The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-05
TAKES A STRONG STAND AGAINST
PERSECUTION OF THE JAP
IN OMERlcA.
SILENT ON THE TARIFF
ButWants Trusts curbed, Injunction
Currency and Marriage Laws
Chaneed--Denounce Cam.
paign Gifts.

WASH ngt0n, Dec. IL resident
Rooseyclt5 annual message occupied
the attention Of the senate for two
and half hours tocay with the ex
cusion of nearly all other business.
An exceptis n TO this was the introduc.
tion of a resolution on the Japanese
situation by Rayner, of Maryland, and
the adoption of appropriate resolu-
tions regarding those members of the
house who have died since the last
session.
As mark of further rc7pect to
theer memory, the senate adjourned
The reading Of tho presidents mes
sage consumed two hours and twenty,
five minutes in the house today and
was followed closely by very large
number of members, while the crowd
ed galleries gave close conside alton.
Here and there the reading of the
document was puncuated with an
planse and hearty hand-cIapping
from the Democrats as well as the
Republicans following it's conclusion
During the major portion of the time
OF the reading of the message Lacey,
of Iowa, acted as speaker pro ten,
being the first of the defeated stand.
patt7rs' to recognized by Speaker
Cannon.
While the house waited upon he
secretary to the president 10 appear
with the message which had been
promisd by the committee appointed
by the speaker to wait upon the chief
executive and inform him congress
was organized and ready to proceed
10 business. th3 speaker appQinted
Cousins Of iowa, chairman of the com.
mitee on foreign affairs 10 succeed |
the late Robert Hit. of limos. also |
Lowden. of Illinois, to place on the |
same committee TO fill the vacancy |
caused by the death Of Hit After |
the Gus omary resolutions relating to-
the printing of the message the house /
adjourned
The following is the presidents
message:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives:
As a nation we still continue to en-
Joy a literally unprecedented pros
perlty and it is probable that only
reckless speculation and disregard of
legitimate business methods on the
part of the business world can ma
terally mar this prosperity.
No congress in our time has done
more good work of importance than
the present congress. There Were
several matters left unfinished at
you last session, however, which I
most earnestly hope you will com.
plete before your adjournment.
Corporation Campaign Contributions.
again recommend a law prohibit !
ing contributing 10 the campaign ex-
penses of any party. Such a bin has !
already passed one house of congress.
Let individuals contribute as they de-
sire; but le US prohibit in effective
fashion all corporations from making
for any political pur- |
pose. directly or indirectly.
Governments Right of Appeal in =
Criminal Cases. /
Another bill which has just passed f
one house Of the congress and VIII 'ch S
II is urgently necessary should be en- a
act I'd into law is that conferring upon a
he government the right of appeal in 4
cr minal cases on questions of law
This right exists in many of the
states: il exists in the Distric of
Columbia by act of the congress. II is r.
If course not proposed that in any Il
ase verdict for the defendant on If
he merits should be set aside. Re d
,ently in one d'stric where the gov S
,rnment had indicted certain pers- MS
or conspiracy in connection with re 2
,ates. the court sustained the defend
nt's demurrer: while in another T
an indictment for con r,
piracy to obtain rebates has been al
JUS aimed by the court. convictions =,
obtained under it, and two defend q
Ints sentenced to imprisonment The N
wo casese referred to NAV not be in f,
cal conflict with each other but il
8 unfortunate that there should even
e an apparent conflict. At pres mt
here is no way by which the govern
ient can cause a conflict when it
ccurs to be solved by an appeal to
igher court: and the wheels of jus -,
ice are blocked without any read de-
ision of the question ] can not too =
tronely urge the passage Of the bin :,
} question. failure 10 pass IL will -
asult In seriou=ly hampering the gov
-nment in its effort 10 obtain justice
specially against wealthy individuals
r corporations who ID wrong. and =,
iay also pTeyeEt the government y
ON obtaining justice for wagewdrk- .,
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