Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-07-07
WASHINGTON ITEMS

WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The following items are prepared
by an association of Secretaries IN
! Washington, D. c. The information
contained in them is authentic and
they are of interest to all Ohio peo-
pie:
The preparedness parade impressed
Congress far less than the great lack
of equipment for the Militiamen.
Congressman Henry l. Emerson is
preparing protective tariff speech
which he will deliver in the House
next week.
Ex-Congressman ]. H. Cooke, OF
lWapakoneta, former Representative
of the 4th District, was calling on
Capitol friends last week.
Col. ]. l. Rilty of Marietta, at one
time candidate for the republican
congressional nomination, was visi-
tor at the Capitol last week.
Mr.. Hobert Corning and wife, who
have just returned to Washington
from an extended trip through the
west, called on Congressman S. H,
Williars this week. Mr.. Corning was
formerly sheriff of Lorraine county.
Southern Representatives are in
favor of allowing the manufacture OF
of cotton seed oil, while others. argue
that such legislation would mean a
great loss to the dairy states.
Congressman John G. Cooper has
been advised that Lyman Spencer
Perry, of Jefferson, Ohio, whom he
appointed to the U. S. Naval Academy
at Annapolis has passed mental and
physical entrance examination and
been admitted to the Academy.
The first Hughes League Of Cuya-
hoga County is the first organization
in the field to advance the candidacy Of
Hughes for President of the United
States. 1t was organized five minutes
after the news of Hughes nomination
reached Cleveland.
Congressman Ricketts,, of Ohio, is
busy collecting data in support of his
recent Resolution to levy an Embargo
on the shipment of firearms, gun
powder, dynamite, cartridges, and
other destructive war materials, which
are being shipped to Mexico by some
manufacturers in America.
Mr.. Frank Blair, 19 years of age,
who sailed from Lorraine harbor to
Montreal and from there sailed last
September on the Steamer Stratha-
coma to Middlesborough, England, was
released by the English Authorities
upon request of the Secretary OF
State through the efforts of Congress-
man S. H. Williams.
The Dasheen, new delicious and
nutritious Vegetable brought from
4 Honolulu, and tested in the Southern
states by the office of foreign SEED
and plant introduction is much larger
than the potato, and is prepared in
much the same way. The new vege.
table is expected to be grown exten-
sively in the future A descriptive
circular is published by the Depart.
ment of Agriculture and may be OBJ
tained on request.
When will Congress adjourn? Thai
is the most popular question in Wash
ington. The Senate is far behind the
House in the work. There was tact
agreement last week among the lead
ers that an effort should be made tt
clean up all the work of the session
i, early in August, but the changing Of
the Mexican situation has brought VI
some new matters that may delay ad
journment.
The Sixty-fourth Congress is break
ing all records in the appropriation O.
public funds. During the past weel
Congressman Fitzgerald, chairman O.
the Appropriations Committee, an
nounced that the session so far hal
authorized the expenditure of 81,
, 499, ,330,479, or nearly billion and ;
half dollars. Since Congress met il
December appropriations have beel
made at the rate of $10,0O0,000 a day
This startling statement was made b,
Chairman Fitzgerald when he submit
ted an urgent deficiency bill for $27,
100000 to pay for mobilizing regula
and national guard troops on the bor
der. He said that already $39 900 ,00
had been appropriated during the pas
few months on account of the Mexi
can situation. Here is the Government
expense account to date for the ses
sion: Regular annually supply bill
$1,219, ,788, ,507.98; Permanent annus
! appropriations, $135,O74, ,673; Miscell
aneous, nitrate plant, good road:
rural credits and ship purchase bill
$91 100000; deficiency appropriation
$53, 3,267 ,298.34.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
]. R. Clarke, Director of the Burea
} of Junior Contests in Ohio has issue
5 call for a meeting of the Count