Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.

between the Philippines revenue bill
and Senator Nelson's bill providing for
the establishment of department Of
commerce with the recommendations
contained in he Presidents message.
Senator Hausborough of North Da-
lsota is working assiduously for the ir-
rigation bin, the provisions of which
were agreed upon by the informal
committee of seventeen"
AS to the expense, the bill provides
that the settlers on land benefited by
the irrigation shall. pay pro rata for
the cost of constructing the works,
presumably $500 per acre. 1t further
annuls the coinutation clause of the
/ homestead law in SO far as irrigated
lands are concerned, so that the settler
will be obliged to actually live on the
land for five years, and so removes the
danger of the lands falling into the
! hands of Spectators Senator Hans
| borough said he expected soon to call
on the president and explain to him
the workings Of his bill which he felt
confident would meet with Mr. Roose-
velts approval.
TO Representative Tawney, of Min
nesota, is due the credit of very inn
portant amendment to the Henry bin
which is intended to take the place of
the Grout bin for the regulation of the
sale Of oleomargerine Mr. Tawney
secured the insertion of a provision ia
ihe bill by which any person coloring
oIeomargerine and selling the colored
product to another will be regarded as
a manufacturer and be subject to the
same conditions. Speaking on the
subject, yesterday. Mr.. Tawney said.
Il ascertained that it was the GUS
tom in many places, and particularly
in Denmark, for the dealer in oleomar-
gerine to furnish with each package
a capsule containing coloring matter.
iiy simply warming the oleomargerine
and adding the coloring matter it be-
came easy for the dealer. restauranter
or boarding-house keeper to produce
an article which readily deceived the
consumer. That being the case felt
that the dairy interests would not he
adequately protected without the adj
dition of the clause You refer to a
final clause has also been added pro-
yiding a penalty fer the infringement
of the law.
Boss Croker says that he is down
and out. He said this some time ago.
but, like the provcrbial cat, he came
back. There are suspicious that he in
dulges in what were once popularity
Nuown as Adelina Patti Farewclls.s
The bill introduced in congress to-
make Inauguration Day come in the
latter part of April has met with no
+ adverse criticism from any part of the
country. The Objection formerly held
that it would lengthen the term of
office of one president over four wears
cannot apply in the ease of President
Roosevelt
+ The unanimous condemnation of
England and other countries of the
ship subsidy bill ought to be a sufficient
argument for its enactment.
/ Representative Mudd of MARYLAND
has introduced bill in the honse pro-
viding that the minimum pay of women
/ IN the government departments, except
eharwomen and those employed on
piece work, shall be So per day of eight
/ working hours.
Richard Croker, Squire of Vantage.
Berks, England, vi hen he left for his
British estate last week. consoled his
followers by announcing that he would
return and would be buried in New
York. Mr. Crocker should be more
exact in statement II is known that
he was etTcctually buried last Novem-
Der.
Secretary Root has unstinted praise
for the marines in the United States
service and expresses his qualification
for the excellent work that they have
oohe IN the Philippines and in China.
1t begins to Took as if the soldier and
sailor too is to have proper recogniza-
ton
Texas is affronted \ distinguished
English scientist in enumerating the
great discoveries OF the Nineteenth
century neglected to mention the fnd
ing Of the Beaumont oil-feld.
ToineXporienced patentces all patents
appear to be of equal protective value.
They all have the seal of the Govern
ment and blue ribbon; but some pa
tentees know the Importance Of claims
and it is to their skill and perseverance
in securing protecting claims that c.
a. Snow & Co. of Washington owe in
part their reputation and success.
A full line of delicate perfumes and