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PRESIDENT'S
JESSAGE
Text of Paper Delivered to
58th Congress.
CAUTIONS AGAINST EXTRAVAGANCE
Irrigation, Forests, Public Lands, Alaska
and Our Island Possessions Re
ceive Due Consideration.
Thofollowlniflstliutext.of tlio mca
fnjru of 1'ro-hlcnt Uo sovelt to tho GSth
cotifrri'B :
To the Henate nnd Houe.of ltprfiM!ntatlvf:
The Nation continues to enjoy notsworthy
rroprlty. Buch prosperity l. of course, pri.
marlly duo to the high Individual averane of
our citizenship, taken together with our great
natural tcoourcen; hut nn Important factor
therein Is the working of our long-continued
corrrnmental policies. The people hae em
phatlcally expressed their approval of the prin
ciples underline thm policies, and their
A, tin thnt Oi.i. t.rlnrltit. ha WeOt SUDttan
tlally unchansed, nllhough, of course, applied
in a proert'siavo spirit 10 meet t""'i -"
dlllona.
Ths enlarcement of scope of the functions
of the National Qoxernment required by our
development as a nation Involves, or couri-,
Increase of expense) and the period of pros
perity through which th"couiilry t passing
JuitMrrt expenditure for permanent Improve
ment far greatrr than
rantlnn Aml.ii would be wlso In
caution Against , . ,. n.ttle.
KxtravHgiiiirev nnj torts, public
buildings and luiptovr.d
watcr'aya are Investments which should bo
made when we huo tho money; but abundant
revenues and a largo surplus nlwajs Invite
extravagance, nnd (onrtittil caro should b-
taken to guard ogulnM unnecewary inrreme "i
the nrdlnnrv rxiten.rs nf EOernment. The cot
of doing rionrnmcnt business should b trgu-
lated lth the same rigid scrutiny us mo cosi
Of ilolntf a tirltNtn hlurincti.
In the nst and complicated mechanism of
our modern civilised life, the dominant note
is tho nolo or industrialism: nnd tn rciuuuns
of cunltal and labor,
Capital nnd Labor, and esectally of or.
gonlted capital and or
ganised labor, to each other and to the public
at larff dim. ..rnnil In Imnnrtance only to
the Intimate questions of family life. Our
peculiar form of govirnment, wltn us unarp
amnion of authority between the Nation ana
the eeveral states, has been on the whole
far more advantageous to our development
than a more strongly centralised govern
ment. Hut It Is undoubtedly responsible for
much ot the difficulty of meeting with ade
quate legislation the new problems presented
by the total change In Industrial conditions
on this continent tlurlnir the last half cen
tury. In actual practice It hits proved ex
ceedingly difficult, nnd In many cases Im
possible, to get unanimity or wise action
among tha various states on these subjects.
1'rom the very nnture of the case, this Is
especially truo nf the laws affecting the
employment of caullal In huge musses.
With regard to labor, the problem Is no
less Important, but It Is simpler. As long
as the states retain the primary control nf
the police power, the circumstances must be
altogether extreme which require Interfer
ence by the Ksderal authorities, whether In
the way of safeguarding the rights of labor
or -In the way of seeing that wrong is not
done by unruly persona who shield them
selves behind the name of labor. If there
la resistance to tha Federal courts. Interfer
ence with the malls, or Interstate commerce,
or molestation of Federal , property, or If
the state authorities in some 'crisis wnien
they are unable to face call for help, then
the Federal Government may Interfere) but
though such Interference may be caused
by a condition of things arising out of trou
ble connected with some question of labor,
the Interference Itself simply takes the form
of restoring order without regard to the
questions which have caused the breach of
orrder for to keep order Is a primary duty
and In a time of disorder and violence all
other questions sink Into abeyanco until
order has been restored.
When we come to deal with great corpo
rations, the need for the Government to act
directly Is far greater than In the rase of
labor, because great corporations ran become
such only by engaging In Interstate com
merce, and Interstate
Corporations. commerce Is peculiar
ly the Held of the
General Government. It la nn ubsurdlty to
expect to eliminate the abuses In great cor
porations by state action. It la difficult to
be patient with an argument that such mat
ters shouh be left to the states, because
more than one state pursues the policy of
creating on easy terms corporations which
are never operated within that state at all,
but In other states whoso laws they Ignore.
