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ana Even iRs veS should
Gommissioners have been acting should be |
made more effective by tho incorporation OF |
%sna S mero Sended s S s she
| calendar of the Senate nj ite last session.
become 90 ronv IN S soas
Of Utah that II is proiiiess e attack u with any
legislation ean fashion. / favor therefore, the
ropenl OF the act upon which III. existing Gov
tonal Legislature OF tho entire political control
OF the Tsrritofy and the SstabislmSnt ISL OF
shs be Delegated TO il by law.
| The Department OF Agriculture Is accom-
tarai Development Of the country and The re:
| pert OF the C0mmssi"ner giving tho results OF
found interesting and valuable. At bis IN
| stance convention OF those Interested in the |
at Chicago, The prevalence, Of pleuro: :pneumo- |
MIA and 9,hsE m ,S eonas1ns % disesssS @ Sl animals
committee Of the convention will invite your
cSSopnTntion In Il iny.stigH;ing Tie saases Of
prevention and cure.
ALAsKA's NEsDs
| thrust that Congress will not fail at Its pres
| cnt session to put Aiaska under tho protection
| ot law. Its people have reDeatudly renlOn-
stratnd against our neglect TO afr1rl them the
maintenance and protection expressly g,,nran-
Territory was eeded to the United States. For For
sixteen years they have pleaded in vain for that
| which they Should have rec ived without the
asking. They have no law for tho collection OF
debts. the support Of education. tho conveyance
| OF property. the administration OF estntes. or
| tho enforcement Of contracts: none. indeed for
the punishment of criminals except snch as OF,
| innd against certain customs. commerce. md
| navigation acts.
Tho resources of Alaska. especially in fur.
mines. and lumber. Ure considerable in extent.
and capable Of nrge deveopni.nt while its
g"oErnll!ca! situation ,, l. ono of political anu
terrst therefore. as well as considerations Of
honor apd good faith. demand the immnd,n,e
establishment OF evil government in that Ter
Complaints have lately hren numerous
nnd urgent that certain corporations. control-
linz in whol" or in part tho facilities for the
Interstate carrinkn of persons and nerchnn-
have rcsortrd in their dealings with the public
TO divers measures unjust and oppressive in
In some instances the State Governments
have MI. .ckol and suppressed these evils hut
in others they have been unable to afford adc-
lrlatc relief because of tho jursiictional limi-
ntions which nre imposed upon them by the
The question how far the national Govern
mcnt may lawfully Interfere in the premises.
to exercise is one which merits your caieiul
cuns!drratun.
While we cannot fail to recognizes the ,npor-
tanoe of the vast railway systems of the cnnn-
try and their Erent and b"nrlicent inilu-
sae.s m %n%n MnS the M ss n 1ss Of sH our
remember that no individual and no corpora
ton .usht to be invested With nhs"intr Dover
Of citizcHs. The right of these railway cOrpo-
rn,Gns to n fair and profitable return upon
their Investments. nDd to reasonable freedom
in their regulations. must he recognized. But
it seems only lu-t TINT so far ~ its c"ns,itn,
tionnl authority wall permit. Congress should
protect the peopic ht large in their in;er-Staie
ira'lc against acts of Injustice which the State
Governments are powpr!ess to prevent.
SAVE THE roREsTs.
In my last annual message called attention
| to the necessity protecting by suitable .giS-
laton the fore SITUATED upon the public do
l suit OF general agriculture is only mad" rti.c.
ticable bylrcsort to irrigation. while successful
irrigation would itself ba impossible without
. the aid afforded hy forests in contributing TO
= the regularity and constancy OF tho supply OF
. During tho past year severe suffering aud
great loss OF property have heon occasloncd BY
m "1wed s ~ s r 1t 81 hy
. country. These Irregularities were in groat
sources Of tho streams In quest ion Of the timber
D by which the water supply had been. nonrish.d
= and protected. The preservation Of such por-
Il tinns of tho forests on tho national domain as
essentially contribute to. ths elunh., flow OF
mrorant is of the highest con-
i ImportnDts tributaries of the Missouri. the
n Columbia. and tho Saskntchewan rise in the
y boundary OF tho United staiss. botwcsn tho
.liackfeet and Eiathead Indian reservations.
4 upon the rivers which flow from it depends in
!. the future agricultural development Of u a::t
r pun'irS sale MS part ,ol tho public domain. and
|
( The industrial exhibitions which have been
i he'd in the United States during tlIe present
n year at ttractcd attention In many foreign coun-
& tries where the announcement of those enter
It rrises had been mad" public through tho for
trial Exhibition at Boston and the Southern
8 Exposition at Louisville wero largely attended
Dy inG o., eHiD3rs H. @ 'rsn e0nntries W,
e acIrr a,, IN those unhcEtakings. , J.. ,o,,
8 year At Now Orleans in commemorntion Of the
o centenary 9i IN" first shipment ofcoion from q
!. port Of ths United States, b!ds lair'o meet With
8 gress OF the 10Th oi February, 1888 declaring hat
ENbosliion TO be national and international IN
s its character. all foreign Governments with
it which tho United States maintain relations
If have b-on invited 10 participate The promo
!. tors, OF this importanl undertnking have al.
t ready received assurances of the lively interest
II which ii excites abroad.
The report OF tho Comniss!oner5 OF me Dis,
d trict OF Columbia Is herewith transmitted. l
d ask for il your caleful attention. especially for
o renrs Of taxes. and Increase Of water supply.
II The Commissioners who wsrn % apnoin'ed un-
+ vice Of ne United States. +" entered promptly
II rules framed in Accordance with tho spirit OF
>. the statute was approved and promulgated by
10 In some particulars wherein they seemed
ansgtsS hoss w rules E ,5a ay
h conn,enanee any, poiiticnl or religious, tests
70 for admission to those offices Of the public ser
y viGG To which the statute relates.
~ The act is limited in its original npplication
Il t., to the cnsscd cierksps Z n he several Exec
ID about 5000. and to similar positions in Gus
is toms districts and Post Offices where rs many
II. AS nifty persons are employed
l. A classification of these positions nnoagou,
r to that ex isting in the Washington Offices WA,
n duly made before the law went into effect
" Eleven customs districts and twenty hrae Pos
ID Onlces were thus brought under the immediate
operation Of the statute.
The annual report OF tho Civil Service Com
mission. which will soon be submitted to Con
rt gress, will doubtnss afford the means OF II MOI,
OF definite Judgment | plpDurru Il
8. express as to the merits Of tho new system.
10 am persuaded that its effects have thus IA
IN proved beneficial Its practical methods np
IS pear to bo adequate for the ends proposed. ant
Is. there has be.n no serious difficulty in carrying
ms them into effect Since tho 10Th Of uly Inst M
ve person. so lar ms | am aware. has been mp
n pointed to the public service in the classifc,
ny portions thereof nj any Of the depu ri ments o
Y; at any Of the Post Oilices and customs distrct
Id above named. except those certified by tn
Commiss On to be the most competent on TN
ne basis OF tho examinations hold in conformit
ld to tho rules.