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About Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1898-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1899)
is. - 1 n. r ? 5 I. ---' 1 - )H ViEEKLYl STftTESAfiS Published every Frbjay by the STATESMAN CO .SUBSCRIPTION HATES: J - . One jyear. in 'advance.. 1.1. Jl M Six months, In adranc :.........$ 75 L ' I subscribers desiring the ad- dresp of their paper chanbed must state the name of their former postofflce, as well! as of the office to which? they wish the baser chanzed. '. s r - . . ; GOVERNOR (JEER'S MESSAGE. I P H - The. Inaugural message of Governor Ceerf, delivered on ijOthj Inst., is a most striking and forceful "strikes but from the state paper. It shoulder," and strides hard, in several places; hut -we believe there ? are Jew words or sentences .In It that ai great majority . of the people will not thank Governor Ceef for employlrg,1 Jtjls plain, talk I ..... I troik a. plain roan Of this people, voie- in? fhonest sentiments dtad demands. M and Geer says "there , is no demand. f - i . therefore nc . necessity, for any gTeajt amount of general legislation.' "Very correct. He - gives emphasis to . thesU remarks i Ir. wordV"thhtvca'nriot , te misunderstood, f lie, think, a thirty-day session is sufficient. It is amply LsumcJen. j '.' H protests against the employment of useless1 cprrijnlttee clerks, and dees It ir) a way to make the protest, ses-m fentlfely Justifiable, which it is. ' -1J lavors legislation for the pro tectior. of food fishes. - - jl " He is Inclined to. think we should - have a , railroad commissioner, j ap- pointed by the governor or; elected by the people-but he is riot insistent on ' lhib point. ' j" : - f-; . ' : v . - II 5 favors the relief of the supreme court. ; :' ' : ' ' j; . , i -"""''I . " H s hopes for road legl.'latjon that "Will give us permanent highways. "Vali hope! There is only one r way, and this .legislature will? not adopt it. TUp-. Geer recomn ends, as Senator McBri'le did when he wins secretary of lute, that convicts, and insane pa tJents be conveyed to the -'penitentiary andj asylum by . regular i employes'- of those institutions; and he gives good reufjon. ' ' 1 . . !.;. The message, as- a whole,,. Is worthy - of much more extended continent; but We jprint it in full elsewhere, and we thai 1 take occasion to refer ito tt again '.'and again. ' ; . '. '-j1," ;'!;". '" , Oj-egonfs poultry" lousiness! ha ro nn. eiooriiiously In, tnoLjjrt few yen But, It bttffht . itif'doi'ble Joanj, times yet. . With -enousa. '.'jlaoubajto'ra. B.nd 4irooIert4 lntcUlpeuty anr-TJel fo, It will be one of the;: biggest things In -the state. ! Me hope the members of the next legislature. .lsXU, will pe al?; tb ride out through Uie'orcltirtt district, south of the city, ton motor cars. Tiny will. If the property holders Along tLe pro posed lue .will do their part.- iyi - The Sonttern. Pacific Has made a CPt t to the freight rale ast tMH'J rice frorii Iiciti coast podiit- Thiii is to r.Iiow v.nc I'.-ajjcd l.laiian rice to tkji :.brogit into this.cauritry. iu lle.1 atwl sent to the Kalesn states iinp'te' with .thatij tnjporwV tit yoi-k There are sfcVep!. htil!.s ;in fin Ftandsco, i and at ' le ist one, it jt'oruiuiui 2 . The othcr trarfoontlneittnl TaUroad . will presutrWy gmnt the on piit . I 1 bullb tip a, large Imhfcstry tt tthl kne cn.ibur- coast, aadtlrair.M'lp to; stll furtaier derea the aggregate Inrtsr- . Thoroughly a 1 1 h y ffirl- bobd meant fcapjpy wife hood . and ca pable motherhood. A new fancied prudery preren.ts many girls from learning thing: that they ought to know before they mrac the duties of mat rimony and! maternity. .tmicucs ' aionc win. noi ke a Tcranir woman thor ough! y healthy, L The wise counsels of i good mother or some older woman are indispensable. : The best and noblest mis- ' sion of a woman is Ao bear and; rear healthy, intelligent children. In order- to do tbia, she must be healthy and . Strong in a womaalv-way. :; Both the mtel leetial and physical future of her children . clepfnd '.largely upon, the f mother. Dr. J'ic rice's Favorite Prescription is the best of all medscines for maids, wives and moth ers. It is intended to do but one thing and ' does that one thing thoroughly. It acts lirejfUy oa the delicate and important or nn concern ad in wifehood and soother- $ stood and makes them strong, healthy, viriie, vigorous and elastic Taken dar ing the time of preparation, it banishes the txialr and dangers of maternity. It insures the well being of the mother and the robust health of the child. It is the greatest of serve tonics , and nerve builders. ' Thos andi of women have told the story of its marvelous accomplishments. Good medi isi dealers sell it and will not advise a ujbsritute in place of it.; 1 ' ) in ! letter to pr. Pierce. 