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OREGON RATIFIES SUFFRAGE
(Continued from Pago Ono)
these induslrii'H, i'liiictionine; through
the Dtnle industrial accident commis.
fiion, should aid in restoring these
cripples to sufficient carnitisr capac
ity to enable them to ho sell' support"
inir citizens and not dependents upon
t-oeiely.
To do this it will bo neeessnrv to
'reeducate many ol! them, or train
them in new lines of endeavor, and
while they are training this new edu
cation or new trnmine;, it is neces
sary for someone to support them
mid their families.
1 am already informed -that the
commission is obtaining irooil re
sults in the physical rehabilitation of
injured workmen, ami that the com
mission contemplates immediate ex
pansion of its efforts alone; this
line. , The commission should be uiven
ninple authority and the right to use
a sufficient portion of its funds to
carry on this work.
I fully endorse the recommenda
tions of Ihe special committee, and
believe there will be no hesitation on
tho part of any member of tho Iciris
Inturo in thus meeting a situation
which affects so manv thousand in
jured workmen and Iheir .families.
.'Approximately LTi.tlOO industrial
accidents, affected by the work
men's eoaipeasation law, occur in
Orcein ouch year. Considorimr the
families of those injured workmen, ii.
is estimated that between fill, 01)0 and
To.OOO persons will be directly con
cerned in these propesd measures of
relief.
KdlK'ut tonal Aid for Koldters, Hiillora
mid Marines
I desire to direct your attention to
an action J doom necessary in con
nection with 'currying out tho provis
ions of tho bill enacted by Ihe people
at the special election last Jane ex
tendiutr financial aid for the educa
tion of soldiers, sailors and marines
who paiiicipulcd in Ihe grout war.
1'iidor thai bill a levy of two-tenths
of n. mill ou the dollar of Ihe total
taxable property of Ihe state is to be
included in tho stale . tax levy an
nually. This levy upproxiaiatod
slightly over $108,000 for tho first
your. That amount is far below Ihe
sum which will be required to carry
oat the provisions of ihe act. hi fact
it has developed on the basis of an
estimate made in Ihe secretary of
, stole's office, lhat Ihe sum raised by
two-tenths of a mill levy will just
about pay Hie bills lo Ihe first of
January Ibis year with no actual
lands left available to carry oal. Ihe
udiuitiist ration of Ihe act during the
balance of 10'JO.
As vou will remember, Ihe bill pro
vides for the payment of .''.' a month
toward Ihe education of each of these
men, hut not to exceed n total of f'JOO
m any one year for any oae man.
This provides for aid durini: bal oinhl
months of Ihe year. Consequently
we must make proviou for cit-lil
mouths id' thi' year in 10''0.
1 ro'Tol llutl t can no! '-ive vnu e-
BLISS 34Tb1
VfcltJwJ TABLETS
FOR RHEUMATISM
This painful malady is tho dirort
result of u poisum.iis condition of
tho blood. It i ran:td hy a disri'
fcunl of that rnmlilion Known as
conciliation. I'nlt-ss the nHmi'ti
tary tract, is kept cUmih. nvvi'ct and
wholt-'onu; tlu food lVrm'nl8, do
raya and causps ill luialth. IWivx
'.Yntfvo licrh Taltlt-tn aro nuUiro's
"remedy for relieving the system of
Mood impurities, in maintaining
a healthy condition of the liver,
kidney and dowel. A dollar lio:
contuiiiK iMio taldeis. and will List
tho averano family wix months. Mm
sure and Ret tho genuine and
UTold Kparioits imitations. l.onK
for tho momy hack Ruaranlee on
every box, and our trade
mark. I'm in in two sizes,
50c. ancP JI.hu.
Sold hy leading druuiiHts and
local nftnts everywhere. Made hy
Alnnxo O. Miss I'o., Washington,
n.c.
