The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-08
HAS NO RECOMMENDATION
 REGARDING NICARAGUA
Msy be Sslject of Special Con
 municaion.
cpvose CensressiSnaI Investsation of Sugar Import scandals-Favors snip subsidy and Defends
 T.riff Adoptea at Last
 Special session.

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 Washington. Dec 7.--Having assem- bled and received the Presidents an- nuai message, Congress today found it. self literally out of work" and in con- sequence both houses adjourned until Friday when. if some of the various committees fail to provide something to do. adjournment will be taken until Monday next.
 The formality of reading the mes sage aloud consumed about an hoar and half in each house today. when the conclusion was reached the House immediately adjourned but the senate 7 remained in session for some time ar terWard an executive session being held before that body adjourned.
 Little fault was found with the mes sage among the Republicans. who seem to agree that it vas as satisfactory document as the President could pre- pare and remain consistent with the party campaign pledges.
 The Democrats approved of the Pres fdent's efforts to economize. but depre- cated his suggestion that the Monroe doctrine had practically become obso- lete.
 saThe message is written in the Pres- tdent's customary terse. vigorous style" commented Representative Payne, the majority leader In the House, while Representative Ciark, the minority leader thought about all that could be said about the message was that 1t was comparatively brief as discussion of almost all important measures Is relegated to special mes sages."
 in both houses the message was sub- 5ected to the most careful scrutiny ana while the members paid little attention to It's perfunctory reading by the clerks, they buried their heads between ats pages and digested as< much of II as they cQuid at one reading.
 Fo1l0wing the custom, the message was referred to the committee of the whole 5r bf1hS branches to be pre- pared for "vivisection' by the various committees whose business 1t Is to deal with the subjects discussed by the President.
 The Senate adjourned at 2:s0 o'clock out of respect to the memory of Rep resentatives DeArmond. of Missouri, and Lassiter, of Virginia. The House adjourned at 1:45 o'clock.
 Following close upon the heels oI the House committee appointed to wait upon the President. Secretary Latta entered the House at 12:14 bearing the Presidents communica- tion. There was a scramble by mem bers to obtain first copies when the bundles containing them were un- wrapped.
 The speaker at once ordered the clerk to begin the reading of the communication and Immediately the latter took up his task. A large num- Der of members remained in their seats when the general distribution of the message took place and the House was at once transformed from scene Of confusion into q large reading cir- cle. The Democratic members show ed no less interest in the document than the Republicans.
 Opposes Sugar Probes.
 Opposition to the proposed imme- diate congressional investigation of the sugar import scandals in the New York custom house. and likewise to any further revision of the tariff at present; absence of any specific re- commendation regarding the crisis in Nicaragua, and actual recommenda- tion of legislation to forbid the is- suauce of judicial injunctions with out notice in labor controversies and for the establishment of a system of postal savings banks, may be con- sidered the most striking features of the first annual message of President Taft to Congress.
 The Nicaraguan question, conserva- ton of the nations natural resources. needed amendments to the anti-trust and interstate commerce aets and the contemplated revision of the Federal statutes governing the organization of the armed forces of the nation in time of war are all reserved for pos sible treatment later in special mes- sages.
 In his message, which bulks some a7,0o0 words, Mir. Taft reports the country to be "in a high state of prosperity and he adds that there Nn on the eve of substantial business expansion, and we have just garnered a harvest unexampled in the mark ct value of our agricultural products"
 The President expresses entire con- 1idence that the duty imposed upon the executive. of enforcing the maxi mum rates of the new tariff law against nations unduly discriminating against the United States will not provoke any tariff war, and he fav- ors no further tariff tinkering at least until the new tariff commission shall have completed It's work of gathering information as to the rela- tive cost of producing dutiable arti- cles in this country and abroad. This task he expects will occupy two or three years.
 Projects recommended by the Pres ident in addition to those mentioned above, include:
 Urges Ship Subsidy.
 A ship subsidy to encourage Ameri- can shipping.
 Publicity Of political contributions in elections of members of Congress
 Civil pensions.
 A higher rate of postage on period tcals and magazines.
 fund of $50,000 to aid in suppress sing the white slavo" trade.
 A commission to evolve a plan to expedite legal procedure and mitigate 'the laws deloys."
 Construction of an artificial island and fortificatio in the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. two battleships and one repair ship for the navy. and the establishment of an extensive naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
 A national bureau of health.
 Statehood for New Mexico and Ari- zona, and an appointive governor and executive council for Alaska.
 Civil control of the light house board and separation of lthe national astronomical observatory from naval aa4%frol