the climatic condition of the country through which the proposed canal would pass has just been published generally speaking the surgeon finds that these climatic conditions are much more favorable than has been supposed |