Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 9, 1903, Page 2

the educational sthtistics, while the great field of Jabor would be altogether ignored Another thing that occasioned remark wan the fact that notwithstanding his widely adveriised intention to recommend & board of pardons; Governor Savage was silent on that subject, leaving that recom- mendation to his ‘suocessor. The . great pardoner carefully passed over the pages of his manuscript embodying the long lst of convicts he had liberated from the peni- tentiary and wound himself out by appeal- ing to legisiature to provide for filling the vacancies he had made at the atate prison by abollshing capital punishment One of the guests of honor at the inau- gural sesalon was ex-Governor Thayer, who sat upon the right of the presiding officer. For his advanced years the aged ex- governor seemed to be enjoying good health. Legisintive Joint Session. After the joint session of the house and enate had been called to order by Lieuten- ant Governor Steele Senator Anderson of Sa- line county moved that a committee of five be named to walt upon and escort into the chamber, the outgoing and incoming gov- ernors and other state officers. Anderson, Jennings of Thayer, from the senate; Sears i | of Burt, Thompson ot Merrick and Rouse | of Hall, from the house, were appointed for | this office. Within, five minutes the ushered in the official contingent. Bavage, the ‘outgoing chief committee Governor executive, | headed the file of officials and immediately | behind_ him came. the new chief executive, Govarner Mickey; then Lieutenant Gov- ernor McGjlton and the: other state officers. Governop Savage at 2:25 entered upon the reading of his garewell message of 15,000 words, concluding at 3:37, consuming there- fore one. hour and twelve minutes, On ‘motion of Senator Hall of Douglas that a committee be‘appolnted to escort the chief justice and associate justices into representative - hall to administer the oatn of office to the newly elected state officers, Senators Hall of Douglas and- O'Nelll of Lancaster and Representative Rouse of Hall were appointed. Chlef Justice Bullivan ad- ministered the oath to all the officers, ex- cept the governor, first, and then to Gov- ernor Mickey Individually. ‘‘We naw have the pleasure and honor of presentiog the gavernor of the state of Nebraska,” spoke Lieutenant Governor Stecle as he Introduced Governor Mickey. A general and hearty applause greeted the wew chief exeoutive as he arose at 8:45 to deliver his Inaugural address of 8,500 words, He spoke clearly and distinctly and maintained a cool and deliberate atti- tude throughout. He recelved the closest attention. The reading of the message tonsumed twenty minutes. On motion of Senator Harrison of Hall ‘he joint session at 4:18 adjourned sine die. The; house then adjourned after a per- functory roll call, Governor Mickey's Inaugural. Governor Mickey's fnaugural address was ) the Members of the Senate and House of the Twenty-elghth Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska: Gentiemen—In assuming the office of chief executive of the great state of Nebraska I am profoundly consclous of the responsibility resting upon me and of the magnitude of the undertak- ing. With me this is a time Tor very serlous thought. The acts of my administration will ‘have more or less effect upon the' interests of every citizen, and the possi- bilities of dolng good stand out before me in such promiihence that I trust my mental rception may never: be diverted there- rom. As between the executive and your norable body, concurrent branches of our state government, there ought to be, and 1 have confidence ‘to belleve there will be, a perfect harmony in our mutual rela: tlons. , You are the law-making body and your presence “here i proof of the fact that you are Jeaders of thought and con- trollers of events in your respective dis- triets. ' Miuch, therefors, will depend upon u, not only in the enactment of wise legilation, but in co-operating with me in mc enforcement of the 6, to the end at the law may be ¥ interests.of thé people best conserved. Our Tesponsibilities are mutual and there should be 1o disposition to shirk on the part of elther af us. While we are not all of the same political faith, 1 belleveé we are all patriots and from our several viewpoints are honestly looking tgward the actcom- plishment of the greatest good to the great- est number. In"the work that is before us we should rise wbove the exerclse of mere partisan spirit and occupy a plane of broad toleration and charity. My am- biton 1s to be the governor of all the people, regardless ot party, and fo merit thelr ‘confidence. The necessily for safeguarding the public purse has beeh pertinently called to you tenglon ih the age of my predeces ‘Very many matters pertaining to the good will be Lrought to your notice, large portion of . them contemplating more or less of expense. In the consid- eration of ail these questions your motto should; be “strict economy without parsi. mony,” The state should be too wi lavish and too just to be penurious #hould remember, too, that we are build- ers fof the future. Our acts are not con- fined glone to the present, but like the con- centric circles formed when a pebble is dropped into the water they extend on and on in their influence and effects. —Legis- lation, therefore, should be of that broad, unselfish character which looks past thé present into the future and contemplates comi well as Immediate necessitics. It is & great responsibiiity to be o have a prominent part in the develo) ment of & young and progressive state, rich in_resources and Lright with promi as 1s Nebraska, and I trust that this thought may be ever present in your work. Atiove all, we should seek Divine guldance. God controls the affalrs of states and na- tiona, Just ua he does of individuals, and no opie can permanently prosper who are Dot abmisstve to Hils whi. It I8, there: ortant that in all our deliberations Wb should be led by Him, for in such lead- ership there is the most perfect liberty, begetting a charity which in itself is the fulfiliment. of all law. 1 sincerely hope that> this legislatire will achieve disting tion for the wisdom of its acts and for the harmony and fraternal spirit which shall characterize all-its deliberations. I esp: clally challenge your attention to a few matters of public poliey ' ¢ Revin b 5 The question 6f revenue is one which vitally concerns every interest in the state and always presentss troublesome phases. At present the flouting indebtedness of the ce mmfi“’""h largely in excess of the a der the constitution al te co revalent Valuiog af » propefly and fran- chises which entét into me make-up of the assessors' schedules, the result being that the nd sssessment roll is merely financlal hadow of *he tangible resources W, I&- wr:&-b 1t I8 intended to repre- ‘“‘ a ‘statutory limitatbon on the millp. that can be levied, the evenge derived from any given rseesment 1n n. pohdingly lbrld&e‘f and t present is far below the amou ) bao~ P g F 0 B)eel 1UnnIDg expenses 0 Ponifbutory canse. 