'Mt. A. VcDoaatd, ; Of Noi, w N. Chestnut Street. Ixm Aiarrlrs. Cal ' srt A Junction City I became acquainted wnhiW. CXee. SC. O., as eld practitioner. Me id he was a cpllegechtrm of yoars, bat that yon toi w nnropc 10 u onw noraiuiia, wnue ne cooiaiencect practice ; that lor thirty years yott were conmerea on ot tne nxiui jarcuca la JKHr York State, and he considered roar ran- cdieS better than all other, and prescribed thenl iiy fat hta prhetice. On the strength of this com entinton i tried ror favorite rifciip " tion J and the Pelleta.' The Favorite Prescrip tion f has acted like cnaric in eases of irregular and gainful monthly period. Si few doses only bein ntci'jwoiy to restore the natural fa action. sThef Pellets' ha-e proven an inultihle core far sick and bflions heariarhe - . i-1 In paper eovers, si one-ceW stamps cloth . binding, ten cents extra. ' Dr.: Pience's Com. won Sense Medical AdviserJ Address Dr.J X. Vw Fierce. BaflaJo. N. Y. fere. to b IV. m i a: . m i i ' t J. M m W sTt T'U ln bar Tlie Kidney Complexion: The pale, sallow, sunken-cheeked, distressed-looking people i you so. often meet re aSUcted wltn "Jvianey uom plexion." - - -1 f "i : - J- " Teir 'kidneys are turning to a par snip color. So Is their complexion.-5 H They may .also have Indigestion, or suffer from sleeplessness, rheumatism. neuralgia,: brain trouble,, nervous ex haustion and sometimes the heart acts badly. I ' . The causer is weak, unhealthy kid neys--; . f h- V i. I? ,; -.';:-Hi; I--'- tTsually . the suffertr from kidney disease- does not find out what the trouble is until it is almost to late, be caue tne first .symptoms are so like mild sickness : that they- do not-think they need a medicine or a doctor until they find themselves sick In bed. : : Dr. Kilmef 'a Swamp-Rcut will . build up ana strengthen their weak ana ais eased kidneys, purtfy their diseaed. kiJney-poisoned blood. . clear their complexion and soon they will enjoy better health. . . 1 :l . ' : Tun can get tbe regular sizes at tha drug stole, at filly cents tnd one dol lar, or yau may first prove ror your self the ionderfu'. virtues jof this ereat discovery Swamp-Root. 1 by sending your address to On ivilm r & Co., Binghamtonj X. T,j for a sample bat tle and a bdok that tells all about it, both fceht tp you absolutely- free, by m?M. Wlwn j writing kindly mention tht Jou re4d fthls :lberal cixer in the Oregon: Statesman. I : - - tations at yew York, a on pan d with the n-t of the country by mak ing an increase here. . The duty on un eleaned rice j is appropriately t tliree 4otirtlisVor a ?enti pound lower tlian on the cleaned article, tbe faraer be ir.g one and ; one-quarter cents, and the titter tiyo cents affording protec tion to pur jlabor" engaged 1 -pretwir-b:g it fpr market, corokng 1a com petition 'with Japs and Cbliese amak-li-g at 10 to! 25 centa a day. LET WEilJi ENOUGH AE.OE. . - - ,-... ., ;: - "FORTIJNA TKT.Y, AS ,2-T SEEMS TO ME, THpltE! 3 NO DEMAND AND, THEljtEFORE, NQ NECESSl TV KOK Ay GREAT AMOUNT OP GENERAL LEGISLATION. THE CONDITION! Of Tlir STATE 11E3 not require it. : tt? radical changes Jake, needed s any vv'jiere, . and during the PENDJNt r SESSIOr; I ADVISE EV ERT LEGISLATOR TO BE CARE FiJLiiJk.S Tlif WHAT lUBUC OR PI.IVjATE INTERESTS HE UNDER TAKES TO EFFECT BY HIS PRO POSED LEGISLATION.; THE MOST ei-:AF.CHIN0 IN Ef TIGATION WOULD FIND IT, DIFFICULT, ' TO JtEGALL A jPERIOD DI1RING THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WHEN THERE WAS SO LITTLE ADVERSE CRITICISM OF - EXIST ING CONDITIONS BY THE PEOPLE OR. THE PRpSS, OR WHEN: THERE WAS SO LITTLE DEMAND, FOR iiNY KIND! OF . NEW LEOISLA- mON:"'7Frotn Governor Gc-er's . Mes sage.' 1 ; Our friend .Representative Mcfful- lo h, of Marion,' has introduced a bill In the legif laitidre proposing a sort of co-operative rere insurance scheme by trie school districts We are opposed to th! bill, f ha- two reasons. First, , it would prove j a failure. Second, it k good thing If it proved . to its. operations. "We wcuid not be p success as w'H 'tuppoee the; bill now a lawi Then tuppose one cif the puhlic school build ings in Saletr. were burned dovvn. i Then let the directors' of this school district set about to collect the in surance. Each ' district heareabouts, wrtiilfl Ito nhlieed-to tn:ike a cnecial - T lin v to meet, its nronortion of the loss Eut suppose wme'of them should re 'fuse. Or sufpose thu warrants of many of the districts were not worth .i.nr.. Can tht reader anc legislator not see that there- would bentirmin- abe rcDddles anj confusion in case of wlestructive fires? "Ihe weightier rea- son. it i appeals to us, is the one -in- vlved in the mjent governs It! is not the fruism; ?That govern best that gSyerns least." business of state to undertake to do anything II It can b'i done as well ior better by It citizens in their privdte catyicitles. icre I no dfarth-.of l.