The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-01
The PRESIDENT SENDS
ANOTHER SPECIAL MESSAGE
vi. Roosevelt Tries Again to Push
Congress.
NE URGES the ANTITRUST LAWS
Roosevelt Explains More EulIy to Con-
grsss Measures Which, He Says, Are
Demanded by the Majority Of the
People Message Reached Both Houses
as They Were About to Adjourn.

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other special message urging Con-
gress to enact certain proposed legis-
lation before adjournment, the third
communication of the same general
tenor within three months, was sent
to the Senate and the House late
Monday afternoon by President
Roosevelt.
Conditions in both the Senate and
the House were such that the mes
sage received but scant attention.
The message arrived late in the day,
and the House was so tied up under
its new rules that it could not OFF,
cially receive the message, while the
Senate was in the midst of the con-
sideration of the Naval Appropriation
Bill, under the 10-minute rule, when
the document reached that body.
Unlike the House, the Senate per-
mitted the formal presentation Of the
message, but it could not at that time
be laid before the Senate, and by the
time the naval bill had been disposed
of the hour was SO late and the at
tendance so small that no attempt
was made to read the document. The
first few lines only had been pro-
nounced by the clerk when it was
suggested that the further reading
should be postponed until Tuesday.
This suggestion was adopted, and the
Senate adjourned.
Third Special Message.
It was on January that the
President sent to Congress the SEN
satiOnal message in which legislation
was urged in emphatic terms and
wealthy malefactors" were arraign-
ed.
For some unexplained reason that
communication did not have the eff
feet intended, which was ito build a
fire under Congress"
On March 20 the President sent
another special message to Congress.
It contained less than 5000 words
and embodied an epitomc of what
had been said in the presidential doc
ument of January 81, in milder
tones. Before this second message
was transmitted the President had
agreed with the Congress leaders on
q 1Ck iSldIltC PkO6l a" lOl tuAo 6C6-
sion, not containing as many things
as the President wanted, but still
enough to show the country that this
was not do nothing" Congress.
Most of the message is taken up in
q statement of reasons why Congress
should enact laws restricting the
power of injunction and amending
the Sherman Antitrust Law so as to
IL tho cn0afAn6
restrictions. Al appendix comprises
q report of committee to the may
or ard city council of Boston setting
forth that combination has been
made of industrial concerns to in
crease the price of their products to
the Massachusetts municipality. The
President says he has referred this
report to the Department of Justice
for thorough investigation and for
act1on,I If action shall prove practi-
4 cable"
Summary Of The Message.
In the message transmitted Mon
day the President said there was
good ground to hope" that Congress
would enact further legislation to
recompense employees who suffer in
jury III the government service, to
restrict the employment of child Ia
Dor In the District of Columbia, to
enable the Waterways Commission to
continue its work, to provide for an
investigation into the tariff condi-
tions by committees of Congress and
to amend the currency laws. With
the exception of the waterways pro-
posal, these measures were included
in the program of legislation upon
which the President and Congress
leaders had agreed. Mr.. Roosevelt
suggests also that provisions be made
to enable tho Interstate Commerce
Commission to examine the books of
railways, says that postal savings
bank bill SIS much to be wished, :"
and mentions the establishment of
forest reserves i'll the Appalachian
region as desirable. None of these
proposals is likely to be taken up
ut the present session. however.