The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-07
President Roosevelt Now
Working on His Last Mes
sage to Congress. Will
Make Many Suggestions.
FOR SUPERVISION
OF CORPORATIONS
Will Advocate Amendment to
: Sherman Antitrust Act
Would Give More Power to
Commerce Commission.

Washington. ID. c.. Nov 1-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is working steadily on
his last message to congress. The fact
that there will be only three months
of the session will in no wise cause
him To hesitate in asking for all The
things he wants.
He will reiterate his demand for
those things which congress has not
already seen its way clear to give. aud
will possibly come out for some fea-
lures of congressional legislation here
tofore unpresented.
Acting upon his usual theory that
congress is elected To work pretty
steadily during its sessions at its job
of making laws for the people Mr..
Roosevelt will set the solons a heavy
task, and If they have not finished 1t
by the time he leaves Office he will re-
gard it as no fault of his own.
The tariff will be left out of consid-
tIdtiOu he IeNiSlOu Oh StneuuicS al
ready has been arranged for and TO
Mr.. Taft, the new president, when he
calls special session in March. will be
left the duty of passing along the exe-
cutive view on the stunt.
To Press Old Demands.
In the general prelude of administra-
tion accomplishment and the melange
of prosperity sentiment. however.
President Roosevelt undoubtedly will
call attention TO the fact that tariff
revision was urged in his several mes
sages during his term of office He
will then go on TO present the claims
of the various reform measures he has
will include.
Practical and effective amendmen Mt
to the Sherman antitrust act with the
view of establishing some such gov
ernment supervision of great indus
trial corporations as the interstate
| commerce commission maintains over
| railroads.
Some considerable extension Of the
powers of the Interstate commission
| in the matter Of controlling rates, es-
| peciaIIy the power to prevent rate or
schedule of rates from taking effect
until after the commission shall hsvs
had an opportunity to examine and de-
termine Its prIma facie reasonable
ness.
Liberal appropriation for the contin-
ued enforcement OF the uniform rail-
road accounting provisions of the Hep
burn act.
Passage Of a more complete govern
ment employees liability act.
Increase of naval establishment BY
| the construction of two new battle
ships at least. and probably a renewal
of the request for four.
! Provision for the establishment Of
forest reserves in the Appalachian re-
gion.
Inauguration of an effective federal
control over the water powers of the
country. with a view TO preventing
their nonopolzation by private inter-
ests and 70 ASSURING that power shall
be sold at reasonable rates.
Internal waterways Improvement
and development.
| Campaign fund publicity.
| May Discuss Swollen Fortunes"
There may be discussion as to the
advisability of income and Inheritance
taxes, it having been heretofore the
/ announced belief of the president that
swollen fortunes" might as well be
regulated 1t also is predicted that
Mr.. Roosevelt will have something to
say concerning law about the yalua-
tion of railroads as an aid to the en-
forcement of transportation laws.
He will remind congress that nat
ional child labor law is still a desir-
able thing TO have and will call atten-
| ton to certain promises that were
made at the last session of congress
about the taking up of such bill
! Tariff Not 10 Next Session.
| Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island.
chairman of the senate committee on
finance, who will be the leader of the
coming tariff debate In the senate.
called upon the president. Senator
Aldrich said while it would be extrem-
ely desirable TO have new tariff Law
put on the books at the coming ses-
sion, ii was hardly possible to accom-
plish it,
1 The house might be able to do its
work" said he, but whether the SEN
| ate, with all the other work il will
have, could get through. is doubtful
/ Much win depend upon the demo-
4 Gratis
/ Senator Aldrich said that the SEN
ate finance committee would promptly
| do it's share in the matter of tariff re-
vision. and announced that large
4 quantity of tariff data already had