The Red Cloud chief., 1900-12-06

. Nv lNii hlNNllEElpl VI NnlN NlUJFtN VI
the secretary of war In his annual report
IL. called to your earnest attention.
renew the recommendation made In
my last annual message that the con-
'Rress provide n 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 enlistment had expired.
! favor tho recommendation of the sec
rotary OF war for a detail Of officers OF
the line OF the army when vacancies oc-
eur In the adJutant generals depart
ment. Inspector generals department..
duartermaster generals department. sub
sistencc department, pay department..
ordnance department and signal corps.
The army cnnnot he too mighty COM
mended for Its faithful and effective serv-
Tee In active military operations IN the
field and the difficult work OF civil ad-
ministration.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY A FEA-
The continued and rapid growth OF the
postal service IL u sure index OF the great
aud Increasing business activity OF the
country. Its most striking new develop
mcnt * the extension of rural free de-
livery. This has come almost wholly
within the last year. At the beginning
of the fiscal year lS99-lgOO the number Of
routes In operation was only 3l and most
OF these had been running loss than
Twelve months. ON the lhth of November.
1900, the number had Increased to 2,6ii,
reaching into forty -rour states and ter
riturtes. aud serving "A population of
l,NOl ,l24 The number OF applications now
p,,nhns ',u nNnitlnk uctlon ncHr,y
time. and by the close OF the current
,Muai y'Hr Hpout iup ioutes wiz nave
| JcIivYcrryy '" o} m" : pto ,h y ,Vr rs .he haonn,ns
us'Nrrs us mniis hl INC soatteI'u MONIES
Oh apput S,"Vo'oW rurHl population
This service amcltoratcs the isolation OF
,"unl NE u9huu,es 10 Eoo1 rohus, anu
Of general Information. Experience thus
~, "ns .onusu '" a'luy lne apprcnehsIoh
h W. wou,u ne so tNponh'.v az 70 ior-
uu ~ EunSra' 1uop.Iun or 20 nahe " u
a,i'ouS puioen' US uCl"al hpplS'llion nus
smdwm 'ha' ~ increase postal r9oe,pts,
| other branches 81 tho service. 40 that
| the augmented revenues and the accom-
plishpd savings together materially re-
duce the net cost. The cyid noes which
| point TO these conclusions are presented
| I'm detail I'm the annual report of The post-
mcndntiens' is re comm Tts" to oS the ,'V COM
slderntion OF the congress. The fun de-
| vclopment OF this special service. how
| over, requires such a large outlay OF
| money that It should he undertaken only
after n careful study ana thorough I'M
| dcrstanding OF all that IL involves.
,,-rp,,,n ,r,r.,r ,,,,o
iHnEtloh Dspa RIMENT AFrAiits.
! ne total area OF punlc JANUS hs s'Ven
Vy ~ sen, 'turS ~, enc im,e''o, map,
;i.sslSso acres arc uhulsposeu ol anu
,"Fiio,,o@ acrts NAYS necn TeserVeu ior
Ndrluus purposes' m pupnc ia.us us
postu OF curing INC year amount 10 is,s
io"nS.% acres in'luainR " 'zJw ectcs OF
imuIai Ianus, az Invrthse OF ,s.l,,',eV
~ 'Wr p'tS"unaf !cnr, uLa AZ rs
Ioap's ,'ptn ~ sn.e w Iup,o VI WI
,ms ,he nsCui Sear were $50. 100 w. Nh
'nvrs"se VI fi''o''oSo'o o'er Yhe p'eoeu'"s
'vrh ~ - ..
~ ioSul'S optuihtu iioh" IA ."iVot
p"liCg nhNS uenon-tia!eu US wlsuom amu
ttne mecessi,y ~ ,ne ints'Gst OF .he puu,o
rpr ,s s3hs'ihanSs ana 'nGr,asen app,o-
PIial.ona Wy tne conEFSss lor the ear ylIs
on me WITH, ~ sune o., nV', .m,aS
wwore .niI,y-seNt loIos. rrser'es, yrea.eu
~ ..S'nus onH ,uo, 80
,.pn - oi tne nc, ~ muIcn o. 1881 eh'-
p'"cihs an "r'" vi "'S'o''@ "e'es'
SOME GENERAL RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.
In my annual message OF December 8,
lS9S, ] called attention to the necessity
for some amendment OF the alien con-
tract law. There still remain important
features OF the rightful application OF the
eight-hour law for the benefit OF labor
and of the principle OF arbitration, and
! again commend these subjects to the
That there may be secured the best
service possible In the Philippine islands
| have Issued. under date of November
10, 1900, the following order:
The United States civil service COM
mission Is directed to rende such as
sistance as may be practicable to the
civil service board, created under the act
Of the United States Philippine commits
sion. for the establishment and mainte-
nance OF an honest and efficient civil
service In the Philippine islands. and for
that purpose to conduct examinations for
the civil service OF the Philippine islands.
upon, the request of the civil service
board of said Stands. under such regu-
lations as may be agreed upon by the
said board and the said United States
civil service commission"
The civil service commission is greatly
embarrassed In Its work for want OF an
adequate permanent force for clerical
and other assistance. Its needs are fully
ton to the report, and especially urge
upon tho congress that this important