The new North-west., 1871-12-16

)NTANA, SATURDAY,
non payment of taxes. upon proper notice.
| The present law imposing license tax
on all branches Of business is properly de.
n0unccd - an unjust burden to all classes.
The repeal of all laws imposing q license
tax, except upon bankers and dealerS In
spirItuOus liquors and tobacco, is wisely
recommended.
| Extra compensation granted to certain
Federal officers from the Territorial Treasu.
ry 10, in the judgment of the Governor
wrong in principle, and . burden that
shonld no longer be imposed upon the tax.
payers of the Territory: He earnestly rec.
! ommends, therefore, that all laws granting
I what il known ss ''extrs compensation" !" be
at once repealed.
He counsels that the exorbitant fees, now
county officers should be reduced. Every
public officer, he thinks, should receive .
fixed salary, and the whole system of free
compensation, now collected from parties.
or from counties. or the Territory should
be abolished. II the Legislature decides to
continue the old system of fees, he recon.
mends radical reduction of the same, as
measure demanded by the best interests of
The law defining the duties of County
| Treasurer should be amended. he thinks, in
many particulars, set forth by the Gov.
ernor cogently and at some length We
have not space in this review for their reca-
| pitulation.
The attention Of the Legislature is invited
to the law relating to the duties of County
Commissioners, which law, he suggests,
should be amended 20 as to require each
Commissioner to give bond to be approx.
ed by the Probate Judge Of his county. con-
diti0nal for the faithful performance of
| duty, etc. ,. ,..,.
Several pamphlet pages of the Message
are devoted to matters growing out of the
| Territorial Treasurer case, reciting the par.
ticulars Of the defalcation of the late incum.
bent Barkley, and the circumstances which
led to the appointment of r. O. Hickman,
ESQ.,. as his successor.
some excellent suggestions are offered IN
reference to the better collection of statisti.
cal matter Of the Territory, and the manner
Of accomplishing this important work
! p6inted out; this, among other things, to
enable the authorities TO lay before the le.
gion of immigrants, now seeking homes in
the great Far West, the superior induce.
ments that Montana offers to settle within
her borders.
In speaking Of Territorial Penitentiary
matters, the Governor shows that under the
present management, the sum of ga, ,732 -
has been saved to the Territory, in the
keeping and maintainance Of the prisoners
Concerning the Indians, the Governor
says that friendly relations have been main.
tained between the settlers and Indians occu.
pying reservations in this Territory, and
that there is no reason for apprehcnding
rupture in the future. These Indians have
In In
past year, and the officers of the Indian
Department are quite confident that they
will become self-sustaining at no distant
day. He recites the raid into the Gallatin
Valley, on the oath of July; states bis con.
viction that the raiding party was composed
of Teton Sioux says he forwarded arms
and ammunition to the citizens as soon as
he learned Of their peril, and provided 9th.
er measures for their protection against pos
sible Indian incursi0ns in the future.
Reference is made TO the Stevens treaty,
and cites from it paragraph showing the
designated location of the reservation set
apart for the Flat Head Indians. In con.
f0rmity with the provisions of the treaty,
he gives the substance Of the recent order Of
the President declaring fol the removal of
the said Indians 10 the Jocco Reservation,
from their present abode in the Bitter Root
Valley. ''This action of the President
opens up to settlement one of the finest val
leys in the Rocky Mountains, one that is %
rich and fertile q to be capable of maintain.
ing and providing comfortable homes for at
least twenty thousand people, The favora.
ble action will add greatly to the material
prosperity Of the territory. and has, trust,
forever settled the question of IN Indian
Reservation in the Bitter Root Valley,
which has 80 long prevented its permanent
settlement"
The Governor. through the failure to
qualify of the Territorial Superintendent of
Public Instruction, appointed by his prede.
cessor, says he is not officially in possession
of any information touching the condition
or progress of the Common Schools of this
Territory. He argues in favor of school
supervision a. necessary to well regulated
school system, and trusts to he able to select
. competent person for Superintendent of
Public Instruction, acceptable to every
friend of education in the Territory. The
following school statistics, obtained from
various sources, are submitted:
Number of School Districts. ts........... g.
4" teachers employed during the year, 66
of % :cSooi: "S;a taught during ti: ;:.i:: s.
49," employing more than one
Ns%ses % ct ci,,d,.n Of school a.: a4as
Total amount Of money available for school
Fbe sversss number oi. month: 81 school taught
throughout the Territory per annum 10 about four.
Amount expended per annum for each child
VI scaoo1 Axe..... .....1H 10
The Montana War Claims are considered,
the report Of the Senate Territorial Com.
mittee thereon. and the Senate bill relating
thereto being given, and the measures now
maturing for the payment of said claims
have the Governors hearty approval He
closes the discussion of the subject by re.
commencing the Legislature to memorabilia
Cogress for IN Appropriation to pay the
claims on the award made BY Col. Hardie.
Ample provision ID recommended for the
comfort and safe keeping of the insane; -
also provision for the education Of the deaf
and dumb.
The Codi6cation Of the laws matters per.
tanning to the Supreme Court terms, and
compensation of the clerk thereof; the.au.
th0rity Of competent certihcatiou Of official
character of County Officers and Justices of
the Peace, ere discussed, and relevant sug-
gestiOns and recommendations submitted to
the Legislature.
The rapid progress made in the building
Ut the Northern Paci6c Railroad, gives
assurance that It win reach our borders
the coming year. The completion Of this
great thOnOn1hfnne viii odd nav lifa and