16 the increasing indebted fact that' many s is the further urers are ex. ceedingly | n tion., !auu s’ are allowed to encumber e year after year on which cal- lection ought to be forced and the procerds Fg":‘ into, the, B bilo treasury for he o present time the de- inquent taxes. owed to the state are ap- 400, amount only Of this enormous fi‘m-" per cent ,outside of the taxes of u though 1t s fi and 192, is now collectible, uently quoted as an avail- able asset for the extinguishment of debt Th itions are unsatisfactory and sholld bé relieved. It is apparent that the » cannot ignore its obligations. Its oduéational, phllanthroplc and corrective tions must not be impaired in their AR ® ahd "tne apirte oF "the conatitu: tion ruust be respec ted in lts limitation of indebtedness. To harmonize these ~di- vergent necessities is the task devolving upon your honorable body. As a first step I l%lnl should be to me that the assessment femplated for it o ¥ tted rafdyy incri and sent number amount proximately increased to the proportions con- or by law dection 1. article the conmtitution makes it obligatory o lngistature to “provide such revenie ma needful, by levylng a tax by valuation, #0 that every person and corpo- ystion shall pay a tax in proportion to the Value of ;u. her or its property and fran- “chises, the valie to be ascertained In such pisnner as the legislature shail direct.” etc. The legisiature has declared that ail sopal and real ty shall be valu fair cash v the plain Jntention .':Y the statutes 1o impose upon every rson conneoted with the assessment the BN ¢ “enforeing that idea | recommend _ existing laws be corrected so as lo \ife that all forms of real and personal ‘will be listed at full valuation for \ . \ { roll | o8 ‘ai | | basis of the major | eral weal In the same ratio, | experimental farm is located near Lir THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUA RY 9, 1903 purpotes of taxation governing the coll n.ore stringent and . recommend that che dulies Board of Equntfzation 'be that it shali have ample pov JoWer asmossthen (s for atate ¢ mony with the full valuation p counity boards be given su thority as may, be nieded odt tho gdme (ea. It is Import tiese matters recelve your ymmecis tentlon that the reeuft iaws may cperative for the ¢ ming sssessment Expertmental Parm, Nebraska s diatinetively an Agrl and iive stock froducing state. Th two industries, with horticuiture, are the art_of the prosperity enjoyed by our people. Whatever tends to promote these Interests IMereases the gen- In wiso recog- jeme facts the state has long hed an experimental farm near Lincoln in connection with the state uni- versity, where careful and elaborate tests are made In the production of grains, and forage plants under varyir where the several kinds of 1f stock which add wealth to the farm are kept for purposes of experimentalou, where horticulture s systematically promoic?, and from which Is dibseminated from time to time facts and data relative to the worl accomplished. At this farm, too, during the winter months, young men and women who desire to acquire accurate Knowledge concerning agriculture and animal hus- bandry are given short, practical courses in those subjects under the supervision of the director of the station and his assistant Such Instruction is separate and distinct from the regular agricuitural course as pursued at the university. The good results derived from this expérimental farm are obvious to all who keep pace with the trend of evenis. As has been stated. the oln, the that the laws \--'h- m f £ ihe febnder aleo nition of since establ v in the humid part of the siate, wher climatic conditions are very different trom | those which prevall futther west ln the arid and semi-arld portions of tnme common- wealth. The comditions tuere, i my Judg- ment. demand the establishment of an ex- perimenial farm, algo In connection with the State university and under the man- agement of fhe ‘Board of Regents, which hall give special attention to tegts In agri- culture, stock ralsing and horticulture, under the pecullarities of soll and climate there prevalling. Such an institution would give an impetus. to the rural interests of that part of the state and would prove an important factor in the more thorough development of a section which 18 #ome- times regarded as being handicgpped by nature, but which s rich in nafural re- sources {f agricultural energy is directed along proper lines, Ouf vorigressional dele- gation has received. assurance from the general government that it will gladly co- operate in the work, in connection with its frrigation and reclamation plans, and if Nebraska takes the initiative it is probable that our staton will become the seat of the government's tests and expériments conducted in behalf of the other states in this same region. 1 therefefe régdmmend that the legislature make an appropriation for the purchase, equipment and main- tanance of & farm mt some suitable point in the western part of the state, to be under the control of the State university and known as an adjunct of the same, for the purposes mentioned. Supreme Court Comminsidn. Your attention la urgently cafled to the necessity of providing for the continuation of the supreme court commission. The present commission has performed _com- mendable seryice and reduced the volume of litigation for years pending in the su- preme court. While the number of com- missioners might be decreased, 1 am firmly of the opinfon that the numbér should not be less than six, considering the rights of litigants and the imperative demand of the peopie that every case should reecive fair and ‘ull ecnsideration. The good name of our judiclary and the value of its opinions depend very largely on the care and deliberatign glven eac! decision. The constitution guarantees to every suitor the right to appeal to the supremie court: the right to appeal im- plies @ guaranty that the court of last resort will hear and determine the law and the merits of the controversy -thor- oughly. The three justices of the supreme court are unable to meet the requirement of the constitution In this respect, fot b cause of their inabilities as just and dfif- gent judges, but because of the. present and Increading volume of business Tn hat court. Thé supreme court as noéw don- stituted s an able and efficients tribunal and a credit to our great state, and yet it must be conceded there Is a limit"to the capacity of a copsclentious judge in the ‘consideration and - declsion of. cases involving the liberties and -properties of ople. . ml"'tg' i ommend ‘the entictifient of refore rec &l w ‘similar % the e passed Dy thedas regent col creating tl c .