The sun., 1900-12-04

bnve been rloc'rd ard convened Won have
M duty and no authority 90 take par W thc
pfc-cm eoyetninen' q, W." ,,land YOU,
tower af" Nrl''b niN'h Wv w" "'"S w
Whsn The convention oon,ludc- u. lahors
I wlil transmit to tlr ConEt'sa tho rohS'i'h-
ton ~ framed b, tho conycntlon fof ~ com
sidcrplioh aud for such action ~ u may deem
advisable
Nrrp Por hrNciro 'Anrf
I rcnew tho rccomincndntion made IN my
stecnl tnoS.l1c of bob Ia. iSn, ~ 90 tl" NO
c"-s.ty int oshlc communication between
the nicd states and Hawai- v,'l cN'"psion
striklnrly emphasized this n"od surveys
have shown tho entire Feasibility ~ u cham
of crhlc- witch at clch .t"rllng rlhI" -hah
touch on American TERRITORY, 80 that the sN.-
ton shall 10 under our own conn lct" control
Manila once within icloeilphr reach con.
n"Gn WIN N" ,..d"S and d rt"n. M i.' %1
tuniiies for n more direct cable route IRON
our shores to the orient man - now anofhrn
asi,n lines. urge attention to this important
matter
The present strength Of H." army is 10000
mon a, nu regular, and 5000 volunteers
ndor tho act of March 2, iSa0. on the 10th OF
June next the present volunteer force, VIII b"
diced to ?,ii7 officers and ao?5 enlisted men;
In 1855 Board OF On'ccr' convened by
President Cleveland adopted a coinIrehcnsiye
involved tho outlay o' something over one
hundred million dollars This plan received
the approval on IN" ,opsrs nn omn nI nln 'ned ard
tho work oi fertilization has steadily pro-
gresSed -,
invested i'm a great number of forts ard guns,
with all the complicated and scientific ma
chncry and electrical appliance, neoc,Sary
for their use The proper care of this deien-
.tye machinery requires men trained IN US
use The number Of mon necessary TO Ier-
form this duty alone is a9ccr'ained by tho
Ia,, lt
There are nitv-eight or more military posts
1nc nunihcr OF these posts /. being constantly
incrca'cd by thc toncrcSSd tncSsd MofS hdinr }nn .d c5d
cr,iirroent, and they can only be cared for by
,le Regular army The posts nov IN exist
9Pa oiorT tor and nc Il y r.qre
~ 900 troops Many Of these posts are along
our frontier or az inp9rtan1 .,rY s,r.,"S,o points,
We have in cuba between 1000 and ZOO
troors For the present our troops IN that
island ,cannot be Withdrawn o, uH1h,"rlaay a.. noI
cIusior OF the laborS Of the Constitutional Con-
yentlon now in session and a roycnrnhmHn' n h LI",
eetHt,irl-Red eH and it. stability assured.
In Porto Rico We have reduced tho garrison.
to .s'r, which includes s7a n.tiye T trooTs There
We viii he required 70 keen consldernhle
force in IN" Philippine Islands for some time
FrSma c.a TIE here eeS for n. mmedas f
,rre from 5000 to 10000 men J am sure the
number may he reduced 81 the insurgents
Shall come to acknowledge the nu,horit, OF me
I-ni,ed states, Of which there are assuring
indications
ARMY SHOULD nj INCRrAsED TO 100 0oo.
I, must be apparent that we viii require an
army ~ about 5000 ann tha' 1MrinH nse',h.
President should have authority 10 inCrease
the force 10 the present number ~ 10000
even +" raise native troors in the Philippines
Tn 70 l5.CoO. which the Taft Commission be,
lievA will be more effective N dstect,nG ana
suppreSslng gueTillas assas>hs ana iaurohes
The full discussion az this subject by the
| Secretary Of War in his annual report IL called
I renew the Recommendation made IN my
last annual message that me 'onGress
! Volunteers. regulars, sailor. and marines on
| duty in the Philippines. who voluntarily re-
named in the service after their terms Of en-
favor the recommendation 81 the Secretary
NJ War for tn. detail of Officers from the l.ne
| iut-ut-Iiencrars Department, 1nsretor-Gen-
I crars DEPARTMENT, Quartermast.rs Depart
mont, subsistence Department, PAY Depart
| up,t Ordnance Department and Signal Corrs.
The army cannot he too highly commended
FOR s faithful and ensciys % servict IN aCtiT: is,;
military orerations III the fi"id ana the dlnichlt
| work OF civil administration
THF POSTAL sEIvrcY.
| The continued and rapid growth OF the postal
service is a sure index of the great and lncreas-
ING bushes. aGti.I,y 1i the contrS b J moSf Si
! rural free delivery. This has come almost
wholly within Ihc last ,poo ysan a me sr 6efnhing ny
/ rn,i-ns in oreratiun was only 39i. and most of
I these had been running less than twelve months.
! ON, the 18th OF Novemberi lmn, ne number 9.,r
States and Terrtorics and serving ,popula-
tion of / sni .5?i. The number Of applications
3 now nendng and awaiting action nearly equals
an those granted w to IN" Iresent time. and by
! the close Of the current hscal year about 900
route will have been rrtahlohcd, providing
| homes Of about three and hall millions or
( hi. .ervlce ameloratcs the isolation Of farm
| life. conduces 10 good roads. and puickens and
Z extends the al dissemination Of general informa-
! tiun Lyterence thus lar has tended to allay
, tho apprehension that il wo ld he so expensive
a to forbid it, general adoption or make II a
/ serious burden. It, actual apIll. alton has
| be accompanied by reductions in other branches
| of the service. 20 that the augmented revenues
and the, ACCOMPLISHED savings toeether mater
point to these conclusions are presented in
, detail in the annual eport OF the ostmaster-
%hTH % Ea E'H M ~ a."
gress The full development. Of this special
service. however, requires such large outlay
al money th1t il shou d he undertaken only
after n careful study and thorough under
standing of all that il involves.
1ur NAVY.
Very efficient service has been rendered by
the navy ~ come, ton with the resurrection
in the Philippines and the recent disturbance
in hina.
very satisfactory settlement has been made
OF the lonc-pcndinC question Of the manu-
faCture Of armor ulate. reasonable price
has been secured and the necessity for n Gov
ernment armor J. liant avoided
approve OF the recommendations Of the
Secretary for now vessels and for additional
officers and men which the required increase
of tho Nnvv makes necessary | commend
20 the favorable acton Of tho Congress the
measure now pending for the erection of a
statue 10 the memory of tho late Admiral David
u Porter | commend also the establishment
Of n national naval reserve and of the grade Of
Vice ADMIRAL Provision should he made. as
recommended by the Secretary, for suitable
rewards for sreoial merit MANY ofllCCrS who
rendered tho most distinguished service d,irin &
Tho recent war with Spain have received in
return no recognition from the Congress
PUBLIC LANDS.
The total area OF public lands as given by
tho Secretary Of the Interior is approx imatcly
undi~poscd of and 54745 7s2 acres have been
| reserved for various purposes The public
lands disposed Of during the year amount TO
II iia 81 ~ acres. including f2.4?7 % acres of
Indian lands an incr"aseo 4,27l.i14 so over lo
Irnccdiug vear Tho total receipts from the
sale Of public lands during the flsal wear were
- 27a15 10. an Increase OF sl.3Ogf20 20 over
tho vrco cdlrc vcar