Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1892, Page 4

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The vmwlh of the averace daily ¢irculat on tor six years is shown in \he_ fol- Wiio will sell the dog tags now? JUDGING from the committees, Mr. Bechel is still in the swim. CORRUGATED iron is now a glut in the mat ket, politically speaking. court of «the United which were THE supreme States makes some law better unmade. Wik Commissioner Dumont assumes his new duties, herding dagoes, kodaks will be in demand. OMAHA bankers are noted for their conservatism, but whon it comes to bid- ding for city fuuds they carry the idea “entirely too far. THE great trouble with the democrats in congress is that recivrocity is a pop- ular idea and they dread its effect upon the ensuing elections. THE railronds are evading the issue ou milling in transit. rates. The rail- roads can afford to deal fairly for once with Oma But they won'’t. GEORGE I'IMME, as chairman of the county bonrd, from experience and abil- ity, can and doubtless will see that busi- ness methods ave applied to the conduct of county affairs, THE United States supreme court has just decided that a witness cannot be compelled to testify inany manner tend- ing to criminate himself. On this point the court has sustained Judge Helsley. DicK BERLIN can be of as much ser- vice to his country on the floor of the county board as he could have been in the chair, His mascot deserted him for the time being, but ho is still in the ring. HARNEY PEAK tin isa little slow about it, but another six months will bring the metal to the front and con- found the croakers who insist that no tin mines exist anywhere except in . Cornwall and Malacc A REORGANIZATION of the of doing public printing, it is said, will save $500,000 annually, which is equivalent to announcing that there has been a tremendous leak in that branch of the public service heretofore. SENATOR ENGLE, the indspendent gentleman in the Towa senate who holds the balance of power, is a modest poli- tician. He proposed to vote with the © demoerats in organizing the senate if allowed to name ten of the senate offi- cers. methods GoLp HiLn, Wyoming, is gradually © coming to the fromt as & mining camp, Although the winter hinders oxtensive operations muterially, the work of de- velopment proceeds most satisfactorily and Gold Hill promises to be the mining sonsation of next season. THE thermometors at Pine Ridge agency, South Dakota, registered 51° below zero Monday morning. This fact ought completely to congeal the favorite lie which periodically announces that the Pine Ridge Indians are getting ready to tuke to the warpath, SoMe idea of what it means to erect reservoirs for irvigation may be ob- tained from the knowledge that California has one of 5,500,000 gallons capacity, another of 6,000,000 gallons and a thicd of 10,000,000 gallons, the abutments confining the waters being sixty to ninety feet high. E—— THIRTY-NINE nations and twenty-four colonies have alveady taken steps to be represented ‘at the World’s fair. As the days pass the show grows In pros- pective importance, It witl unquestion- ably be the grandest exposition ever beld and it will take a generation to enable any other to surpass it. — A HORSE car was seen on [ifteenth street yesterday. It is said thatata recent meeting of the divectors of the street railway company it was decided to make two trips a day on that line just as soon us the traffic may warrant the additional expense. Every citizen of Omaha will applaud the announce- weat of this ne w policy. MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR BOIES. The biennial message of Governor Boles of Towa is a practical, business- like document. The opening para- graphs, referring to the general pros- perity of the people, do not sustain what the governor said in his memorable speech somewhat more than a year.ago, but he is to be commended for making amends for that mistake, which the veople of Town seem to have pardoned. It is gratifying to learn upon the author- ity of Goveenor Boies that the people of Town are now blessed with more general prosperity thun at any previous time in their history, that the agricultural lands of the state have udvanced in value, that an impetus been given to the upbuilding of cities and towns and that an era of prosperity has come to the manufacturing and mining in- dustries. It is partinent to remark that these happy conditions have all been realized unless Governor Boies wholly misrepresented the situation in Decem- ber, 1800, during the past year and in this period the republican tariff law against which the governor and party have waged and are still waging o vigorous warfare, has been in full opera- tion. Certainly so far as [owa is con- cerned it is evident that the ovils