The National Government alone run deal ad
equately with these great corporations. To
try to deal with them In un intemperate,
destrurtlve, or demagogic spirit would, In all
probability, mean that nothing whatever
would be accomplished, and, with absolute
certainty, that If anything were accomplished
It would be of a harmful nature. The Amer
ican people need to continue to show the
very qualities that they have shown that
Is, moderation, good sense, the earnest de
sire to avoid doing any damage, and )t the
aulet determination to proceed, step by step.
without halt and without hurry, In eliminat
ing or at least In minimising whatever of
mlschl.f or of evil there Is to Interstate com
merce In the conduct of great corporations
They are acting In no spirit of hostility to
wealth, either Individual or corporate. They
are not against the rich man any more than
against ths poor man. On the contrary,
they are friendly alike toward rich man and
toward poor man, provided only that each
acts In a spirit of justice and decency toward
his fellows. Great corporations are neces
sary, and only men of great and singular
mental power can manage such corporations
successfully, and such men must have great
rewards Hut the.e corporations should be
managed with due regunl to the Interest of
the public as a whole. Where this ran be
done under the present laws It must be done
Where these laws come short, others should
be enacted to supplement them,
Yet we must never forget the determining
factor In every kind of work, of head or
hand, must be the man's own good sense,
courage and kindliness. More Important than
any legislation Is the gradual growth of a
feeling of responsibility and forbearance
among capitalists and wagoworkera alike; a
feeling of respect on the part of each man
for the rights of others; a feeling of broad
community or Interest, not merely of capital
ists among themselves, and of wageworkers
among themselves, but of capitalists and
wageworkers In their relations to each other,
and of both In their relations to their fel
lows, who with them make up the body pol
itic. There are many captains of Industry,
many labor leaders, who realize this.
The Department of Agriculture has grown
Into an educational Institution with a fac
ulty of 2000 specialists making research Into
all the scl.nces of production Tha Congress
appropriates, directly and Indirectly, SU.uoo,
(mm) annually to carry
Agriculture, on this work, II
reaches every state
and territory in the Union and the Islands
of the sea lately come under our Hag Co
operation Is had with the state experiment
stations, and with many other Institutions
and Individuals. The world Is carefully
searched for new varieties of grains, fruits,
grasses, vegetables, trees and shrubs, suit
able to various localities In our country;
and marked benefit to our producers has re
sulted. The activities of our age In lines ot re
search have reached the tillers of the soil
and Inspired them with ambition to know
more of the principles that govern the forces
of Nature with which they have to deal,
Nearly half of the people of this country
devote their energies to growing things from
the soil. Until a recent date little has been
done to prepare these millions for their life
work. In most lines of human activity college-trained
men are the leaders. The
farmer had no opportunity tor special train
log until the Congess made provision for It
40 years ago. Uurlng these years progress
has been made and teachers have been pre
pared. Over tOOO students are In attendance
at our State Agricultural colleges. The Fed
eral Government expends $10,000,000 annu
ally toward this education and for research
In Washington and In the several states and
territories. The Department of Agriculture
has glvsn facilities (or post-graduate work
to 300 young men during the last seven
v..r. nrenarlno- them (or advanced lines
at work In the department and la the state
Institution...
The Insect friends anfl enmles of the farm
er nro getting attention. The enemy of tho
San Joso scale was found near the (treat
Wall of China, and Is now cleaning up all
our orchards. Tho flg-fertlllzlng Insect Im
ported from Turkey has helped to establish
an Industry In California that amounts U
from SO to 100 tons of dried tigs annually,
and Is extending over the l'aclflc Const. A
parasltlo fly from South Africa la keeping
In subjection the black scale, the worst pest
or tne orange and lemon Industry in can
fornta.
Carrful preliminary work Is being dono
towards producing our own silk. The mul
berry Is being distributed In large numbers,
eggs are being Imported and distributed, Im
proved reels were Imported from Europe
last Scor. and two exDert reelera were
brought to Washington to reel the crop of
cocoons nnd teach the art to our own peo
ple.
