of copyright on substantially the same basis as to the citizens of Cuba:

Now, therefore, I, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of the conditions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, now exists and is fulfilled in respect to the citizens of Cuba.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this 17th day of Novem[SEAL.] ber, one thousand nine hundred and three, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twentyeighth.

By the President:

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

JOHN HAY,

Secretary of State.

EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

WHITE HOUSE, March 26, 1903.

It is deemed desirable that the regulations governing appointments and employments of mere laborers and workmen in the Departments at Washington shall be extended, as rapidly as may be found praccicable, to offices in the executive civil service outside of Washington.

The United States Civil Service Commission is therefore directed to render such assistance as may be practicable to the heads of the Executive Departments for the establishment and maintenance of a system of registration to test the relative fitness of applicants for appointment or employment as mere laborers and workmen, to precede such appointments or employments, which test shall be competitive and open to all citizens of the United States qualified in respect to age, physical ability, character, and experience as workmen, and for that purpose to conduct inquiries upon the request of the respective heads of Departments, under such regulations as may be agreed upon by them and the Commission. These regulations shall be forthwith preDared and applied in such large cities as may be agreed upon.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

WHITE HOUSE, March 27, 1903.

In accordance with the provisions of Sections two thousand two hundred and fifty-one and two thousand two hundred and fifty-three of

the Revised Statutes of the United States, and by virtue of the authority thereby given, it is hereby ordered that the land office now situated at St. Cloud, Minnesota, be removed to Cass Lake, in said State, and that the following changes be made in the boundaries of the land dis

tricts:

First. To be attached to and made a part of the Marshall land district all that part of the St. Cloud land district lying south of the following line:

Beginning at a point where the line between townships 136 and 137 north, range 48 west of the 5th principal meridian intersects the western boundary of the State; thence east on said line to the southeast corner of township 137 north, range 36 west; thence north on the line between ranges 35 and 36 to the northwest corner of township 140 north, range 35 west; thence east between townships 140 and 141 to the northeast corner of township 140 north, range 25 west of the 5th principal meridian; thence north to the southwest corner of township 53 north, range 27 west of the 4th principal meridian; thence east on the line between townships 52 and 53 to the northwest corner of township 52 north, range 23 west; thence south on the line between ranges 23 and 24 to the southwest corner of township 46 north, range 23 west; thence east on the line between townships 45 and 46 to the eastern boundary of the State.

Second. To be detached from the Crookston district and made a part of the St. Cloud land district:

Beginning at the northwest corner of township 145 north, range 35 west; thence east along the line between townships 145 and 146, to its intersection with the Mississippi River; thence westerly following the course of said river to a point where it crosses the line between ranges 29 and 30 west of the 5th principal meridian; thence north along the line between the counties of Beltrami and Itasca to the northeast corner of township 156 north, range 30 west; thence west along the line between townships 156 and 157 to the northwest corner of township 156 north, range 35 west; thence south along the line between ranges 35 and 36 to the place of beginning.

Third. To be detached from the Duluth district and made a part of the St. Cloud land district:

Beginning at a point where the line between ranges 23 and 24 west of the 4th principal meridian, intersects the northern boundary of the State; thence south along said range line to the southeast corner of township 53 north, range 24 west; thence westerly following the course of the Mississippi River to a point where it intersects the line between ranges 29 and 30 west of the 5th principal meridian; thence north along the line between the counties of Itasca and Beltrami to

the northern boundary of the State; thence east along said northern boundary to the place of beginning.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

WHITE HOUSE, March 28, 1903.

Under authority contained in section twenty-two hundred and firtyone of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the office now located at Marshall, Minnesota, be removed to St. Cloud, in said State.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

WHITE HOUSE, May 29, 1903.

In accordance with the provisions of section 2253 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and by the authority therein given, it is hereby ordered that the land included within the following boundaries and being a portion of the district established by Executive Order of March 27, 1903, with the office at Cass Lake, in the State of Minnesota, be transferred to and made a part of the Duluth land district in said State:

Beginning at a point where the line between ranges 23 and 24 west of the 4th principal meridian, intersects the northern boundary of the State; thence south along said line to the southeast corner of township 65 north, range 24 west; thence west on the line between townships 64 and 65, to point where the same intersects the east line of township 153 north, range 25 west of the 5th principal meridian; thence south to the southeast corner of said township 153; thence west between townships 152 and 153 to the southeast corner of township 153 north, range 30 west; thence north on the range line between ranges 29 and 30 (being the boundary between the counties of Itasca and Beltrami), to the northern boundary of the State; thence easterly along said northern boundary to the place of beginning.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

WHITE HOUSE, July 3, 1903.

