Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-01-27
(From Our Regular Correspondent


iican as ever. Senator Warren OF Wyom-
ing, in recent trip to Oregon, found
the people Of the far Northwest unanlm-
Gus in their loyalty to the president. On
the 18th inst. the president received at
the white house delegation of one
hundred prominent men from Michigan
who invited him to attend at Jackson, on
the 9th OF July, a celebration of the 5Oth
anniversary of the birth of the Republi-
can party. Gov. Bliss and Senators Bur
rows and Alger were present. There is
no disaffection in the Republican ranks
IF that state. The President said he
would go if he could. He is overwhelmed
with invitations for the summer from all
parts of the land, and his desire to pass
quiet vacation at Oyster Bay is not like
ly to be realized. The University of
Vermont, at Burlington, wants him for
new one million dollar endowment fund
will be completed.
AS legislation in Congress progresses
it becomes more interesting AM import
ant. The new army appropriation bill,
as reported, calls for $75,O00,OOO. The
general debate on Panama continues in
open Senate, and speeches have been
made by Senators Teller, Quarles of
Wis, Platt, Patterson, and others. The
treaty is now before the Senate in eX-
ecutive session and it is stated that
Senators Clay Of Ca, Simmens of N. c.,
and Mallory Of Florida, will make
speeches in favor of ratification.
A resolution calling for an investiga-
ton Of the postofice department has
brought out speeches from Senators Hale
and German. Senator Hale said the in
vestigation by Mr.. Bristow had been
ruthless and thorough He thought
it a good omen that the public is inter
ested and maintained that the Repub-
licans have no disposition to prevent
or stifie investigation. The committee
on postoffices will decide to what extent
congress shall follow up the search for
wrongdoers. A bill is before the House
to create pure food bureau in the de-
partment of agriculture, with the duty
of inspecting foods and drugs and the
prohibition Of interstate commerce in
mis- branded or adulterated articles.
No poisonous or deleterious matters are
/ 70 o oI3 nd OF
| show its exact contents. Congress will
be urged to pass bill favoring a deep
channel at low water mark in the Mis-
sissippi river from St. Paul to Cairo, a
distance Of 1000 miles. This gigantic
work to be finished by the time the
Panama canal is completed. The cost
is estimated at $15,0OO,OOO. The House
judiciary committee is considering an
important bill known as the Deliver
Hepburn to regulate the liquor traffic
between. the states. It provides that
those who ship liquors from one state to
another shall be subject to all the laws
Of the state into which the liquor is
shipped. There is to be no exemption
in favor Of original packages. It is
proposed to put cigarettes under inter.
state commerce regulations. Hearings
on the Grosvenor anti-injunction bill
will begin on the Oath Of February,
The National Grange committee is op-
posed to labor bills. Speaker Cannon
has announced that there will be no
legislation in this congress on great
commercial questions.
The Supreme court has decided
that it is unconstitutional to exclude
negroes from the jury box when one
of their own race is on trial for Grim
inal offence. The question whether a
soldiers widow must actually reside
upon the land allotted to her under the
homestead grant law, as ruled by Secy.
Hitchcock Of the Interior Department,
is to be argued in this city on the 9Th of
February. The Machen-Groff Lorenz
trial makes rapid progress. The prose
cution will be required to establish
prima facie case Of conspiracy. The
government expects only to show
state of facts from which the jury wi.
be justified in presuming conspiracy
existed.
Usually severe weather has prevailed,
with the mercury near zero. Floods in
the Potomac are feared when the ice
moves.
The national board of trade, repre-
senting some fifty commercial organiza-
tions, was in session on the 18th inst
with two hundred delegates. At a ban
quet ON the evening Of that day, speech
es were made by Senator Hanna, Secre-
tary Cortelyou, Speaker Cannon, the
governor Of Minnesota and number OF
representatives. Senator Hanna an
nounced that business interests control