Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-03

4 troops For the present cur troops In that
| island not be Withdrawn on materially
| diminished, and certainly not until the con-
clusion Of the iabors OF the constitutional
convention now In session. and a govern
ment provided By the new constitution
shall have been established and its stabil-
ity assured.
! In Porto Rico, we have reduced the gar
risons to 1886 which include 500 native
troops There is no room for further re-
duetion here We will be required to keep
a considerable force In the Philippine is
lands for some time 70 come. From the
best information obtaiaaDie we shall need
there for the immediate future from $1,000
to 10000 men / am sure the number may
be reduced as the insurgents shall come to
! acknowledge the authority Of the United
States, Of which there are assuring indi-
cations.
1t must be apparent that we viii require
an army Of about ee.0a9. ard that during
present conditions In Cuba and the Philip
| pines the president should have authority
to increase the force to. the present num-
Der Of 10000 Included int<his number
authority should be given to raise sAltiye
troops IN the Philippines M 3<15.00o
| which the Taft commission belieYe will
be more effective in detecting and suppress
ing gueriIlas, assassins and ladrones than
our own soldiers
The full discussion of this subject by the
secretary of war in his annual report IS
called to your earnest attention.
| renew the recommendation made In my
last annual message that congress provide
a special medal of honor for the volunteers,
regulars, sailors and marines On duty in
! the Philippines, who voluntarily remained
| In the service after their terms of enlist
ment had expired
ha a inn If ba
rotary of war for the detail of officers from
the line of the army when vacancies occur
| in the adiutant generals department, in
| spector generals department quartermas-
ter generals department, subsistence de-
partment, pay department, ordnance de-
partment and signal corps. The army can
not be too highly commended for its faith
full and effective service In active military
operations in the field, and the difficult
work of civil administration.
The Postal Service.
1t Is remarked that the rapid growth of
the postal service is a sure index of the
| increasing business activity of the country,
and the extension of free rural delivery
is favored, with caution against excessive
outlay.
The Navy.
Very efficient service has been rendered
|
rection in the Philippines and the recent
disturbance in China.
A very satisfactory settlement has been
made of the long pending question of the
manufacture of armor plate. reasonable
price has been secured and the necessity
for Il government armor plant avoided.
| approve of the recommendations of the
secretary of the navy for new vessels, and
| for additional officers and men, which the
sary. l commend to the favorable action
of the congress the measure now pending
for the erection of statue TO the memory
of the late David d. Porter. l commend
j also the establishment of a national reserve
and of the grade of vice admiral. Provi-
sions should be made as recommended by
| the secretary, for suitable rewards for spe-
cial merit. Many officers, who rendered
| the most distinguished service during the
recent war with Spain have received in
return no recognition from the congress.
Pensions.
After review of statistics regarding
public lands and Il favorable expression re-
| garding the extension of forest reserves
! the message treats as follows the subject
| of pensions:
At the end of the fiscal year there were
| on the pension rolls 993, 225 names, a net
|
| The number added to the rolls during the
| year was 45.344 The amount disbursed
| for army pensions during the year was
| $134, 100. 1924, and for navy pensions
| $3,761, 533 II, total of $13S, 462, 1906
! leaving an unexpended balance of S5,542,
| 76S2o to be covered into the treasury,
| which shows an increase over the previous
years expenditures of S107077.7o There
were 6S4 names added to the rolls during
| +l ,, atuI l,.,H ret
session of Fifty-sXth congress.
The act of May, 1900, among other things,
| provides for extension of income to
widows pensioned under said act of $3.50
per annum. The secretary of the interior
| believes that by the operations of this act
the number of persons pensioned under it
will increase and the increased annual pay
ment for pensions will be between $1,000
| 900 and $4,000000.
The government justly appreciates the
services of its soldiers and sailors by max
ing pension payments liberal beyond prece-
| dent to them, their widows and orphans.
Various departmental reports are epito-
| mixed. The extension of the school sys-
| tenn in Alaska Is advised. The report of
| the governor of Hawaii and the Hawaiian
| census receive attention. The work of
! the census bureau pertaining to the cen
| sus of 1900 receives favorable comment.
| Congressional Reapportionment.
| This subject is touched upon briefly as
| follows: II recommend that the congress
at its present session apportion represen-
| tation among its several states as provided
! by the constitution"
Agriculture.
| In discussing the work of the agricul-
| tural department attention is called to
| the various features of that branch of the
! public service. 1t Is asserted that the is
| land possessions are being considered that
| their people may be helped to produce the
| tropical products so extensively imported
| into the United States The subjects of
/ coed roads, collection of crop statistics and
| irrigation are briefly commented upon with
| out recommendation, Amendment of the
! alien contract law and the S-hour labor law
| are commended for careful attention by
| congress.
| There were 80 $40 letters patent granted,
| including reissues and designs, during the
| fiscal year ended June 80, 1900 1860 trade
| marks, 6S2 labels, and 90 prints registered.
! The number of patents whie.. eAplred was
19,9SS The actual receipts for patents
! were $1,35s DDS. 3d. The expenditures were
| 81 DAT GOT - S,rpIus of S110 400 TT