Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-07

regulate the issuing OF iniunctions IN
equity without notice In accordance with
the best practice now In vogue in he
courts Of the United states. regard this
Of especial Importance, first because 81 has
been promised and second because It Will
deprive those who now complain OF certain
alleged abuses in the improper issuing Of
inlunctions without notice Of any real
ground for further amendment and will
take away all semblance OF support for the
extremely radical legislation they propose,
which will be most pernicious n adopted,
will sap the foundations OF judicial power
and iegaliEe that cruel social instrument
the secondary boycott.
further recommend to congress the pas
sage OF the bill now pending for the in
crease in the salaries Of the federal judges
by which the chief justice OF the supreme
court shall receive S17.5OO and the associate
justices $1,000; the circuit judges constitute
Ing the circuit court OF appeals shall re-
ceive $1,000 and the district judges $1,000.
Postal Savings Banks.
At its last session congress made prou-
SIGN FOR the establishment OF savings banks
by the Pos,office department Of this gov
eminent. by which. under the general con-
troll OF trustees. consisting Of the postmas-
ter general. the secretary OF the treasury
and the attorney general. the system could
be begun In a few cities and towns and en-
larged to cover within it's operations as
many cities and towns and as large part
OF the country as seemed wise. The initia-
ton and establishment OF such a system
has required a great deal OF study on the
part Of the experts In the Postoffice and
/ Treasury departments. but a system has
now been devised which is believed TO be
more economical and simpler in its opera
/ tion than any similar system abroad. Ar
/ rangements have been perfected 80 thai
/ savings banks will be opened IN some cities
and towns on January J. and there will be
a gradual extension Of the benefits OF the
! plan to the rest OF the country.
wiping Out of Postal Deficit.
For many years there has been a deficit
in the operations OF the Postoffice DEPART
ment which has been met by appropriation
from the treasury. The appropriation est
mated for last year from the treasury owe
and above the receipts of the department
was sl75OO,OOO. l am glad to record tn,
fact that Of that s17.5OO,OOO estimated for
s115OO,OOO was saved and returned to tn
treasury. The personal efforts of the post
master general secured the effective co
operation Of the thousands of postmaster
and other postal officers throughout tn
country in carrying out his plans Of reor
SANITATION and retrenchment. The result
is that the postmaster general has beef
able to make his estimate OF expenses 70
the present year so low as TO keep within
the amount the postal service is expecte
to earn. .
Extension of Classified Service.
Upon the recommendation Of the post
master general, I have included in IN
classified service all assistant postmasters
and I believe that this giving a secur
tenure to those who are the most import
ant subordinates OF postmasters will adj
much to the efficiency Of their office
and an economical administration. A larg
number Of the fourth-class postmasters ar
now IN the classified service. / think
would be wise to put in the classified ser
vice, the first, second, and third-class post
masters.
The Franking Privilege.
The Unrestricted manner in which tn
ranking privilege is now being used b
the several federal services and by congres
has laid 1t open 10 serious abuses. a fac
clearly established through investigation
recently Instituted by the department. 1t
! believed that many abuses Of the franklin
, system could be prevented, and const
quently a marked economy effected,
, supplying through the agencies Of the pos
tai service special official envelopes an
stamps 70 be issued on requisition TO I'll
various branches OF the federal service r,
Quiring them, and such records to be key
, ] ~ a ~ 81
able the postoffice department TO maintal
a proper postage account covering the 81
tire volume OF free government mail.
secOnd-CIaaa MHH Matter.
q In my last annual message invited Il
Z attention Of congress to the inadeduacy
the postal rate imposed upon second-clai
mail matter in so far aa that includes mag
!, zines. and showed by figures prepared /
experts Of the Postoffice department thu
4 the government was rendering a service
: the magazines, costing many millions
= excess OF the compensation paid. An al
"a swer was attempted to this by the repr
y sentatives Of the magazines. and rep
u was flied TO this answer by the Postoffi
y department The utter inadequacy OF Il
}, answer, considered IN the light of the rep
e OF the Postoffice department, think mu
v appeal to any fair-minded person. wheth
10 the answer was ali that could be said
ie behalf Of the magazines 10 another que
l. ton. I agree that the question Is one
Is facti but I-insist that II the fact Is as Il
IS experts OF the Postoffice department sho
Al that we are furnishing 20 the owners
r magazines service worth millions mo
\ than they pay for IT, then justice requir
that the rate should be increased. The /
crease IN the receipts Of the departing
resulting from this change may be devot
20 increasing the usefulness OF the depai
= ment In establishing a parcels post and
8 reducing the cost OF first-class postage
" / cent 1t has been said by the postmast,
'h general that fair adjustment might
m made under which the advertising part
the magazine should be charged for at
ID different and higher rate from that OF I
.r reading matter This would relieve ma
~ useful magazines that are not clrculat
In At a profit. and would not shut them Z
o. from the use Of the mails by a prohibitc
n. rate
ne Parcels Post.
With respect 20 the parcel post
specially recommend It's adoption on
rural delivery routes and that eley
1 potrds-the international urnit-be ms