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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
1
The President presses Congress for action on child labor prohibition, a model district law, and re enacted employers liability. He seeks changes to injunction rules and tighter oversight of receiverships for public utilities and railroads, plus tariff study and wood pulp duties.
A speaker urges amending the antitrust act to protect labor and farmer combinations while preserving legitimate business needs. He proposes filing contracts for review, registering non profit groups, limiting treble damages, and expanding conciliation over strikes to ensure fair, peaceful cooperation among workers, employers, and farmers.
The houses focus on financial legislation and urge action before session end. Advocates argue postal savings banks are essential for wage workers and small savers and would support the overall financial system.
The speaker urges a tariff revision but stresses Congress must originate bills. He proposes immediate steps this session to gather full data for the next Congress. He suggests appointing or designating government agents to report to a committee and considers pulp and paper duties as a possible immediate change.
President Theodore Roosevelt warns that he will veto water power bills lacking a time limit and a just and reasonable charge. He notes many bills grant rights on navigable streams without revenue for the government, comparing value to coal lands and urging executive power to fix charges. White House statement dated March 25, 1908.
A report notes that Austin Dye has not failed to please his customers during his three years in Austin, highlighting consistent service and positive reception from locals.
A call for a permanent waterways commission with ample powers to implement effective improvements and control. The speaker asserts Congress must begin and prosecute waterways work this session and recognize conservation of natural resources as essential to the commission’s purpose.
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