Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
SUGGESTIONS
FOR CONGRESS-
President Tells Of Unprecedent-
ed Prosperity. Voices Many
important Measures.

/ WASHINGTON. Dec. ). - Presid EN-
Roosevelt, submitting his annual raes
sage to congress. opens It by affirInin,
that as nation we still continue tt
/ enjoy a literally unprecedented pros
perity,, and il is probable that only
reckless speculation and disregard oi
legitimate business methods on the
part of the business world can materi
ally mar this prosperity
No congress, in our time, he says has
done more good work of importance
than the present congress. There were
several matters left unfinished at the
last session which he most earnestly
hopes will be completed before ad
journment.
The features of the message are as
follows:
A law prohibiting corporations from
contributing to camp aign funds.
Revision of the stntutes to give the
government the right of appeal in both
civil and criminal actions against
trusts.
Capital punishment for rape.
Rigid enforcement of the eight hour
law where practicable
Shorter hours for railway employees.
Investigation of the conditions of the
labor of children and women.
A more stringent employers liability
act. -goal ga
Provision for federal investigation of
controversies between capital and la
Dor. . auVf.l s4
Withdrawal of public coal lands from
sale or entry.
Amendment to meat inspection law
providing for placing dates on cans.
! Some method whereby at an early
date the, federal government may ex.
ercise q, more complete control over
corporations.
"A graduated Inheritance tax and, if
possible, a graduated income tax" tt
be accomplished when next our sys.
TEN OF taxation is revised"
National laws on divorce and polyg-
amy.
Subsidieso for the developments of
Ameffcdh shipping.
Revision of the currency laws.
| Lower tariff or absolute free trade
for the Philippines.
I Citizenship for the Porto Ricans.
An act providing for the naturaliza.
ton of Japanese.
The amendment of the statutes SO
that we can enforce the rights Of
aliens under our treaties.
That the navy be maintained at its
present strength by replacing obsolete
ships with new ones.
A new principle of selection in both
the army and navy (which will bring
into the higher ranks fewer men and
these at an earlier age"
OF race suicide the president says it
is "a sin for which there is no atone
ment"
Here and there the reading Of the
document was punctuated with APP
plause and hearty handclapping from
Democrats as well as Republicans fol-
lowing its conclusion During the ma
| jor portion of the time of the reading
of the message Representative Lacey
of Iowa acted as speaker pro tem., be-
ing the first of the defeated stand pat.
ters to be recognized by Speaker Can
non.
In the senate President Roosevelt's
message occupied attention to the ex-
cusion of almost all other business.
! The exception was the Introduction of.
a resolution on the Japanese situation
! by Senator Rayner of Maryland.
Mr.. Rayner's resolution says:
THAT in the opinion of the senate
+x, ,kox
into any controversy with any foreign
government relating in any manner to
any of the public school systems Of
any of the states of the Union; and,
further, ,,..,ot.
'That ii is the duty of the president
of the United States to notify the gov
ernment of Japan and TO notify any
foreign government with which this
question may arise that the public
school institutions of the states are not
within the jurisdiction of the United
States and that the United States has
no power to regulate or supervise Their
administration"
Presidenta Roosevelt's special mes,
81 se to congress at Porto Rico will be
sent in oni Dec. II and the special mes
sage on Panama on Dec. H.
The name of frCharles Page Bryan OF
Illinois, the minister to Portugal, has
been mentioned in connection with the
post of ambassador to Brazil which
will be vacated by the promotion OF
Mr.. Griscom to Rome. Mr.. Bryan was
formerly minister to Brazil, and his as
signmcnt to Portugal was in the ma.
ture of promotion.