Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10

with these requirements shall unon
conviction be fined not exceeding S1OO
VI imprisonment OF 100 days or both.
Will Have Opposition.
That this bill will have opposition
goes without saying. The oleo hin
righteous, without question, encoun.
tered the severest sort of opposition in
the senate and passed by but narrow
majority, yet it is thought there must
be such a demand from the people
When the purport and scope of the
Hepburn bill shall be fully known, that
congress cannot remain deaf to the
call
our Shoes Popular in Mexico.
Phil. G. Hanna, of Iowa. consul gen.
eral 10 Mexico, located at Monterey
SENDS report to the state department
concerning shoes of United States man.
fracture in Mexico, that is of general
interest. Mr.. Hanna says our shoes
are popular in the northern portion of
Mexico and that in Monterey there are
several stores that handle nothing but
Amerlcan-made shoes. The Mexicans
OF the better class want first grade
shoes. They appear to prefer the style
with tooth-pick points, which went out
OF fashion in this country six years
ago. The duty on our shoes varies
from s cents to SLIT per pair. the
weight, as well as material being taken
into consideration. 1t is quite com.
mon, Mr.. Hanna says for shoes to be
shipped from the United States to
mexico, the receiver paying the duty
at the postoffice.
Next Step in oIeo Measure.
Now that the senate, oleo bill has
passed it may be interesting to take
into consideration the next step. It'll
may be stated that the house an6 sen.
ate bills were similar but for two orI
three amendments added by the SEN
ATE. vi these only one is really i'm
portant. The house section four was
stricken out and new section sub
stltuted This section covers pro
cess butter. The house covered that
point, out 1t was claimed by the SEN
ate that it was not sufficiently spe-
cine. The senate covers the ground
put does it more completely, laying
down restrictions and making rules in
connection with the manufacture of |
renovated or process butter. 1t is not
thought there will be any particular
DIFFICULTY in inducing the house to
agree to the senate amendments and
the conference is likely to be a very
tame affair with speedy adjustment of
4 i1erences followed by the passage of
-he Dill mutually agreed upon. AS
lhey say in Washington, the COW has
nnally triumphed over the steer. and
after the passage of the act there will
De no particular incentive for maxim,
oleo that is colored That ten cents
AK Will bring the cost to the retailer
Up almost to the price of first-class
outter. Ii a man is to pay the price
IL butter he wants real butter He
nay still have oleo for fifteen cents
Ter pound. but it will be white and no.
body will be deceived into thinking he
S eating cows butter.
Cousins Helps Frame Exclusion Bill
A very large portion of the work
n connection with the framing of the
!hlnese exclusion bill, under discus
lon the past few days. was perform
ID by Congressman Cousins who
tands close to the head of the com.
nlttee on foreign relations. Out OF a
asst amount of wheat and chat in
ne way of imperfect legislation,
earrings reports and rulings. Mr..
has been largely Instrumental
bringing to light comprehensive
nd fair bill relating to the exclusion
chinese from the United States.
Frank J. Stillman