The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-13
Governors message concluded.l

Governors message concluded
time to enable you to form our congressional dis
tricts before adjournment To this end it might be
well to pass 2 resolution urging an early Off
biennial. LEGISLATION -spEc1A1 LEGISLATION.
It will devolve upon tho legislature at this session
to adjust the laws respecting reports of the several
departments and State institutions to the constu-
tional requirement Of biennial. in lieu of annual
sessions Under the laws now in force such reports
are required to be made annually. This should be
dispensed with and only biennial reports required,
to correspond with the alternate years when the
publication. All question as to the proper mode of
oanvassing the votes for. district judges. and
also respecting the time for the can
quired by the constitution should be set at rest in
order to avoid the possibility of future complica-
tons resulting from lack OF express provisions upon
nual sessions Of the legislature promises to be
salutary in its results than expected by those
who favored the change: 1t is not probable that
legislation while It is certain that much less ill
advised action will now need to be uudone, and it
is believed that there will be less rather than more,
Of the omitted session Of last winter.
Laws which would have then been deemed de-
fective are found upon further trial to need no
amendment, the changing act and its repeal being
ally needed are better ascertained and considered
respects biennial sessions will prove benefi-
able that decrease of taxation will probably be
practicable, at least in alternate years. The change
is being steadily adopted by the different States
while know Of no instance of return to annual
sessions where the biennial plan has been once
adopted:
reform there could be added this prohibition or
curtailment of the growing evil of special egisla-
tion another fruitful source Of expense and abuse
all persons familiar with this subject that at least
two-thrds of the time. labor and expense required
of average session are consumed in the passage and
printing of acts Of purely private, special or local
e eS s sHhsqsiee OF which could
promptly and justly treated under general laws OF
uniform application with benefit to all parties CON
cerEed This evil is receiving just consideration
in other States from whose experience. both OF
evil and Of the attempted correction, valuable in,
t the matter D to ~ your candid considera
tion and suggest the passage OF measure for sub
hitting to the,people constitutional amendment
forbiddng or greatly restricting special legislation
l invite your attention to the necessity tor a
thorough revision of the militia laws of this State.
Mlnsesota has experienced her full share Of those
sudden emergencies to which frontier communities
are peculiarly liable, wherein are demanded the
prompt services of citizen soldiers: and have had
more than one occasion to commend not only the
cations have responded to my summons, but the
enabled them to avoid delay This is at once
matter Of commentator and of surprise. in view of
the sacrifices required of the members of military
organizations and the lack OF support afforded
them by our laws
era militia companies OF the State, held at Fariault
in March last, organization known as the Minne-
sofa National Guard association was perfected, and
committee appointed to draft we'll considered
regulate
military ORGANIZATIONS The bill thus prepared will
be presented at the proper time. and solicit your
careful attention to it's several provisions.
The formation and maintenance Of a uniformed
efficient militia would doubtless be promoted by
granting companies the power to enforce the at
tendance of members by the exaction of fines, by
charge as well as during service, and by other ia
vorable provisions such IS have proved beneficial
i'll other States. As it is the time and means de-
1nanded for the credtable maintenance of these
CARNATIONS great that unless aid and encoIr
agement be afforded by the State there is danger
that they will be compelled to disband. The mat
ter Is commended to your favorable action.
MIGRANTS
invite you to inquire whether it would n" be
wise to pass a law to prevent the annoyances and
depredations inflicted by tramps and va
be annually overrun. While in the older
States, in times of DEPRESSION laws of this
character may sometimes work injustice upon a
class OF unfortunate operatives whose idleness is
such plea can be urged in behalf of these classes in
new and growing State. where there is no lack Of
A stringent aw providing for due discrimination
as to the persons properly subject to it's operations
would doubtless have salutary effect. both upon
those liable to its penalties and the communities
suffering from their practices.
BOILER INSPECTORS.
The repeated explosions Of the boilers Of steam
loss Of life, and the liability to farther disasters
from the same cause, on that and other lakes in
this State. demand the intervention of law for the
o tSe 1n S e s gn' 1:oeca he Sd
extends only to the navigable rivers of the
State, and hence our lakes and insulated
bodies of water are without protection from the in
lance OF the subject impels me to recommend that
yeu provide for the appointment Of competent
State inspector of steamboat boilers and clothe him
ers, and otherwise provide for the safety of passen-
gers upon steamboats, in all waters not subject to
inspection by authority of the United States.
RIVER COMMISSIONERS.
The hopes and labors which have long pointed to
the Mississippi river the natural outlet for
defense against railroad extortion at length give
premise of hss results hs The
cities in the great valley have compelled attention
to the vast community of interests which give con-
tinual Importance to this natural highway of COM
the requisite aid from congress, was tho formation
of a permanent commission of delegates, to be
appointed by the governors of the several States
bordering on the river for the purpose of collecting
and disseminating information regarding the obsta
cles to navigation and the means for It's improve
ment. at first hesitated to appoint commissioners
from this State, because feared the purpose con-
templated might not be confined strictly to the i'm
provement of navigation as the common end sought.
But becoming satisfied on further inquiry that my
distrust was groundless, / appointed the commits
sloners as desired to represent the State.
The united commissioners of the several States
have held several sessions, and I am persuaded
have contributed invaluable aid to the influences
which have secured more generous expenditures
from congress toward the general end in view.
Prominent among the means recommended and re-
lied upon is the reservoir SYSTEM involving extern
siye work and expenditures within our own State.
The commission has issued an address embodying
recommendations for legislative action, which will
be duly laid before you, and to which your favora-
bic consideration is solicited As these commits