THE SALEM
MORE people should visit Salem during a session of the
legislature. Two or three days' attendance in the
house and senate, and two or three nights at the Marion
hotel, would provide, tar more amusement and instutiction
than a moid It's vacation in Southern California, or six
weeks on the heaeh at Wni-ki-ki.
More, important than the amusement is the instruc
tion, -tho all-around enlightenment. Most. people have
tin idea Salem- is a rather dull depressing place these
days of no-boozo and no-bqodle. Let them try it.
If there is no booze, and no boodle at this special ses
sion we venture lo say it will be the first, time on record.
Xo matter how dry the state may be, no matter how right
eous and incorruptible the legislators, the man who wants
a drink can always get it. and the man who wants his
palm tickled can always be satisfied. .
Habitues tit the state capital considered the last ses
sion a very mild and prosaic performance. Yet there was
so much Red Eye in one room of the principal hotel, that
the authorities were forced, before it was till consumed,
to raid it, while one member of the house! who publicly ad
mitted he had been offered several hundred dollars for his
vote, failed to cause a ripple of excitement, such charges
were so to be expected.
Thai sort of thing is all in the day's work. . But the in
structive feature is not in the line of booze and boodle, for
as it matter of fact, neither of these time honored stage
properties, exert the influence, their old reputation
would justify. The instruction conies more from the fact
that the Oregon legislature is inheriently, temperamen
tally, organically and inevitably in. sympathy with what
has come to be known as big business.
By this we don't mean anything irregular or reprehen
sible. We merely mean a vast majority of the leaders
whom the others follow are honestly devoted to the rights
of business, and will inevitably 'ore in favor of a prop
erty interest whenever that interest conflicts with the
popular or people's interest.
This 111113' 1J,J a perfectly desirable condition but, few
people know it. Most, of the rank and file have an idea
that the dear "pce-pul" politicians out rank in power the
property politicians.
' They don't. At least they don't in Salem. That is
why the "Rogue Jiiver Fish bill has about as much chance
at this .session as the proverbial snow ball. The people to
be hurt by it will be there, very articulate, the people to
be profited by it, won't. be there, and of course are not ar
ticulate at all. The leaders, the men of the most pres
tige, skill and power will be unanimously against it.
nelly definite, figures at this time.
The number of applications for this
aid fltiettiale. Some who have ap
plied for lmvo dropped out, or
prolmhly will drop out. But on the
other hand new applications are con
stantly heinir received. So far near
ly ll,(MI0 npplienl ions have been filed.
Hv as careful a survey as possible
under the cireurnslnnccs, the secre
tary of stale's oft'ico now estimates
that; $-ir)0,()()() will probably meet the.
bills accruiuu' under the provisions of
this net for the current year. I make
no suiiesUon as to the necessity for
providing funds up to tlu: time the
next legislature meets, which will be
after the first of next year, because
ou January 1, l!L'l, a new sum of
money will be available from the two
tenths of a mill levy which will tide
over the situation until the regular
session convenes in that year.
T wish to call your attention to the
fnet that the e"meriicnev hoard, he
iiiLT appraised of the situation that
would arise, atreadv has allowed the
iucurrimr of a liability in tho sum ot'
$;t(IO,()(lll. As you are aware certifi
cates of indebtedness, allowed hv the
emergency hoard, bear interest- at the
rate of 0 iter cent until paid. If an
appropriation is made at this special
session to cover the nmounf that it
will he neeessnrv to expend in admin
isteriuir (his act durimr the vear of
!!)(). several thousands of dollars in
interest, will he saved, in fact a sav
ing which will in a ureal measure, at
least, cover the cost of this special
li-uishilive session.
I also respectfully call your atten
tion to the fact that, the emeriicnev
hoard has permitted the issuance of
certificates of indebtedness in Ihe
sum of $10,000, that law, enforcement
work may he further carried on by
the executive office. Also an anlhor-
i.ation of $10,000 was made for the
ui'iim department ot the public ser
vice commission. Jf flat nppropria
imns were made in these amounts in
terest pavmcnts likewise could he
avoided on certificates of indebted
ness in such sums.