-inies, "old reliable insurance! corn- line" and co-oprative. FChool districts can now insur their property if thiey.want to, or leave it uninsured if that Is their wish. Here is another case, e -pluribus unum, hbere the proper thing Is to let well enough alone. . Ccvernor Geer gave some fatherly advice to the hew members of the leg islature -speakin? from ripe-' - experi ence, ills advice ought lb be appre ciated and followed- 1 S -l THE LOCAL MARKET ; Th local market " qnotattoaa .yeatsr day wer ss fallows: ;i . i ,f. .. I Wheat 52 oetuts. . . .- i ; :. I Oats-35 cents.; baying. JIy Cheat, ! buying, 6.50$7; oat nd wheat, S3. . Flour-rSak n fpociaJ, per sack, fOc; oerjWWirreL 3 40. i " jSll Feed I Bran, : per ton. sacked. flS; shorts, $14. . . - " " - '. Butt5r-.r-si2214 cecotr, rrrin. . Kg? Buying. 2 centa; . . roullrv Ileus. 8 icents per pound: young chicken, 5QSc :s Pork--Fat 5c dressed. ' Potatoes .Vi cents. 'Appted-3035 cents. - j Jay D. Bowerman came up from Port land on the evening train yesterday. GOV. GEER'S HESSAQE. To tie Members of :the Legislature e tfcJ tt of Oreon- 1 Assemblypf the state rOregon - Elected, by my fellow" citizen to J serve them during the next four years as their chief magistrate. I come be-- lore you to assume the official obliga- . kiK -onntrLa m '-to suutxjrt s the constitution of the United States, tt n.titiitioB of the state of Oregon and. to see that . the; laws, ! shall be faithfully executed- Deeply con scious of the ! great; responsibility at taching to the position which .has been .assigned. me j aid " profoundly grateful for the -expression ; of confi dence in me,, which .has been so gen erously shown, - I approach the per formance of j I my-newtfvduties with a clearly defined -ambition md ; Intention to serve all the people' of Oregon with fairness and with fidelity., i " " ; in compliance with a ; institutional provision which requires the legisla ture to meet 'evtry. two" y ears, you are now assembled for the purpose of con sidering the wants, of thje people and of improving their' condition wherever it is possible by legislative enactment. By Virtue ' of another re luirement of the same instrument It Is made the duty. "of the executive to give an out line of ! the measures ;, u nich, in his judgment, should engage the atten tion of the legislature. Jin obedience to this mandate. I will aw ypur" con sideration, of a few' i suggestions, the heeding of .which it is thought will subserve the best interests of the peo ple. Tour' biennial assemblage is , not to be regarded as a perlbd of recrea tion, but rather is one of work, and ap-? plijeation. Your coming together is simply a plain business proposition. Ycu are ninety men bearing the great distinction of having been chosen to transact important business for 500,000 people, and- the Same adherence to the principles of economy that governs , you in your private matters should guide you witb double force In the care and expenditure -of publfc money.. While ours is tbelievtjd to be one of the most 'economically administered state goyenments inij the. union,) the fac furnishes no reason why still further reductions, should not be made wher ever possible. ;,;! .' '.: Fortunately, as It seems to me, there is ho demand 1 and. 