During the 2'i years that have elapsed
since tho tmssniro of the reclamation act
rnpld progreaa tins' been mnde In the sur
ve)s nnd exnmlnatlona nf the opportunities
ior reclamation in the i:i stales nnd three
territories of the arid West, Construction
hoe alrendy been be-
Irrigation. gun on the Inrccst and
most Important ot the
irrigation works, nna plans oro being com
pleted for works which will uttllzo the funds
now available. Tho operations nre being
carried on by the Iteclnmatlon Service, a
corps of engineers eolected through competi
tive clvll-servlce examinations. This corps
Includes experienced consulting nnd con
structing engineer as well ns various ex
perts In mechanical and legal matters, and
Is composed largely of men who hnva spent
most of their lives In practical affairs con
lected with Irrigation. The larger problems
have been solved, and It now remains to
execute with care, economy, nnd thorough
ness tho work which has been laid out. All
Important details are being carefully con
sidered by boards of consulting engineers,
selected for their thorough knowledge and
practical experience. Each project Is taken
up on the ground by cempctent men nnd
viewed from the standpoint of the crentlon
nf prosperous homes, nnd of promptly refund
Inir to the Treasury the cost of construction.
The reclamation act has been found to bo
remarkably complete nnd effective, nnd so
broad In Its provisions that a wide range of
undertakings has been possible under II. At
tho same lime, economy Is guaranteed by
the fact that funds must ultimately bo re
turned to be urd over ngaln.
It Is the rardlnnl principle of the forest
reserve policy of this Administration thnt
the reserves nro for
1'oresls, use. Whatever Inter
feres with the use ot
their resources Is In he avoided by every
possible menns. Hut these resources must
tie used In such n wny as to make them
permanent.
The forest policy of the Government Is
Just now a subject of vivid publla Interest
throughout the West and to the people of
the United Ktntes In general. The forest re
serves themselves are of extreme value to
the present ns well as to the future welfare
of all the Western publlo-land states. They
powerfully affect the use and disposal of
the publla lands They nre of special Im
portance because they preserve the water
supply and the supply of timber for domestic
purposes and so promote settlement under
the reclamation act. Indeed, they nre es
sential to the welfare of every one of the
great Interest of the West.
Forest reserves are cteated for two prin
cipal purposes. The first Is to preserve the
water supply. This Is their most Important
use. The principal user ot tho water thvls
preserved are Irrigation 'ranchers nnd set
tlers, cities and towns to whom their mu
nicipal water supplies are of the very first
Importance, users nnd furnishers of water
power, und tho users of water (or domestic,
manufacturing, mining, ami other purpose..
All these are directly dependent upon the
forest reserves.
The second reason for which furest re
serves are created la to preserve the tlmlxr
supply ror various claasea or wood users.
Among the more Important of these nro set
tlers under the reclamation act and other
acts, (or whom a cheapland accessible sup
ply of timber (or domestlo Uses Is absolutely
necessary) miners and prospectors, who are
In serious danger of loilng'thelr timber sup
ply by (Ire or through export by lumber com
panies when timber lands adjacent to their
mines pass into private ownership) lumber
men, transportation companies, builders, and
commercial Interests In general.
The creation of a forest service In the De
partment nf Agriculture will have (or Its
important results!
First A better handling of nil forest work,
because It will be under a single head, and
because the vast and Indispensable experi
ence ot the Department In all matters per
taining to the forest reserves, to forestry In
general, and to other forms nf production
from the soil, will bo easily and rapidly ac
cessible. Second The reserves themselves, being
handled from the point ot view of the man
In the Held, Instead of the man In the office,
will be more easily and mora widely useful
to the people of the West than has been the
case hitherto.
Third Within a comparatively short time
the reserves will become self-supporting. This
Is Important, because continually nnd rapid
ly Increasing appropriations will be neces
sary for the proper rare of this exceedingly
Important Interest of the Nation, and they
ran nnd should be offset by returns from the
Nutlnnul forests. Under similar rlrcum
stnnrea the (orest possessions of other great
nations form an Important source of revenue
to their governments.
Every administrative officer concerned Is
convinced of the necessity for the proposed
consolidation of forest work In the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and I myself have urged
It more than once In ("rtner messages. Again
I commend It to the early and favorable con
sideration of the Congress. The Interests of
the Nation at large and of the West In par
ticular have suffered greatly because ot the
delay,
I call ths attention of the Congresa again
to the report and recommendation of the Com
mission on the Public
I'ublla Lands, Lands, forwarded hy
me to the second ses
sion of the present congress. The Commission
has prosecuted Its Investigations actively dur
ing the past season, and a second report Is
now In an advanced stage of preparation.