pre- dicted .of that law have not been experionced. The testimony of her democratic governor must he accepted as conclusiveo on this point. Towa1s out of debt and has a surplus inthe treasury. The governor says if the state ever or ever will be able to puy her bills as they acerue she is in that condition now,and he urges that no malkeshift of any kind or form should be resortod 10 to postpone any one of thess for any period of time whatever. This 15 sound advice which the legislature will doubtless heed. The demands upon it for appropriations the governor states will far exceed the estimated revenue, so that great cave will need to be e sed to keep the expeditures within the veceipts, but being fore- warned this need not be a difficult task. The recommendations of Governor Boies are gonerally sound, aiming as they do secure @ moro practical and judi- ceonomical administration of 5. His views regarding the man- agement of the various public institu- tions are worthy of the serious consid- eration of the legislature, for it is evi- dent that some reforms are necessary and would increase the value and effi- ciency of these institutions. One of tho most judicious vecomwmendations is for the creation of a state board of trustees to represent and manago the affairs of all these institutions, instead of the separate boards as at present, it being the opinion of the governor that such a board would be better able to supply the legislature with an intelligent estimate of the wants of these institutions than are thirteen distinct boards, each one eager to get all it can for the institution it represents. There is nothing of a political nature in the message, the governor having probubly resorved anything of this kind for tceatment in his inaugural address, soon to be delivered. A FAR-REACHING DECISION. The decision of the United States su- preme court in the Counselman case will give great satisfuction to the rail- road corporations that do business in violation of the law. It will also be gratifying to the enemivs of the inter- state commer: ince its practical effect is to render that law, as it now stands, worthless. The act makes ample provision for the prosecution and pumishient of common carriers who violate it. The commission is author- ized to employ every means necessary to obtain information in prosecuting its investigations, and in the event of its authority not being respected the cir- cuit courts of the United States are re- quired to issue an ovder compelling obe- dience on the part of any common c: rior, or other person, summoned by the commission. Section 12 of the act pro- vides that “any failure to oboy such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof,” and also that *‘the claim that any such testi mony or evidence may tend to criminate the person giving such ovidence shall not excuse such witness from testifying; but such evidence or testimony shall not be used against such person on the trinl of any criminal proceeding.” But these provisiousof the act are made nugatory by the decision of the supreme court, for if parties to the vio- lation of the law may refuse to give tes- timony or evidence on the claiin that it may tend tocriminate them, it is ob- viously idle to institute prosecutions, because conviction will be impossible. The essential evidence cannot be ob- tained, for if persons may refuse to tes- tify on the ground stated they will also be justified in declimng to produce books, papers, contracts, agreements or any documents relating to any matter under investigation. In the case of Counselman the lower courts complied strictly with the provisions of the inter- state commerce act, and were further fortified by the section of the revised statutes which says that evidence given in a judicial proceeding shall not be used ngainst u witness in any criminal proceeding. But tho supreme court decides that these statutory provisions offer no obstacte toa witness claiming the protection accorded hy the fifth amendment of the coustitution of the United States, which says that no pe son “'shall be compelled in any crimins case to be a witness agaivst himself.” The court gives a broad construction to this provision, saying that it does not mean merely that a person shall not bs compelled to be a witness in a criminal prosecution against himself, but that he should not be compelled when acting as o witness in an investigation to give testimony which might tend to show that he himself had committed a erime: **I'he privilege is limited to criminal matters,” says the decision, **but it is as broad as the mischief agninst which it sooks to guard,” Every lawyer will understand the far-veaching effect of this privilege as defined by the supreme courk The decision leaves the Interstat Commerce commission helpless. It practically deprives that