'therefore, no ne cessity for any great amount of gen eral legislation.; Tha condition of the state does not irequlre it. No radical .changes re needed, anywhere, and during the pending session I advise every legislator;! to be careful as to what public or private Interest he un dertakes to affect by his proposed leg islation. The most searching- investi gation would find it difficult to .Tecall a period - during j the past twenty-five years', when there was. so little adverse criticism of existing conditions by, the people or the press, or when there was so little; demand f for any kfnd new legislation. The j general trend of oUr law-making efforts during tag last few years seems to have been to the interest of the People, and since the world . is govefneI too much any Way, you caiJi perhpsL -pursue no safer 'pol icy thah to accomplish what little leg islation' seems necessary, 'wijthln the next thirty, days and fadjourn without further expense jto the state pr your selves. . i , . - - 'This consummation-Is not only de sirable, .but feasible. In view, of the work already done by .your honorable bodies during- the special session ' in October last. The same industry shown- 'during the next thirty days would easily meet all the demands of the people, and It Is, therefore, earn estly, hoped that I you will give them a shorter session than I the constitution ai limit of forty days. Each day you are at the capital, whether irt session Or not, costs the state more than 11,000, and since your , own compensation! is too small to offer any Inducement j to remain longer, man me puDiic micr pst actually requires. It is hoped that the general wish jfor an early adjourn ment will be granted. Durihg the special session In October' you appro priated 128,000 for your own expenses besides $i0,000 for a legislative abor tion two years before for which the people did not receive so much, as one cent in return. In view of this, It. is hoped that we are not now confront ed by -another appropriation of $40, 000 for a full forty days' session. The various committees appointed ito pur sue! certain linerf of investigation dur ing your vacation have worked dili gently and their reports, being now readyv will materially advance your Work at the outset. As a rule, the best legislative " j results are secured during the first few weeks of a ses- sloiCand if anyj- scheme. Job or ill advised measure succeeds it is al ways -the product of the leisure time which the longer session affords. I' am extremely anxious that this legis lature shall - make a record that will meet the approbation of the : people. and there is notj a taxpayer In the state who would not speak approv ingiy of an adjournment at the end of a thirty-days session., f; It will not be possible to do so, bow ever. If the usual custom of intraduc! lng a flood of bills on all conceivable subjects Is to be perpetsfated. The number of bills Introduced at the av erage regular session almost, if not quite, equals-, the whole number of laws on our statute books; and since few pf: them are of an original nature Jt "" follows that, as a rule, they arel simply, attacks, in one form or anoth er, on existing laws. No sooner -does the common citizen become acquaint ed with what the law Is. than a sub sequent legislature changer It, and! he finds himself ,In j trouble before he knows 1 1C 1 Even j the practicing law yer, . With the aid Of .a large library and the help of the courts, finds it dlf- averagej legislature, and when this Is so whatj; I to' become of the working mart in ihe' foothills of a distant coun ty who has no assistance in the matter bot his weekly newspaper? j r v Th? Interminable multiplicity of Conmc,Uhg laws Is the curse jof our legislation, " both state and . national, and burdens our judiciary whose prin cipal business is to - interpret obscure or ambiguous legislative enactments. No law should be passed 1 the Intent and effect of which cannot be easily understood by, the plain citizen who is patiently building- himself and tarn- lly a home in a remote part of the tate i and , thaa upholding ' and . outp0st8 cf clvUIx- atlon"j The liwslpassed fcera are for his government; he represents a class of people to which nine-tenths of our fellow citizens belong nd to whom we are Indebted largely for that sub-' Jection of seemingly : insurmountable dlfflcuilties which gave us originally this jmagniflcent inheritance. -.-vThi citizen and his class should be In your minds at all times" during your delib erations, and especially during - .the Third reading of bills. He is engaged todayj In that struggle whichlf suc cessful. Will bring our state to that degree of , industrial development which; we are all hoping to realize in the near future but his Interests are not represented here save as they find expression in- your Srotes in 'these two chambers. He is never .represented by the professional lobbyist and any kind of crooked legislation always re suits In his injury, - j ' 3It would be difficult to find better proof of the exceHenfc:?Wttdltl0n of our 'state, even withoufrJ'hatty additional legislation, than is furnished in a pub lic statement made ,f;;by the distin guished retiring secretary