In making the appropriations men
tioncd it H neeessnrv tor you to
Know (hat hinds- will he available so
lhat vou will not infringe upon thr
provisions of (he li per cent tax limi
tation amendment. At the time of
preparing this messaue it was impos
sible lo ascertain nist the amount
that would he available for voiir dis
'position owin to the fact that fiir
I ure were not ohlainahle from all
! sources, it is (,(, intention of the
!-ecriMarv ot slates oil ice. however,
j have as nearly exact fit; ore
im's-mu,,. ,,,r presentation to vour
wavs juid means committee at an
: tarlv dale this week.
I' rem pine estimates made at t!o
lime of tlu- preparation of this mes
sage it set-acd hkclv there would he
Horn iMOOjioo to .:mUM0 accessi
ble from various source durimr th
current vear. which could he drawn
upon hv legislative appropriation
witnoiM vioiatKiL' either the -pint or
the letter of the ti per cent limitation
nnicmtmenl
Simp Guarantee of irrigation llond
Interest
Article am, th,, constitution
'tins adopted ttt the .special electiou
WEDFOUT) USE TRTBTTTTE,
LEADERSHIP.
lielil cm Juno 4, and provides
for tile iiaviuent bv tho sltite ol' inter
est on irrigation and drainage tlis
triet bonds tor and one. . or "inure o!'.
tile .first five venrs nt'fer their is
suance. The irriirntion securities
commission, composed of the attor
ney irencrnl, superintendent of bunks,
and Iho stale engineer have encoun
tered nianv obstacles in the operation
of the provisions of Ihe amendment,
and while a number of eluumes could
he made lo advantage, it heinir a con
stitutional amendment, it can not be
hanired hv statute. However, it can
be supplemented bv legislation to ad
vantage. ...
In order to pnv the interest on dis
trict bonds, the state is authorized to
issue stale bonds and it seems to
have been Ihe intent of Iho constitu
tional amendment that irrigation anil
drainage districts should advance to
the state each vear sufficient i-'unds
lo ineef the interest on tho state
bonds, in order Hint the stale ituiv
land in a position of eunriiutor of
micros! on Ihe district bonds without
expense lo il. However, no definite
provision oovorinir this feature was
included in the nmondiuout.
The constitutional amendment also
reipnrcs the district to deposit Willi
Ihe stale treasurer eerificnles of in-
Ichcdncss. which bear interest at i
per cent per annum, both principal
and interest pavable after Ihe irriga
tion or drainage district bonds have
been paid off.
A statute should therefore ho en
acted iinllmnzinir Iho irriirntion and
lirainaire districts to. enter into an
airreeinent with Ihe state to advance
to Ihe stale semi-auuiiallv the inter
est on slale bonds, the proceeds of
which arc used lo pav interest on dis
trict bonds, and should also provide
that the lands so advanced lnav be
credited on the interest aeeruinir on
Ihe district's ceililicale of indebted
ness tiled with the state treasurer.
'I'he irriirntion securities commission
should also be fullv authorized to en
ter into sneli it contract in order that
anv niicslion ns to the leiralilv of
such proceedings he climinaled.
It mav he desirable to frame a new
constitutional amendment, so as lo
climinale the objectionable feature
the present amendment. The onlv
result ol a failure to adopt such an
amendment would be to leave th
present amendment in effect.
