Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-12-06

they apply, win NJ French, Gsf,nan.
or Spanish language and should pos
sess Acquaintance with the resources
Of the United states. ss4 .. 81.
! National Gallery Of Ar.
The collection Of objects Of art CON
templated in section $3.50 Of the Re-
vised Statutes should be designated
and established as national gallery OF
art and the Smithsonian institution
should be authorized to accept any ad-,
ditions to said collection that may be
received by gift. bequest or devise.
~. National Quarantine Law.
1t 10 desirable to enact a proper ma
donal quarantine law. 1t Is most un-
desirable that state should on it's
own initiative enforce quarantine regu-
lations which are in effect a restric-
ton upon interstate and international
commerce. The question should prop.
erly be assumed by the government
alone. The surgeon general Of the ma
tonal public health and marine hos
pital service has repeatedly and con-
vincingly set forth the need for sucl,
legislation. = 7'''' 1.'.,. -
Extravasanee In Printing.
I call your attention to the great ex-
travagance in printing and binding
government publications and especially
to the fact that altogether too many
Of these publications are printed. There
b constant tendency to increase their
number and their volume. 1t is an un-
reinstatement to say that no apprecia.
Bile harm would be caused by. and sub.
gtantial benefit would accrue from, de-
ereasing the amount of printing now
done by at least one-half. Probably
the great majority of the government
reports and the like now printed are
never read at all, and, furthermore, the
printing of much of the material con-
tanned In many Of the remaining ones
serves no useful purpose whatever.
Currency.
The attention of the congress should
be especially given to the currency
question and that the standing commit
tees on the matter in the two houses
charged with the duty take up the mat
ter Of our currency and see whether it
IL not possible to secure an agreement
In the business world for lettering the
system. The committees should con-
slider the question of the retirement of
the greenbacks and the problem of Sc
curing in our currency such elasticity as
is consistent with safety. Every silver
dollar should be made by law redeem
able in gold at the option of the holder.
Merchant Marine.
especially commend to your imme-
date attention the encouragement Of
our merchant marine by appropriate
legislation.
Oriental Markets.
The growing importance of the orient
40 field for American exports drew
from my predecessor, President Nc
Kinley, an urgent request for it's spe-
cial consideration by the congress. In
his message of 1893 he stated:
I'm this relation. as showing the pc
culiar volume and value of our trade
with China and the peculiarly favora-
BILE conditions which exist for their
expansion in the normal course Of
trade, refer to the communication
addressed to the speaker of the house
of representatives by the secretary of
the treasury on the 18th Of last June.
with its accompanying letter of the
secretary of state. recommending an
appropriation for commission to
study the Industrial and commercial
conditions in the Chinese empire and
to report as to the opportunities for
and the obstacles to the enlargement
Of markets in China for the raw prod
ucts and manufactures of the United
States. Action was not taken thereon
during the last session. l cordially
urge that the recommendation receive
at your hands the consideration which
its Importance and timeliness merit
In his annual message of 1899 he
again called attention to this recon-
mendatlon, quoting 1t, and stated fur
Their:
Il now renew this recommendation.
as the Importance of the subject has
steadily grown since it was first sub
mitted to you, and no time should be
lost iii studying for ourselves the re-
sources Of this great field for Ameri-
can trade and enterprise"
The Importance of securing proper
Information and data with a view to
the enlargement of our trade with Asia
Is und1minished. Our consular repre-
sentatives in China have strongly
urged place for permanent display
Of American products in some promi-
nent trade center Of that empire under
government control and management
as an effective means Of advancing our
export trade therein. I call the atten.
ton of the congress to the desirability
OF carrying out these suggestions.
immigration and Naturalization.
In dealing with the questions of i'm
migration, and naturalization it is in.
to keep certain facts ever
before the minds Of those who share in
enacting the laws. First and foremost
let US remember that the question IF
being good American has nothing
whatever to do with mans birth