- 01, S0 modified &8 to “for six in stead of nine commissioners. A Advisory Board of Pardons. DR ) ‘While 1 have no dispesition to shrink from the constitutional and statutory re- onsibility imposed on the chief execu- e in the matter of exerciaing clemenc: toward inmates of the penftentiary, yvet belleve that the public good would be greatly enhanced by the creation of an advisory board of pardons, to which should erred all applications for relief from hment for 1 offenses and matiers pertaining thereto. Such board should be authorized to hear and welgh all, evidence on which the application ‘for pardon ls predicated and within a ‘reasonable ti to report its findings to the goverpor, with a recommendation for or against the exer- Cclse of executive cleméncy, as each .in- dividual case may seem to require. I therefore recommend {hat such a pardons be created, the details to ranged by your honorable body. Educational Institutions. The people of Nebraska are justly proud of their * educational . Institutions. = The foundations of thess interssts have been lald broad and deep and may be properiy regarded as the cornerstones of that degree of eminence and distingtion which the state now enjoys. No other part of our coun- try is blessed with 8o emall a per.cent of flliteracy or has so much to show, in pro- portion to population, in the way of good school buildings, fine equipments and clally fitted Instructars, At_the head oF (Nese Interesta stands the Btate uni- versity with its numerous departments, closely seconded by the state normal. The institutions have g dome; and are dofmg, for the state a work greater than can mated, the influence of which will be felt throughout all time. These interests should recelve the careful attention of your body d such appropriations should” be made as will insure: the continuance of their beneficent work on a scale commensurste with the state's development. Constitutional Amendments. During recent years a number of attempts have been made to secure needed changes in the organic law of the state by submis- slon to the voters of proposed amendments 1o the cohstitution. Under the constitu- tional_provisions ali proposed amendments must _be submitted at the general election at which members of the legislature are Voted for By the present law such pro- posed amendments, in abridged form, are Tade & part of the regular ballot, and a majority of all votes ¢ast must be recorded afrmatively for each proposition befor: it can be adopted, In the greater intercst attaching to the election of candidates the voters lose sight of the importance of cen- stitutional changes and a majority of them fail to vote on_ the prorl itions submitted, A% each fallureito vote is, in effect, a ney tive vote an the question, or questions, 1t omes practically impossible to amén: PEEEanscti®ion by such means. cases where the people wre general ihat the change ghould be made. rection of this diMculty and & means of “equiring the nécded” constitutiondl modifi- cations, recommend- that your body pro- pose an amendment to. sectlon. 1 of article XV of the constitytion which wiil provide That amendments 'to the canstitatfon may be submitted to the electors fer approval or rejection at a geveral or speclal election, ant T further suggest that the present cle tion law be 80 changed as to authorize & separate ballot for the submissien of such Qquestions. pun lly agreed As a cor- 011 Inspection, For some time there has been very gen- eral complaint of the quality 0f ofl'which {s shipped Into’ Nebraska for {lluminating purposes. The tzouble scems to be that it Is not properly freed trom its patural -im- purities, ar, In other words, that it is not Sufctently refitied. ~ Our presént inspection law. adequate so far:as the ppints covered by it are concerned, wes iniepded to pro- tect the public from 'the use of {lluminating oll which might volatiiize at o low a tem- perature as to occaelon the danger of ex- Plosion. 1t does not pro or a test of “those imptrities which fmeasurs and Weigh, and, the presence of which detract materl IXI(' from Mluminating power of the ofl with which they are compounded. 1 recommend_that the ofl inspection law be s0o amended a$ to Include & test for im- puritics and Wat a standard of purity be established st, During the Lowis Esposttion. oRr the Loulsiana Pur- ohase exposition will be beld fn the elty Or'St. Louis. T¢ is évtimated that not less than $30,000000 will be expended on this enterprise. THe general government und a number of the stales bave varud) given it substantial’ recognftion, vd the other states will undoubtedly do so. as their tive leglslatures assem Net raska thouid ‘have 8 part in this grand dispiay of the world's resources, and especially so as the event s intended to commemorate the leauhlllag of the most Important tgr- ritory ever added to the natlonal domain! & territory from which the state carved | o Iy itl- | even 1n | i Jewel | appro- t nd of which Your body ¥ f ebrasks siuch # I8 the 114 _make proper brightest a liberal representation his exposition, subject to restrictions and detalls of expenditure | nce may suggest Penitentinry, By reason of the failure of the last le latire to make.a gufficiently large o priation the rebuiMing of the center and west wing of the penitentiary, destroyed by fire two years ago, I8 not yet comp The stone is practically interior cannot be finished and made ready for occupancy until another ropria becor vallable, To this duty I will give early attention. It is absolutely Imperative that the west wing be equipped with from ffty to seventy-five new steel cells, the present cell room being entirely inadequate to the needs of the institution. At this time three con- victs are comy to bunk in one small room. the capacity of which fs scarcely al to the proper accommodation of two. result is that these unfortunates swded together fn an almost barb anner and in violation of the promptings of humane reason and the laws of health This cendition i in no sense a_reflection on the mansgement of the penitentiary but s unavoldable on account of the lack of room. 1 recommend that sufclent ap- propriations be made, both for the com- pletion of that part of the penitentiary shich 18 now In process of construction and | for the addition of new cells as suggested. Food Commistion. i ‘The food commission