of state only. last yearv Among other things he said;. "There are fewer 'jstate. off ficers In Oregon than in .most', other states and expenses are on a very economical scale Most of he taxei collected are - to carry: on municipal and county governmentsi Tbe rate of taxation for qll purposes, municipal,'' county and state, is lower than the av erage In other states, and thej assessed valuation of property Is not more than one-third of its real value, jwjjlle in nearly all other states prosperty is as sessed for taxation at a,boui its' full value. For this reason, a 3jper cent ttax In Oregon Is only about oneth1rd 'as costly to the' owners of real aVrd personal property as is a similar -tax to owners of property in neighboring states. The assessed- valuation of all property In Oregon for taxation is about $150,000,000, or little if any mdre than one-third of Its real value, so a .3. per cent tax on that amount is, in fact, no more than about l'jper cent on the actual value." v i , (i This Is a strong ' Statement; and tru, save that as to the tax levy the outgoing board has been compelled to almost - double the . rate for the ensur ing year. . This has been found necesj sary partly because .th'e tax levy lasjt' -year , was too low to supply the needs of the state government, and deflclen cles must always be met , by an addi tional tax. -Besides, the expenditures authorized by 'a session of the legis lature one . year must ' be . charged to the " next ! year. These levies ;and ap-- propriatlons. necessaVIIyt vary from year to year, but this increased tax- levy is brought to your. 'attention as a deterrent force In the matter of making appropriations that can, with out crippling , the state ' service, be avoided. It is to be hoped that you ! will give the people; the ..minimum quantity of legislation at this" session. I jam dis posed tio speak with some plainness on tnis jsubject ror the reason 'that I have hsd a somewhat extended serv ice In pur ranks arid have seen 1 and. felt j an, even been controlled bjr ' the tendencj? to be over-lndustrloUs in the matter of new legislation. '"It Is a mistaken idea to suppose that to meet the approbation of your constituents, you must necessarily be conspicuous ly active; sometimes a man's; activity results In his own undoing. , One. of the greatest dangers that confronts you, gentlemen. Is th'e 'fact that you have fofty days at your disposal In which to do less than , thirty days' worlc The state's prison is not the only place where an abundance of idle time is a ure progenitor of mischief ; It is seen in all walks of life: . Assuming,- as I believe T have a right to do, that scores of measures are introduoed In every , session more from the dsjire to appear Industrious than from .'a sincere, t wiH that they should become laws, the conclusion- that it Is all wrong is Justified by thi fact that it goes to swell the expenses of the state printing, a source of pub lic expenditure that already amounts to vastly more than it should. Not only, so, but it needlessly occupies the otherwise valuable time of the varlr ous committees. This thought natur ally leads to thej further consideration that this buncomb introduction of bills adds greatly to the grievous bur den which already bears heavily on the army of committee clerks who are dragged ,here; during every session from their home in the various parts of the state- THE COMMITTEE CLERKS. Allow me to say a word here about this matter of clerk hire. My ! legisla tive j experience reaches back I to the regular session 18' years ago jand In the meantime I have seen the most meager employment of clerk hire grow into an . absolute public evil whose tenacity of life seems to successfully defy ' the opposition of campaign pledges, platform denunciation, and even the public wrath Itself. The. abuse of this privilege has developed Into a public wrong the. continuance of which Is absolutely without Justl- neation. and its abatement, not at some future session, ' but at this one, Involves your reputation and mine for, sincerity In- the matter of public promises to the people of Oregon. I can go ho further, however, than to call your attention to the necessity for Its discontinuance in the interests of public economy and the fair .treat ment of the taxpayers all over the fitate who can only support their fam lies by. constant toil and - exnoturZ These people should 'never be forgot ten when voting - money out of the treasury for any purpose, andwhen you employ, if you do. an army of Clerk? for whom there Is nothlnar to I'do, you do van act for which tliere is no exenuauon- whatever. 