The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-26
HI: WANTS
ACTION NOW

WASHINGTON, March %. a
message was read in both houses of
Congress today soon after convenng
and in both it was closely followed.
In the House the declaration that tine
time had come for a revision of the
tariff elected hand clappings on the
part of the Democratic members.
Democratic approval was also given
by way of pounding on the desks to
the suggestion that congress could Eith
advantage. forthwith remove the tariff
81 wood pulp, an.4 with a correspond
mig reduction q paper made from
wood pulp.
The Republicans sated and confin-
fined the applaus - the message IS a
whole.
In the Senate tho message was +,
ceived without eomllent Of any kid.
Amorg other things President Roose
welt said:
| call yonr attention o certain
measures to which there should be
tion by the congress before the se
If the present session. There is AMI
pie time for their consideration. ASH
regards most. if not all Of the mat
or another of the two houses. and Il
is not too much to hope that action
win be taken one way or the other
on these bills before the close OF ae
session. In the message at the opsie
ing of the present session, and indeed,
in various messages to various other
congresses, | have repeatedly sugg
ed action on these measures.
4fhfiJ ioE .,.I 4
throughout the nation At least
model child labor law should he pass
ed by the District Of Columbia. II
is unfortunate that in the one place
solely dependent upon Congress icr
legislation. there should be no law
whatever to protect children by for
bidding or regulating their labor.
renew my recommendation for the
immediate re-enaetment Of an employ
ers' liability law, drawn to conform
TO the recent decisions Of the supreme
court. Within the limits indicated ty
the courts the law should be made
tn rough and comprehensive, ana tho
protection it affords should embrace
every class OF employment r. wh "a (
the power of congress can extend.
In addition to the law protecties
the employees of common carriers, The
government should show It's faith hv
onacting a further law giving com.
pensation 80 its own employees for IN
jury or death incurred in its service.
IT is reproaeh to MS as nation that
in both federal aud state legislati n
we have Offered less protection to both
public and private employees than any
other industrial country of the whole
wor,.4.
also urge that action he taken an
along the line Of the. recommendations
have already made concerning in
functions IN labor disputes. No TEN
porary order should be issued by anv
court, without notice and a pelma.
nent injunction npon which such tenn
porary restraining order has been is-
sued sh uld be heard by the court IS
suing tho same within reasonable 4
time, say not TO exceed week or
thereabeuts from the time the order
was issued
II Is worth considering whether Il
should be given great popular confi-
dgnee IN the impartiality of sentence
foi contempt If it were required that
the ssue should be decided by another
Judge than the one issuing the niune.
ticn, except when the contempt is com
mitted in the presence Of the court or
in other eases of emergency
| again call attention to the urgent
need of amending the interstate com
meree law and especially the antitrust
law along the lines indicated in my last
message The interstate commerce law 4
should be amended so as to give the
railroads the right TO make traffic
agreements, subject to those agree
mcnts being approved by the inter
state commerce commission, and pub \
hshed in all Of their details. The \
commission should also be given TIA \
right to make public and pass upon
the issuance of all securities hereaf
ter issued by the railroads doing an
interstate business.
In additional to the reasons | have \
already urged upon your attention, it |
has now become important and there
should be amendments to the anti |
trust laws because of the uncertainty |
as to how this law affects combina
tions among laboring men and farmers, /
II the combination has any tendency
to restrict interstate commerce..