law should be made [ residing In the city of Lin visiting and examining boards, & source of conslderable expense and often of much Hasension, should be abolished. The Stafe Board of Charities has by its achlevements to Justify its exintence at pible expense, and I r fully recommend that this work be to the churches and the charitably clined and, thay the law creating sald | be mad Board ‘be tepenled | With t he maintenance of two separate homes | forcemen for soldlers and sailors can by no method | laws, cou of reasoning be justified, I recommended | lcal ‘adm both in consideration of the Inmates who | strike ar an be better provided for and of the tax yers who should be relleved of all un necessafy burdens, ‘that the property Grand islacd be sold and the Inmates transferred to Milford. The expense Inci 1t _to this change will be trivial com. pared with the finhnclal saving this will the state, ymend that before a bill may be iced, it be referred to such commit- of the house in which it orlginated as has to deal with subjects of that character 1 shall be entertalned by your honc ble body only when it8 introduction bears the approval of a majority of sald com | mittee. Only much number of person: | should be employed during a legislitive gesslon s is actually necessary to transact its business with proper expedition. Wants Fewer Biections. advane taxe | should be further | assessme ect. | taxes th left | tinction in "m. 1 tatied n all r tion trus h ] 1 1t fe 1m ing all value erty asse ed v whi that | trial et in the the t le, and our om aftet tury levy they thelr ab sume th wealth o m o1 Is wi Under the heading of civil service and elections he says Provision should he made for the elec- tion all state and county officlals bien- nially at one general election. 1 recom- mend, to6, that the terms of members of the legislature be increased to four years and that it be provided that as rearly half of the members as possible hoid over al- ternately 8o that at the apening of each session at least half of the members will be familiar with the dutles incumbent on your honorable bod Many of the f more comprehensive. At present its oper- yoe ations are confined to dairy, cider and vine- gar products, and while the commission having charge of the department has done excellent service in its limited sphere, it i evident that a broadening of the enact- ment would be of corr onding banefit. The public b th is largely dependent on the character of food products and. cer- tainly it is fitting that a matter so intl- mately connected with the very existence of our people should be regulated by proper legislation. The scope. c? present law should be broadéned so as to include the regulation and control of food products for the use.of man. Such products should be placed on the market strictly on thelr mer- ts and deception as to purity and quality should be made a penal offense. The pros- ent fee and permit system should be abol. ished, the expense of the maintenance of th office should be pald from the general fuid and a direct appropriation should be made for-that furpose. Norfolk Asylum. In September, 1901, the maln building of the asylum for the insane at Norfolk was partially «destroyed by fire and rendered untit for further uee. At that time the Ingtitution was caring for about 300 in- mates. These were afterward divided be- tween the similar institutions owned by the state at Lincoin and Hastings and were there given the care and attention which thel cases demanded, as well as could be done umder the crowded con- ditions thus imposed. Since then an annex has been bullt to the institution at Hast. ngs, afrording additional accommodations which have temporarily rellevedl the em- barrassment. It is possible that for a short time the state could continue to care for its unfortunates at the two institutions named, but it should be borne in mind that the Lincoln hospital is now charged with thirty more than its capcity Wil justity, while the asylum at Hastings has its normal capacity filled. It is evident, there- fore; that prompt and decisive action should be taken In order to avold the necessity of caring for these =ufferers in any other way than in a well uipped hospital. The state now has at Norfolk an Investment of about $85,000, in the way of land, un- injured buildings and equipments, exclusive of the partial ruins of the main building, which "also’ represents a considerable money valu In view of this Investment, »f tne growing needs of the state propor- tionate to the growth in population and the corresponding increase of dementia, and as a matter of convenience to the North Platte country, it seems to me that the institution at Norfolk should be re- habilitated, and 1 recommend a reason- able appropriation for that purpose. | further advise that this and all other bukd- ings authorized by your body be made us | nearly fireproof as possible, to the end that danger to human life and of the de- struction of property on account of fire be reduced to the minimum. State Accountant. With the gradual increase of state busi- ness it-becomes more and more necessar; that a state accountant should be provided, as in adjunct of the Board of Public Lands and Bulidings, whose duty’it shall be to scrutinize and verify the accounts of the various state officers and state Institutions, and who shall have authority over the ‘booKs' and records of waid instftutions with ~view ;g reduting themto:a uniform . “Believing that such an_ officer rendér vatuable #ervice o' the wtate and ‘'would ‘serve as a checl:' on extrava. nce in the conduct of state affairs, I recommend that the position be created. These are the more important points of desired législatidn that suggest themsely, t mind. Durink the progress of the fon It may be that other matters will ariee to- which I shall wish to cafl your at- tention by special message. I (rust that the utmost of harmony and fraternal good will may attend all your effort Governor Savage's Mes valuation state an valuation barrier t seeking in 2g modifications will | require constitutionai amendment before they can become eftective. In view of this and of existing fAnanclal and revenue conditions, conditions requiring earnest and immediate attention, 1 urgently rec- ommend that your honorable body take such procedure us will afford the people an_opportunity to pass judgment on the subject of a constitutional _convention Submisslon. of amendments without the stamp of conventional autlority has in the past been attended by great expense and very unsatigfactory results and the only effective remedy In my jidgment is in the sober dejiberations of a convention greated for that expreEs purpose ‘The live stock Industry of Nebraska