Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-12-05
Ship subsidy.
Issuing OF iniunctions.
Conservation.

| Locomotive DOller Inspection.
Alaska, form of government, natural
! resources and railroads.
Bureau of public health.
Cold storage law.
All of these subjects, except cold
storage, will in all probability be dis
cussed in the presidents annual mes
sage. AS to the Panama Canal, con-
gress will be called upon to consider
the question of Notifications and the
form of permanent government in the
canal zone. 1t is probable that large
majority of congress joins with the
president in favoring the guarding of
the canal and Taft will undoubtedly
call for an appropriation for that pur-
pose. The zone is now governed by
the canal commission, make-shift
arrangement to serve during the con-
struction of the waterway. With the
canal in operation the zone will grad
ually acquire a population of consid-
cradle numbers, large business inter-
ests will be established and there will
be need for settled government. Col.
George W. Goethals, who has charge
of the work on the canal, is said to
have recommended to the president
the adoption of military control. Pres
ident Taft has not intimated his opin-
ion in the matter. Although it is a
little early, the question of tolls may
be brought to the attention of the
legislators.
President Taft repeatedly has urged
the enactment of law providing that
federal charters be granted to corpo-
rations. Attorney General Wicker
sham wrote a bill to carry out the
idea, but it has not been received
with favor by congress.
An ocean mail subsidy to encourage
the building up of the merchant ma
rine and especially to assist in the
establishment of steamship lines to
South America, is one of the strong
est planks in the presidents platform.
An effort to pass a subsidy bill at
| the last session developed a scandal
and an investigation by house COM
mittee, with the result that no action
was taken by congress. A determined
effort will be made by friends of the
proposition to pass a bill in the pres
ent session.
| The president is also strongly in
favor of law to limit the power of
federal judges in issuing injunctions,
He would deny the issuing of any in
junction without hearing attended
by both sides to the controversy, un-
less delay would cause irreparable in
jury to the applicant for the writ. |
In the latter event the Judge would |
| be required to write in the court rec
ord the character of the threatepedi
| injury and he might issue temporary
injunction on which there should be |
hearing within five days Under the
present law judge can extend tenn
giving the enjoined party hearing
Seven of the bills bearing on the
conservation of natural resources sub
mitted to congress by the presidentII
in the last session were held up byi
committees. At least some of these
will he brought up for passage.
IN
examined by government inspectors
was the subject of Investigation by
senate committee last spring. 1t has
strong support and an effort will be
made to have it passed. The rail
road companies are bitterly opposed
to the bill.
Alaska is hard problem. The
present government consists of gov
ernor appointed by the president and
congress, acting as a territorial legis-
lature. A better form of government
is greatly needed. The population is
so scattered, however, and the inter
ests of widely separated sections so
varied that it has not been possible
to devise satisfactory plan. The ad-
ministration formulated a bill last
session. but it received SO hostile a
reception by the senate that it was
withdrawn after very limited consid-
Grafton.
There is great need for the develop
ment of coal lands, at least to the
extent of supplying the people of Alas
ka. Residents of towns located only
a few miles from rich coal fields are
required to pay $1S ton for coal
brought from British Columbia. An
effort will be made to pass a bill
opening up some of the coal lands on
leases that will protect the govern
ment and assure reasonable prices to
consumers.
Railroads are also needed for the
development of the territory, and bills 8
% provide for their construction will u
1e in the legislative grist of business IL
President Taft Is on record as being
n favor of combining all government
agencies for the nromOtinn of nuhlic u