The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-06
ALASKA.

administration, OF affairs In country /
sparsely inhabited by civilized people
and unimportant in trade and produce
ton, as was Alaska at the time this act |
was passed. There Is no authority. ex-
cept In congress. to pass any law, nnmat-
ter how trivial. see no reason
why a more complete form Of territorial |
organization should not be provided. en- |
bodying a system OF laws providing for |
the Incorporation and government OF |
towns and cities having a certain popu-
lation, giving them the power to estab-
lish and maintain a system OF educa-
ton to be locally supported. and ord
inances providing for police. sanitary
and other purposes.
PORTO RICO.
I recommend that legislation to the
same end be had with reference to the
government of Porto Rico. The time
is ripe for the adoption of a temporary
form of government for this island. The
system of civil Jurisprudence now
adopted by the people OF this island Is
described by competent lawyers. who
are familiar with II. as thoroughly
modern and scientific. as far as IL re-
lates to matters OF Internal business.
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10 ~ citizens NJ tho Trnitad States shall
ba nominated and apnointed by the
nres,dont subject tn confirmation by
,bo sapate ,betr acts 70 no subtect TO the
.nnroval of tho congress. or the president
nrior IN po,ns, into effect Tn the munio.
tnor,fas ara other local subdivisions.
recommend tina, the principle of local
yovarnuent. he anplied Mt once so as to
enable the intelligent citizens Of thu
island 10 narticinate in their own gov
eminent and 10 learn by pracScal ex-
nertenca the duties and requirements of
n .a,f-contained and self governing peo-
nle I have not thought IL wise TO
commit tho government OF the island
"a ofacers selected by the people. be-
cause 7 doubt whether in habits. train
ing and experience. there are such as
10 NJ them TO exercise at once so large a
degree Of seIf-government. but II is my
judgement and expectation that they
soon will arrive at an attainment of ex-
narianca and wisdom and self-control
,ho, ,viu Justify comforting upon them
n much larger participation in the choice
Of th.i, insuIar officers.
CIVIL, SERVICE.
f,o,oor,t,r tho order of Nav 90 1899
a,osnd,nr ne ctvII service laws the
nrasidont savs. The nrincinaI purpose
- ~ orde, was 10 excent from COM
oati,i,.a oxar,ination certain nlaces in
,oi,,irg educiarv re,nonsIbilities or
a,,,,es Of a strictly confidential scientific
o. axecntiy. character which II was
thoucbt might better be filled by nom
co,,rsti,,va examinations or in the dis
cration NJ the anpointine officer than by
onar comnstitton All OF the amend
,,,ants had for their main object a more