Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 8, 1908.
There is expressed by members of the
Senate the greatest satisfaction at the
removal of all doubt as to the cleo
ton Of Senator SpoOner. Notwith
standing that there was friction be-
tween the Wisconsin senator and Gov.
La Toilette throughout the recent cam
paign and that the senator has never
pledged himself to support the theories
of Gov La Toilette the Wisconsin
! legislature will include, on joint bal
! lot, 81 votes pledged to Mr.. Spooner
out of total of 100 republican mem
| bers. Another peculiar feature of the
situation rests in fact that at one time
the senator declined to stand again and
subsequently reconsidered his declina
ton. He is regarded as Il tower of
strength to the republicans in every
sharp debate. He is courteous and
conservative and always says the right
thing at the right time but it is, per-
haps as constitutional lawyer that
he has rendered the greatest service TO
his party,
President Roosevelt had long con
| ference Wednesday with Speaker Hen
derson and Representative Grosvenor
of Ohio with regard to proper anti
trust legislation. The president sent
for them and it is understood that lie
impressed upon his callers his desire
that some legislation dealing with the
trust question should be enacted at the
present session of Congress. No par
ticular measure was under discussion
and of course, none was agreed upon.
The trust question is a most diff
cult one TO handle in Il legislative way,
said Gen Grosvenor as he left the exc
cutive offices, but think some meas
ure viii be enacted into law at this
session 1t will be necessary to steer
middle course between the desires Of
the radical antitrust people and those
who profess to see little evil in trusts
or com binations of capital That such
u course will be adopted by Congress !
have no doubt"
1t is understood that during the eesA7
ference the question of bringing the
subject of trusts to the attention of the
house in a formal way at an early date
was considered.
Washington's new public library.
donated by Andrew Carnegie, was
dedicated Wednesday afternoon. Presi-
dent Roosevelt and members of his
cabinet were present. Mr. Carnegie,
who contributed $3.50. 600 for its con
struction, delivered the principal ad-
dress
Mrs. Payne, wife of the postmaster
general gave her first formal official
reception at the Arlington, Wednes-
day afternoon, when she was assisted
by Mrs. Cameron. sister of MIR. Payne,
Miss Jones ana Miss Macomb. No re
freshments were served, but the rooms
were prettily decorated with roses.
i several nunulSu from heudbOfiiI ahO
congressional circles paid their res
poets.
Mr. Andrew Carnegie has offered to
endow national theater in Washing
ton which, independent of popular
support, may work to uplift the char
, arter of the modern drama
Persons familiar with the facts, as
sert that the Castro administration
after bleeding the Venezuelan indus
tries to the point of bankruptcy
/ turned it's attention TO the foreign in
, vestors and proceeded to levy black
mail, thus preeiptating the hostilities
from which Venezuela is now suffer
, ing
To some extent, sections of the De
partmeut of Agriculture are like hrs
departments Their chief end is watch
fulness under ordinary circumstances
but in an emergency similar to The
!, recent outbreak of foot and mouth dis
ease they demonstrate their real val ne