In the I'ostoihce Department thu service
has Increased In cmrncy, and conditions
as to revenue and expenditure continue sat
isfactory. The Increase nf revenuu during
the year was :i,-J.'.s,SI 10, or (111 per tnt,
the total receipts amounting tq Itl't.llN'J,
(i:i:il, The expenditure were tin'.',:tU2.
11(1.70, an Increase (f about II per cent over
the previous year, being thus H,070,I0'.' MO
In excess o( the currtnt revenue. Included
In these expenditures was u total appropri
ation of JliMOU.tm 3.1 (or the continuation
and extension of the rural free-delivery
service, which was an Increasu of l,UU'.',.
'JUT.33 otr the amount expended (or
this purpose In the
Postal Service. preceding il.cal year.
Large as this expendi
ture has been the benenrent results attained
In extending the (ree distribution of malls
to the residents of rural districts have
Justified the wisdom of the outlay. Statis
tics brought down to October I, luili, show
that on that date there were l'7,i:iH rural
routes established, serving approximately
IS.ooo.ooo of people In rural districts re
mote (rom postottlces, and that there were
pending at that time .'ISS'J petitions (or the
establishment o( new rural routes. Unques
tionably some part of the general Increase In
receipts Is due to the Increased postal fa
cilities which the rural service has afforded
The revenues have ulso been aided greatly
by amendments In the classification of mall
matter, and the curtailment of abuses of
the second-class mailing prlv liege. The aver
age Increase In the volume of mail matter
(or the period beginning with IDO'J and end
ing June, ll03 Uliut portion (or ltio.1 being
estimated). Is 40 47 per lent, as compared
with itt 4U per cent (or the period Immedi
ately preceding, and 13 02 (or the (our-yeur
period Immediately preceding that.
Alaska, like all our territorial acquisitions,
has proved reaouri-rful beyond the expecta
tions of those who made the purchase, II
has become the home of many hardy. In
dustrious, and thrifty
Alaska. American o I t I x a ns
Towns of a permanent
character have been built. The extent of Its
wealth In minerals, timber, (lsherhs, and
agriculture, while great. Is probably not
comprehended yet In any Just measure by
our people. We do know, however, that from
a very small beginning Its product have
grown until they are a steady and material
contribution to the wealth of the Nation.
Owing to the Immensity of Alaska and Its
location In the far north. It la a difficult
matter to provide many thing essential to
Us growth and to the happiness and com
fort of Its people by private enterprise alone.
It should, therefor, receive reasonable aid
from the Government, Ths Government ha
already don excellent work for Alaska
la laying cables and building ulsgraph llnss.
This work has ben don In tb most eco
nomical and efficient way by the Hlgoal
Core of the Army.
rn sum respects It ha oaturown Its pres
ent laws, whllo In others those laws have
been found to be Inadequate. In order 14
obtain Information tit on which I could reb
I caused nn official of the Department of
Justice, In whoso Judgment I have con
fidence, to visit Atnskn during the past Sum
mer for the purpose of ascertaining how
government Is administered there nnd what
legislation Is actually needed n,t present. A
statement of the conditions found to exts',
together with some recommendations nnd tho
reasons therefor, In which I strongly con
cur, will be found In the annual report of
the Attorney-General, In oomo Instance I
feel that the legislation suggested Is so
Imperatively needed thnt I am moved briefly
to emphasize the Attorncy-Qcncral's pro
posals, Alnnkn should have a Delegate In the Con
gress. Where possible, tho Congress should
nld In tho construction of needed vvngun
ronds. Additional lighthouses should be pro
vided. In my Judgment, It la especially Im
portant to nld In such manner na seems Just
nnd feasible In tho construction ot n trunk
line ot railway to connect the Gulf of Alaska
with the Yukon ltlver through American ter
ritory. This would bo most beneficial to tho
development of tho resources of the territory,
and to the comfort nnd welfare of Its peoptts.
Salmon hatcheries should bo established In
ninny different streams, so as to secure the
preservation of this vnlunblo food fish. Sal
mon fisheries nnd canneries should be pro
hibited on certain of the river where the
tnnss of those Indian dwell who live almost
exclusively on fish.
The needs of these people nro!
The abolition ot the present fee system,
whereby the native Is degraded, Imposed
upon, nnd taught the Injustice of law.