body of all power to enforce the requirements of the law under which it nets. Violutor of the luw und those who profit by its THE violation may set the commission and the courts at deflance, It will be o waste of time and a farcial proceeding to institute investigations or prosecu- tions, for the culprits have only to cite their constitutional privilege to be silent in order to block all inquiry and oscepe all responsibility. The door is thus opened to unlimited contracts and agreements in conteaven- tion of the lnw, and there is no present vemedy. A remedy, howaver, must be found, and the duty of doing this de- volves upon the people of the states. Every state will have to provide & max-* imum schedule of eates, nud in oraer, as fur as possible, to secure stability and prevent the indiscriminate cutting of rates, it may also be expedient to pro- vide a minimum schedule. Railroad regulation, which the supreme court of the United States has practically taken out of the hanas of the Interstate Com- merce commission, must be assumed by the states. In the meantime the friends in congress of the policy of national reg- ulation should serviously consider what shall now be done to brotect the public against the widespread renewal of rail- rond discrimination and all the evils which the interstate commerce act was intended to remedy. —_— THE ARID LANDS PROBLEM, A corresnondent at Douglas, Wyo., takes direct issue with the position as- sumed by this paper in a recenteditorial article upon the arid lands problem. We must admit, too, that he argues his points most cleverly and makes out a very good case on behalf of Wyoming. It is possible, however, that the corre- spondent does not fully comprehend the views of THE 1 The basis of our ar- gument is that t gtates cannot prop- erly carey out 8o e > a system of internal improvemants as is required. Each state o territory would naturally consider her own requirements, and to & greater or less extent ignore the inter- ests of adjoining states, There could ba no uniformity of plan or havmony of ac- tion if each state is given control of the arid lands included within her bounda- ries, and were expected to develop the irrigation problem folely in conncction with her own property, whether held in fee or in trust. The facilities for proparly irrigating the lands in Wyoming are ample. Tho state could, no doubt, by mens of bonds Qr otherwise, so construct reservoirs and ditehes as to bring the arable rogion en- tively under wator. In doing so, how- ever, there might and probably would be a waste of funds and of energios which, if applied 1n accord with a more general system, embracing all the arid region, would be avoided. As THE BEE remarked befove, Wyoming is the watexr- shed of the continent. She controls tha element of fertility in a large degreo to which other states must tu-n, and her especial advantages should not ba as- sumed as purely local in considering this important questiom. The South Platte river rises in Colo rado, and unearly all its water is con- sumed 1n irrigating the fields of eastern Colorado. The Republican river has not been so extensively tapped but it it wonld be quite possible to drain its upper branches completely, and a draft upon the Platte would affect the volumg of water in the Republican, because the latter stream is generally believed to be fed by seepnge from tho Platte in its lower course in Nebraska. Tho tapping of the North Platte in Wyoming would therefore not only affect that stream, but the Platte properas well. The proposition of the Salt Lake ivri- gation congress is a move in the right divoction, but goes too far when it pro- poses to grant in trust to the states and tervitories all lands needful of irrigation now a part of the public domain within such states and territories for the pur- pose of developing irrigation. Instead of dividing the responsibility'among the states and territorvies, it should be as- sumod by the national government, which could recoup itself from sales, and after comploting a propar system of irri- gation and disposing of the lands upon conditions which would maintain the works, the slates could come into proper relations with them without injury or injustice to other states. This seems the more nacessary because such terri- tories as New Mexico and Avizona, for instance, do not contain within their boundaries extensive lakes or streams, and could not develop their arid lands without help from the national treasury. Phis assistance could not properly be extended to one of the states most di- rectly interested withoutlikewise aiding others, and therefore the mecessity for a general plan broad enough in scope to meet the entire situation. . THE POLICE FORCE. It may be true that the present police forco canunot patrol every street and alley within