North Park union., 1902-02-21
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

army who rendered especially meritor-
ious services during the war with
Spain and in the subsequent cam
paigns in the Philippines and China
The exception noted Is the case OF The
odore Roosevelt, who was awarded the
brevets of colonel and brigadiet-generai
for distinguished services at San Juan,
Santiago. Under the law these brevets
require the confirmation Of the Senate,
and the nominations have been made
out for transmission to that body next
week, but, as already stated, the list
will not contain the name Of the Pres
ident.
The postoffice appropriation bill has
practically been completed by House
committee and will be reported soon.
1t carries $137, 7,018, sos, an increase Of
$14 4,133, ,010 over the current approprl-
alton and of So, 1856 O22 over the esti.
mates. The largest item is $41, ,2JO.O 600
for railway transportation Of mails.
The rural free delivery service gets an
increase of $1,25O, 600, making the to-
tai $3.50, 600, and provision is made to
place the rural carriers under coll
tract system, instead of salaries, as at
present. The extra allowance for fast
York and Washington is omitted, but
that for the service between Washing
ton and New Orleans and from Kansas
City to Newton, Kansas, Is included.
There is no provision for pneumatic
tube service, that subject being COW
cred In separate bill. For Increase Of
salaries of postoffice clerks 1911 600 is
allowed, and 100000 for Increase in
salaries of railway employees.
An extended speech on the pending
Philippine tariff bill was delivered In
the Senate Friday by Mr.. Morgan of
Alabama. Speaking of the claims
which had been made that there was
no lawful government in the Philip
pines, Mr.. Morgan, with earnestness.
said there Is government there, and
he was glad to say, very good gov.
ernment, suitable to the character of
these people and the circumstances In
which we found them. 1t would ad-
vance the esteem OF the Fllipinos for
the United States If they could have
delegate in Congress, as in the case of
Hawaii, snid Mr.. Morgan. This. he
thought, would be no violation Of the
constitution. Referring to the work of
the Philippine Commission, their per-
sonality and their ability, he paid a
tribute to the late President Mckinley,
who, be said, WINS the happiest man In
the world In making selections OF men
for responsible position, who always
could be relied upon to do the right
thing at the right time and In the right
way.
Representative Lacey of Iowa was
given hearing before the House COM
mittee on irrigation In support Of his
bill making an appropriation for an ex-
perimental irrigation system to be con-
structed at n place designated by the
secretary of the interior. Mr.. Lacey
argued that irrigation under the pro-
posed dual government system Of state
and federal control Is an experiment.
He thinks the government should Sc
lect the most favorable project and give
1t a fair chance, developing 1t slowly.
He advocated the building up of nation
al irrigation from the bottom rather
than going up on a grand scale, rs is
proposed by the committee bill. He In
sists that mistakes will necessarily be
made, and that 1t would be better to
make them in one project than in many
as it will afford opportunity to make
corrections Mt small cost. An expert
mental system, such as his bill pro-
poses, he says. can have the approval
Of the East and can probably pass.
while the general bill, in his judgment,
cannot get through the House.
The House passed the oleomargarlne
bill Wednesday. There was no division
on the final passage. the real test of
strength having been made on motion
to recommit, which was defeated by a
majority Of thirty-four. Shafroth and
Bell voted with the majority and Mon
dell with the minority. The provision
to require the inspection and branding
of renovated butter, which was adopted
in committee of the whole Tuesday,
was retained on an aye and nay vote.
AS finally passed. the bill Is somewhat
modified from the form in which 1t
was reported from the committee on
agriculture. 1t makes oleomargarine
or initiation butter or cheese transport
ed into any state or territory for use,
sale or consumption therein subject to
the laws of such states or territories,
Notwithstanding that 1t may be intro
duced in original packages, md I'M
poses a tax of 10 cents per pound on
oleomargarine made in imitation of
"butter Of any shade of yellow" When
not made in such imitation the tax is
reduced to onc-fourth of 1 cent per
pound. The second section Is intended
to prevent dealers, hotel proprietors,
restaurant and boarding house keepers
from colorlng the uncolored article, by
making any person who colors the pro-
duct and then sells or furnishes to
others manufacturer Within the
meaning of the act. Penalties for vio-
lation of the net are fine of not less
than $50 nor more than $500, and I'M
prisonment for not less than thirty
days nor more than six months.