Tho establishment of hospitals at central
points, so that contagious diseases that are
brought to them continually by Incoming
whites may bo localized nnd not allowed to
become epidemic, to spread death and desti
tution over great areas.
Tho development of the educational system
In the form of practical training In such
Industries ns will naauro the Indiana self-
support under tho changed condition In
which they will liavo to live.
The duties of tho office of the Governor
should be extended to Include the supervi
sion of Indian nffalra, with necessary assist
ant In different district. Ho should bo
provided with tho means nnd the power to
protect nnd ndvlse the native people, to fur
nish medical treatment In time of epidem
ics, nnd to extend material relief In periods
of (amine nnd extreme destitution.
The Alaskan natives should bo given the
right to ncnultr, hold, nnd dispose of prop
erly upon tho same conditions ns given other
Inhabitants) and tho privilege of citizenship
should be given to
HnvTiill and Vorlo J"cl "";,, ft "i''9
ii to meet certain dell-
",c"' nlle requirement. In
II n vv a I I, Congress
should give the Governor power to remove
nil tho officials appointed under him. The
harbor of Honolulu should be dredged. Th
Murine Hospital Service should be empow
ered to study leprosy In the Islands. I ink
sperlnl consideration (or tho report and rec
ommendations o( the Governor of l'orto Itlco.
In treating of our foreign policy nnd nf the
attitude that this great Nation should as
sume In the world nt large, It I absolutely
necessary to consider tho Army nnd the
Navy, und the Congress, through which tho
thought ot the Nation
Foreign l'ollry, finds It expression,
should keep ever viv
idly In mind the fundamental faot that It la
Impossible to treat our foreign policy, wheth
er this policy takes shape In the effort to
secure Justice for others or Justice for our
selves, save as conditioned upon tho utlltudo
we nro willing to takn toward our Army, und
cspedally toward our Nnvy, It I not merely
unwise. It Is contemptible, for a .Nation, us
for nn Individual, to use high-sounding lan
guage to proclaim Its purposes, or to take
positions which are ridiculous If unsupported
by potential (orre, nnd then to refuse to
proviuo this rorce. Jf there is no Intention
of providing nnd of keening the foice nea-
e.rary to back up a strong attitude, then It
Is (ar belter not to assume such an attitude.
We are In every wny endeavoring to help
on, wild conllal good will, every movement
which will tend to
Arbitration Treaties, bring us Into mora
friendly relation with
the rest or mankind, in pursuance or this
policy I shall shortly lay before the Ben
ate trratiea of arbitration with all power
which nre willing to enter Into these treaties
with us. It Is tint possible nt this period
nf the world' development to agree to ar
bitrate all matters, but there are many
matter of possible difference between us
nnd other nations which can be thus arbi
trated. Furlheimore, ut the request of the
Interparliamentary Union, an eminent body
composed ot practlcul
Second Hague statesmen (rom r.11
,, , countries, I have
lourrrrm-v. nked the power to
Join with this Govern
ment In n second Hague conference, nt which
It la hoped that the work ulready so happily
begun ut The llugue may be curried some
step further towuid completion, Till cur
ries nut the desire expressed by tha first
Hague Conference Itself.
In the Philippine Islands there has been
during the past cur continuation ot the
sleudy progress which has nbtulnrd ever
since our troops definitely got the upper
hand ot the Insurgent. The Philippine peo
ple, or, to speak more
The Philippines, urcuruleiy, the many
tribes, and even races,
sundered (rom one another more or less
sharply, who go to make up tha people of
the 1'lilllpplno Islands, contain muny ele
ment of good, und some elementu which we
have a right lu hope stand (or progress. At
present they ure utterly Invapuble of exist
ing III Independence at all or of building
up n rhlllzutlon of their own, I firmly be
lieve that we run help them to rise higher
and higher In the scale nf clvlllzaton and of
capacity (or self-government, und I most
earnestly hope thut In the end they will be
able to stand, If not entirely alone, jet In
soino such relation to the United Stales a
Cuba now stands, This tnd is not yet lu
sight, und It may be Indefinitely positioned
If our people ere foolish enough to turn the
attention of the Filipinos away from the
problems of achieving moral and material
prosperity, of working for u stable, orderly,
und Just government, und toward foolish and
dungeroua Intrigues (or a complete Inde
pendence (or wlili h they ure us yet totally
unfit.
