Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-04
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT's
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

nearly all members were in their
seats.
Today's session will be brief Gen
eral Alger was sworn in the senate,
as were many new members in the
house. The usual committees were
appointed to call on the president
and inform him congress was ready
to receive any message he might
have. They reported that he will
communicate with congress tomorrow.
Resolutions were adopted on the
!, death OF Senator Mcmillan OF Michi-
gan. and both houses adjourned
Very little work is to be attempted
this week. The presidents message
will be sent to congress tomorrow.
The report of the committee on ter
tories will be made Wednesday. bur
consider ton of the measure will not
begin until the tenth.
Miscellaneous business viii be
transacted Thursday and then ad'
iou:rment will be taken until next
Monday.
Tic trust question may be brought
up To- discussion Wednesday.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. l.
AT | o'clock this afternoon the Capitol
was deserted, although the great halls
OF the senate and house were heavy
with the perfume of flowers, vast flor
al offerings being on all congress
mems desks. 1t was the biggest flow
er show that an opening of congress
ever witnessed.
After the adjournment the Republi-
cans jollied their political enemies
who are returning after their NTH
successive defeat The Democrats
took the railery of the Republicans
good naturedly and there were some
brilliant passages OF wit.
Speaker Henderson was given
great ovation upon taking the gavel.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. =
Notwithstanding the presidents mes
sage was read in the house today the
galleries were not well filled. Even
members were absent. The speaker
announced committee appointments
and sent q committee to wait on the
president which reported at 1890. and
the message was then read. Members
gave close attention.
The house committee on judiciary
today decided to submit all trust bills
given to the committee to sub-com-
mittee of which Littlefield of Maine Is
chairman. He is the author of an I'M
portant antitrust bill.
The investigation of the election OF
Glass, the new member of the house
from Virginia, has been dropped. 1t
involved the disfranchisement OF ne
groes and will come further on In the
new session as all members from that
state were elected under the same
conditions.
Senator Lodge introduced bill ac-
cordlng to recommendation of the Taft
commission, to make tarih between
the Philippines and the United states
OF rs per cent of the Dingley rate In
stead of rs per cent.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. e
Secretary Cortelyou handed the presi-
dents message to Reading Clerk
Smith. 1t was found to be much
shorter than any presidential message
since President Cleveland's famous
tariff message of 1887. Boiled away
down, the message dwells on the un-
bounded prosperity Of the nation; de-
clares the people ready to face all
problems courageously; calls the plain
people better off than ever before.
even If great fortunes are won by a
few. 1t says: Great combinations of
capital is the development of modern
progress, but insists upon the regula-
ton of big corporations, and that the
evils of trusts must be corrected; up
holds the protective policy but ad-
vises reform based on reciprocity;
calls for a more elastic currency
based on the gold standard; urges la
,hor and capital alike to fair dealing;
upholds trades unionism and advises
that a department of commerce be
added to the cabinet; strongly urges
reciprocity with Cuba; declares Phil
ippine policy marvellous success; ad-
yises extension of rural free mail de-
liver; applauds the irrigation law;
vigorously urges public lands for ac-
tual settlers only, but Is silent on the
statehood bill.
HANDLES THE TRUST
~ QUESTION AT LENGTH
10 Iue ocudlS anu iAouoS Va ASNP
resentatives We still continue in
period of unbounded prosperity. This
prosperity is not the creature OF law,
but undoubtedly the laws under which
we work have been instrumental in
creating the conditions which made 1t
possible. and by unwise legislation, 1t
would have been easy enough to de-
stroy it. The wave will ascend. but
the tide will advance. This nation is
seated on a continent flanked by two
great oceans. 1t is composed of men
the descendants Of pioneers or In
sense pioneers themselves; out from
among the nations of the old world, by
the energy. boldness and love of ad-
venture found In their own eager
hearts. Such a nation SO placed will
surely wrest success from fortune.
AS a people we have played large
part in the world and we are bent
npon making our future even larger
than the past. In particular the
events of the last four years have
definitely decided that, for woe or
veal, our place must be great among
the nations. We may either fail
greatly or succeed greatly; but we
,onno, ayoid IN andaayOr from which