On September 25, 1901, Charles B. Terry, a clerk on the temporary roll of the Post-Office Department, was transferred to the position of laborer in the Washington city post-office, apparently in order to provide a place on the temporary roll for a favorite of one of his superior officers. His name was, therefore, not included in the list of employees on the temporary roll which were classified by the act of April 28, 1902. When the facts were brought to the attention of the PostmasterGeneral he sought, on July 1, 1902, to reinstate Terry to the position

he had formerly occupied. Such action, however, required a special exception to the rules. The Commission made an investigation of the circumstances attending his transfer from the temporary roll and became convinced that an injustice had been done him. The investigation, however, disclosed the fact that he had been convicted of a crime in 1894, but had been pardoned and restored to his civil rights by the President. The Commission therefore refused to recommend a special exception to the rules unless he would prove that he was eligible under the rules to take an examination for the same position. Upon his filing an application with satisfactory vouchers in regard to his efficiency and integrity, together with an explanation of his case by the United States attorney stating that Mr. Terry's conviction did not in any way reflect on his honesty or integrity, the Commission submitted a form of Executive order to the President, which received his approval on July 3, 1903.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

WHITE HOUSE, July 8, 1903.

In the tests prescribed under regulations governing the employment of unskilled labor the element of age shall be omitted in the case of soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, and their relative fitness decided by their physical qualifications, moral character, industry, and adaptability for manual labor.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

WHITE HOUSE, July 13, 1903.

"The Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor forwarded to the Commission under date of June 30, 1904, the names of 10 men whom it was desired to appoint to various positions within the Department without examination under the civil-service rules. The reasons for which it was desired to waive the rules in each case were set forth by the Secretary as follows:

E. Dana Durand, appointed special examiner, at $2,500, May 1, 1903. Mr. Durand's special qualifications for service in the Bureau of Corporations are by reason of having been secretary to the Industrial Commission, the Commissioners testifying to his general worth, and are of the opinion that much of the success of the work of the Commission is due to his expert knowledge of the questions handled. James C. Monaghan, appointed clerk, at $1,800, June 10, 1903. For special qualifications, see reasons for requesting appointment as chief of division of consular reports, Bureau of Statistics.

James C. Monaghan, appointed chief of division, consular reports, Bureau of Statistics, at $2,100, July 1, 1903. It is stated that Mr. Monaghan is especially qualified for the position by reason of long service as U. S. Consul at Mannheim and Chemnitz, and special knowledge acquired as editor of The Manufacturer, the organ of the Manufacturers' Club of Philadelphia, and as Professor of Commerce in the University of Wisconsin. He is said to be an authority on the history of commerce, manufacture, and labor.

John H. Anderson and Charles D. Evans, appointed assistant telegraphers, at $1,000, April 29, 1903. The appointments of Messrs. Anderson and Evans were made for the reason that at the time of their appointments there was not a register of eligibles in the Civil Service Commission from which telegraphers of sufficient experience could be selected. The appointees are both men of known experience in every line of their profession.

Alfred C. Chatfield, appointed lieutenant of the watch, at $720, June 16, 1903. Mr. Chatfield has special qualifications for the position of lieutenant of watch, by reason of fourteen years' service in the United States Army and experience as sergeant of police in the Philippine Service and as inspector in the Philippine constabulary.

The initial steps in the organization of the Department of Commerceand Labor required the services of several messengers, whose characters, integrity, and ability to do the work required, were personally known to the Secretary, or the executive officers assisting in the work of organization. For this reason the following-named persons were appointed: Robert F. Richardson, Buchannan W. Faire, De Forest Gray, Newport F. Henry, messengers, and Walter Barnum, assistant messenger.

For the reasons set forth by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor in his memorandum the Commission recommended to the President that the appointment of these men, without examination, under the rules be approved and the order was issued on July 13, 1903.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

WHITE HOUSE, July 29, 1903.

Mrs. Annie M. West and Mrs. Sadie B. Yates may be reinstated to the positions of sewer and telephone operator, respectively, in the Government Printing Office, without regard to the provisions of Rule IX limiting the period of eligibility for reinstatement to one year from the date of separation.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.