has grawn to, such Iarge and important pro- portlons 4s to become one of the prinei- pal sources of revenue to the producers of this state. Tt 18 of the highest Importance therefore that this industry should have the “benefit * of' such Aegislation as will stimulate its growth and as will surround it, In a pathological sense, with every [oraitle sefeguard, —Bxisung uuarantine egisiation, which aims at the prevention and suppression of contaglous diseases, permits of the exercise of a certain de- gree of restralnt, but does not confer on the conetituted suthorities the amount nf power necessary tc the full realization of the benefits of the law. Liberality should be exercieed toward this industry in every seuse, particularly In granting range privileges and in approoriating finds for ihe maintenance of the state veterinary service. Some Mincellaneous Topics. Reporting the destruction by fire of the main building of the Norfolk Hospital for the Insane, and the subsequent transfer of the patients to the Institutions at Lin- coln and -Hastings, the governor pays & tribute to Dr. Frederick F. Teal, superin- tendent, and Dr. Alexander Young, phy- sician, at the burned institution, for their fidelity and heroism at (he time of the fire. He leaves the subject With the legis- lature without recommendation other than | that in the future the state should build only fireproof buildings. On the topic.of “Eliminate Municipal * the governor explains that he 18 not an advocate of municipal ownership, and contends that public service corpora- tions should not: be required to secure a tranchise before entering on business. Mu- | nicipalities should be stripped of the power of granting franchises. Public interests can, Mr. Savage opines, be safeguarded in charter provisions which will work s for- feiture of corpbrate rights In event of con- solidation of gompeting companies. He passes the Torrens system of land titles | to.the leglslature, with the remark that he | sees nothing in’it, but leaves it all In the | care of tre’ law-foaking body. Goyernor. Savage congratulates the com- missicners to the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo on the results accomplished and especlally on returning a balance of $1,786.41 out of the $10,000 appropriated. | For the Loulsiana Purchase exposition he recommends an appropriation of at least $76,000. " 190, to revenuo school, was $2,1 for the s were $2.2 the receip the prece deticlency claims, a pense wa viennium tion the expenditul similar n nomy commenc! 81, 1905, cember, 1 General 1904 taxes taxes . Miscellan “rom inte Tom miss counts sloner From Uni lections From leas lands iahds From . ni From Uni etation From Sta From con ¥From pen! Total From the Edueational Mattérs, He recommends that normal school ln-’ struction for intending teachers be made | compulsory. A new library bulldng for | the school at Peru and a normal school | west of the sixth principal meridian are Governor Savage devotes the opening of his message to a discussion of the consti- tutional provisions which safeguard the in- vestment of the permanent school funds. He recommends an amendment that will enable the treasurer to Invest in securities other than those at present specified. He ‘The sch Universi Normal Hospital rives Total Estimat 1903: | Governor Commissi building; Attorney Secretary Auditor o Commissic State Boa State unl { State ford Soldiers Grand ) State Ind Institute Youth ome for | governor thus addrosses the legislatures 1 cannot impress upon your minds firmly the importance of making amendments to our revenue laws as forever end the many Eross abu: widely licensed. too 1 such will s HOW 0 By reason of delinquent | He taxes the state has each year been com- | Asylum a pelled to utilize its credit until the out- | Nebraska standing warrant indebtedness against the | | general Tund reaches the enormous a | State of §1,989,328.65. By reason of d | State gachyear in the pay | state finds Its appropriations | Hospital receipts to the extent of at braska pecessitating the {ssuance of tate vet ing warrants to meet authori tures. The constitution limiis the Indebtedness of the state to $100,00, vet the state debt 1s now ‘close to the 32,000,000 mark, with a stop from further increase eonditioned only and solely on such legislation as wiil compel the payment of taxes by all holders of property The amount of taxes due the state and delinquent December 1, as shown by the auditor's records, 9,122.89. Ot this sum the sum of §1,131,124.61 is due, but not delinquent. This makes the amount of dellnquent taxes 32,328,28.38, or a sum 3335 960.65 greater than the outstanding obilga- tions hgainet the general fund. Of the amount. delinquent $1,181,124.61 1s for the tax levied in 191, most of which will be paid into the treasury in the near future, | “Srinting but there still remains, after deducting the | phundin neies for 191, a delinquency of §1,- | Naggessed which represents the delinquencies | o itute for a period of years prior to 190l A con- | penelench servative study of tax statistics discloses | DibTLY the fact that the average annual delin- |* o0 quenocy s @ per cent of the taxes levied Wit bou To Compel Payme: | State sch be observed, therefore, real source of trouble is the nonpayment of taxes and that the remedy primariiy must be such as will compel prompt pay- en | 1 expendi- State Boa rections Fugitives Laws, jou Bupport © tlon support 1 also recommended. He recommends a leg concludes his. paragraph on this topic. as | efficient -administration of the Institution. manent school fund now aggregates $5, from sale contracts of mended to the logislature, and a provision conutinuour lnvestment of a trust fund of at government in the mattcr of Irrigation is near the full amount of this fund s impos- : Etonomy,” he say | 1s highly commended for its efclency, and | | ing the abolition of the depart-| on the supreme court commi and the assignment of the dutles Incumbent | mission be allowed to lapse and that no | Supreme overnor. With a few additional clerks the | Boara of of the state is t00 expensive. g)’ the secreta of state, the treasurer and Funds simplitying government and doing away for the new adjuncts which naturally will | Remarks on Reveane. gsource of unnecessary expense and should tistics should be so amend=d as to impose | tion and the Board of Agriculture, By 2 | pense. Ttk Tails to Justify the existence of & measure of economy that the law creating Congress Is at this time considering a bil} mend that your honorable body memorialize | be urged to give it active attention and | ver its hatchery and equipment at South lative visit te the University of Nebraska, follow and commends Chancellor Andrews for his The amount of securities held for the pe 4 Amendments to the pure food law to em- 0. The amount of money which t N Torthonming “from e oniihe S815 | brace all foods Are among the subjects com- school lands approximates $,000,000. Al rangements must be made, therefore, for-& 'gor the inspection and test of gasoline is least $10,000,00. Under prevailing constitu- 8180 urged. Co-operation with the general tlonal limitations investment of anywhere hear recommended, and & measure to revive the Under the head of “Retrenchment and | boundary commission. The Natlonal guard | A careful study of this phase of the ques- | the necessity of au additional regiment is | tion justifies me in my own mind in rec-‘.n.