' Capital fiinlslnncnt
Since the adjournment of Ihe re
iilar session in lDHI a wave of crime
ns swept over tile count rv. Oroiron
has suffered from this criminal
bliaht and duriic the na-t few
mounts tue comiiiisMon ot a num
ber or cold bloodil and fiendish hom
icides has uroiied our people to :
demand for u rent or and nioro cer
ium protection. HI nil our assets
that demand protection ami eonser
atiou. none i creator in vaiue than
human lite. '1 lie first object of our
laws should be for its protection and
lor lhat reason I am suhniittiiur to
vou at tlu time some recommenda
tions relative to our criminal and
penal codes .which 1 trust will have
vour mol careful consideration
lleeause of a series of dnstunllv
homicidal offenses a distinct public
cnliiuciil has developed that the peo
pie vi the state should ou.ee UlWC lc
ftfiRDFOTtt), OTIE00X, MONDAY, JANUARY 12,
ivcn an opportunity to pass upon the cavity of Iho offense in imposing
question of the restoration of eanital!Bentence: endor Is given more
. . . ... nimi'lv that .ImTi.r. nf nun aliment
lMinihmi'iit and that Inure slimiM nej
no unnccpsKarv iU'iuv in liriiiirm tin
(inostion before the electorate.
Hccnuse of this urirenev I am tak
intr the liberty of sutirestintr that the
matter of repeulinir the present con
stitutional inhibition on capital pun
ishment anil enactintr such ; amend
ments to our oriranie law in that re
gard as may bo deemed proper, be
submitted to n vole of all of tho peo
ple of tliu stale at i special election
to bo held in connection with the reg
ular primary elections on I'ritluv,
Mav 21, of this vear.
At mv rainiest the attorney eeneral
has examined into the legality of
holditnr fiieh special clectiim on pri
mary day. lie advises me. that after
a thorough examination of the law,
lie is satisfied such an election may
be belli without four of ieupordizinsr
the validity of such constitutional
amendments or statutes as mav be
enacted at that time. lie advises
further, however, that to lciailize such
an election would roouire a special
legislative act.
'The attornev ireneral lias ealled
attention to the fact that i'ollowinsr
Iho abolition of capital punishment
bv the enactment of a eonstitufional
amendment to that effect, the lctris
bitiiro repealed a number of statutes
which provided for the currvinsr out
of -the death penalty for commission
of certain crimes.
As a result, ho points out, to mere
ly deal with the constitutional phases
of the nnestion would not airain place,
capita! punishment in actual opera
tion. To meet the situation he has
siisrsrestcd lhat the legislature, at this
session, ro-enact those .old statutes,
or roplncc them with others. By the
legislature pursuin'tr this course,
whatever statutes might be enaelod
would become effective at such time
as tho people remove the constitu
tional inhibition asrainst Ihe death
penult v.
While it is a mailer solelv for leg
islative delerniination. 1 would be op
posed to tho callinir of a special elec
tion lo be held upon imv other day
than primary election day. To hold
such an election upon any other day
would entail nit expense of approxi
mately $.100,0(10. or possibly more.
Held upon primary day the election
machinery used for the primary elec
tions could be set under way for the
special election and the expense to the
state would lie jiomimi! at the most.
Criminal IjeKislutloii
AVhilc touching upon the question
of capital unishmotit I feel it. incumb
ent upon me to further irieution some
phases of criminal legislation which 1
deem of such urgency as to warrant
vour serious though I. These recom
mendations also deal with the safety
of the lives of our citizens and conso
(iiientlv are of paramount importance.
By watching tho operation "of the
parole law of .Hilt) Willi a ' careful
lirst hand survey I am satisfied Hint,
ils provisions aro such, in manv par
ticulars, as to have a tendency to
ward placing the Jives and person
of. our citizens in jeopardy.
