Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-03-06
WASHINGTON Letter
Weekly Letter From Our Special
Correspondent.
NEWS FROM TILE CAPITAL.
Brief Items of Interest to Iowa PeO.
pie, Written by an Iowa
Man.
Washington. d. c., March, 1912

Washington. D. c., March, 1912
S0r an ordinary slouch. T. R.E
statement made big noise when
laaded in-the ring.
Washington is trying to persuade
herSelf that che is metropolitan
enough to afford subway system.
President Taft can now add good
ON friends to his recent dictum to
college men that "the good old days
are bad"
How to prepare cheese in 81 ways
is told by the Department of Agricul-
ture In second edition of its cook
book, Just issueo.
& 1t Is predicted that a combination
OF Washington summer weather and
q democratic convention will bring
the r0ssent session of congress to a
close along the latter part of June.
According to a report of the bur-
eau of manufactures, Department Of
Commerce and Labor, the export
business of the United States dur
ing the fiscal year 1911 amounted to
the grand total of $4,000. .OOO, 900,
of which sum fully one-half repre-
se0ted the value of manufactured ar
ticles.
In a. remarkable demonstration of
single-handed catch-as-catch-can fill
clustering. Representative Ridden
berry, Of Georgia, held up the pas
sage of the pension bill for six hours,
and was squelched only by a hasty
meeting of the rules committee and
the promulgation of what the victim
termed gag" rule.
Amy of our lady readers who would
like to learn how to raise a nice
mess of mink boas or muffs in the
kitchen or parlor would do we'll to
communicate with the Biological
Survey. Department Of Agriculture.
IN reeponee to numerous requests
frsm persons all over the country
who want to raise wild animals for
their furs, the survey has compiled
ret Of rules for mink raising at
nome.
Census Director Durand's PROPOSE
itCA to take five-year census of
the population does not meet with
much favor with the powers on the
Hill. and there is no chance of leg
isfation in that direction at the
present session. The taking of q
ce1sus is costly business ani the
casrying out of Mr.. Durand's idea
wn3lld also necessitate reapportion-
ment of the House of Representa-
tives every five years.
Secretary OF the Navy Meyer, be-
fore a meeting Of the House naval
committee advocated the sale for
$24.000,00O of the navy yards at
Pqftsmouth, Boston, and Brooklyn,
In which the government has inves-
ted something like $21.000.o00. A
big navy yard at Narragansett Bay.
a small yard at Key West, and tor
pe1o station at Charlestown would
be sufficient. the secretary believes
to take care Of the navy.
me rivers and tarbors appropri-
atien bill for the next fiscal year car
ssss S25.se5.oe0 the smallest amount
etire 1894. Among the larger ap-
preparations ere $1.000.000 for i'm
ptpvements to the Columbia river:
-. 100000 for the Ohio; $780,
OOe for the Mississippi; $500, 900
for the Missouri: 100000 Tor the
Delaware. and $350,000 for the Ten
nensee. An appropriation of $780,
O0o 10 made for the purchase Of the
A3bemarle and Chesapeake canal. and
$4,000 b appropriated for Bis
cayae Bay. Miami. Fla.
= A bin has been introduced by Rep
resentative SABBATH Of Illinois direct
Ing the interstate commerce commits
sion ITO make a valuation OF all the
express. telegraph. and telephone
companies of the United States, and
the President to take such steps as
may be necessary to secure owner
ship by the government of all such
properties. The bill would have the
commission report In detail on valu-
ations. setting forth what each piece
of property cost the present owners.
how Vt was paid for, where the mon
ey came from. to whom 1t was paid.
and for what purpose.
The vocational educational bill in
trsduced by Senator Page of Ver-
msut. calling for about $2,250.0O0
next year and increasing each year
until the maximum sum of $4,000
Oeo is reached. has been favorably
rsposaed BY the Senate committee
4 on agr1cQiture and forestry. The