The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-07-27
NEWS FROM The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Mention Made OF Many Important News
Items About the Capital City.
Special Correspondence.


against DR.. Wiley, Chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry, will prove
boomerang and the recoil will be
upon the impure drug and food in
terests, which have Systematically
sought to hinder his administration
of the pure food and drug laws and
seek his dismissal. The Remsen
Board will likely be abolished zap
pointed to examine into and review
into DR.. Wiley's iindings) as it has
been found that its creation was IL
legal ard appointed without authori-
ty of law, according 10 an opinion Of
an assistant Attorney-General,
which opinion was suppressed be-
cause it was seen that it would p'ace
Secretary Wilson, Of the Department
of Agriculture, and former Presi-
Roosevelt in a bad hole, especially
as the board had expended 100000
in investigating henzoate Of soda.
Solicitor George P. McCabe, of the
Department Of Agriculture, wrote
an opinion sustaining Secretary Viii
son. that the Remsen Board was le-
gal, and this opinion was pronulga-
ted as that Of the Attorney-General,
the opinion of the Assistant Attor-
ney-Genenal declaring the board IL
legal being suppressed. The CON-
mittee will get at the bottom even
tualIy and some people high in au-
thority will eel.mighty uncomfort-
able. A great deal Of fuss has been
raised over the salary Of $1,000 Of
DR.. H. H. Rusby paid by DR.. Wiley,
but the Remsen Board, in existence
three years and half, has cost the
| Government several hundred thou
sand dollars, and has made two de-
cisions in that time-one reversing
DR.. Wiley on benzoate of soda and
the other sustaining him on saccha-
rim. This board drew $50, 1913 III
salaries from March l, 1908, to De-
cember 81, 1909. 1t is composed of
five members.
Senator ]. w. Bailey, Of Texas,
addressed the Senate Thursday af-
ternoon in opposition to Canadian
Reciprocity. He charged that the
President was guilty Of inconsistent
cy in saying in his Indianapolis
speech that the market for home
products was made in Liverpool
England, and shortly afterward say
ing that the control exercised to
keep prices up was caused by the
tendency of the country people to
rush to the cities and manufacturing
centers. He asserted that the farm
laborer toiled longer hours for
less pay than his city brother and
had fewer comforts Of life. He de.
ciared the bill was drawn in the in.
terest Of the "city folks" and ir
derogation Of the rights Of the far.
mer. Senator Bailey is profound
constitutional lawyer, and can make
a specious argument, but in this case
he is away off as the Canadian Reel
procity bill will not hurt the farmer
to any appreciable extent for a year
or two and after that period will
prove to be decidedly beneficial t.
him and the people at large.
An event Of national Importance
occurred at the Bull Run Battlefe' {
yesterday when several hundred
veterans Of the Union army ant
several hundred veterans Of the Con
federate army clasped hands arc
showed by their greetings that thu
war vas over and the hatchet bur
ried forever. Thousands viewed til,
scene and were thrilled at this exI.i
bition of friendship which the Oh
soldiers have or one another, and
, mighty shout went up at the specta
Gle. The first battle was Tough
fifty years ago to the day and hou
when the fraternal greetings wer
, given. Among the speakers wer,
1 Col. Edmund Berkeley, Of the Eight
Virginia; Gen. John c.. Gillian, G
the G. A. R.; Gen. George w. Cor
: don, of the U. C. "; Representative
:, Carlin, Of Alexandria, Va. Tn
President made a magnificent ad
dress and was app!auded loudl,
and long. Others also addressed tn
veterans, among them being tn
Governor of Virginia. Col. Rober
Thompson, of New York, presente,
all the old veterans present witt
s memorial badges made for the occa
lsion. The presentation was mad
t under canopy composed of Stars an,
0 Stripes and Stars and Bars entwine
l together. A stir was created an
voices grew husky, tears were dror
a ped and eyes dimmed, and a thri
e went through the spectators whe
+. forty-eight young ladies dressed i
o white sang the Manassas jubilee an
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