the present limits of the city of Omaha which covers very nearly the same area as does the city of Paris. But we must always bear in mind that we must cut our gurments in proportion to our cloth. It would doubtless afford the chief groat pleasure if Omaha would muster and equip two vegiments of pol and provide all the frills and teimmings that go with such a large body of peace preservers. The truth is, however, that Omaha is as well policed now as is any othor ocity of equal pop- ulation. Our police force has more than kept .pace in numbers with the increase of population. We may as well tell the truth, that the de- crense in the number of patrolmen within the year is by no meaus in pro- portion to the number of people that have sought homes elsewhere for want of employment. [t is trus, we have reached bottom, but it will be time enough to increase our expenses for police protoction aftor the tide has turned sufficiently to place us where wo were when the census was taken. If it becomes absolutely.necessary to f g I raise the force to its standard of a year ago the Five and Police Commission can 50 vevise the salary list as to sccure the increase without a materisl change in the present payroll. In fact, the grading of patrolmen with salaries lixed accord- iug to tume of service is one of the mueli- needed reforms. There would be no trouble whatever to recruit 1,000 men for the police at $30 per month for the ar and a #5 por mooth raiss for every your of uctive service up to 70 pe OMAHA DAILY BEW: WEDNESDAY, month for patrolmen, with promotion from the rah | to sprgonnts, lioutennnts and captains, rimging from $900 to #1,200 o year, 5 The ,.r.-,.mn.xmnuml however, is for retrenchment in overy branch of the municipal smachine. This doss not mean, ot course, & reduction below liv- ing wages, buythe weeding out of need- less taxeateps Mnder whatever name or station, and readjustment of salaries on the scale tHat prevails in mercantile houses, factories and fn the offices and depots of the railronds. THE following gentlemen compose the Board of Indian Commissioners for whose necessary expenses and the sal- ary of a secretary congress annually votes #5,000: President Motrill E. Gates of Amherst college, chaivman; General B. Whittlesey of Washington, D. C. Albert K. Smiley, esq.,of Lake Mohonlk, N. Y.: Jolonel William MceMichael of New York: William H. Lyon, esq., of Brooklyn; Mr. Joseph Jacobs of Mich- igan; Bishop William D. Walker of North Dakota; Philip C. Garrett of Philadelphia; ex-Congrossman Darwin R. James of Brooklyn; Elbert B. Mon- roe of Southport, Conn, It will be ob- served that but one member is from any state west of the Missouri river, and he is the missionary bishop of the Epis- copal church of North Dakota. The people who reside in the regions where the Indian is best known should have a representation in the board: which is quite a factor in Indian affairs. I¥ THE recommendations of the Towa board of commissioners for the Colum- binn exposition is carrvied out, that state will have an adequate representation in the World’s fair. The commissioners want an appropriation of $339,000, and Governor Boies in his message approves the recommendation, suggesting that in ovder to provide it special appropriations for state instftutions could properly be abandoned. In this the governor shows a commendably patriotic interest in the great enterprise. The proposed sum is a zenerous one, but Towa is a great state and should spare no effort to fully im- prove the only opportunity she may have in half a century, at least, to give the world an object lesson of her great- ness, There can be no doubt that the results will most amply repay the out- lay. THE weather is decidedly chilly when D. Clemn Deaver is entirely happy. He heartlessly wemplodes the surcharge of enthusiasm generated at the Jacksonian club the other night by pointing out the inconsistencied of the Jacksonians. Only # modern Jeremiah could be so in- different to human suffering as to inter- fere with the onjoyment of the alleged disciples of Jackson. THE colonels who are waiting for the president to select a brigadier general from their number ave well nigh as im- patient as the governorsof Nebraska, who are anyfdlisly watching for the ac- tion of the supyeme court. . [t may be added, too, ,,hu'. oach of the colonels is equally as-confident he should be* ap- pointed as each of the governors that he should be sustained. GENERAL GRA judgment of a democrutic majorty is being vindicated. A more ridiculous blunder than the Breckinvidge project for repealing the reciprocity section of . the McKinley tariff act can hardly be conceived. ['rom a free trade standpoint that is the only redeeming feature of the present tariff law. CONGRE: AN BLAND of Missouri pays no heed to the instructions of