7 . . . a: The people are not iggard!yand do not require a niggardly policy at your hands. I believe -'they are perfectly willing to pay a fair nd even a lib eral compensation to officers who per form duties for which there is a nubile necessity, but; it has been shown time and again that' more than one-half he standing committees of either; housa have no more nae for a permanent ! Si.' .'-y v " L i. . .i .. : . haveCfor a "Chinese ; As a probable means of securing re lief to the people in this matter I have investigated the records ' sufficiently to discover thafc in. 18S0 there, were employed in "the senate 14 clerks ;and 10 in the house,.' There were 26S bills Introduced In, both houses, giving an average of 11 bills to each clerVuj , Irt there were 2S .clerks all old. with 292 bills, giving an average of 10 bliirr to each ;clerk.; j In" the session of IS9J there Were 1S3 clerkf employed to Con elder 60? bills, or one clerk to consider every four bills. In 1S95 . there . were 155 clerks employed to properly han dle 630-; bills, : 6r an average of one clerk to ' every I four bills. Of course,; it is not difficult to comprehend j thej mental and -physicial exhaustion that must be the portion of a clerk who has; I been compelled to, follow., the career; pi our uuis uroogn a session ana: onlyorfy days to do It In. v X?:i 1 In the session of, 1S95 the number fft senate -and house clerks proper : was only US, or 15 fewer than the sesslem previous, but.- unfortunately, there ap-' peared . at' the same session a new spe cies, called "Joint clerks." i 17 In num ber, .who drew nearly $3,000 for 'serv Jces" 'and swelled the total ijmmber, after all, beyond that of Ihe previous sess-'on. ' To press .this quest kn a lit tle nearer home, gentlemen., it becomes necessary to say that while the char acter Jand quantity of yours work in the special session was very comment dable. f you employed ln! both houses 110 clerks to take care qf 1 bills, or Only one bill and a half to each clerk. The cost ofnhis service ; Was $7.45? of $61 for each clerk and $8 fpr each bill. Now. admitting that a number of these c!rfci were employed on Inves tlraling co'nmittces. the fact Will still remain that the average 51ask oj eacq clerk was tc-Took after net .more than j two. b!U, and most of these failed to tecon-e laws. We would be cor'telli to' . go a lor way tx-fore- finding Uixpayer who would crow entrnitlaf tic In support tif' this, sort. of bu sines. ; ; The entire reformation of tfclj iibisi- qn 1 a'-c-ompl'shfd by a con current resolution providing for the ci pointnienf of a chief ;-cff-k under V.hoe, direction ja force, 6 CI committee lt ik could , be detailed' for set vice fi-om committee to committer, as ap plication might . be made to him hy jlhe chairmrn of the diflerent co'tirnit. tees. There can bt no (Jouot that 50 leiks employed steadily' Tor eight hours each ciy could eat 'ly do all the clerical wcrk requited- at any s ion tf the legblature. I . ' i i'" REVISING '.THE JOURNAL. But there Is ar.other abv.te wlich has been giowing from yepr to yeirV and which has still lcs bnsls'for us tiflcation from any point of view, X refer to the appointment of cbirunlt teea tc"reIse ! the Journals' of J the two houses after adjournment I yive served on two such cbmrt ittee ana Know from exporiencei that J.hey are absolutely worthless as a means of securing the object for which Ihey are ostensibly intended. How . t a committee to know when a mistake Is found ir. the proceed'ngs on 'a certain day. when rrharrs six weeks lave ela psed si nee t be proceedl ngs 4 ere had? And when ifis thooght a lUs ttke has been discovering What rjht has any member of the. committi4 Or the committee itself to inerpow its recollection; as against th-- .record! it- relf I have never known 'an instance wrere this has - been done Tin a .se where the correction : wm o)r any n s.iuence whatever. The power -glivn to such a commlite-3 by-thei resolution avthoriring its appointment is ul ) lute, yjtheiit any qualtf:tt.tlin- f qy kind. The legislatiue simply del'ga'lfs to a committee j the power ! tb than the record, ; andj the right t to t-hante' th- li-cord Is th righ toj legKln;. Tlrcre is ix kis!ation asi'li frotn tli? record. ,,I think It safe to say that fc Such coinrhii'e' has ever. evercl?J th right td alter the recrvrd. ibet-auiei ll has no right" to Surh a ileht, This e- Il. true. tli re isj no use for such ttTii- mittie. Evien the. v oik of