Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-12-08

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Strong representations are made
for the establishment of a new bank
ing and currency system.
Two new battleships and several
auxiliary vessels are urged for the
navy
The president recommends that
coal. phosphate and oil lands and wa
ter power sites be disposed of m the
future by leasing.
Estimates for government expeu-
ditures during the newt fiscal year
have been cut to $53o,494.OI3.I2
Witch is $52.694.SS7.S6 less than me
actual appropriations FOR the current
year. The estimated receipts for the
next fiscal year are $6SO,0O0,00
The president urges the extension of
the civil service principle to the dip
lomatic and consular corps and the
acquisition by the government of the
residences and Offices for its diplo-
matte officers.
Some criticism of the Payne tar
iff act are just, says the President,
but more are unfounded.
There should be more officers for
the army. The engineer corps should
be increased by so.
The fortihcations at Corregidor
island, Manila bay and at Pearl har-
Dor, Hawaii, should be carried to
early completion.
Regarding the Panama canal the
president says: "The progress of the
work is most satisfactory. 1t viii be
completed we'll within the time set,
January 1, 1915, and within the es-
timated cost of 1875, 100000. The
slides in Culebra cut offer no great
reason for delay.
Failure to fortify the canal would
leave the United States powerless to
enforce the universal and equal use
of the waterway against a desperate
and irresponsible enemy and would
defeat the object of the canal in in
creasing the military effectiveness of
the American navy. The tolls should
not exceed 81 per net ton. The pres
ident should be authorized to adjust
the rates as necessity arises. The
government should include in its
management of the canal the furn-
ishing not only to the navy but to
the public as well, dry docks and re-
pair facilities and the sale of coal,
oil and other ship supplies.
Interstate railroads should be pre-
vented from owning or controlling
ships trading through the ccanal.
Regarding the courts the presi-
dent declares the crying need of the
United States is cheapening the cost
of litigation by simplifying judicial
procedure and expediting financial
4 judgment. The supreme court should
be relieved from unnecessary appeals
and the salaries of federal judges
should be increased.
Postal savings banks will be es-
tablished in a number Of cities jan
uary 1 A parcels post is recommend
ed. Postmaster Hitchcock is given
high praise for putting the postofiice
department on self-sustaining ba-
sis. The extension of the civil service
to include all classes of postmasters
and thus taking these officials en-
tirely out of politics is urged.
The president recommends con-
gress to give some fitting recognition
of the polar discoveries of Command
er Robert E. Peary. The secretary OF
the navy suggests that Peary be made
rar admiral and placed on the re-
tired list
The present census promise tC
be the best ever taken, but f. no'
perfect. The census padders are tc
be vigorously prosecuted.
A bureau of health should be es
tablished
The Southern Pacific railroad
should be reimbursed for its c~pen
ditures in fighting the flood in the
Imperial Valley Of California sew
eral years ago.
Heavier fines should be imposeC
against steamship companies for VIC
iating the immigration laws. The IA
cilities at Ellis Island n. Y. shout
not be increased as to offer an in
ducement to steamship companies tC
concentrate their immigration bus
mess at one port. Immigrants are
needed in the rural districts.
Some provision should be made fol
retiring reperannuated government
clerks.
The only amendments suggested
to the interstate commerce law arc
or ~Dnronrfoffou fo nuah1n fho in