Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-23
Fl[KAT Washington
Brief Remarks Of Perry Heath
About the Rural Free De.
livery Of the Mails.
volK 10 CONE BEFORE CONGRESS.

Form Largo Portion Thereof and the
Disrss-ssa Ne rrosfseset : Would Let
Cass wait-rhe Presidents Message
No Grvss Progress Made with lntcrna-
tionai Arbitrafioa-The scala
Washington. Nov. :L-"Yes. / have
seen a number Of adverse criticisms
a very few OF them somewhat captious
eritioism-os the rural free delivery SER
vice.. said Perry S. Heath. first as
s.s;ant postmaster general. yesterday
u am glad TO note them. II Is q healthy
sign. The object OF establishing the ex-
perimentai service was TO call public at
teniion 10 Its difficulties and lay q basis
Tor reasonably accurate estimate
CT its usefulness This - what congress
wanted. IL is what the department has
been trying TO DO. All public comment
helps IL 10 Is unjust or unreasonable
IL VIII react. Unless rural free delivery
- good thing and n useful thing far
beyond the expense II involves IL ought
not to be continued. II il is good and
useful IL should be extended and made
permanent. Not everywhere nor all at
II
some gradual and graduated form, the
character OF which might be regulated
from the results already arrived at
from the experimental service"
Thinks Currency VIII Come Up.
Senator Burrows, OF Michigan, ex-
presses the opinion that there will be
a protracted discussion of the currency
question during the approaching session
OF congress. and that in all probability
congress will he In session until August.
In addition to the routine business in
congress. appropriations. ETC." he said.
the Hawaiian question will be disposed
OF. and consideration will be given to
the currency question. immigration and
a Tow other things. As to the Cuban
question the situation il very peculiar.
There appears to be n great deal of
confusion with relation 60 the adoption
of new policy by Spain, and I don't
think congress ought to Get until an OPP
portunity has been had to determine
what viii result from Blanco's under
taking"
Message VIII Be Conservative.
IL Is now thoroughly understood that
the Presidents message. from start to
II
u VIII be quieting as n whole. and IN
every detail and particular. ard will
give the business interests solid ground
Tor confidence In permanent peace and
progress toward PROSPERITY. Those who
are In the presidents confidence. with
whom he has discussed the various
phases OF his message. have come away
greatly pleased and In every way salts
Ted with the tenor and the contents OF
the document.
Change Of Grade i "f,emovai.-
Washington. Nov. s3.-Presldent Nc
kinlsy holds that his amendment Of
July % to rule % the civil service rules
applies TO reductions 81 ratings as well
as % removals from the service. This
ANNOUNCEMENT Is Of interest for the rea-
s"n that the rule has been differently
Interpreted BY public officials. Some
have interpreted the word removal 10
mean removal from the service. while
others believe u means a change OF rat
Ing. or the removal from one grade 10
another In - classified service.
Not Permissible ON Mall Matter.
Assistant Postmaster General Merritt
has issued an order stating that IL Is
not permissible 10 write upon third or
fourth class mail matter or its wrapper
or 10 print or write upon second class
matter o. its wrapper directions rela-
tive 90 delivery. Consequently directions
to deliver 90 some indefinite address
as Co druggist" or '.physician''-if
the matter be unbelievable 10 the ad-
drcssee. must IN all cases be disregarded
by postmasters- Postmasters have been