The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
Washington cAat.
Special Correspondence.

The Wadswortll bill, offered as a sab
stitute at the last session for the Circuit
bill, is to be te:ntroduced by it's author.
Mr W~adsvorth, chairman of the house
committee on agriculture The Wads-
worth bill is an ingenious measure. de-
signed to deceive 'thos who are not ia
miliar with the subject. On it's face 1t
looks as if it proposed to carry into
effect the vital principles o. the Grout
bill, when, as a matter of fact, 1T is Il
legislative subterfuge, intending to mis-
lead members who ave not studied this
legislation.
The salient feature Of the Wadsworth
bill is the provision requiring manu-
facturers to imprint the word "Oleo-
margarine" on each block Of the prod
uct offered for sale. 1t provides, also.
that oleo sha be sold in original pack
ages. The Wadsworth bill is opposed
by the dairy interests, and they will not
accept 1t as a compromise. In fact. they
would prefer no legislation at all to the
adoption of this measure. The wisdom
of the committee in limiting the time
for hearings On the ELECTROMAGNETIC
legislation is shown in the fact that
nothing particularly new has been de-
veloped by either Of the industries rep
RESENTED here.
The question was thoroughly discussed
before the committee a year ago, and an
immense amoun of information on h
subject adduced. The hearings will be
closed or Monday, when the officers Of
the national dairy union will conclude.
The various bills will then be consid-
cred by the committee, n 1t is the i'm
preston that the measure offered by Mr..
Henry of Connecticut, who is a emb
of the committee, will be selected as the
one which shall be reported.
There is a prospect for a renewal Of
the agitation in fe o of q pure-food
law in the present congress. The pres
nee of a number Of dairy and food COM
missioners and others interested In this
class of legislation. called here by the
contest over the measure to tax colored
oleomargarine, has brought u further
discussion of a pure-food law.
A measure of this character prepared,
in large part, by H. G. Adams, dairy
and food commissioner of Wisconsin.
was presented In the last congress by
Representative Babcock. There were
differences in regard to this bill, on ac-
count of the fact that it omitted all ref
erence to restriction o n impurities In
drugs. AMI in this respect was objection
able to some of the scientists in the ex-
ecutfve departments.
Representative men from a number OF
the Western states have been in confer
cree the past few days in efforts to
reach an agreement upon a new bill to
be introduced later in the session.
Legislation of this class. in one form
on another, has been pending in cong
ress for a dozen years: but it has made
little progress, not only on account of
the continued opposition by manufact-
urers of adulterated products, but also
through failure of the advocates of re-
strictive legislation to agree upon a
measure. /.
1t has been decided by the house ma
val committee not to grant allowance OF
clothing to enlisted men of the navy.
Rear Admiral C~rowninshield, chief of
the bureau of navigation, made tn i'm
portant recommendation to the commit
tee the other day, when he appeared be-
fore it, in connection with the annuai
appropriations for the service. He
urged that an appropriation be made by
congress for clothing and personal
equipment of enlisted men of the serv-
Ice.
At present. when a man gees into the
navy his wardrobe is taken from him.,
end he is compelled not only to equip
himself with the uniform, but to pur-
chase of the government undertaking
and other articles of practical use, in
cluoing even a hammock mattress. The
cost of the equipment is from $40 to $50.
and the expense is charged against the
recruit and deducted from his pay.
In the army there is a clothing allow
ance for the enlisted men, so arranged
as to provide comfortable wearing APP
parel for different ATTITUDES, n the
raval authorities have had in mind for
a long time that a similar allowance
should be made for bluejackets.
Two years ago congress authorized
the construction of a gunboat on the
Great Lakes. for the use Of h naval
militia, but, owing to the provisions OF
the Rush-Bagot treaty. which limits
the number Of gunboats maintained on
the Great Lakes, nothing has been done
toward the construction of he craft.
During the negotiation OF the Hay
Pauncefote treaty 1t was decided to
make no attempt to secure the abroga-
ton of the Rush-Bagot convention at
this time. Therefore there are no pros
poets of the gunboat being constructed
in the near future.
Representative Mickey does not wish
the naval militia to be deprived Of the
gunboat. and has presented a bill pro-
viding for the construction of a gunboat
OF the Helena type. to be stationed on
the Mississippi river, for the use OF the
naval reserves of the states bordering
on that river. The cost is fixed at $780,
900.
Indian Commissioner Jones has re-
commended to Secretary Hitchcock hat
the attention Of the attorney general be
directed to the case Of the Common
wealth Lumber company. with a view
to having legal proceedings instituted
against 1t. The company was called
| upon several weeks ago to n to the
government the price of the green tim7
Der removed during the dead-and-down
operations on the Chippewa reservation
No answer has been made by the COM