Un tha other hand, our people must keep
steadily before their minds the fait that the
Justification for our stuy lu the Philippines
must ultimately rest ihltfiy upon thu guod
wo aru able to do In the Islunds. I do nut
overlook the (act that In the development of
our interests In lh Pucltlc Ocean and along
Its toasts, the Philippines huve played and
will ploy uu Important part, nnd that our
Intel cuts have been served In more thuu on
way by the possession of the Inlands. Hut
our chief reason (or continuing to hold them
must be thut we ought in good faith to try to
do our share of the world' work, und this
particular piece ot work has been Imposed
upon us by the result of the war with Spain.
The problem presented to us In thu Philip
pine Islands Is akin to, but not exactly Ilk.
the problems presented to the other great
rlvlllsid powers which have possessions In
the Orient There are point of resemblance
In our work to the work which Is being done
by the Hrltlsh in India and Egypt, by the
French In Algiers, by the Dutch in Juva, by
Ilia Itusslans In Turkestan, by the Jupunes
In Koriiio.nl but more distinctly thuu any of
these powers w ure tndeuvorlng to develop
the natives themselves so thut they shall
take an ever-lntrca.lnu share In their own
government, and a far as Is prudent we are
already admitting tlulr representatives to a
governmental equality with our own.
Meanwhile our own people should remem
ber that there I neid (or the highest stand
ard of conduct among the Americans sent
to the Philippine Islunds, not only uinong the
public servant but among the pilvute In
dividuals who go to them It I berausn I
(eel this so deeply that In the administra
tion of these l.lanls 1 huve pol lively re
fused to i-rrnll uny dlsrrlmlnuloii whatso
ever (or political leusons, and huve Insisted
that In choosing the public servant consid
eration should be i nld solely to the worth
of the men chosen and to the needs of the
Island. There Is no higher body of men In
our public service than we have In the
Philippine Islunds under Governor Wright
and his associates. So far as possible these
men should be given u (ree bund, and their
suggestions should receive the hearty back
ing both of the Executive and of the Con
gress. There Is need of a vigilant and dis
interested support of our publla servants In
the Philippines by good citizen here In the
United Slate.
Every measure taken concerning the Islands
should be taken primarily with a view to
their advantage. We should certainly give
them tower tariff rates on their exports to
the United Htutss; If this Is not done It will
be a wrong to extend our shipping law to
them, I earnestly hop (or the Immediate
enactment Into law ot the legislation now
pending to encourage American capital to
seek Invrslment In the Island In railroads,
In factories. In plantations, and In lumber
log and mining.
TliKODOHB HOOSEVELT,
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Monday, December 3.
The short eeinlon of the 58th congress
met nt 12 o'clock. No business wna
transacted in cither houeo excepting
tho usuitl routine work of opening dny
Doth houses ndoptrd resolutions of ree.
pect to the Into rjenntots Hoar, of Mns
8achuBotta, and Quay, of Pennsylvania,
nnd their adjournment wbb n further
mark of respect.
Tuesday, December 0.
President's messago rend.
A nn in bo r of resolutions linvo been
introdtircd in the houso looking to n
chnngo in tho tariff Inws.
Tho president sent n Inrgo number of
appointments nnd nomlnntions for pro
motion in tho nrmy nnd nnvy to the
sennto.
A bill lias been introduced in tho
senate providing n pension of $16 n
month for the widows of Union sol
diers, Bailors and mntincs.
Wednesday, December 7.
Tho legislative, cxecutivo and Jutll
clnl npproprlation bill, cmrying $28,
838,700, was reported to tho houso to
day This is $840,408 loss than tho es
timate nnd $235,881 moro than tho
curtent appropriation.
Piatt, of Now York, caused a stir In
the senato by introdouclng n bill pro
viding for n reduction of the congres
sional representation of tho southern
states, on tho ground thnt tunny of tho
citizens of theses stntcs nro deprived of
thu right to vote
Senator llnlu Introduced n bill to ro
ttulru the employment of vowls of tho
United States lu tho transportation by
sen of nil supplies of every dutwriptlon
for UNO of tho Pnnnmn cnnnl commis
sion or tho contractors In tho construc
tion of tho Panama ennui.
Senator Mntgnn, of Alnbamn, de
clares ho will oppoHo to his utmost
tho proposed chnngo in tho Panama
cnnnl from n lock to n sen lovol canal,
He snys It la n schomo of tho trans
continental railways to dolny tho con
structlon of an Isthmian waturway.