1 wish to respectfully recommend
Hint vour body so amend Ihe parole
law that ils operation will he sus
ponded and that it cease to function
entirely as to all persons convicted of
the graver crimes against the tier
son. In my opinion Ihe law should
be so amended that flat sentences be
imposed in eases where conviction has
been bad on charges of homicide in
any . degree: rape, where violence is
un clement of the ,eritne; robbcrv of
p ii v kind: burglary, when armed with
a dangerous weapon, and assault
willi intent to kill while being armed
wilh a dangerous weapon. There can
bo no palliali if such offenses, and
I would have the word co forth that
Oregon will in Ihe future meet such
offenses Willi a flat penalty that wiil
bo carried out to the end. The onlv
mitigation I would suggest would be
lo allow Ihe deduction from the to
tal sentence of a reasonable number
of days for good conduct, but this
deduction should be nominal and not
such a deduction ns to make unv de
cidedly appreciable reduction in the
entonce.
For all classes of crime other than
those enumerated. I would still leave
Ihe functioning of the parole law. but
with such amendment as I am aboul
to suggest.
For those of you who may not rc
meiuber distinctly tho provisions o'
that law I will say, In brief, that.for
all offenses, except murder cr trea
son, parole privileges are allowable
upon the expiration of one-fourth of
tho -maximum sentence, minus de
duction of curtain days as credit for
go(,l conduct.
While 1 would make the law ap
plicable tor all eases excopt in the
cases ot men convicted for tho grave
crimes against the person, which I
have pointed out to you, 1 would in
crease the minimum sentence altow-
ed to tmc-hulf t He maximum to super
sede the one-fourth of the maximum
now allowed, t stilt would leave in
effect the credits allowed for good
conduct. Grunting of such credits is
excellent in theory and has worked
well in practice.
Tho minimum sentence of one-
fourth, of the maximum, as allowed
ly tho law as it now stands gives an
inadequate decree of punishment. As
a concrete example, a man sentenced
to one year in tho penitentiary is
entitled to parole at the expiration
uf two and one-half months, when
he is given the benefit of his good
time credits. This throws the parole
hoard into nn impossible position
Unless recognition is given for exem
plary conduct tho advantages f t Hie
good time credits are nullified. To
give such recognition reduces the
sentence to a travesty. The solution
is in a much longer minimum, lty
imposing the longer minimum the
courts may take Into accc-MUt the
r
which the crime calls for, and the
good timq credits feature gives the
prisoner something practical to wcrk
for.
In further explaining my reasons
for these proposed changes I wish to
say primarily that as far as paroled
men themselves are concerned, the
parole system has heen in' the -main
a succeed. A great majority of pa
roled i.ien have "made good," to
speak in their own parlance. Cases
of genuine reformation are frequent
and many ef them have been excel
lent citizens of your state for years.
In punishing criminals society has
two functions to perform. One Is
for'the rvrc'tootion? of society Itself;
tho other the reformation of the
criminal. Sicicty owes its first duty
to itself. For that reason a criminal
who commits a grave crime against
tho person should be sentenced fCT a
definite term and should he compel
led to servo that term, unless his in
nocence is later established. Because
some of that class of prisoners "make
good" upon parole is not a complete
solution of their problem. The fact
that many of snoh prisoners, by op
eration of tho parole law itself, are
allcwcd to enjoy parolo privjloges.
sometimes aftor comparatively brief
periods of incarceration, has a decid
edly bad effect on the potential crim
inal, liy a stern and unyielding ap
plication of tho law in the cases men
tioned, the potential criminal will
realize what is awaiting him If ho
ovei-steps the hounds of tho law.
Rigid enforcement of tho penalties
imposed I believe will result often in
staying the hand that otherwise
might be raised to rob, to attack ot
to kill. .
On the other hand, reasonable pa
role privileges, with a minimum suf
ficient to insure ample punishment
for tho lessor crimes, will tend to
satisfy the demand for reformation
which all of us aro anxious to see
worked out in tho breasts of the
youthful and the less violent offen
ders against our lawn.
During my administration a decid
edly serious effort has heen made to
uso the power of oxocutivo clemency
conservatively. In all cases where
conditional pardons have heen ap
plied for no consideration lias been
given such applications without first
receiving affirmative, recommenda
tions from tho presiding judge and
district attorney who acted, on the
case. Thi3 rule may have been ttevi
ated from In one or two- instance:
where tho prisoner was in a serious
physical condition which demanded
prompt outside attention, - but- in
those cases proper precautions were
exercised.
