The daily sentinel., 1909-12-07

the committee required by the stat
utes, have reached to every portion
of the public domain.
The accommodations of the com
mittee are most inadequate for It's
needs. ! call your attention to It's
request for increase in those accom-
modations as will appear from the an
nual report for this year.
Political Contributions.
Il urgently recommend TO congress
that a law be passed requiring that
candida ates in elections of members of
the house of representatives, and
committees in charge of their candi-
dacy and campaign, file in proper
office of the United States govern
ment a statement of the contributions
received and OF the expenditures in
Cured in the campaign for such cleo
tions, and that similar legislation be
enacted in respect to all other cleo
tions which are constitutionally with
in the control of congress.
Frecdman's Savings and Trust Co.
Recommendations nave been
made by my predecessors that con-
gress appropriate a sufficient sum to
pay the balance-about 3S per cent
of the amounts due depositors In
the Freedman's Savings and Trust
company ! renew this recommenda-
ton and advise also that q proper
limitation be prescribed fixing per
iod within which the claim may be
presented, that assigned claims be not
recognized, and that a limit be i'm
posed on the amount of fees collect
ible for services in presenting such
claims.
Semicentennial of Negro Freedom.
1.-The year 1913 will mark the fif-
tieth anniversary of the Issuance of the
emancipation proclamation granting
freedom to the negroes. 1t seems
fitting that this event should be
properly celebrated. Already move
ment has been started by prominent
negroes encouraged by prominent
white people and the press The
South especially is manifesting its
interest in this movement. 1t is sug-
gested that proper form of celebra-
ton would be an exposition to show
the progress the negroes have made,
not only during their period of free
dom, but also from the time of their
coming to this country.
II heartily endorse this proposal,
and request that the executive be
authorized to appoint preliminary
commission of not more than seven
persons to consider carefully wheth-
er or not It is wise to hold such an
exposition and If it is, to outline n
plan for the enterprise. | further
recommend that this preliminary
commission serve without salary eX-
cept as to their actual expenses and
that an appropriation be made to-
meet such expenses.
Conclusion.
Il have thus. in a message, COM
pressed as much as the subjects will
permit, referred to many of the legis-
lative needs of the country, with the
exceptions already noted. Speaking
generally, the country is in high
state of prosperity. There is every
reason to believe that we are on the
eve of a substantial business eXDan-
sion and we have Just garnered har-
vest unexampled in the market value !
of our agricultural products The |
high prices which such products |
bring mean great prosperity for theI
farming community, but on the other1
hand, they mean very considerably |
increased burden upon those classes
in the community whose yearly com
pensation does not expand with the
improvement in business and the
general prosperity. Various reasons
are given for the high prices. The
proportionate increase in the output