Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

Senator Dolliver-"But | do not in
tend to waste the time of the senate il
taking lessons today on the subject OF
what the color of butter is, ii | car
help it."
| the flag of oleomargarine and yellow
becomes the flag of butter, l simply
want to know how you are going tc
keep people from being deceived by
white butter?"
Senator Dolliver-"It is impossible
to entirely avoid that difficulty; but il
any misguided man should be entrap
ped into buying good butter when he
Is looking for something in the nature
OF oleomargarine, | think he is entitled
to neither the senator's sympathy MOI
to mine. Uaughter.)
Senator Tillman-"If, on The contra
ry, you get something that is not good
butter. but is colored imitation OF good
butter, as oleo is said to be artificially
ana fraudulently colored, thus deceiv
ing the customer, would that have the
senator's Endorsements"
Senator Dolliver: Not at all 7
agree entirely with the suggestion
made here yesterday by the chairman
OF the committee in respect to the
Justification of butter"
Senator Tillman: "Will the senat-
or vote for an amendment forbidding
the coloring of genuine butter-good
butter?"
Senator Dolliver: There is no
reason why | should do so. Cow but
ter has been colored from time i'm
memorial"
Senator Tillman: by what?"
Senator Dolliver: by everybody
who has been engaged in making it.
At certain seasons of the year it falls
off from the natural color"
Senator Tillman: Il suppose when
the COW cannot color it herself. it is
permissible to color it,"
Senator Dolliver: THAT is permiss-
lble That has been the practice for
many years and | know of nobody who
has been wronged by it,"
During the course of this inter-
change Senator Tillman had been en-
deavoring to discover the word "oleo-
margarine printed somewhere upon
the wrapper The fact that he gave
no evidence of having found it was
generally taken as an admission that
he could not find it, although it was
there
Newspapers Work Scheme.
1t appears that some sort of guess
ing scheme is being worked by certain
newspapers in Iowa, in which the
guesser undertakes to approximate
the receipts of the postoffice depart
ment for the fiscal year 1902 ending
June 80. Iowa senators and congress
ment have been receiving many let
tiers making inquiry as to the prob
able receipts for the fiscal year and
it has been suggested that if the fig
ures could be given out in the press
vast amount of correspondence
might be saved. All the information
that is obtainable by anyone relative
to this matter is as follows: The
postoffice department estimates the
receipts for the fiscal year at $121, $780,
CTS. The experience of the past has
shown that these estimates vary from
year to year from actual receipts, all
the way from 100000 to $4,000. 900
either more or less than the estimates.
The probability is that the receipts
this year will be at least as much as
the estimates
Lands May Not Be Opened.
Senator Gamble of South Dakota is
not SO sanguine over the prospect of
with the opening up of the Rosebud
territory in Gregory county for settle
ment. 1t apears that considerable op-
position is developing, and it seems
probable settlers will be compelled 70
pay $3.50 per acre. the amount paid by
the government to the Indians
The query has been raised as to
what method will be pursued in the
distribution of the lands. From an au.
thoritative source it is learned that
when the bill is passed throwing open
the lands the President will issue a
proclamation prescribing rules and
regulations to govern the manner of
disposing of the querter sections. of
which there will be approximately o.
500. 1t is quite likely the same plan
will be adopted as at the time of tie
opening of the Kiowa and Comanche
territory in the Indian Territory: lie
lottery system. Delegate Flynn, of
Oklahoma says, Notwithstanding the
fun and ridicule poked at the scheme
that it proved to be great success
and the most practicable method of de
termining to whom the farms should
go. 1t avoided the horse-racing and
sensational schemes incident to rush
for lands and in the end gave general
satisfaction. Delegate Flynn advises
the adoption of the lottery method in
the distribution of the Rosebud lands
and this will probably be the plan
adopted.
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