The parolo board has used as con
scrvative a policy as tho very broad
and liberal law of 1919 has allowed
That law, with its good time credits
and tho very low minimum cstab
lished, has practically forced the
parolo board on occasions to make
recommendations even against its
judgment. This situation should bo
changed and because of its serious
phases I earnestly urge your, serious
consideration of these recommenda
tions that 'greater protection, and
safeguards may bo thrown about tho
lives, persous and property of tho
citizens of our stato.
ltatil'ication of .Suffrage Amendment
H willJje my pleasure to have for
warded to your honorahlo body for
ratification the resolution of the con
gress of the United States of America
providing for an amendment to our
tedoral j constitution which will ex
tend to the women of our nation tho
right ot suffrage. This is a matter
which I recommend to your early
attention -and I out certain you will
not doom it presumptuous it. I ex
press the hope that . you give your
unanimous approval to tho ratifica
tion of this amendment.
l'ish and (iamo Legislation
Because of tho relative value of
Oregon's fish and gamo life in-all
that tho stato is endeavoring to ac
complish in tho attracting of,. tour
ists; in the move to make life better
for our own citizens, and In light of
the fact that it involves one of our
greatest and most productive indus
tries. I fool that It devolves upon me
to present at this special session of
kho legislature some pertinent recom
mendations in regard to the fish and
game situation.
It is too well known a fact to need
corroborative evidence from me that
dissension and factionalism over tho
administration of this 'important
branch ot state government has re
sulted in robbing it of its highest de
gree of efficiently and materially im
pairing development and conserva
tion work. 1 assumo that all who
have exprasscd conflicting' opinions
ns to tho situation hnve done so with
honesty of purpose and tho best of
intent. liegardless of this, dissen
sion has iieen evideut, tho peopfo of
iho stato have developed distrust,
antl a condition has grown up which
demands a epeody and etfectivo
change.
In prefacing my proposals 8s to
what I deem tho most expedient and
essential changes I wsh to say frank
ly that my familiarity with tho situa
t Ion and with the tempcf ot tho peo
ple In all parts of tho state convinces
me beyond the shadow of a doubt
that unless some material and bene
ficial changes are made the life or
one of our greatest industries the
salmon industry may bo placetl in
ieonardv. In addition the conserva
tion of our wild game b!s and fish
may also suffer and their propaga
tion may decline.
JOHN A. PERL
Undertaker.
Phone M. 4? and 47-JS
Antomobllo lleare Serrlce
.Lady Assistant
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I have no intention f.T desire tovicw the greater wclfaro of all the .
enter into the merits of the various;
controversies which have shaken the
fish and game administration. Re
gardless of what the merits o these
controversies may bo, the fact re
mains that bickerings and wrang
lings have developed a hopeless sit
uation which must be met by a new
deal if we are to attain what wo all
desire highest. efficiency and the
best results. Doubt and distrust have
existed. . We must recognize this fact
and that as long as such continue we
will have a condition not conducive
to the best welfare of the interests
involved, or of the state as a whole.
To meet the situation openly and
frankly, to forget old trials and trib
ulations may be difficult to do, hut I
deem it our duty in the premises to
doso. For that reason I have for
mulated certain suggestions which I
trust you will weigh carefully and
consider advisedly. If my suggestions
may -be Improved upon, if a better
plan can be devised to bring about
the same results, I will welcome that
solution with flio same sort of an
open mind, which I am asking all
interested to have when they ap
proach this situation for final deter
mination. Briefly I propose the following rec
ommendations for your considera
tion:
Creation of a new commission of
three members to have complete con
trol and jurisdiction over tho : en
forcement of alt laws, over the expen
diture of all money and over such
other matters as may pertain to the
state's administration cf the com
mercial fishing interests of tho state.
