Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-26
sroc.al to the Leader.

about up to date on routine matters
Important matters were not allowed to
accumulate even when he was confined
to his room. His patience must have
been sorely tried by the delay in the
ge. ting together of the Senate and
Hcues conferences on the army reor-
/ gll luation bill, which has just been ae-
con15lished, but he HASN'T shown it.
lie has made it a rule since he has be-
came President not to criticise the acts
Of Congress or Of individual Senators
or Representatives and it is a good
rule for a President.
After passing the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
the Senate restored the ship subsidy
bill to its position as the unfinished
business without a division.
The House spent the first half of
the week in legislating for the Dist
rct of Columbia including the passing
of the annual appropriation bill, after
which the naval appropriation bill was
taken up.
Senators rather enjoyed the alleged
discovery of plot to oust Gen. Miles
from command of the army and give
the command TO either Gen. Otis or
Gen. Brooke. under the clause of the
army reorganization bill providing
fer the appointment of a Lieutenant
General of the army. General Miles
r'ow. receives the pay and allowance of
a lieutenant general, but his actual
work is that of major general. Thers
was only one trouble about the story
1t had no foundation. Gen. Miles is
rea.onably sure to be Lomiated a lieu
teart general by the President under
the new law.
DR.. D. E. Salmon, chief of the Bur
eau OF Animal Industry. of the De-
partment 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 derartmtnt in controlling
contagious animal deleses in the Unit >
ed States, and in preventing the i'm
portation or expectation 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 car
ard stock yards when necessary and to
prohibit the shipping of uninspecte1
meat frCm state to s@2l.e O. to -
countries.
Secretary Root has entirely ro5over-
ed from the grip ard is working uc1l
a report of existing conditions "a tae
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 effectually dispose of the sensa-
tional stories that have from time t.,
time been printed concerning the con-
dition Of health and morals of Amer
ioan soldiers on The islands.
To get what others fail to get is the
kind of skill that brings success in all
limo Hbn dg pf ha Dot
ent Office show that single firm of
Washington patent lawyers, c. A
Snow & Co.. obtained during 1900,
1,497 allowances of patent, many of
which had been previously rejected.
For the first time in our history all
the government flags I'M Washington
were this week half-masted for the
death OF a foreign ruler. The order
was given by President Mckinley as
soon as he was officially informed of
the death of Queen Victoria, and the
first flag placed at haf-mast was thai
on the White House.
Among President McKinleys callers
L4llo htCh was WI. W. AlOIdu. OI
Minnesota, president of the National
Grain Growers Cooperative Associa-
tlon, who says he is in Washington to
look out for the interests of the farm
ers He told President Mckinley thai
one of his ideas when he came to
Washington was to present the name
of some man suitable for Secretary of
Agriculture under the next admins
trationJbut that after getting acquaint-
ed with Secretary Wilson and the
great work he is doing for the farm
ers he became convinced that he ough.
to remain in that position. Mr.. Nc
Klniey told him that he thought the
same way on that subject and that II
had afforded him much pleasure TO Sc
cure Secretary Wilson's promise TO re
main at the head of the Department of
Agriculture during his second term.
| After leaving the White House Mr..
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