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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
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troik a. plain roan Of this people, voie-
in?
fhonest sentiments dtad demands.
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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
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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.
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"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.
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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-
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