Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-17

It seems highly probable now that De-
fore the end of the congressional session
by constitutional limitation, there Will
emerge only such measures as command
strong and practically united support on
the Republican side. Propositions re-
earding which party sentiment is divided
or party support half-hearted Will STAND
little chance Of enactment. There is no
lack of important business on the caien-
dars. Antitrust bills of differing pro-
visions, are before both houses. Inc I'M
migration bill, passed by the HOUSE
awaits the action of the Senate. blils
for putting the currency IN the Ihllp-
pines upon a gold basis have been report
ed both by the Senate and House commit
tees. The bill which proposes to create
q Department of Commerce has passed
the Senate, but is not regarded Win
great enthusiasm in the House. 1he
eight-hour bill is before the Senate, puI
not a few Senators regard 1t as Wen
charged with dynamite. The question OF
ratifying the reciprocity treaty WIN
Cuba is one of the most urgent pe1ore
the Senate, as action must be taken, I'M
der the terms of the treaty, before jan
81 Last, but By no means least, tue
statehood bill is before the Senate, the
daily order Of business until it is disposed
Of The opponents Of the omnlus
statehood i'll, which passed the House,
have a strategic advantage because tne
Senate committee, which reported IN Ia
vor of dropping Arizona and New Mex
lea and admitting Oklahoma with the
Indian Territory Incorporated with 1t,
has parliamentary command or the STU
alton But the Senate is so evenly dlvld'
TO &c va
is likely to turn upon two or three Sena-
tors now classified as doubtful so close
a division, under the easy rules or the
Senate, would be likely to yield tune
consuming debate in any case; and douo-
ly so now, when certain Senators are
not disinclined to see other measures
| blocked by long contest over this bill.
Altogether, the prospect is not good tor
mnch LEGISLATION in the remainder Of
the session aside from the appropriation
ills.
The free distribution of seeds by the
government entails not a little work
every year. there being some 2O,OOO,O0O
packets sent out from Washington. The
work of distributing this years supply
has been begun. Seeds have already
been sent to Alabama, Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana
Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina
and Texas. By Dec. 81 Arkansas, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee
| and Washington will be reached. The
other States are reached in January,
February and March. Idaho, Maine,
Montana, New Hampshire, North Da-
kota Vermont and Wyoming come last,
and seeds to this, the SIXTH division will
be sent by March 81. The seeds are OBJ
tanned in all parts of the world. Cab
bage seeds come from Long Island,
where the best cabbages are grown. Cal
| ifornia furnishes lettuce seed of such
superior quality that recently arrange
ments were made by which the supply Of
lettuce seed will come from that State.
| California furnishes good onion seed and
California and Michigan furnish radish
| seed.
Hereafter the chemically fed boarders
on whom DIR. Wiley of the Agricultural
| Department is trying the boracic acid