[aned. | ments of auditor of public accounts and | g mat. | commlssioner of public lands and bulldings | ter, the message recommends that the com- | ydjutant thereon to those departments officered by | P | Btate Nbr thereon to inose departments officered bY | appropriation be made for its continuance. Yks'the It 18 ‘also urged that the dlstrict court | Hostd of uties of the auditor and commissioner of “A retire- | ings ... ublic lands and bulldings can be performed | mon; of at least one-fourth of the judges, | BOATd of the governor, thus making a saving to the | Says Governor Savdge, “will in no way b taxpayers of approximately $0.000 ber year, [ o g With the necessity of an outiay of at leaut | it Will make a saving of approximately | $100,000 made necessary for accommodiitions | $25,000 per year to the people.” be_created from time to time. The Bureau of Industrial Statistics is a be abolished. The liw pertaining to the collection and compilation of Industrial sta- this duty jointly on the department of banking, the departmeént of public instruc- doing the service can be improved And & | substantial reduction made in public. ex- A_comparison of expenses fncident to pub- | e print | the state printing board” or for a specific appropriation therefor and I recommend a3 the sald board be repcaled dnd that its duties be Imposed on the secretary of state, which provides. for the location of a na- tional fish hatchery in Nebraska. I recom- congress 10 puss this measure and that the Nebraska representatives fu both branches Bupport. Should the messure pass it would be an act of wisdom for the state to.turn gh»ml to the general government at a nom- inal cost. Support « |~ culture Board of Control. I recommend that the managements of the state institutions be placed under the | supervision of a nonpartisan board of con- tral and parcons. This board should be heavily bonded and should be required to purchage supplies, inspect institutions and accounts thereof and exercle Supervisory control over the several institutionw. It should also be empowered and required to provide means of employment for convict abor and pass upon all applications for executive clemency The penitentiary should and can be made self-supporting. Instead of dealing with contracters the state should itself employ the labor convicts in the manufacture of clothing boats and shoes and other ma- terials for the various {nsttutions. With a nominal outlay for machinery the sta do away with the necesity of appropriating farge sums of money out of the treasury each vear for the muintenance of that in- stizution I recommend that the laws be 5o amended a8 to require relatives of the insane. feeble- minded and Inmates of the Reform school to bear the expense of the malnlenance of these Individuals. The staté should provide sccomimnodations and medical attention, but this expense, along with the general ex- pense of maintenance, should be borne by telatives when financially able to do so, otherwise the cost should devolve on the Fesident county. T further recommend that the Home for the Friendless be eliminated from pol- itics and placed under the supervision of a nonpartisan board composed of women culture Revenue & | Advertisir 1t will that the | Total funds as General Unive manifestly wrong for the state to be | Ul exacting and_arbitrary with one class of taxpayers and ultra indifferent and lenlent Vith others. 1 have in mind' the taxes Jevied on railroad property, not one dollar of which remains unpaid, yet there are those who advocate the adjustment of tye discrepancy between our expenditures and recelpts, not by requiring the payment of taxes by all, but by requiring corporate in- terests to ' contribute a correspondingly greater amount, Injustice is writien across the very face of this proposition | recormend that the powers of the State Board of Equalization be so extended as. to empower sald board to raise as well us equalize valies, and that county treasurers be' empowered 1o convey title 'to property on which the taxes are unpaid, ma ry Penitentia Total that 100 you tre body wou ing mone: receipts amount ditures a! mean an debi_of ecarcely more th ssessed valuation of the state should not be lees than §1,000, may be reduced cori no extra hardships, while it will' remove a From Interest lege Jands ...... From léase on agr' From Hospital for Ineane State superinten State treasurer delay the administration of justice, while | Food commissl: District court Procuring stracts of lands compiling statutes It s hardly estimated receipts in for interest for tax payment. [ moveable and person. within sixty day Ae to guard aga h removai an Jentificath of taxes county treasy llable on r bond hese modifications t of the provisions of ipled with an inletration of even balance time, and nt publ betwe rcles of this ¢ Raise the Valantio portant, the roperty 't assessed rigldly enforced ssed at scarcely 10 per e low valuation raeka, one of the es of the union, hadows of primitive princ records, and if they fin 12ed wealth of Nebraska le $1 third and that are int Ikely tc . is ore than statehood, higher than Il not be hode with at _the law ) represents the agg: { the state, whereas it n 10 per cent o a enforced does the prope injustice. By to this amount, the r spondingl, hat 1 am reasonably 1vestment among ue. 1902, the from all sources, beriod, with like 9, making the ame 76, 783. 1 pts. In the expenditure eding administration, § claims and $53,623 92 mi mounting to § 5.9 incurred aurmg the and should not, the 2s On this basis of current recelpts durlr res of $63.000 for th ature, aggregating 312 madi They 000, and ty Inter: raising the nsees aside from university and endowment funds, ,077.62, and the current expen: for the two years $111,106.57 greater than i, All othet | provision tor redemption ot title within_a on money Payment of Al property ® after the inst loss of nt ex- prompt irers should honest a affalrs on our ipts and disbursements and put an end to rassing dlscrepe harac law requir- at its With our proj t of its 1o it must result in a high rate of levy, mikes it appear ipal indus. 