Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
FUND IN STATE.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 21.-
The House today passed resolution
appropriating $1,000,000 in addition to
the amount heretofore appropriated for
the San Francisco sufferers.
Secretary Taft presented the need for
an additional appropriation for the San
Francisco fire sufferers to the House
committee on appropriations this morn
ing, suggesting hat $1,50O,000 more
should be appropriated. To this the COM
mittee readily assented and the appro-
priation will be made today.
The secretary explained that q special
message from the President together
with a letter Of detail from himself, was
Oh its way to Congress.
The Presidents Message.
President Roosevelt today sent to Con-
gress q message, accompanying docu-
ments and papers from the war depart
Inent recommending the appropriation
Immediately of an additional one million
and a half dollars for relief of the suf-
ferers by the calamity at San Francisco.
The President today conferred with
Secretary Taft, with Senator Allison,
chairman of the Senate committee on APP
preparations, and with other senators and
representatives about the need of fur
Their assistance for the stricken city, and
n decision was reached that Congress
should be requested to appropriate the
additional 81 100000 Assurances were
given by the members of Congress that
the appropriations would be made.
Following is the text of the Presidents
message:
To the Senate and House of Representatives,:
i submit herewith a letter OF the secretary OF
war with accompanying documents including a
form of resolution suggested for passage by
the Congress.
70 rat IN
which has befallen San Francisco and neighbor-
Ing cities, n catastrophe more appalling than any
other of the kind that has befallen any PORTION
of our country during its history. l am sure
that there is need my part of no more than
measure be at once passed. But | urge that in
stead of appropriating further sum of $1,000
600, recommended by the secretary of war.
the appropriation be for a million ana haif
dollars The supplies already delivered or en-
route for San Francisco approximate In value a
million and d half dollars, which Is more than
we have the authority in law yet to pur-
chase. / do not think it safe for us to reckon
rpon the need of spending less than a million in
addition Large sums are being raised by pri-
yate subscriptions in this country, and very gen
yerous offers have been made to assist US by In
.dividuals of other countries, which requests,
however, | have refused, as In my judgment
there is nc need Of any assistance from outside
Rorders-this refusal of course. in nc
way lessenng our deep appreciation of the kind
1y sympathy which has prompted such offers
The detailed account of the action of the war
department is contained in the appendices to the
letter of the secretary of war. At the moment
our concern is purely with meeting the terrible
emergency OF the moment. Later l shall com.
Inunicate with you to the generous part
which / am the national government will
take In meeting the permanent needs OF
the situation, including. of course, rebuilding
the great governmental structures which have
been destroyed.
l hope that the action above requested can 0e
taken today.
tSigned} THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House. April 81 1905.
Taft Tells of Suffering.
The letter of Secretary Taft to the
President recommended that Congress
be requested 20 appropriate another
ST 100000 to enable the war department
to carry on the work of relief at San
Francisco. Accompanying the Secre-
tary's letter is q report from Gen. Bell
chief of staff, Quartermaster General
Humphrey. Commissary General Sharpe
and Surgeon General Reilly. detailing
what has been done since the first wore
came that disaster had overtaken Sar
Francisco These reports also embrace
a complete recapitulation of all tele
grams sent and received. and give .
complete history of the work done by
the war department at San Francisco
TO date.
Big Rush of Supplies.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. April 21-The amount
of supplies that is being sent through t,
San Francisco from Chicago and points
east of here is assuming tremendous pro
portions and agents of the railways anC
express companies say that the move
ment has hardly begun. In twenty-foul
hours about 80 cars have left here, III
of them being from the east. The trains
~, ,paGa nm of FIVE RI nina oars M