Sen- ator Hill, but introduces a free coinage bill. This will be veferred to Mr. Bland’s committee and wili be reported for passage. Then and “thereupon the democrats who desire to straddle the silver question will be put toa severe test. CHIEF SEAVEY'S recommendation that steps be taken to erect a city jail, a work house and a hospital deserves more than passing attention. But the question is, where is the money to como from for the erection of all these build- INaAs ) ator Morgan of Ala- buma is the foremost champion of the Nicaragua canal scheme, it is hardly probable his resolution of inquiry into the afTairs of the compuny is intended to open up any seandal DOUGLAS county is assisting 500 poor persons who reside in her midst. This is fully hev proportion of the paupers of Nebraska and outside ccunties should not seek to add to the number surreptitiousl . —— THE Union Depot company went through the motions of holding an an- nual meeting und electing officers, but it is observed no steps were taken to keep faith with the people and resume construction, THERE is aisense of fair play amovg tho people whith is prompt to condemn a flagrant misuse of party advantage at the expense 'of popular suffrage,—Gov- ernor MeKirllkgj on the Gerrymander, METEOROLOGY has for the first time asserted ltscl’ m the Omaha Board of Trade. As wight have been e\pu\'led its represontative, Mr. John made a brwl\"’upor MARTIN rogards the Board of T r‘p building as a bone of contention. »yQmaha has hithorto re- garded this battding as the backbone of the organization. PRESIDEN THE Omaha F. F. will kill its con- gressman with kinduess. Nothing is so disastrous to & public man's reputation us slobber from nn interested source, HAsTINGS will gertainly forgive ev thing that has happened in the if the congressional delegation through a $250,000 public buiiding. pully WE want an hoaest grand jury and a senrching investigation at its hands, Foolish, Detroit Free Press, "The false economy of the average counit voud is well exempliied bya recent dfs patch from lows, which says: It would JANUARY 13, 1892 take #1,000,000 dollars to even up the losses in trade to the merchants, ship- pors and farmers in fowa on account of the fearful mud blookade which exists not only 1n Towa, but all over the Mississippi valtoy.” Yot the peoplo of Iowa would probably “kick' at the appropriation of a quarter of & million to improve the roads of the state or atany organized attompt to improve them at the general public expense, A Sampleof A enn Civilization, Detroit Tribune, Our groat and glorious five-cont congress has begun the noble work of retrenchment by knocking out the proposition to deliver at a Russian port the grain given by Americans to help the czar's starving peasants. This is the same kind of economy which in private life finds expression in the contribution of plugged nickels to the Sunday moraning col- lection. An Antique Conundram, Denver Repuhliean. The death of the: khedive of Egypt may give rse to diplomatic complications of & serious character. I'rance has all along looked with jealousy upoa the English occu- pation ot Egypt, aad it will not be surprising if it takes advantage of this opportunity to opon the Egyptian quostion Aoy - Tribute to the Nickel Congress. New York Sun, A bright new nickel mounted upon a pin would make a very effective campaign badge in the elections of next fall, when the people Aro to pass judgment upon the results of the first session of the Fifty-second congress. ol g A Thing of Beauty. Cineinnati Commereial. Recinrocity works beautifully, We agree to admit free of duty sugar, coffeo, tea and hidos from certain countries which open their markets to our meats, grain, liye stock and countless articies of manufacture. - A \Vl'ukn w9 for Numpl. Philadelphia Press. Gavza, who nas been raiding the northern Mexican border for some time baci was formorly a newspapor man; but this fact did not justify his columns of troops in their uction, i s Come West. pung n. Globe-Demncrat, Governor Russell of Massachusetts has just arrived av presidontial age, but he will never attain presidential sizo unless he changes his state or his politics. Under the Hat, Chicago Tribun Too many railroads have their block sys- tems located just under the hats of their ox- ecutive officers. YOUTHFUL HIGHWAYMEN ON TRIAL. Two Dubuque Lads Who Tarned Robbers and Became Murderers, Dusrque, Ia., Jan. 12.—A trial made very interesting on account ot the youth of the ac- cused has just begun here. The criminals are named Hansen and ILee, aged respec- tively 15 aud 16, A month ago, after robbing a huraware store and procuring revolvers, the boys resolved to be highwaymen and robbed a woman and & man. ‘I'he mext night they boarded a suburban_street car, driven by ‘an old man named Lochner. Lee de- ‘manded his money, and as Lochner pushed him away the boy’s revolver went off. Han- sen, whom Lochner had not seen, then shot. the old mun. The boys concealed themselves 10 a box car and were arrested. Bofore tho corouer’s jury they cdnfessed tho crime. Held Up by a Lone Highwayman, PuaxNix, Ariz, Jan. 12.