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Show APPROPRIATION OF $MMl-FOR $MMl-FOR ITALIAN SUFFERERS H IS RECOMMENDED .;. ' President Urges This in His Special Message to CongressThis Is Mc Generous Fund Ever Contributed by Any People for Succor of Sufferers in Other Lands the Italian sufferers is hereby ratified and approved. "In the execution of this act, the President may use any vessels of the United States navy and such other vessels as he may in his discretion employ. em-ploy. The house resolution reads: "That to enable the President of the United States to procure and distribute dis-tribute among the suffering and destitute des-titute people of Italy such provisions, clothing, medicines and other necessary neces-sary articles and to take such other steps as he shall deem advisable, for the purpose of rescuing aud succoring the people who are In peril and threatened threat-ened with starvation, the sum of $S00,. 000 Is hereby appropriated out of any moneys In the treasury not otherwise appropriated. "In the execution of this act, the President is requested to ask and obtain ob-tain the approval of the Italian government, gov-ernment, and hereby authorized to employ em-ploy any vessels of the United States navy arid to charter and employ any other suitable steamships or vessels." Washington, Jan. 4. The President,' in a message to congress today asked for a direct appropriation of half it million dollars for tho relief of the stricken people in the earthquaV.0 zone of Italy. This is the most .generous .gen-erous fund ever contributed by the American people for succor of sufferers suffer-ers in other lands, and is to supplement supple-ment the dispatch of the supply ships Celtic from New York, and the Cnl-goa Cnl-goa from Port Said, for Messina, with their big cargoes of necessaries, originally or-iginally intended for the Americas fleet, diverted to tho Immediate use of the Italian victims. It also supplements supple-ments the President's proffer of the services of the entire American fleet of sixteen battleships, whose use in whole or in part, hinges only on ths gialoful acceptance or declination of the Italian government. The message was brief and plans had been made for the Immediate enactment into lav of its recommendations. As a result of the President's message, mes-sage, the house added $300,000 to its Chicago. Mil. and St. Paul. Uj Colorado Fuel and Iron, 40. ' "-Colorado "-Colorado and Southern, 57 3-4. Delaware and Hudson. 180. Denver nnd Rio Grande, fi Denver and Rio Grande, pfd., Erie Railway, 33 7-S. Great Northern, 'pfd., 116 7-g. Great Northern Ore Ctfa., 72I Illinois Central. 147 1-4. New York Central. 12S 31. Reading Railway, 111 1-4. Rock Island Company, 21. Rock Island Co.. pfd.. 6ft 1-2, Southern Pacific. 119 1-2. Union Pacific, 1S1. United States Steel. 52 7-8. United Sutcs Steel, pfd., 113. Wabash Railway, 3.4. Western Union. 68 1-2. Standard Oil company, 6 SO. Chicago LIvetock. Chicago. Zra. 4 Cnflfaccif estimated 3', .000; market 10 to, I lower; beeves $3.90u7.50; Tcxans1 75a4.50; westerns 53.75a5.C0; sP L eis and feeders $2.S0a4.85; cows) " heifers $1.75a5.00; calves $7.30a$ I Hogs Receipts, estimated 4S.0 market steady to strong: light a5.95; mixed $5.f0a6.15; heavy 3 iV all. 20; rough $5.65a5.80; good;!) choice heavy $5.80aG.20; pigs j 5.30; bulk of sales $5.75a6.10. ' r Sheep Receipts, estimated 26.01 market steady to 10 cents lower. M tlve $2.75a3.20; western $2.30a5.l .Starlings $5.40a6.75; lambs, nati ' $1.50a7.7o; western il.75a7.75. ! I Chicago Cloie. ! Chicago, Jan. 4. Close: Wbe I May $1.08 3-8; July 99 5-8; S j 95 7-8. i Corn July 57 1-2; Mav 61 1-2: JJ 61' 7 8;'Sept. 62. - . Oat 8 Mav 51 5-8a34; Julv Id ; 1-2: Sept. 33 1-2. ( Pork Jan. $16.47 1-2: Mav y ' Ird Jan. $9.55; 'ily 19 . 