Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-01-16
Members of House Indulge
in Warm Exchanges
SOutherner Would Give Aid
to Old COnfederateS
Ex-Gov. w. D. Hoard Talks
Against Oleomargarine

Washington jan 1.-THE spent yesterday in
era discussion of the pension appropriation bill the rst OF the
annual budgets The debate took wide Mr. GroSVenor OF
Ohio and Mr. Hepburn denounced the report presented
to the last G. encamment criticisng the OF them
and other members of the on the veteran pref
erence" bill which defeated the last session.
Mr. Tabert of South Carolina made general speech on pen
sions showing he claimed the growing
and fraud of the present SYSTEM Mr. Hepburn explained that
he voted against the prefeence bill because endorsed by
the G. A. R. and introduced differed materially He was not
willing that the Spanish volunteers who had heard hos
tile gun fired should be IN the class IL was INTENDED 10 pc7
of the civil war
Mr. Rxey of Virginia caused something of stir on the dem
ocratc side advancing the proposition open the doors OF
soldiers homes the econfederates and to furnish
federal aid state confederate homes
Mr. Richardson Tennessee democratic leader, inerposed
he be willing econfederates
enter union homes The debate grew lively and differences
opinion developed the democratic side Mr. Richardson
sided Mr.. Dxey, while Mr. Lamb of Virginia and MI
Bartlett of Georgia and others opposed the suggestion MI
Rxey declared proposed continue advocate the passage
the bill had introduced whether proved popular not
Mr. Lever of South Carolina formally announced the death OF
the late Representative Stokes of his and after adopting the
customary resolutions of regret further mark of respect
the house adjourned.
In the Senate.
In the senate Mr. Nelson of Minnesota called the bill pro-
vding for the establishment of department of commerce. lie
explained the necessity which, he said existed for the passage
of such measure piled with questions by several
who said sufficient time had not been allowed for looking
into the merits of the measure Teller criticised that
relating the transfer of the geological survey while
Senator Hale said that the bill provided for department which
bill finally over subject to call by Nelson The senate was
in executive session an hour and half.
Hoar Heard From.
Hearings Interchangeable bills begun yesterday
by the house committee agriculture. Ex-Governor W. d.
Hoard of Wisconsin, president of the National Dairy Union
said that the dairy interests not opposing oeomargarne
and butter suc these articles counerfeited butter
and thus deceived the public 1t he said fight against
deception which he characterized similar to the deception OF
contereng money The question of whoesomeness of the
imitation article material but he cited instances SAID to
be fully authenticated of the Embellishments Of the article be-
of the of oils and other deeterious ingredients
The Hepburn Ncaraguan bill received by the senate from
the house and referred the nteroceanc canals
Wrecks Cause Alarm.
Representative Wood of California has written letter the
chairman of the house committee of the interstate and foreign
calling attention to the alarming number of railway
accidents various parts of the country and suggesting that
congressional investigate the legislative
remedies far possible Wood points that congress
brought about the uniform safety coupling devices and he
says should require the railway systems engaged interstate
to adopt the pet of protecting the public
against accidents.