—The Florence and Globe stago was held up by one highwayman nine milesfrom Riversiue. Tho Wells-fargo box and two bavs of builion were taken. The mail was uutouched. The robber is de- scribed as tall, and with a dark, heavy mous- tache. Ho wore no mask, The same stago was robbed near this point ton days ago. The )anls-l"m'go box was taken by the sup- posed same man. Indian trailers started out, but lost tho trail in the Pinal mountains in d blinding snow storm. . Helped Found the Republican Party eviLig, 1L, Jan. 12—lohn R. Thomas, ono of the pioneors of this country, who has just celobrated his ninoty-second birthday, was one of the founders of the re- publican’ party. During the memorablo campaign in lilinois betwean Lincoln and Douglas ho was one of the leaders of the then new party in southern Illinois. COMICAL POINTS. ng many tears over the France is not shedd ki Iu lite he death of the was Tewfilc with The most noted Kentuckian is at his old k. Chiof Old Crow is one of the leaders of the ghost dance. Lite: Traveler—Say, my friond, thore's no weat in this sandwich. Waltress—No? Travelor—Don't you think you'd botter givo that pack avother shufllo and tet me draw again Some people are all o goinz to die. Thelr fraid they won't. Somervlil tho time tricnds are Chioago Pos ane-pound wrowin The groat question now is tneir yield in g and pints. BEFORE AND APTER. Brooklyn Life. Threa sweet maidens sat in & row, With three geim dragons hehind ‘em; And each swoot maiden had a yo And all of 'em made ‘em mind ‘om, But those three maldens aro matrons now: In thrae brown-stono frants you |1 find ‘om Al alon . They can none of " ako ‘em raind ‘em, Inidinapolis Journal: -What! You gwing 1o put dut Jittle brack itup in de baby show? “¥Yns Indecd. 'Bout de time do mudders o’ all dom white younguns gits after dat com- mittee dey'il be mighty glad to comperniiso on my little Rastus, an’ don’ you fergit it!" New Zork Mercury: A Neighbor--Well, how goes it with you now” Mr. Henpeck * (dolefully)~Badly “The best horse [ had died last night. Noighbor--Well, that was bad. But you nave atill something to be thankfui for, Mr, Henpeck (orightening up)—-Ah! Then some one has told you that my wife died, als eno Somerville Journal: meot Miss Wiltshire? Btjohnson—Yes. | met her at a b the season. What a jovely girl Bjenkins—Do you think so? It must have been & masquerado bull where you two met, Bjenklns—Have you 1t oarly In THE WEATHER SHARP. Washington Star. s any a blizzard bold porma 5 of dit Yos, many tmes 48 vold 0 s 1oro cold— s these, ank bl has The farmer's includes tho Lowell Courier: An ant'-c been introduced Into congross. boy will b anxlous to know If it grindstone. allas Nows: Tt is quite natural that an 1enl young Lndy should prefer us littlo witlst as possibie. Indiinspo'is Journ Thore's n who Sonid Fuo awiy It he 41d. not havo 1o tike himsolf alonz, Galveston Now he bald headed gonorally nduwitto to be very cloar hoaded. Yonkors Guzette: Willinm Penn was a righter of the re | man's wron 1. Texns Alftines: Tho ,umuun ofa judge is un exceedingly tryl ONE MIN'S HISTORY. Somerville Jowrnal, Jonrs was & very busy miu, From morninz until late He worked. und gradzed the moments thay He guve the mewls he ute. Ho grow quite eri d bont, und old, Ao lnbore i Waught vise esides the work A8 BAKUKCC DO Until oue day the An Death you're past your prim . *he murmure ) L roaly avou's IN PERRY ENGLE'S POWER. Wheels of Towa's Senato Ologged by the Member from Jasper County. HE ONLY ASKS EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. Fallure of an Attempt to Organize—House Duly Start the Republican € Plan—Governor I Des MoiNgs. Ta, Jao, 12.—All the new mombers of the senate were sworn in today. A resolution was introduced calling for the olection of permament officors and it was carried by the voting with the republicans of Engle (Ind.), and the breaking of the tie which resulted by the voto of Lieutenant Governor Poyueer. For secretary of the senato the republicans nominated J. A. CIiff, but the democrats re- frained from voting. Engle voted with the republicans, giving Chff 25 votes. Lieuten- ant Governor Poyneer decided there was not a constitutional quorum and refused to de clare Cliff elected. The senate then adjournod until 2 p, m, The senate this afternoon took five ballots on secretary, in which the democrats rofused to vote and no election resulted. Kngle stands firm with republicans, and says there will be no inauguration unless the partiescome to his