Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-08

| a large Fart OF the present popuiotio.'
and the small number of the people
who either permanently or temporar-
| lily reside in the district as compared
with It's vast expanse and the variety
OF the interests that have TO be sub
| served, make il altogether uniting
In my judgement TO provide for a
popular election of Legislative
| body.
Conservation Of Resources.
In several departments there Is
presented the necessity for legisla-
| lion looking to the further conserva
ton OF our aational resources. and
the subject is one OF such importance
as to require a more detailed and ex-
tended discussion than can be enter
, ed upon In this communication.
For that reason shall take an ear
~ or1crtuaity to send a special mes
sage to congress on the subject oil
the Improvement of our7 waterways,
upon the reclamation and irrigation OF
arid, semi. arid. and swamp lands;
upon the preservation OF our Forests
and the reforesting of suitable areas;
upon the Redistribution of the public
domain with view of separating
from ayr cultural settlement mineral
| coal. and phosphate lands and sites
belonging to the government border
ing on streams suitable for the utin-
cation of water power.
Department Of Agriculture.
| commend TO your careful copsid-
Grafton the report OF the secretary or
agriculture as showing the iusme nse
sphere CT usefulness which that de-
partment row fills and the wonderful
addition to the wealth OF the nation
made By the farmeis, of this country
in the crops of the current year.
Commerce and Labor.
The light horse board now dis
charges its duties under the depart
ment of commerce and labor. For
nj wards of forty years this board has
been constituted OF military and naval
officers and two or three men OF
science, with such an absence OF a
duly constituted executive head that
X is marvellous what work has been
accomplished. In the period OF CON
struction the energy aud enthusiasm
of all the members prevented the IN
berent defects of the system from
interfering greatly with the beneficial
work of the board. but now that the
work is chiefly confi1ed TO mainten-
ance and repair, for which purpose
he country is divided into sixteen DIS
riots TO which are assigned an en-
eineer officer of the army and an IN
spector of the navy, each with light
house tender and the needed plant
for his work, it has become. apparent
by the frequent friction thar arises.
due to the absence of any central IN
dependent authority, that there musi
be a complete reorganization of the
beard. concede the advantage Oh
keeping n the system the rigid ~ OF
discipline that the presence OF naval
and military officers in charge IN
sures, but unless the presence oil sucn
ofice.s in the board can be made con-
sistent with a responsible executive
head that shall have proper aushor-
ity. I recommend the transfer OF con-
troll over the light -bouses to sata-
BILE civilian bureau.
Consolidation Of Bureaus
| request congressional authority 10
enable the secretary OF commerce and
labor to unite the bureaus OF manu-
features and statistics.
The White Slave Trade.
greatly regret to have TO say that
the investigations made in the bureau
of immigration and other sources OF
information lead to the view 'oae
there is urgent necessity for additionai
legislation and greater executive &C
tivity TO suppress the recruiting OF
the ranks of prostitutes from the
streams of immigration into TINS
country-an evil which, for want OF
a better rame, has been called the
wh<te Slave Trade"
I believe 1t to be constitutional 10
forbid under penalty. the transporta-
ton of perscas for purposes OF prosti-
tuition across natinal and state lines
ana by sppropriating fund OF $4,000
TO be uSeQ W the SeS'c VI
merce and labor for the employment
Of special inspectors II viii be posi-
bic 10 bring those responsible for this
trade 70 indictment and conviction
l under a federal law.
Buresg Of Hesksh.
For a very considerable period a
/ movement has been gathering
strength. especially among the mem
bers OF the medical profession. On IA
yor OF q concentration OF the instru-
ments OF the national goveramen nj
| which have 10 DO with the promouon
l OF public heath. In the nature o.
things. The medical department OF inc
| army and the MEDICAL department Of
! the navy must be kept sepaTate. Boz
there seems 10 be no reason why al
|! tse other bureaus and ofices In tne
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