proatsts; the Journal1 for publication by ln tft e printer is di r e . by c omj ei nt .ttnogrn.phers en, ployed by the secretary-of si ate. jj--" ..' " "The cost of this work his ben rtn- cif-asing .fiom.stsioh to session with the same , c??mfor,tatIe retlo thft lir" attended the expense of other kinds of clerk hire. In lS9, 't cost $711 In $1 300. and ' In lSf5. $1.4S9. poi- correcting the Journals of .he late es sli $500. h-lrve already been ps! id elit. With some bills not yet presented, " Exten.'edcr.mment on- the netesMty for an ribateTnent of ths Jnrreaolng and- needless ex(Fenditures Would be surperfliious.. Thr blame; cannot be specifically ocated, .but the reforma- iion car ne accompr.snea ry atrrm determination .on the part. of - ach member to rMnrri at once to ti e s! r - i'plct methods, that; governed leg. .-la- tive, bodies tn esrller ayti The fact 'tht we know it woud p'ie9e:tli'f peo ple fo Co so Is ill the incenflte we hould; rreel to Insure 'the. effort i being crowned wrth absolute succesa i BOARDS OF TRUSTEES. . It Is a source of. constant rearet that so much turmoil exists In many of the Institutions located awcy frm th state capital and governed by boards of trustees and board ofj argents. TJiere s re reasons for believing that mrch of th's Is caused by the rrevi lent idea thit the institution)' hulc b- used as a means, of permanently benefiting the townf where it i situat ed. Thls-rerAersion of intent ! harm- r I k a V. . v ....... . t-en located in various s?.-tioas of the state, not' with' tte expects tfon that the Institnt.on would help the; locality, br.t th.it the locality would r!p the lr-rtUut!oiv and In some Instances tlils interference of local interests cripples .th4 institution, enteis the So etol lif of the town, and) in . so-- cases tut s been known to hanr-r the eftlciencyof the localpulli school.: This di'Jlcuiit could be Iart;Hy. If no$ altogether, obviated by prodding that r.ot more than. jtwo mem-rs of a board of regents soy trustees shculd ar rolnted f romlhVtojhty Jwbcre . th- l.i-titutiori Is located. , Tfls would msise jit more nearly, a tis institu tion artd reniovalt f rcm'tM seir.tq ln tetcsts of local lnfluf'nce4 I . reside', these boards' are all .too large. "Three trustees could transact af the busi rHls. at the fr.l-3erj' n.ns. for In stance, nort only as well, hat far bet- ter than five do.! and, o course, . at irucn less ex perse. Thete, may Jb clerk, than they Interpreter.- . i wisdom In the multiplicity of ccunii, but the Inorvased .'wisdom is usually tendered nttg:tory-by th-s cross pur pose and wrangling thit senerslly at. tend the deliberation of ioo miny counsellors. This was r perhaps th View of the f irmsrs of our stats con tMtution when 'they provided that aJl stt-te Institutions -should be located at the state capital, where they oould be Snuw .'jr :iunru cumposea. OI a limited number of state officiary wh at any time can meet for the trans. action of unexpected, buslnes, and wbc have no other calling' to divide rluhr attention from the,. performance of public business. . .Tt.ip more nearly a j certain ., business becomes every, hedy's business the more nearly it I e conr.es nobc-1y's;i; business.! To . b., suiev this rule . cannot, be epfoned in the. case of schoc.ls'ihi other Institu tions, located at ; a (distance from .; t he capital, whose boar is of legents a!n.I trustees ate required- to serve. lthrM.t compensation, but here '.he state ex ftus the s'rices of its (itixers wlth- ct-t pay It will get better mu!t from ino employment i te smallest iofsI-t-b number that j will serve the pur pose. J. - Wherever 1 is. iwslbte to place', o'r keep trw management of a state in-, ctttution 'Under' the contro! of n loard of state officers, who are Mear it at all times and wKoj bave no other lines -cf business to demand their! attention. It rfiiould .surely ba dope. .In examin ing the!" history of theicentrol t.f our different state Institutions, if vill be found that the beat results have beeni. ct tail td '.fiom those go er r.ed by a , b.ird composed of a limited number of! f tate offifials, while there has beerv more or less, trouble in. those whose gOvernment is vested irv a bdsrd f trt.stees 'living In different- paits of . the. state and whotoo often ro.re to gether on a nr footing fr the tran ari'on of public buli.es. . f - . r FIfc Ht:iIES At the special sssion you very wise ly; passed an act Jfo -nj thoioughl protect the salmon fbdu:try of th-s s'ate. Aeccrding . to; I;s provllons a state fjsh'CcnimtMf tun is