The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-05-08
news FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
PRESIDENTS LATEST MESSAGE
CAUSES PANIC AMONG AID.
VOCATES OF INACTION
Roosevelt Receives Hundreds of Let
tiers Each Day Beseeching Him
to Run for the Presidency

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Roosevelt's latest message has taken
effect in the House of Representa-
tives. Entirely unexpected to ad-
ministration circles, program of
legislation embracing many of the
features outlined by the executive
has been inaugurated by the House
leaders. Fears for the safety Of the
Republican majority in the next Con-
gress and alarm for the welfare of
prominent individual members, If
the do-nothing policy be pursued to
its logical end, have brought a sud-
den great change of heart on the part
OF those who control the machinery
at the popular end of the Capitol.
limitations from the White House
that members who disregard matters
TO which the Republican party virtu-
all was committed by the election of
1906 need expect no aid from the
administration for reelection this
year, coupled with what have been
construed as threats that those who
openly obstruct the progressive legis-
lation demanded might look for
actual opposition from the same
source, have turned plans upside
down. AS result the President Is
likely to get more action out OF the
House than he anticipated. and pos
sibly from congress as a whole.
The President has reached au
agreement with Senator Piles and
Representative Jones Of Washington.
as to the Snake River dam project,
which has been under discussion 80
long. Under this agreement the
President will consent to signing a
bill providing for the erection of a
dam for irrigation purposes without
charge from the Government. II
over 25 per cent of the water is used
for power purposes tn! Government
will make charge. At the end of
so years the Secretary of War is en-
powered to make whatever change
he deems proper for power.
That between 800 and 400 letters
are received daily at the White
House urging President Roosevelt to
run again is asserted on good au-
thority. these letters come from all
parts of the country, it is said, from
members Of all political parties, and
in them various arguments are used
by the writer's to induce Mr.. Roose-
welt to again accept nomination.
The letters have increased in VOL
ume in the last few weeks, and some
of them are said to be almost tragic
in their earnestness.
The House Committee on Foreign
Relations has decided to report IA
vorably a bill providing for the pur-
chase abroad of American Embassy.
Legation and Consular buildings. and
providing that not more than 81
100000 shall be appropriated each
year for this purpose. For this year.
the bill appropriates 100000 for
the purchase of embassies at Berlin
and Mexico City and 100000 for
the purchase of Consulates at Shang-
hal and Yokohama.
An appeal has been made to Presi-
dent Roosevelt by the American HUI
name Association In the interests of
cattle that Craze on the Western
ranges. The Association indorses the
Presidents efforts to maintain prop
err Federal control Of the public do
main. especially the grazing priv
ileges thereon, 1t is held that the
wholesale perishing Of range animals
Oh Western plains is due to starva-
ton and thirst caused by overcrowd-
ing and abuse of the public ranges.
Two hundred and five farms near
Great Falls, Mont, have just been
opened to homestead entry by Sec
rotary Garfield, effective May Z.
These farms are embraced in a tract
of about $4,000 acres of land which
were withdrawn from all forms of
disposition in connection with the
Fort Shaw unit Of the Sun River r.
rigation project.
The monthly statement of the di.
rectors of the mint shows the
total coinage executed at the minis
of the United States during April.
1908. was $2s,230.6S2, as follows:
Gold, $27,3O7,560; silver, $4,000:
minor coins. $156.122. In addition
to the above 3.593,594 pieces wee
coined for the Philippine govern
nent.
Where Is the man who will pretend
to cali himself philosopher and ny
down no rules Of duty ?-Aristotle.