The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-04

1oeps. For the present our troops IN thai
1had can not be withdrawn or materially
diminished and certainly not until the conH,'
elusiep OF the labors OF the constitutional
sonvehton now IN session, and a govern,
ment provided by tho now constitution
ehali have been established and Its stabiii
ity ossurcd.
IN Pofto Rico, wo bave. reduced the gnr,
rlsons TO 1850 which include SOC native
troops There is no room for further re-
tuction here. We will be required to keep
considerable force In the Philippine ID.
hnds Tor some time to come From the
0est Information obta Unable we shall neei
| mere Tor the Immediate future from 10000
| - U,OOo meD. j 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.
| IL must be apparent that we will require
an army OF about Ge,oOO, and that during
present conditions In Cuba and the Philip,
pines the president should have authority,
| TO Increase the force to the present numl
Der or 100000. Included In this numbeC
authority should be given to raise natlyo'
| troops In the Philippines up to 15OOO,l
| which the Taft commission believe will
be more effective In detecting and suppress,
| ing guerillas. assassins and ladrones thanl
our own soldiers
The fuil discussion Of this subject by tho
secretary or war In his annual report Id
called TO your earnest attention.
i renew the accommodation made in mH
last annual message that congress provide
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
favor the recommendation of the secl
retary or war for the detail OF officers from
the line or the army when vacancies occuf
in the nd1utant generals department, in,l
spector generals department, quartermasJ
ter generals department, subsistence dc.
partment pay department ordnance de,
partnent and signal corps. The army canl
NOT be too highly commended for its faith.S
tul and effective service In active military
operations In the field, and the dificuItl
work OF civil administration.
The Postal Service.
1t Is remarked that the rapid growth OF
the postal service Is q sure index Of thol
increasing business activity Of the country,i
and the extension Of free rural deIiyeryl
Is favored, with caution against excessive
outlay.
The Navy.
Very efficient service has been rendered
by the navy In connection with the Insur.
recent
disturbance In China
very satisfactory settlement has beenl
made Of the long pending question of the
manufacture of armor plate. A reasonablel
price has been secured and the necessity
Tor government arInor plant avoided.
approve Of the recommendations Of thel
secretary OF the navy for new vessels, and|
FOR additional officers and men, which thei
required Increase Of the navy makes neces-l
sary. ! commend to the favorable actioiI
or the congress the measure now pendingl
Tor the erection OF a statue to the memory,
of the late David ID. Porter. l commend
also the establishment Of a national reserve
and OF the grade Of vice admiral Proyi-
sions should be made as recommended by,
the secretary, for suitable rewards for spcJ
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. 4
After a review of statistics regarding(
public lands and a favorable expression re-
gardlng the extension of forest reseryea
the message treats as follows the subJect
OF pensi.Es:
At the end of the fiscal year there were
on the pension rolls 993,225 names, net
Increase Of 2,0l0 over the Gsca! year 1se9.l
The number added to the rolls during the
year was 45.344. The amount dlsbursed
for army pensions during the year was
3i,7OO,59724. and for navy pensions
So, 70l, l,5S3.4l, total OF $1Ss, ,462, ,13O.65!
leaving an unexpended balance of $5,542,1
1875 TO be covered into the treasury
which shows an Increase over the prevlou{
years expenditures OF S107, OFT 10 Thers
we're 6si names added to the rolls durlnS
he year by special acts passed at the frsl
session of Fifty-sixth congress,
Ihe act or May, 1900, among other thinga
provides for an extension of Income ID
Widows pensioned under said act Of S253
'er annum. Tho secretary Of the interiol
believes that by the operations of this ac2
he number OF persons psnsioned under ii
vii Increase and the increased annual puy9
hent for pensions will be between $3,OOO.l
100 and s4,oOO,O00.
The government justly appreciates thel
ervices or Its soldiers and sailors by max.
ng pension payments liberal beyond proce.l
ent to them, their widows and orphans
various departmental reports are epitoI
lized. The, extension of the school sys.t
EN- In Alaska Is advised. The report OF
ne governor Of Hawaii and the Hawaiian
ensus receive attention. The work OF
he census bureau pertaining to the cen.
US OF 1900 receives favorable comment.
Congressional Reapportion,nent.
Ihis subject Is touched upon briefly as
blows: II recommend that the congress
It's present session apportion represen.
'tion among Its several states as provided
y the constitution"
Agriculture.
In discussing the work Of the agricul.
iral department attention is called to
ie various features Of that branch of the
ablic service. 1t is asserted that the IL.
nd possessions are being considered that
eir people may be helped to produce the
optical products so extensively Imported
to the United States. The subjects Of
'od roads, collection Of crop statistics and
rigation are briefly commented upon with.
It Recommendation. Amendment Of the
len contract law and the 8-hsur labor law
Q commended for careful attention By
ngress.
There were 2o.740 letters patent granted.
cluding Reissues and designs, during the
Cal year ended June 80, 1900; 1890 trade
arks, 6s2 labels, and 90 prints registsred.
le number OF patents whic. s.pifed was
1888, The actuaI racainto