Frostburg mining journal., 1882-01-14
WHOLE NUMBER, 5sS.
THE GOHENORS REo0MMEND4-
IIONS.

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invlolability OF the sinking fund, to
the practice of "trenchaut &c onomy"
by the Legislature and management
to avoid treasury deficit, now said
to be impending, the Governor makes
the following suggestions
10 reduce the number of tax collect
ors in the State from 81 to "a.
10 maze tax collectors defalcation
criminal ofense.
To appoint non-paid commission
to revise the tax collection system
and to report to the next General
Assembly.
To reduce tho fish commissioners
from two to one.
To stop paying the secretary of the
Senate $1,000 year for recording
vital statistics.
To abolish the Office of superinten-
dent Of tha House of Correction tele-
egraph, though no salary is paid.
To abolish the office of tax commits
sioners and salary OF $4,000 with $500
for travelling expenses.
To abolish the Office of insurance
commissioner, who is paid by fees.
To abolish the Office of commis-
sioner of the land Office (salaiy
81 5000 and restore the records to
the custody of The clerk Of the Court
of Appeals.
To abolish the weigheis of grain
and hay and lease the scales.
To reduce legislative expenses and
the number Of employees.
To stop paying extra compensation
to clerks and employees.
To have all bills, &c., perfected
and signed by the Executive and
officers of the Legislators before ad-
journment.
To economize in the matter of
printing.
To repeal the act authorizing the
publication of laws in newspapers.
To dissolve the oyster navy, sell
the old steamer, or substitute for it
s1ift tug of from four to six
steamers, and sell or transfer the
eight sloops 10 the counties interested
in protecting their own oyster pre-.
serves.
For Maryland and Virginia oys-
ter law for the Potamac river.
To modify the Maryland oystor
dredgi 1g and tonaing laws.
To put stamp tax, per gallon
or bushel, on Maryland dredged oys-
ters.
To abolish the present compulsory
feature of Maryla-d tobacco inspec-
tion by State officers.
To reduce the number of directors
of the House of Correction from l3 to
6 or 7, to serve foT two years and be
appointed by the Governor.
To secure an equitable distribution
of taxes between mortgage debts and
real estate.
To stop the contingent fund of the
Executive and make instead specific
appropriations.
For new registration and election
laws.
To legalizs primary elections.
For more perfect provisions to
count the votes in elections.
To prevent and punish election
bribery.
To punish lobbying.
To elect the State treasurer by the
people.
To give the appointment of police
commissioners to the Governor.
To take away all appointing power
from the Legislature.
To deprive the Judiciary of all ap-
pointing power.
To abolish the "dual or tripartite"
appointing power Of the Governor
comptroller and treasury, as now
rracticed; by them in the boards of
public works and State fishery force.
To revise the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal repair loan act of 1878, so as
to define more certainly the objects
of this loan, or to prohibit the further
irsue Of bonds under it. r.
Requiring town, city and county
authorities to report their indebted
mes 8 to the Governor.
To extend the veto power of the
Governor to Distinct and independent
items of expenditure in any appro-
priation bill.
To make it the official duty of sec
retary Of State to attend to all matters
connected with correspondence with
foreign and sister States respecting
inquiries about our industries, pro-
ductions, resources, Go.
Authorizing an unpaid commission
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