Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-01-30

desk about up to date on routine mat
ters- important matters were not al
lowed to accumulate even when he
was confined to his room. His pa
thence must have been sorely tried by
the delay in the getting together of the
senate and house conferees on the
army reorganization bill, which has
just been accomplished. but he hasn' It
shown it. He has made it rule since
he became president not to criticise
the acts of congress Or of Individual
senators or representatives, and it is
good rule for president.
After passing the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
the senate restored the ship subsidy
bill to it's position rs the unfinished
business without division.
The house spent the first half of the
week in legislating for the District of
Columbia, including the passing oftho
annual appropriation bill. after which
the naval appropriation bill was taken
up.
Senators rather enjoyed the al
legged discovery Of plot to GUST Gen
eral Miles from command of the army
and give the command to either Gen
eral Otis Or General Brooke, under
the clause OF the army reorganization
bill providing for the appointment of
a lieutenant-g general of the army
General Miles now receives the pay
and allowance of lieutenant-general,
but his actual rank is that of major
general. There was only one trouble
about the story. 1t had no foundation
General Miles is reasonably sure to be
nominated Acknowledgement by the
president under the new law.
DIR. d. E. Salmon, chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, of the
Department Of Agriculture, who was
one of the witnesses heard by the
United States industrial commission
this week. gave an interesting review
of the work of the department in con-
trolling contagious animal diseases in
the United States and in preventing
the importation or exploration of
diseases. He recommended that in
addition to his present authority the
secretary of agriculture be authorized
to cause the cleaning and disinfection
of stock cars and stock yards when
necessary, and to prohibit the ship
ping of uninspected meat from state to
state or to foreign countries.
Secretary Root has entirely recover
ed from the grip and is working upon
a report of existing conditions in the
Philippines. This report, which will
be based upon the last information
from authentic sources, both official
and unofficial, will be made to Presi-
dent Mckinley, who will at once for
ward it to congress. 1t will show a
very decided improvement in nearly
every portion of the islands within the
last two or three months, and will
most etfectually dispose Of the sensa-
tional stories that have from time to
time been printed concerning the con-
dition of the health and morals Of
American soldiers serving on the
islands.
To get what others fail to get is the
kind of skill that brings success in all
callingS. The records of the United
States patent Office show that single
firm of Washington patent lawyers.
1900 l, 497 allowances of patent, many
of which had been previously rejected
Among president McKinley's callers
this week was M. P. Moran, of Mime
sofa, president of the National Grain
Growers Cooperative association.
who says he is in Washington to look
out for the interests of the farmers.
He told President Mckinley that one
of his ideas when he came to Washing
ton was to present the name of some
man suitable for secretary of agricul-
ture under the next administration,
but that after getting acquainted with
Secretary Wilson and the great work
he is doing for the farmers he became
convinced that he ought to remain in
that position. Mr.. Mckinley told him
that he thought the same way on that
subject and that it had afforded him
pleasure to secure Secretary Wilson's
promise to remain at the head of the
Department of Agriculture during his
second term. After leaving the White
house Mr.. Moran said: 1.-The farmers
are going to take more interest in
politics. We have just elected sena-
tor from Minnesota. Everybody
thought there was no show for him,
but when it was known that
he was supported by the farmers
he was elected" Mr.. Moran is
not at all worried by the combina-
ton of circumstances which have made
it improbable that the Nicaragua canal
bill will be acted upon by the senate
at this session. His organization OPP
poses the canal, of which he said:
1--WE are opposed to tho Nicaragua
canal because it will open to other
countries the markets of the east that
are now rightfully ours
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