1s still struggling | statehood. | Those secking investment consult our laws | nd_that the A cen- the tax erest rates. ) take will i and that egate real represents t of as- o ny lowes & of t ate of levy y, entalling certain has in its time turned back millions of dollars Recelpts and Expenditures. During the blennjum from December 1, December 1, receipts of the expenses exceptions, itures s, however, are included the deficiencies inherited from 149,112.06_in scellaneous This ex- preceding | erefore, be charged up to the current expenses of the | Fremont last blennium f computa- g the last biennium just closed were $41,030.40 greater than expenses in face of the extraordinury e supreme court commission and stenographers, §75,000 for rebuflding the penitentiary, $55,00 for new addition to the Asylum for the Insane at Hastings, $%,%0 for support of the state fair, $10,000 'for the Pan-American exposi- tion' and other incidental expenditures of a ,000, all of which came out of the current receipts and are included in the current expenses. the whole this is the best showing for eco- that has ever been there ever been a period when the state's properties were kept in better physeical con- ditlon or the inmates of ihe various Insti- tutfons better provided for. on e, nor has Estimate of Income. Estimated recelpts for the fiscal ing April 1, 1803, and en: 902: fund levy for 1%8 ane ..$1,671,008.46 220,720.70 General fund collections on back Sinking fund collections on back eous collections erest on deposits g cellaneous collections .. From fees eécretary of state From fees auditor of public ac- | From fees state ofl inspector. From fees state ford commi ted Sta From Inte e on school lands. “From Interest on bonds . From Interest on warrants From game and fish licenses: From temporary university collections ...... From Interest on university land. From lease on university fund “on’ agrieultu teuitural cotleg ed ted 'Btat fund ... From university cash fund..... From Normal interest fun From Normal school library fund te library ....... ‘fund.. vict labor D itentiary fand fund total income of #, The general fund derives 00l fund derives ity fund deriver school fund derl State library fund derlves. Fenltentiary labor fund d fund d I for Insane e of expenditures for egislative expenses .. ons s er of public iands an dent general .. of state . ¢ public accounts..... Auditor insurance depariment. general Court ary Pure Public Lands and B Gducational Lands and board ner . omer of labor ... rd of Irrigation versity y7: king Norma! school ris’ Industrial school On the general subject of “Revenue,” the | Soldiers’ and Sailors’ hom e, M and Sailors sland ustrial 8chool for Feebl Toys Minde {ife Friendless t Hastings ... Industrial home Institute for the Deaf and Dumb itentiary jame Commission Library commission erinarian tate Board of Health T of Charities and Cor. trom justice .. arnals, ete e Jf State Poultry associa. f State Board of Horth pooke and blanks and transeribing nE t roposals for st for the Blind estimated titutional amend g cons nty deficiencies ool apportionment 1 fund Normal school fund ¢y labor fund *Pemporary school fund necessary the estimate high and uld not be just-fied in y o largely In excess Tt will be observed tha the to $2,019,068. the mount to $2,634,251.21 increase in the inter the state of over hall of ex s that your hase and Suppiies.. for me period ding March Based on the actual collections of the two years preceding the lst day of De- a 743.42 15,956.47 166,561.94 government aid Saflors’ and Soldlers' home. . From temporary school fund coi- 7.10 2,528.24 $6,878.48 3y 5,816.00 fund 257,04.72 14,004.11 6,236.35 44,124.78 3,961 ral col- governmen ald agricultural and mechanical arts fund . h es government aid agricultural and experiment 82 [0 Sy Probable Expenditures the flscal period commencing April 1, 193, and end- ing March 81, 1806. Total appropriation for | by Kuhn & Co, $ 133,000.00 21,665.00 19,380.00 £1,350.00 880,00 21,380.00 080,00 46,500.00 14,20 400.00 000.00 5,000.00 §,480.9) 69,630.00 home, o 9 .00 i A 630.00 38,318.00 [ 0 127.490.00 30,00 n ] 760.00 6,000.00 £,000.00 224,000 ) 20,0000 2,000.00 of Siate Dalrymen's as- saclation 2,000.00 | 5,000.00 | Support of State Hoard of Agri- 6,000.00 .00 2b- 2.%0.00 | 10000 0.9 . dlate taxes illegally T 630000 35.000.00 1,345,181.07 | $4,746,699.67 | This total is divided among the several | yn Tolodo has re 0 83 3 41,3 15167 | $4.716,630.6 0 advi i appropriat t while the general expen- cstimated expen- | This would est bearing a million, ing due | which, lu view of the already large luter- up | 104.350.00 | est bearing debt, should under no ciroum- stances be nuthorized To Abolish Capltal P hmey After specifically pointing out what he considers excessive requests from the vari- ou sta institations, the governor con- cludes with a request that the law provid- ing tor capital punishment be repealed.. He adde a 1ist of the names of prisoners whose sentences he has commuted during his term | of offica, together with his reason tor doing This lst includss the following 1 mer rhack, five ye for grand tarceny; Frank fdwards, three years for eriminal wesault; Cuylor Schultz, twenty years for murder in the second degree; Ed- rd Johnson, six years for burglary; | Sherman Tavior, one year for horse steal: ing: Nicolas Fox, life for murder in the second degree; Charles Moorman, one year | for horee stealing; Ben J. Valek, seven years for perju Charles B. King, ten vears for assault to rob and murder: kd- ward Moore, fifteen vears for murder in the second degre: | grand larceny; David George, one Year for seault to do bodily Injury; August Kast- ner. lite for murder; George Hipple, fve years for criminal assault; Lysle Shew, one year for horse tealing: J. 8. Bartley, twenty years for embegzlement; Otto War- wick, elght years for burglary: John Cook, thirteen years for robbery: Leland Spauld- ing, five years for criminal ascault; Herbert Mifler, “three years for crminal assault; Willlam Scott, five years for robbery Sullivin eleven years for murder; Ray. one year for laeceny; Reri Martin, two years for horse stealing Arthur’ Johnson, alght years for robbery John H. Hollister, two years for horse stealing; Barney McGinn, life for murder; Charles H. Park and G. 