Thursday, December fi.
Tho "onnto held only n short session
and adjoined until Monday.
An attempt to securo consideration
of tho pmo food law by Senator Hey
burn was defeated.
Tillman brought tho mbo of William
I). Oruni, tho colored man nominated
for collector nt Charleston, B. 0., into
piominenco by naklnR for a report from
tho commlttoo on judic ary as to tho
Btattis of recess appointments.
In the hntiBo the civil aorvico com
mission was attacked becauso of a pro
posed increase of 23 employes to con
stitute the rural examining board.
The pay of 8tenotrapher to the house
committees has been reduced from $5,
000 to $3,000 per annum.
A proposition to Increase tho salary
of tho Bi'crutury of tho civil eorvico
commission was dofoutod.
no orrcNDCR to nt: spared.
Hitchcock Will Cio to the Dottorruof
the Land frauds.
Washington, Deo. 10. An oillclnl
fetaU'inunt was given out by tho In
terior ilepnrtmunt today announcing
tho government's purpose to prosecute
every guilty man in thu publiu lann
irituds to tho full extent of thu law nnd
roKanllecH of position In llfo, Thu
fttntumitnt follows:
"Thu conviction In 1'nrtlntnl. Drnunn.
of flvu perHoiiH for land frauds, which
win no loiioweti next week hy tho trinl
of several others Indicted for the snmo
oifeiieu, is hut another stup toward tho
consummation of tho policy entered up
on by tho secretary of tho Interior when
It became known nunrlv tlimn vnnra
ago thnt frauds woie being porpetrnted
in connection wun mo puiilla lands, to
run down and prosecute the guilty ones
to thu full extent of tho law without
reuartl to tliulr noultinn in llfn. Tim
department has encountered mnny ob
stacles while engaged in this work, but
lias moved Monthly onwaid and has had
the iiearty assistance and co-oporntlon
of thu depnrtmuut of Justice in bring
ing lilt) lltllll CrlllllllHlH to JIlHtlt'O.
"Thusu frauds hnvu been more far
leacllllll! than thu country linu mimww!.
ed, and tho (nek of unearthing tlinni
and huctirlng tho nucessury proofs lias
been it tlilllctilt ono, hut thuro hits been
no abatement of tho Intention to se
curo the conviction of all laud dilutes.
Sensation in Panama Matters.
Washington, Deo. 10. Hepresentn
tlvu Hhuckleford, of Missouri, who hus
u resolution in the houso calling for an
investigation of the Panama railroad
company acquired by thu United States
government, is determined to for:e
thiough un investigation, if it can be
done, friends Bay ho is collecting evi
dence to Bhow that u member of the
canal commission wits a membor of tho
railroad company It is undoiBtood
that tome sonsutlonal charges will he
made lu demanding a reorganization of
thu tires cut canal commission,
Good Itouds Dili Is Reported.
Washington, Dec, 10. Souutor Lati
mer, from tho coiiimlttoti on hl'i Iriil turn
, .. . . ..-a.. .......
and forcstiy, today reported favorably
on the bill known us tho lattlmor good
loads.bill. It carries un appropriation
ol (21,000,000 to bo uvailnblu lu three
auuuul installments of (8,000,000 euch
for toad building in the states. Under
the tiroviaiona of thu hill Mtateri nrii tn
do the work and pay one-half of thu
cost, tne national government paying
thu other hall.
Will Prevent Running UlockatJc.
iiorliu, Duo, 10, According to a dis
patch from Toklo to thu Lokul Anzuig
er. the placing of heavy cannon on 203
Meter hill will enable the Japanese to
Are on and sink junks und other craft
bringing supplies for Port Arthur from
Ghefoo,
WILL EXHIBIT
Washington Is To Be Repre
sented at 1905 Fair
PINE BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
Efforts Will lie Made to Expend At
Least 475,000 on Exhibit of
Oregon's Sister State.
Portland, Dec. 0. Tho Washington
etnto commission for tho Lewis and
Clark exposition will ask tho Washing
ton legislaturo for nn appropriation of
$75,000 to carry out Wnshlt gton'B par
ticipation In tho Portland world's fair.
