The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-08

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 Federal government respectisg suaran. tine, but which shall also afford ar | opportunity for investigation and re | search by competent experts into ques
 country. or important sections there | of questions which, in the absence of
 Federal governmental work. are not likely 9,t to be promptly soiyedi .
 The work Of the United States Civil Service Commission has been perform ed to the general satisfaction of the executive officers with whom the Com, communication. The volume of that work and its variety and extent have under new laws. such as the census ae. and neT h executive orosrs ,b sreay am mission required by the statutes have domain.
 The accomm odations of the commis- l call your attention to its request for increase in those accommodations as will appear from the annual report for
 Political Contributions.
 urgently recommend to Congress that law be passed requiring that the House of Representatives. and committees in charge of their candi- dacy and campaign file in a proper office of the United States govern received and Of tSe S ,as expenaiauPes in elections. and that xfimilar lesisia- ton be enacted in respect to all other within the control of Congress.
 Freedman's Savings and Trust Com
 pany.
 Recommendations have been made by my predecessors that Congress appro- priate sufficient sum to pay the ball ance-about 3S per cent-of the amounts due depositors In the Freed- mans sayings and Trust Company. also that proper limitation be pre- scribed fixing a period within which the claims may be presented. that ass that limit De Imposed on the amount of fees collectible for services in pre- senting such claims.
 semi-Centenniai of Negro Freedom.
 The year 1913 will mark the ffttetn anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation granting freedom to the negroes. It seems fit- ting that this event should be properly been started by prominent negroes en- couraged by prominent white people and the press. The South especially is manifesting Its interest in this move ment.
 It is suggested that a proper form of celebration would be an exposition to show the progress the negroes have | Itfduty uOt 0Hly tntiT pSiIOQ VI freedom. but also from the time of their coming to this country.
 heartily indorse this proposal, and request that the executive be author- ized to appoint a preliminary commits sion of not more than seven persons to consider carefully whether or not 1t Is wise to hold such an exposition, and if so. to outline plan for the enter prise. I further recommend that such preliminary commission servo without salary, except as to their actual ex- penses. and that an appropriation De made to meet such expenses.
 Conclusion.
 have thus, in a message conn pressed as much as the subjects will 1 permit, referred to many of the legis- | iative 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 l eve of a substantial business expan- sion, and we have just garnered a har- vest unexampled In the market value of our agricultural products The high prices which such products bring mean | great prosperity for the farming coni- munity, but on the other hand they | mean a very considerably increasea | burden upon those classes in the com munity whose yearly compensation | does not expand with the improvement 1 in business and the general prosperity. l Various reasons are given for the high prices. The proportionate increase in the output of gold, which today is the