The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-01-21
The Governors Recommendations

concise way the many recommended
tions which Gov. Hamilton makes III
his message to the present Leglsla
ture a summary of his points is CIV
en- below. The Governor makes
about forty distinct recommends
tions. In addition to giving his gen
eral views ON the financial policy of
the State looking to the maintain
ance of the inviolability of the sink
ing fund, to the practice of "tren-
chant economy" by the Legislature
and management to avoid treasury
deficit. now said to be impending.
the Governor makes the following
suggestions:
To reduce the number of tax col
lectors in the State from 81 to "a.
To make tax collectors defalcation
a criminal offense.
To appoint non-paid commission
to revise the tax collection system
and to report to the next General AS
sembly.
To reduce the fish commissioners
from two to one.
TO stop paying the seer etary of the
Senate 81 900 year for recording vi
tai statistics.
TO abolish the Office of superinten-
dent of the House of Correction tele-
graph, though no salary is paid.
To abolish the Office of tax commits
sioner and salary of $4,000, with $500
travelling expenses.
To abolish the Office of insurance
commissioner, who is paid 0y fees.
To abolish the office of commission
err of the land office SALARY $1,000
and restore the records to the custody
of the CLERK of the Court of Appeals.
To abolish the weighers of grain
and hay and lease the scales.
10 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 Legislature before adjourn
ment.
To economic 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 a
swift tug or from four to six steamers,
and sell or transfer the eight sleeps
to the counties interested in protect
ing their own oyster preserves.
For Maryland and Virginia oy-
ster law for Potomac river.
TO modify the Maryland oyster
dredging and longing laws.
To put stamp tax, per gallon or
bushel, on Maryland dredged oys-
tiers.
To abolish the present compulsory
feature of Maryland tobacco inspec-
ton by State officers.
To reduce the number of directors
of the House of Correction from Is to
6 or 7, to serve for two years and be
appointed by the Governor. .
To secure an equitable distribution
of taxes between mortgage debt and
real estate.
To stop the contingent fund of the
Executive and make instead specific
appropriations.
For new registration and election
laws.
To Iegalize primary elections.
For more perfect provisions to
count the votes in elections.
To prevent and punish election
bribery.
To punish lobbying.
fHn pilat tho Sfofa trnaSi1pxy hxy tho
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 APP
pointing power.
70 abolish the "dual or tripartite"
appointing power of the Governor,
Comptroller and Treasurer, as now
practiced 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
issue of bonds under it.
Requiring town, city and county
authorities to report their indebted
ness to the Governor.
To extend the veto power of the
Governor to distinct and indepen-
dent items of expenditure in any APP.
preparation bill.
To make it the official duty of the
secretary of State to attend to all
matters connected with correspon-
dence with foreign and sister States
respecting inquiries about our indus
tries, productions, resources, &c.
Authorizing an unpaid commits
sion to give this subject some special
attention.