created whoie , duty Is to "select and -locate i suitable site or kites . foV the- eoryntr ui tlnn of fi&h ' I. hat-herles,i - arid ..";' f r iiti uV-t therejit -suth hatclieries ;as toi the-r Judgment Miir te Io the ,beit 'interest of the fishing ir.duryV;STh fuiidb meint, of 'the eon litlons ' p( ,' this pro- Mvn will r.eceit:ite t ho apt.ranriu- -Hon f a sufficient sum to conntruct the required ripmber of hatoherls. The'magnltihle, Impartince anL pssl-' blH ties of the flrhtng industry can- -not easily be overestirnated. and. 1 Wom tber will ; be no hesitancy In. supplying" the nc-ary - legislation -tot, make tlje new law .effitlve. : During, the . last "20 years :the value of our sulrhon product has been nearly J70, OX-C OOO, and gives employment to thou- sands of deserving laboring men. ;R n.emberlng trjat th's does not Intcr ftrje with the amount of the land" pro-. ducts of the state, but is confined to the rivers and smaller. ft renm. we ob- tarn a cle.trer .conreptlon of 11 1m-, lortance. Computed meieTy - by th. actual areavof surface occupied by our, rivers, their value exceeds any equal amount of and iirf ace ; in the state1, , at- hundred , fold, and since thse .ar teries rot only bf.Vontmerf e, hut tit . life-giving : food.!" are 1 d'9trlbuted throughout our slate, like many other blessings, more generously , than in any -ther state in' the union, we rhiul. rhow ou appreciation -'of them l.y the mpst c.i refill and. helpful; legll.tlon. To bilng about the most satisfac tory result In this matter it b absolutely mcesiary that ' our I'a.ws on -the" ques- . . lion should be. as nearly as pisslb' ., . Identical with those'j: of ,th tate jot Washington. , Pr-:, 'this; I urpoje yoi! ii.ould. Iminediatiry sri'nt a com--.nrrittee lo confer with a similar com mttf,ee from thaf, st.ite to adjust .suc ' dirCeMMef - as miy le of gnat-'t Im- .poitrinre. ":!0',h commit U, I am ln fo-me'd. will I -e- duly aijHlntr f t-v 'th . l-lL;lsl'iure .of that: st-te. ,;rYou wit; find in the A'ery exbaus'ti' re;ort t the flth rtmmisFionfr a hir.il of information-' on this e.iiestlcn thit - III aid yu very greatly In the wpik be fore yoUj' - - . " 'RAII.ROAD I-EGIrfl-ATlON. In oledience to" what emed to b a r'opulir demand of several yais tending, ? oil re,ealed at your special sesKn ne. act creating: a stite bvr1 .-. of railroad, ;'cornmislolers. , This : h ve,s- the st.ijte without - an b gisla Won wi.atever regulating the freight charges by tallroids. Thfs. it" seems t m.-, tfaves us In; an anomalous con diHon, nod surely those of our fellow, citizens who are disposed to lovk with alarm: on the "encroachments of coW. porartons" have Just ;now . amplt ground for the mot dismal anticipa tions. If the various ra'lroad corrr-. pr.lesof the state hould,TomIi)d to double thelf '" preWnt freight rates there Is no t-bwer in the state any where to make any tangible reslst-ti.ee- Whether t hi j Is a safe and de rlrable conditldn to continue is for you to detrmlne; Perhaps tk better nx-ans has been devised for the rpgu- laj'on of these matters than? Is'fur nished' byis rtllroad cornrBixslon elect ed by the -people or appointed by-the governor No st.-ta officer -should be elected I by the legislature.' for the res son rthat the vicious system of "log rolling" by which pernicious Wasure ere often carrled through on . the ttrength of meritorious ones, is quits apt to appear in the combinations al- -ways made? in the effort to score ths success of some particular candidate: and when a. mistake Is made In this ' manner it l.1mroslbl to, fix the r sponsibiUty: When a mistake is fixed 1 uiion the .shoulders of ninety different men it Is hot flxrd at all In the sense that it Is any relief to ihe aggrieved lrty. ; No governor, It Is thought, would appoint a man to a position of . trust unless) he bell?ved."at least, that -fc was eminently fitted for It compe-v I nt and trujtWorthy." F quently th n; ftn selected by the legislature for aa irr.i-ortaht . position, through acrarrble of caucuses and Joint vent Ions. Is purely an sccMent, ixot'Jn tended seriously by anybWy. I . have known such instances and so V have you. .;-')' - ." '. .'-' 5....- .; V Assuming that every citizen ' con cedes the necessity of' somef kind of state control of railroads it follows that .this can only be dine by either a railroad commission or a fixed . law, which,' when passed, .'must necessarily stand . for two years whether found -to be just or not. X vast, majority of : ' - - t i ' ; 4 - '.-,.- : the . con- . - 7:- ."-.'- . . -4'