The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Merit System in Whole United
States Service. Says the Presi-
ident-No Patronage For Con-
gressmen in Postmasters and
Minor Officials.

greSSmen in PoStmasters and
Minor Officials.
a synopsis of the Presidents
message follows the above cap
ton, in which he advocates the
following measures:
That the present tariff board be
made permanent commission to
gather information for the scien-
ti6c revision of the tariff one
schedule at a time.
That funds be provided to en-
able the Inter-S State Commerce
Commission to enter upon a val
uation of all railroads.
An act empowering the Su-
prone Court to make new rules
of procedure so as to cheaper the
cost of litigation and expedite
final judgment. Restriction of
the right of appeal to the SUI
preme Court so as to relieve it of
the burden Of unimportant cases,
and to bring before it only those
involving the construction or the
constitutionality of a statute.
That all postmasterships of
every class, all local offices in
the various departments, and all
except the highest positions in
the diplomatic and consular serv-
ice be put under the civil service.
Restriction of the ranking
privilege by providing special
stamps for all government mail
to be transported free, these
stamps to be issued on requisition
only.
Establishment of parcels
post on all rural free delivery
routes.
Reorganization of the customs
service by abandoning customs
houses at unimportant points,
abolishing useless Offices, putting
the Surveyor of the port under
the collector and abolishing the
position of naval officer.
Appropriations for p'u b c
buildings to meet the needs Of the
government only, to be under
the control Of a board of experts.
No more River and Harbor
Bills, made up to please local
interests, appropriations to be
made only upon broad plans that
are worked out by the army en-
gineers.
Fertilization of the Panama
Canal at a cost of $4,000, 900.
Prohibiting an State rail-
road from owning or controlling
any line Of steamships engaged
i'll the trade through the Panama
Canal.
Limitation Of ijunctions, in
order to end the agitation for rad
ical legislation that would legal
ize the secondary boycott.
Abandonment Of minor navy
Yards and the creation of a great
naval base at Guantanamo. Leg
islation to make permanent the
Meyer plan of reorganization of
the navy.
Appeal of land claims from the
Interior Department to the Court
Of Appeals of the District of
Columbia.
Restricted lease Of coal and
oil lands and water power sites
for not more than so years.
Commission form Of govern
ment for Alaska.
No reckless pension legislation.
Prohibition i'll the use Of phos-
phorous i'll the manufacture of
matches.
Extending the eight-hour law
to the building of ships, armor
and large guns i'll private estab-
lishnents.
No enlargement of the immi-
grafton facilities at New York,
SO as to encourage the landing of
immigrants at other ports
Establishment of a United
States Bureau Of Health.
Provision for the retirement of
government employees by Great
ing a retirement fund on the
contributory plan.
Preventing the issuing Of
fraudulent bills of lading by
holding the carrier responsible
for loss under them.
Increase of the salaries af the
Federal judges.
DURING the fiscal year ended june
30, 1910. the expenditures Of the United
States Treasury on account of the army