'W. Wright, three years for criminal assault; James H. Hall, one year for forgery; Morton Irwin, one year for shooting to Kill one year for manslaughter; Fiza 1 one vear for forgery; Patrick Waish, te years for criminal assault; John Joy, an escaped convict fram Toronto, Canada, re- lensed a few days before sentence expired n order to honor, An application for extra- dltion by ‘his ‘‘majesty’s governmfent; Thomas O'Corinor, seven years for break- ing and entering; John A. Heming, one year and six months for grand larceny; A. F. Lawrence, fifiéen months for embes- | Zlement’; Jomn Argabright, life for murder; Anton Gloystein, seven' years for manslaughter; Otto Hitchcock, one year and six months for grand larceny: Row- land P. Hills, Tour years for bigamy; Jo- | seph Martin, omé yvear for grand larceny; 8. Musteldt and Kitty D. (nee Claus), six months in county jaii for crim- fnal eohubltation (they have since mar- rled); Lilllan Stevens, one year for larceny from the person. Recelpts and disbursements of governor' office for the blennjum from January 1, 1901, to December, 31, 1002: DEBIT. From federal gbvernment, for Sol- diers’ and Sallors’ homes.......... 360,867 8 Frem federal government, from a 6,400 69 8 60 | | | Lew of public lands, 5 per cent.. for extradition warrants for comm! Recelved for t braska Natlonal Total " CREDIT, Paid Into the state treasury, as per receipts 4 .$66,313 34 CANNOT OPERATE A CORNER Court Higher Sustains Injunction Agninst Board Members in Sweeping Decisfon. CHICAGO, Jan §—The appellate court today, In a sweeping decision, sustained the injunction fssued by Justice Chytraus against elght Board of Trade members charged with operating a ‘‘corner” and sustaining the contention against the “cor- nering of the market.” The court holds that under the laws of the state dealers cannot be forced to settle trades upon the basis of an artifi- clal value created by the cornering of the | market, and that margins deposited in | banks or elsewhere are within the jurisdic- tion of the courts, in that they affect the right to property. The decision draws a legal distinction between questions . touching the discipline rights of the hoard and questions of prop- erty rlg‘?}l ,and_holds that disputes be- tween members involving finance can be, if desired by either party, submitted to the courts for decision. The case of White, Thornburn & Co. against the Board of Trade was the prinei- pal suit'upon which the orders were based and which restilted in the securing of an injunction against the bpard. This firm had eold oats for July delivery. The price advanced and it was claimed by the complainants that the market was cornered and that the settling price in- sisted upon was fictitious. An injunction was accordingly asked and granted, enjoining the payment of margins deposited in bank. The decision created a furore at the time. It is sald there are torty cases pending upon this decision of the appelite court. WMealth at Small Cost. 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The project was looked upon with favor and a commi‘tee was appointed to prepare plans for the proposed consolidation and | sary. biast furnaces and steel plant, and to | secure optlops on available coal and ore | properties, J. A. Andrews, president of the ewport Rolling Mill company of Newport, Ky,, was made chairman of the commiitee | When it is ready to report another meet- | ing of the ipdependent plate and sheet | plants of the country will be called to con- glder plans for the enterprises. You In using Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. It cures all lung troubles or mo pay. boc and §1 For sale by Kubn & Co. |CERTIFICATE TO BUY COAL in Toledo KFill Fuel Ouly in C Dealers Orders tor ¥ sen of Ninens. TOLEDO, 0., Jan. 8.—~The coal situation ched the point where a physician’s certificate is required by dealers before they will sell even a ton of coal | The certificate must show thet there is \llness in the home of the would-be purs chaser and that coal is necessary as o safe- |'guard tfor the patient OTTAWA, Kan., Jan. 8.—There 1s little change 1o the coml famine here. Four cars of coal arrived last night, but the contents. | which were uuequal to the demand, were ‘ disposed of quickly this morning. P ey TO CLKE A T IN ONE DAY Take Laxatlve Rromo Quinine Tablets. This ki S Sovbiie ™ T 1 John TiAd, one year for { Antoine Ladonx, | MEXICO FICHIS THE PLAGUE Striotest Quarantine Regnlations Are Ob- served Against Infeoted Distriota PEOPLE OF ARIZONA BECOME ALARMED ar that the Dreaded Disease May Be Bt Across the Mexican o South, Po that Territory. | TUCSON, Ariz, Jan. §—Information tc the Star from the office of the secretary of | state of Hermosillo, concerning the plague situation, 18 ag follows: “ The strictgst quarantine {s mainatined at | Guaymas against Mazatlan, A cordon of soldiers has been established from tide- water on the boundary line between the states of Sonora and Sinalo, the soldiers being stationed within sight of each other along the entire distance, with fnstructions to shoot anyone endeavoring to pass the line. The strictest kind of patrol fs kept along the coast. No passports are fssued to ships to clear from Guaymas and no ships are allowed to enter from any point. Guaymas is de- pending entirely on its own resources for substance. The most thorough system of fumigation and sanitary regulations has been adopted Lime and sulphur is issued daily to the poor people and streets and yards are cloaned dally. Governor Isabél has been placed in chargo by the federal government. Governor Isabel brands the reports of the last few days to the eftect that the plague has secured a foothold in Guaymak, or in any of the border towns between Guaymas and Sinalos, as false. Washington Authorities Act. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—A-dispatch bas been received at the Public Health and Ma- rine Hoapital service from the Board of Trade at Tucson, Ariz., calliag attention to the existence of bubonic plague in San- tiago and requesting that steps be taken to prevent its being earried into Arizona. The Board of Health of Mexico has offi- clally announced to the authorities in Wash- ington that the plague exists at Kocenada and Mazatlan, Mex., and has requested the Public Health and Marine Hospital service to notify the Bureau of American Republics, that the South American countries, through them, may be {nformed. i Dr. Grubbs, a medical representative of the Public Health and Marine Hospital service, now at Los Angeles, who has been investigating the situation at Encenads, and Dr. Alexander, the medical representa- ‘Ive at Encenada, have been directed by the surgeon general to take any necessary action in the matter. Ensenada Not Affiicted. SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 8.—A special dis- patch from Enpzenada, gives an interview with Governor Arroniz of lower Califor- nia, relative to report that plague exists in Enzenada. 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