7" -T D.S0; Julv $9.90. V Ribs-Jan, $?.45a47 i; If! J 75; July $8.87 1-2. Kyo Cash, 75 1-2: Ma; Barley Cash, 60a67. , Timothy March $3.95 ' he. Clover March, $9.30. "Vhici Kansas City Liveilo'.V Kansas City, Jan. 4.-Cattle Re ceipts 11.000; market steady to 1? ; lower. Stackers and feeders $3.00 ! 5.20; bulls 53.00a4.75; calves $1.00 I S.00; western .steers $3.80a3.75;wcs em cows $2.73a4.50. j Hogs Receipts 16,000; mark fcteady; bulk of sales $5.50a6.0C ! heavy $5 S5a6. 05; packers and butc' ! ers $3.70afi.00; light $5.4Oa5.80; phi $4.50a5.25. . Sheep Rfceipts, 8.000; mark! steady. Muttons $4.50a5.15: lam I j $U.C5a7.50; range wethers ll.OtW 50; ewes $3.75a4.00. Sugar and Coffee. New York, Jan." 4. Sugar. raw-Quiet; raw-Quiet; fair refining $3.17; centring al 96 test $3.67: molasses supr $2.9: Refined, quiet; crushed $5.35; po dered $4.75: granulated $4.63. COFFEE Steady; No. 7 Rio -6. 3-1 7-S : No. 4 Santos 8a3-8. appropriation, making In all $S00.000 Instead of $500,00') as originally planned to be given for the sufferers. Ten minutes before the house convened, con-vened, the speaker received a letter from the White House, suggesting that the amount be increased to !800,00o. Before any action could be taken by tho committee on appropriations, the house was in receipt of the President's message on the subject. At a hurried meeting of the committee, commit-tee, the amount was Increased tb conform con-form with the President's letter of recommendation, with comparatively no delay. Mr. Hale reported to the Ben-ate Ben-ate a resolution adopted by the committee com-mittee on appropriations and It was agreed- to with -only one vrte- iw th negative which was cast by Senator Bailey. . Later the senate agreed to the resolution reso-lution adopted by the house increasing increas-ing the appropriation to $800,000, and this amount becomes immediately available. The text of the President's message Is ns follows: "To the senate and house of representatives: repre-sentatives: "The apalllng calamity which has befallen the people of Italy Is followed follow-ed by distress and suffering throughout through-out a wide region, among many thousands thous-ands who have escaped with life, but whose, shelter and food and means of living' are destroyed. The ordinary machinery" ma-chinery" for supplying the wants of civilized civ-ilized communities, is paralyzed, and an exceptional emergency exists which demands that the obligations of humanity hu-manity shall regard no limit of national lines. "The immense detb of civilization to Italy; the warm and steadfast friendship between that country and our own; the affection for their native land felt by groat numbers of good American citizens who are Immigrants I from Italy; tho abundance with which ! God has 'blessed us In our safety: all j these should prompt us to Immediate j and effective relief, j "Private generosity is responding j nobly to the demand" by contributions through the safe and efficient channel ; of the American Red Cross Society. "Confident of your approval, I have ' ordered the government supply shlpa Celtic and Culgoa to the scene of tho I disaster, where, upon receiving the au-1 au-1 thorlty, which I now ask for you, they j will be able to dispense food, clothing 1 and other supplies with which they are ! laden to the value of about $300,000. i The Celtic has already sailed, and the ! Culgoa is at Port Said. Eight vessels I of the returning battleship fleet, are I already under orders for Italian waters and that government has been asked if ; their services can be made useful "I recommend that the congress approve ap-prove the application of supplies above indicated and further appropriate the i sum of $500,000 to be applied to the ' work vf relief at the discretion of the ' executive, and with tho consent of the Italian government. "I suggest that the law follow the form of that passed after the Mount Pelee disaster in 1902. (Signed) "Theodore Roosevelt. "The White 'House, Jan. 4. 190D." |