Creation of a new commission of
five members to have complete con
trol and jurisdiction over the en
fcrcement of. all laws,, over the ex
p'endlture of all money and such oth
er matters as may pertain to the
state's administration of the wild
game and fish life of the' state.
For your information I will advise
that a week ago I called together in
Salem members of tho fisheries and
game committees of both tho house
and senate to discuss various phases
of tho fish and game controversy and
if possible to formulate a bill for
presentation to this session.
As a result of that meeting such a
bill. I understand, will bo presented
"to you providing, in a general way,
for one commission with two separ
ate divisions within tho commission,
to have control over the commercial
and sportsmen's interests, respective
ly. With an additional member in
dependent of tho two divisions acting
in the capacity of an arbitrator.
1 still feel, however, that a com
plete separation of tho two interests
would lead to more harmonious re
lations. . But th?ro must be give and take
in arriving at a conclusion " . where
many minds aro thinking along many
line;, and tho host compromise the
legislature may effect which to my
mind will bring about harmony and
good results will be acceptable to the
executive office.
Whatever may. he your disposition
of the matter, I wish to assert posi
tively that the chief executive of the
state should not ho a member of
cither or of any fish and game com
mission. It is not properly in line
with tile sphere of nls duties, it is
not for the best welfare of the inter
est;, to be represented, nor is it pro
ductive ot tho best results. To sep
arate the executive office from a
membership on tho commission is the
right and proper thing to do and I
assure you would be a move meeting
with my hearty approval as a move
dictated by discerning wisdom.
The fish and gamo situation is one
close to tho hearts of many thousands
of our people, It is one of too far
reaching importance to allow polty
considerations to override and over
rule tho big results that may bo at
tained. I am confident that, as rep
resentatives of tho people of the state
of Oregon, you will enter into a dis
cussion of this question calmly and
dispassionately, with your minds re
moved from lccal and personal preju
dices and witn trio single goal in
INS
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proper directions.
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Conclusion
In the foregoing message I have
endeavored to joint out as clearly
and ns succinctly as possible those
matters of material and essential im
portance which I have deemed most
worthy to present to you for consid
eration. It will be noteu mat i avo
somewhat enlarged, in my message.
upon the scope of the subjects
brought to your attention in tho
proclamation convoking you into spo
ial session. In doing so I acted only
after grave consideration) realizing
full well the necessity of contining
your deliberations to ns brief a tlmo
as possible to secure tho best results.
Thoso additional matters camo to my
attention since issuing my original
proclamaion' and presented phases
which I believed should have your
early and earnest attention. ,
Wilh no thought of intruding on
your legislative authority, I feel that
this session should not be opened to
miscellaneous legislation and should
he confined to consideration only , of
the subjects I have outlined, or mat
ters of similar urgency and impor
tance. I am certain everyone of us
feels that the expense of this session
should he curtailed to the minimum
and that none of us desires to extend
its time a solitary day past -. that
which is absolutely necessary to tho
transaction of important business.
In making my recommendations, I
am giving you the product of my best
judgment and they are submitted to
you for what they are worth. What
disposition may lie made of them .is,,
for legislative ac::on only and I do
sire to make it clear that during your
consideration of legislation nc- in
fluences, direct or otherwise, -will
come from the executive offices to
endeavor to swerve legislative opin
ion in ono direction or another.
, All of us are profoundly mindful
ot tho responsibilities entailed in the
tasks sot before us. All of us have
tho aim and object in. view to assist '
in what, way we may toward contin
ued peace, prosperity and well being
in this great stato of our nativity or
adoption and I feel well assured wo
will all look ahead to meeting tlioso
tasks and accomplishing them with
earnest minds and conscientious,.
honest effort.
January 12,-1920. ' 1 -
OF FROM
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