Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-10
PEOPLE DEMAND
QUICK ACTION.
Anxious for Senate TO Hurry up
0enatured Alcohol
Bill.
B0MBARDMeNT OF LETTERS.
Effort Being Made to Have First Gen.
sus OF the United States Print.
cd---Afier ADAMS.

Special Correspondence
Washington. May 6.--The denatured
alcohol bill, which passed the house
with so little opposition and which has
encountered some snags in the senate.
is almost sure to pass at this session.
The intlmation that this measure
might not pass the senate has resulted
In stirring up the people, and they are
making demands upon the senate that
cannot be wlthstood. With belief
that the removal OF the tax on dena-
tured alcohol will result In utilizing
"a large proportion Of the American
farm products that now go 10 waste,
also that the use of denatured alcohol
VIII to some extent hit the Standard
OIL concern. it would be strange, In
deed. II Congress did not pass the bin.
some senator's go 30 far as TO say that
the bill must pass even II Congress
continues all summer,
FOR GENEALoGY RECORDS
A bill has been reported by the
house committee on census TO have the
reports Of the first census of the United
States printed. The census was taken
in 1890, but the returns were never
published. Some OF the schedules were
h'0tipNtu ny IRE uuIltlg the occupation
OF the city OF Washington by the Brit
ish in lSi4, but the schedules still in
existence, comprising Connecticut,
Maine, Maryland. Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New York, North Carolina,
pennsylvania, Rhode Island South
Carolina and oNrmont contain much
information. An examination OF these
reports, which Is now prohibited eN-
cept TO employees OF the census bureau,
indicates that In a very short time,
through much handling. they will be-
come so worn and mutllated as to be
illegible and practically destroyed It
is said In the report favorng the bin
that large part OF the cost Of publlca-
tion would be returned TO the govern
ment by the purchase of these reports
by the public. The people want them
10 trace their ancestors of those times.
AFTER ADAMS.
Representative Adams Of Wisconsin
was opposing the free seed proposition
~ the house and reused Fordney Of
Michigan. Adams took exception TO
Fordneys Inference that the letters
against free seeds were procured by
design and when he questioned the
Michigan man on the subject the latter
ietorted, ANY man can find trouble by
looking for it,
Fordney declared that all opposition
TO free seeds came from the seed deal
ers to which Adams replied that an
organization of farmers in Wisconsin,
40 or LOCO in number, had voted
unanimously against free seeds.
Ana Yet theS are In favor OF the
oleomargarine graft" interjected
I Mann OF Illinois, and the laugh was OH
the Wisconsin member
FAIRBANKS LAST BILL.
Without word Of debate the senate
passed bill appropriating $1,000. 200
Tor the purchase OF site for a build
ing FOR three departments Of the gov
commensurate, justice and commerce.
An interesting fact in connection with
This measure Is that the last vigorous
work OF Fairbanks when he was sena-
tor was In urging the passage OF bill
Tor building for the three depart
nents, but Fairbanks wanted a diff
ferent site from the one proposed In
tho bill which has Just passed-ln fact
the whole difficulty was over the site.
AT THE INSANE ASYLUM
After considerable uproar, created
chiefly by Representatives Sulzer OF
New York and Clark of Florida, an in
vestgation of the insane asylum at ST.
Elizabeths was ordered by the house,
this being government institution.
The first day the committee visited the
asylum they were met IN one OF the
rooms by a young woman Of twenty
who seemed 10 understand their visit.
She picked out one of the Democratic
members and said II know that you
have come over here to pry and ferret
and see II you can find ont something.
Now. the best thing you can do is to 20
rght back to Washington"
In another room they met an old man
who said. What is wanted here, gem
tlemen. In 10 have all the walls re-
moved and blocks made. Then have
every .employe brought UP and his head
cut on"
Further along they found q mild
looking man who showed not the slight
est signs Of insanity. and he said
Gentlemen. there Is only one way to
improve this institution Make Sulzer
of New York president and Clark Of
Florida vice president, Then we viii
have a square deal"
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.
A point Of order was raised In the |
house by Perkins of New York against |
some Investigation that was being |
made by a scientific bureau OF the ag- |
ricultural department regarding foods |
Wadsworth OF New York and Adams |
Of Wisconsin pointed out the great adj |
vantages to be gained by the investiga- |
tons.
Perkins remarked that the Pilgrim |
fathers. TO whom some reference had |
been made, didn't care very much \
about the nutrItiye value OF food They
were contented TO eat "doughnuts and |
pie"
Particularly pie for breakfast" SEN
tentiously remarked Mann Of Illinois
And then the point OF order was sus-
faIpad