Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-10

! recommend that legislation be en-
I acted placing under the jurisdiction OF
the department of commerce and In.
/, Dor lhe government printing office. AT
present this office is under the com.
bined control, supervision and admin.
: lstfatlye direction of the president
ana OF the joint committee on printing
OF the two houses of the congress. The
advantage of having the 1868 en-
ploFees in this office and the cNpendi
lure of the S5,761,37777,57 appropriated
therefor supervised by. an executive
department is obvious instead of the
present combined supervision.
4 Soldiers Homes.
All soldiers homes should be placed
under the complete Jurisdiction and
control of the war department.
Independent Bureaus and Commissions
i Economy and sound business policy
require that all existing independents
bureaus and commissions should he
placed under the jurisdiction of appro.
/ pirate executive departments. II is
utlWlse from every standpoint and re
suits only in mischief to have nny
| executive work done save by the pure-
~ executive bodies under the contro.
OF the president, and each such exec,.
i've body should be under the immcd-
ave supervision of Il cabinet minister.
Statehood.
| advocate the immediate admission
/ of New Mexico and Arizona as states
| inns should be done at the present ses.
| sion OF the congress. Tho people of
inc Two territories have made il eyi-
dent by their votes that they will not
come i'll as ono state The only alter
| native is to admit them as two, and I
trust that this will be done without
delay;
Interstate Fisheries.
call tue attention of the congress
to@tlle- Importance OF the problem of]
the fisheries in the interstate waters.
On the great lakes we arc DOW. under
the very wise treaty of April IL of |
his year, cndcavoring to come to an
international agreement for the preser.
fatIon and satisfactory use of the fish |
cries OF these waters which cannot
otherwise be achieved Lake Erie for
,, i'iic' ioi
=, n"o 'iic ticpesI lresh water
'U' =, NnS "otlu' put u IS ROW
{. "'i'.osie;lS es iue ssd'utess o. Two VA
80. ''"i states anu one province, and
~, ~, p''isi.'ce ny oineren' ordinances
'o''ii'les. All 'nesc pollt-.
va, Wv is'ohs WORK az cross purposes,
t''u III w case can lncN achieve pro
tec,io'' TO inc nsncfles on the ono hand
az" Justice 10 the localities and indi-
,, 'n"h'a W 'ue oIoer' Inc case is
III fusel SOUND.
t'ie ptopleui Is quite as pressing
~ ''e i".eiS''i'c waters OF the United
~, ine saitn"h bsherles of the
'oiuiiipla river are now but a fraction
- "na. 'u'S were twenty-five years
~" 20 ipeS Wolllu DC now il
I'''eso S''leS government mad
."Ne' .oini'e'c cparSc OF them by in
l'i'''a uo'"een oregon ana wash
e., n' ~ '.esc '"cnf-hvc
,,,, ny $50 ',Aen ~ easll state nave
iie" ~ take III ihey could
-, "'u '"e '"o iesisia'ures nave '
.'ssn a,!c ~ agree on JOINT ac- 5
'' niiid auequate IN degree II
-, ~ y o,i'ut'o', ~ INC nshcrles at
40, o'' .oe .4'shlhs on .tbc oregon {
=. :, p.ace'ea,lN Glosed' Wbile there
:'iu'' VI 'he washington SIDE OF (
49, Mn '''u 'lo "he can tell what l
statutes under which tbis .,t;c, 49,,
lonaction result. Meanwhile very few :;
salmon reach the spawning grounds
md probably four wears hence Tho
fisheries will amount TO nothing and
his comes from struggle betveen
he associated or Gill net fishermen :
N the one hand and tho owners ~ 49, {
lshinS wheels up the river The fish
!, tes u the MISSISSIPPI. the Ohio and
ne Iotonlac are also in a bad way. Il
- ,.l's 'lere IS no remedy except for i
ne ..hited states to control and legis- le
r'e iof the interstate fisheries as part b
: tue business OF Interstate com A
~ tiils case the machinery ~
- 'Niel'iilc investigation and for con- ..