THE PANAMA CANAL. The beginning of the task of constructing the Panama Canal was one of the most important events of Roosevelt's administration. The history of the undertaking is written by Roosevelt himself on pages 6664, 6718, 6806, 6827, 7021, 7100, 7231, 7268, 7287, 7305 and 7348. The message commencing on page 7305 describes his visit of inspection to the Canal Zone. President Taft continued the narrative, pages 7370, 7374, 7423, 7482, 7518, 7686 and 7758. The reader who desires a brief recital of the facts should refer to the article entitled "Panama Canal" in the Encyclopedic Index. The Index references following this article will enable the reader to glean a complete and authentic knowledge of the subject from the messages of the Presidents, from Jackson down, who have discussed the project. The Pedro Miguel lock is at the Pacific end of the summit level of the Canal, which is maintained by the Gatun spillway. The lock, about 5% miles from the Pacific end of the Canal, represents a descent from a level of 85 feet to a level of 55 feet. The Spanish name was too much for many of the American engineers who worked on the Canal, and during its construction it was generally called the "Peter McGill Lock." Landsmen detailed as crew messmen shall while so acting except when appointed as reliefs during temporary absence of the regular crew messmen receive extra compensation at the rate of $5 per month. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, October 30, 1901. It is hereby ordered that Harbor Island, and three islets southeast thereof in Sitka Harbor, District of Alaska, be and they are hereby reserved for the use of the Revenue Cutter Service subject to any legal existing rights. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, November 9, 1901. It is hereby ordered that all tracts and parcels of land belonging to the United States situate in the provinces of Zambales and Bataan, in the Island of Luzon, Philippine Islands to the southward and westward of a line beginning at the mouth of the Rio Pamatuan, near Capones Islands, and following the imaginary course of the Pamatuan to the headwaters of the easternmost branch of said river; from thence east, true, to meet a line running north, true, from Santa Rita Peak; from this intersection to Santa Rita itself; thence to Santa Rosa Peak, and thence in a straight line in a southerly direction to the sea at the town. of Bagac, and including said town as well as all adjacent islands, bays, harbors, estuaries, and streams within its limits, be and the same are hereby reserved for naval purposes, and said reservations and all lands included within said boundaries are hereby placed under the governance and control of the Navy Department. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, November 11, 1901. It is hereby ordered that the southwest quarter, section twenty-nine, and the southeast quarter, section thirty, township one south, range eighteen west, San Bernardino base and meridian, California, be and they are hereby reserved for lighthouse purposes, subject to any legal existing rights. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 1AT: WHITE HOUSE, November 14, 1901. It is hereby ordered that the following described tract of country in Arizona, viz., commencing at a point where the south line of the Navaho Indian Reservation (addition of January 8, 1900) intersects the Little Colorado River; thence due south to the fifth standard parallel north; thence east on said standard to the middle of the south line of township 21 north, range 15 east; thence north on the line bisecting townships 21, 22, 23, 24, said range 15 east, to the south line of the Moqui Reservation; thence due west to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement until such time as the Indians residing thereon shall have been settled permanently under the provisions of the homestead laws or the general allotment act approved February 8, 1887 (24 Stats., 388), and the act amendatory thereof, approved February 28, 1891 (26 Stats., 794). THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, November 15, 1901. It is hereby ordered that San Nicolas Island, California, be and it is hereby reserved for lighthouse purposes. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. November 26, 1901. From and after January 1, 1901, all enlisted men of the Navy will be allowed seventy-five cents per month in addition to the pay of their ratings for each good conduct medal, pin. or bar, issued for service, terminating after December 31, 1901. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, December 3, 1901. From and after January 1, 1902, each enlisted man of the Navy who holds a certificate as a credit from the Petty Officers' School of Instruction, Navy Training Station, Newport, R. I., shall receive two dollars per month in addition to the pay of his rating. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, December 9, 1901. From and after January 1, 1902, the classification and monthly pay of Mess Attendants in the United States Navy shall be as follows: WHITE HOUSE, December 19, 1901. Such public ands as may exist on Culebra Island between the parallels of 18°15' and 18°23′ north latitude, and between the meridians of 65° 10′ and 65° 25′ west longitude, are hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, January 17, 1902. The attention of the Departments is hereby called to the provisions of the laws giving preference to veterans in appointment and retention. The President desires that wherever the needs of the service will justify it and the law will permit preference shall be given alike in appointment and retention to honorably discharged veterans of the Civil War, who are fit and well qualified to perform the duties of the places which they seek or are filling. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, January 31, 1902. All officers and employees of the United States of every description serving in or under any of the Executive Departments and whether so serving in or out of Washington are hereby forbidden either direct or indirect, individually or through associations, to solicit an increase of pay, or to influence or to attempt to influence in their own interest any legislation whatever, either before Congress or its Committees, or in any way save through the heads of the Departments in or under which they serve, on penalty of dismissal from the government service. ་ THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, February 5, 1902. As it is desirable in view of the expected visit of his Royal Highness, Prince Henry of Prussia, the United States that suitable arrangements should be made for his reception and entertainment during his sojourn in the United States, I hereby designate the following named persons to serve as delegates for this purpose, and do hereby authorize and empower them to make such engagements, incur such expenses, and to draw upon the Secretary of State for such moneys as may be necessary with which to pay the expenses thus. incurred, to an amount to be determined by the Secretary of State. The Assistant Secretary of State, David J. Hill, reperesenting the Department of State. Mayor-General Henry C. Corbin, Adjutant-General, U. S. A., representing the War Department. Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans, U. S. N., representing the Navy Department, and to be Honorary A. D. C. to his Royal Highness. The following officers are detailed to assist the delegates: Colonel T. A. Bingham, U. S. A., Military Aide to the President; Commander W. S. Cowles, U. S. N., Navy Aide to the President. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, February 15, 1902. In accordance with the provisions of Section 2212 of the Revised Statutes and by virtue of the authority thereby given, it is hereby ordered that the office of Surveyor-General in the surveying district of the Territory of Arizona, be and it is hereby located at Phoenix, Arizona, and the office of Surveyor-General at Tucson, Arizona, is hereby discontinued, and the records and business thereof are hereby transferred to the office of Surveyor-General at Tucson, Arizona. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, March 24, 1902. Paragraph 451 of the Consular Regulations of 1896 is hereby amended by the addition of the following: No consular officer shall accept an appointment to office from any foreign state as administrator, guardian or any other fiduciary capacity for the settlement or conservation of the estate of deceased persons, or of their heirs or of other persons under legal disabilities, without having been previously authorized by the Secretary of State to do so. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. WHITE HOUSE, March 26, 1902. It is hereby ordered that the building known as the "office" and a tract of land 200 feet square, the center of which shall be identical with that of the building, and the sides of which shall be parallel with those of the building in the limits of the Fort Yuma Abandoned Military |