Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-10-12
HAS PLENTY TO DO
Mr.. RoosEVELT's DESK LOADED
WITH IMPORTANT PAPERS.
CHANGES IN THE CABINET
Completion Of the annual Message
Only a Small Part Of Business
Demanding Early Attention.

WASHINGTON President Roose-
welt returns to Washington to find his
desk loaded with papers. Affairs he
will have to take up will include;
Message Completion of his annual
message.
Corporations-Dis Discussion in his mes
sage OF the railroad rate question and
the formulation Of recommendations
relating thereto; investigation OF the
corporations, including insurance, ana
determination of policy to be recon-
mendcd to Congress.
Panama Canal--Action upon various
matters connected with the construc-
tion of the Panama canal and consli-
Grafton before congress of the report
which will he submitted by the board
of consulting engineers and the views
of the isthmian canal commission eX-
pressed thereon.
Cabinet-Partial reorganization OF
his cabinet though the retirement OF
Leslie NJ. Shaw and William II. Moody
from the offices of secretary of the
treasury and attorney general, respec-
lively.
Continuance of work OF
introducing economical reforms into
operations Of government. and the
discussion in his message of the work
accomplished by the Keep commits
sion.
Philippines-Co Consideration of the
Philippines situation.
Punishment Of Grafters.
Graft-Conference with Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson in connection with
Investigations which have been made
in his department; conference with
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
in relation to the prosecution OF prom
inent public men guilty of violating
the public land and Indian laws.
Public Prnter-Appointme of
successor to f. W. Palmer of Illinois as
public printer who probably will be
Oscar j. Ricketts,, now acting as pub
lie Printer, and of a successor as in
terstate commerce commissioner to eX-
Governor Fifer of Illinois, whom the
commission relieves will be eX-Gov-
ernor Yates of Illinois.
Quarantine-Co Consideration of the
question of tie establishment of ma
tional quarantine, to take the place
of state quarantines
Foreign Affairs-These include:
Whether or not the United States
shall intervene in Venezuela, and the
| communication to France of the policy
| this government will adopt in case
| the French government should take
measures to exact reparation from
President Castro for his insult to its
| charge d'affaices in Caracas; discus
| sion with senators Of the policy of the
United States in Santo Domingo in
preparation for the struggle to secure
ratification of the treaty now pending
in the senate: action with respect to
the immigration of Chinese and Jap
| anese, with Wow of preventing re-
| currence of the boycott of American
! products by China and to avoid bad
relations with Japan; negotiation of a
general reciprocity agreement with
| Germany, to take the place of that
which will expire next March; appoint
| ment of n representative to the con-
ference Of the powers which will take
up the Moroccan question and which
will meet next month at Algeciras,
Spain: negotiations with the powers
in regard to the program to be dis
cussed at the international peace con-
ference of The Hague, and the APP
pointment OF the American commits
Sioners.