terms. It is assorted he wants to name a majority of the officers of the senate, to have the best places on the committe and to dictate,the make-up of all of them. It is asserted this evening that the repub- licans this afternoon decided to reversa the tuling made this morning that required 26 out of 50 to elect permanent officers, If the democratic members ara ia the room a quorum can be counted and the republican officers elected. Several of the republican senators, it is said, do not like the plan, say ing the democrats have a majority honesti and thought it not proper to eot the minor offices from them. Furthermore, they pro- pose to break the asad lock at once and get to work, In the House, The house republican caucus this morning elected Miss Kittie Jordan as bill clerk and Mr. Maino as doorkeeper. On the recom- mendation of the committee on credentials the house seated members whose papers wero not correctly mado out. The house this afternoon permanentl, ganized, republican caucus nominees elected, as follows: Speaker: W. Mitchell of Adams; chief clerk, Charles Beverly of Greeue; first assistant, D. H. Scott of Cass; second a sistant, T. J. Wilcox of Wortl engrossing clerk, Oliver Conger of Wayn, enrolling clork, Fannie Metzler of Poll sorgeant-at-arms, R. S. Findlay of Clarl assistant postmistress, Grace L. Marty vill clerk, Kitty Jordan of Jefferson; door- keeper, J. N. Maine. Speaker Mitcholl was sworn in and pre- sided during the remainderof the afternoon. The governor's message was received aud placedon file. It is: Governor Boles' Messago. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: We have been favorod with abundant crops. Every form of in- dustry, every branch of business, has felt the influence of conditions so favorable to us. © With increased prices for the products of our farms has come a substantial advance in the market value of the agricultural lands of our state. A marked impetus has been given to the upbuilding of our cities and towns. An era of prosperity bas come to our manufacturing and mining industries. Our lines of railway have felt the influence of better prices for the great staples we are able to send abroad, and wherever we turn, in every branch of industry, trade or pro- fession in which our people are engaged, aro to be seen -unmistakable evidences of the general prosperity with which we are blessed. To this has been added a period of general good health, and we have been saved from great puhlm calamities of every kind. i We entered upon the last biennial period July 1,188), with a sfate debuv of $30,388.; "Tho last of the outstanding warrants wer called April 22, 1860, The receipts of the treasury during tbat period were as follows: n countles »m insurin or- ng 0. Bulunce Total.. o The disbursemonts during Lho same poriod were as follows Stato auditor deomed . Interest b an Cush btanco o hivnd t; Llow of biennial period.. 485,068.05 Total...... Thore wora outstanding warrants driwn upon the treasury at that time amonnting in the aggresate 1o I ‘e 30042 Lonving an actunl surplus of, 454,008,399, The total wmount of speeial wp- s maudo by the last rogutod. . . o uum-prm.-u t the presont 40480734 g July 1, 180, {8 ¢ p . And his estimate of expenditures 0 meet gonoral wppropriutions or those provided for by gonoral statutes, Loaving to be expended for special appropriations daring the pro ent period, including surpins the troasury over and above u patd nppropriations at tho com= mencomont thereof. . 650,082.05 It will bo remembered that durllm all of the last biennial period the state tax was collected upon a levy of 2i§ mills upon the dollar of assessed value of taxable property, whilo the rovenues of the present and folow- ing years will be collectod upon a levy of 3 mills, which accounts for the lessened sum that can be used for special appropriations, Estimates for State Institutl Turning to the recommendations of those in charge of our state institutions and the commissioners of tho Columbian expositiothgs we find that the total amount of special a) provriations asked for is §1,802,950. It is hardly necessary for me to suggest that appropriations made by you should be kept within tho rovenues of the state, We cantot affurd to leave upon the shoulders of those who now admitister the affairs of the state the odium of having involved it in del h;r some future administration to take care of. If Town was or ever wiil be able to pay her bills as they accrue, she s in that condition now, and no makeshift of any kind or form should be resorted to to postpone any one of theso for any poriod of time whatever. ‘The fact that special appropriations recom- mended tor the present biennial period ex cecd by more than threo times all that the state will have to give, unless our tax lovy is largely increased. leads