This was decided upon by tho com
mission last evening aftei a day spent
in inquiring into tho scopo of tho expo
sition and inspecting the exposition
grounds. i
Tho commission agreed that not a
dollar less than $75,000 will be suffi
cient to make a suitable Washington
exhibit, and Immediately upon their
return to tltoir atato tho comtnlssloneia
will commenco their campaign for tho
appropriation, which they anticipate
no great difficulty in securing.
Tho commlaslon, tour strong, reached
Pottland yestorday morning for tha
purposo of making nn official investiga
tion. A meeting wns held nt exposi
tion headquarters during tho forenoon,
nt which II. H. lieod and 1). 0. Free
man, repicBontlng the exposition, ex
plained existing conditions. Upon
learning that the exhaustive drains
upon exhibit space have left no great
surplus (or into coinors, tho commis
sion nt onco decided that n soparata
state building will bo required in
which to houso tho Washington, ox
hi.bita. President Penalee stated thnt tho low
ralltoad rates nnd other condltloaa
tondlng to Induco travol to tho West
aro bucIi thnt theie will undoubtedly
bo a tremendous attendance at the (air.
In cnnaideratlon of this fact he felt that
Washington's Interests demanded a full
representation of tho state's resources.
An adequato exhibit cannot be made
without a fine state building in which
to houso it. Tills idea was afterward
embodied in a resolution which waa
unnnlmouBly adopted by the commla
slon. After deciding that a separate exhibit
building waa a necessity, the commis
sion adjourned to tho exposl ton ground
for tho purpose of seeming a suitable
alto. In company with Mr. Freeman
they vialted every portion of tho expo
sition, belnj offered their choice of any
of the unclaimed building sites. A.
broad atrip ot land a abort dlstaaea
outh and east of the Agricultural pel
aco, fronting on Lewis and Clark boale
vard, waa finally decided upon.
PROGRAM IN THE SENATE.
Steering Committee Decides Legis
lation Is to Come first.
Washington, Deo. 0. The steering
committee of the ennato today flamed
tho program nf the eenatu until tha
holiday recess, Four matters will be
given attention during this period.
Thoy ure tho Philippine bill, on which
thu sunatu today agreed to vote Decem
ber 10; HtatehoLtl legislation, tho nom
ination of W i Ilium (Jruiii to be collector
of thu porl of Charleston, 8. C, ami
the qtieston of filling vacancies on sen
ate committees. No effort was made
to outline n program for tho session,
nor to liuBteu uction on urgent bllla
which fulled in the last session ot con
giets. MattoiB advocated bv tho presi
dent in his message to congress have
been discussed at informal meetings of
senators, and the understanding reach
ed that some of them should be kept
In the background until Into in tho ses
sion, Notably this is turn in the spe
cial legislation grunting tho interstate
commerce commission supervision over
railroad rates. It is suit! severul bills
will be sent over from the Iioubo before
long, nnd ns is usual In shot t sessions of
congress, nothing of a disputed charac
ter will bo allowed to stand In the wuy.
It is believed by senate leaders that
there will be uo utihstautiul opposition
to thu statehood bill in its present
form admitting Oklahoma and Indian
territory as onu statu aud Arizona and
Nuw Mexico as one state.
Will Send Third Squadron.
Loudon, Dec. 0. According to a
St. Petersburg dispatch to the Daily
Mall, the ompuror on Wednesday de
creed tho dispatch to tho Far East of a
third squadron, comprising the battle
ships Paul I und Slavn, which will be
completed us speedily as possible; five
older battleships, tlvo cruisers and 40
toipedo bout destroyers. The whole
squadron, the dispatch adds, it Is hoped
will ho lilted out In two mouths.
Probably it will be comandud by oithor
Vice Admiral Dnubasoff or Vice Ad
miral Choukiiin.
To Reclaim Great Tract.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 9. Tho Inter
ior department ut Washington lias (Mod
application with tho engineer of Wyom
ing tor water rights toi lands iy)n
along tho North Platte river in this
state, aggregating 545,505 acres, to be
reulnimed under tho national irrigation
act und called thu Pathfinder piojoct.
Tlio statu engineer estimates that about
300,000 acres will maku profitable
farming lands which will bo reclaimed
under flvu canal systems,
Killed in Mine.
Tacoma, Dec, 0. Meager details of
an explosion In a coal mlne'at Burnett,
about 50 m'les from Tacoma, have been
received here. Ten bodies had been
taken out at midnight, and it is posi
tively knewn that five workmen are
still lu the mine.