Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-03-21
LETTERS POUR
IN TO HEPBURN
he Is Congratulated on
Passage Of Pure
Food Bill

washington March 16.-From the
constant stream of letters that have
been pouring into Senator Heyburn's
office since the passage Of the pure
FOOD bill congratulating him on the
splendid fight he has made in behalf
OF the purity of foods and drugs-it
would seem that the whole country is
IN hearty accord with the provisions OF
the bill. Labor unions, temperance So
cieties, consumers leagues, state and
national declarations of women's clubs,
chambers of commerce, boards of
trade, medical associations and indi-
viduals seem to view with each other
In showing to Senator Hepburn their
appreciation for so ably championing
the measure. The following is an ex-
tract from letter to Senator Hepburn
by the chairman Of the American
Medical association, as association
comprising practically all the physi-
clans in the United States, and is a fair
sample of the letters being received
by him: "On behalf Of the American
Medical association desire to extend
to you their hearty appreciation, not
only of your noble championship Of the
Pure Food and Drug bill which recent.
ly passed the senate, but for your
splendid initiative in fostering a meas
ure of such inestimable value to the
health and welfare Of the American
people,"
your attitude upon this question
has won for you the respect of the
entire medical profession of the
country"
House May Vet Agree.
Although Uncle Joe" Cannon is de-
claring with characteristic vigor that
the house will not recede from it's po-
sition on the statehood bill 1t is
thought that it will finally agree to the
senate Observation-Disclosures out Ari-
IONA and New Mexico-and permit Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory to be
Joined and admitted as a state.
In this connection it may be said
that the popular belief that the senate
Is unfriendly to the presidents meas
ures is much overdrawn. 1t is true
that the senate has done nothing with
the Santo Domingo treaty, but as the
democrats are solidly against the
treaty, there is nothing to be gained by
passing the treaty to a certain defeat.
AS to the Philippine Tariff bill 1t was
beaten by the beet sugar and tobacco
interests without any reference to the
president. and because it was thought
~ ~ S~k- - A.
products. The rate bill has been ac-
cepted in the senate as drawn by Doll
liver under the inspiration of the
president.
And while some slight changes in
the legal aspect Of the bill will be
made. the principal will be preserved.
and it is predicted by leading men on
both sides Of the chamber that the bill
will be passed practically as intro
duced.
Methods in the House.
On these measures of vital import
ance to the country the senate is per-
forming the work that should have
been done by the house. II the house
Of representatives actually performed
its constitutional duties and functions
by carefully considering. and inde-
pendently passing bills in response to
genuine popular demand. the senate
| would not have the disagreeable work
OF tearing to pieces the important bills
that come to It from the house and in
so doing apparently deliberately adj
minister rebuffs to the president and
the house.
But the house, under the gag rule Of
the speaker and the committee on
rules, did not permit the consideration
OF the statehood bill az well az other
| important measures. There was no
opportunity for amendment. for DELHI
Grafton or for popular expression. The
senate, of course. has the right to make
| such amendments az 1t deems wise,