me to believe there is a radical and almost inexcusable defect in our present systom of estimates on which legisiators must lareely rely in determining what special appropriations ought to be made. It is concededly impracticable for members in the briof time allotted them during a ses- sion of the logislature to become sufticiently familiar with the facts to form an intelligent cpinion based npon personal knowledge of their own duty in this respe Jt follows that some plan ol furmishing this information is a simple necessity. - We have undertaken to proviae this by re- quiring hennial reports by state officers and ostimates of needed appropriations by those under whose care our state institutious are placed. By this plan the trustces and each supor- intendent of these institutions practically, if not literally, present the claims of the single object of their immediate care, and thus 1t is sought to furnish the executive and legisla- tive departments of the state government with information on which they must chiefly rely in the discharge of one of their most im- portant duties, But those who propare these estimates lack much of the information necessary to enablo them to form & reasonably correct opinion upon matters they are required to expound for the enlightenment of others, ‘Ihey are comparatively ignorant of the ex- tent of the revenues of the stato that can be applied to appropriations such as they roc- ommend, and totally so of the wants of tho numerous 1ustitutions other thau those they ropresent, that must be supported from the same general fund. It is not surprising, therefore, that we find this legisiature asked to appropriate more than a million and a quarter dollars in exc of the rovenues of the state that can be o plied to such purposes. It does not require reflection to enable us * to aetermine that no business man would un- dertake to conduct his affairs upon such im- perfect and unreliable information. A still worse feature of this plan is found in the fact that these reports and estimates are usually, and perhaps necessarily, suple- mented by a lobby in the interest of each of the state ingtitutions, by which the members ave constan\.y urged to make liberal appro- priations for the institution represented by each particular lobby. And in the midst of this multitude of do- mands, with no practical knowledge to guido it the legislature is required to enter upon the work of distributing the surplus rev- enues of the state among objects justly en- titley eachs $o its fair share of that which tie people are ablo to give. Board of Trasteos, Wo bave in Iowa of eoducational, elecmosynary and reformatiory institutions, which are governed by separared boards of trustees, no less than thirteen in number, and to fill these boards requires sevonty-four members. Leaving out the educational we still havo ten of the others controlled by separata boards composed of forty-six members in tha aggregate, or an averago of 4.6 eaci. After all this machinery bas been con- structed aud put together and set in motion with its attendant oxpenso to the state theva . 1s but oue thing pussivie to be done and that is for each of these soparate boards to em-f ploy some one to take practioal charge of thé institution it represents and substantially * manage its affairs. _To puy thcss trustoos, of the ten institu- 2,001,200.60 2,028,420.00 F [CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.| Government Tests The Royal Baking Powder De clared Superior to all others. The fact that Royal Baking Powder is, in all respecrs, the best baking powder offered to the public has been established beyond question, Prof. H. A. Mott, when employed by the U. S. Govern- ment to analyze the various baking powders of the market to determine which was the best and most economical, after an extended investigation reported in favor of the Royal, and it was adopted for government use, Prof. Mott has continued his examinations of baking powders sold at the present day, and affirms it as his de- liberate judgment, arrived at after most thorough research and a careful examination of the principal brands of the market, that the Royal is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable baking powder offered to the public. his report, says: Prof. Mott, in “The Royal Baking l"uwdcr is absolutely pure, for I have so found it in many tests made both for that company and the U. S. Government. “I will go still further and state that, because of the facili- ties that company have for obtaining perfectly pure cream of tarf , and for other reasons dependent upon the proper proportions of the same, and the method of its preparation, the Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable baking powder offered to the public, “Dx. HENRY A. MOTT, Pu. D Late U. 8. Government Chentua.,