, 1883-10-11

erro .sl,aII be appJinged for the county
n which L., reside be construed into /
IA extension of the functions "t q No
;,rv PEIglic 10 the entire Territory, and /
hat the supplemental action shall ee /
retroactive aud enabling, a. relating to 7
.orL.gr uUtlrial Transactions under tae /
.w as il stands.
| advise that the sum TO be pali INTO
he treasury by a commissioner Tor a
r,refrn state he advanced TO the same
amount as Is required by law for appoint
uent Of Notary Public III this Territory.
Wagon roads are undergoing mUch
in every section, which Is OF
inestimable advantage III the develop
ment of a new country Good common
roads enable the farmer to convey hls
own productions to market at such sea
sons as he may prefer, 10 take advantage
Of advanced prices, and save treISLt
thus retaining all profit and al
fOTdiug steady use for his teams Ihey
are promotive of good health by travel,
and engendeT good neighborhood, GIVING
convenience for interchange of clvlllheS,
no small consideration to Isolated iauil-
lies in a new country.
A wagon road is projected and partly
built from Yakima City to Seattle, winch
[ hope with all other similar important
enterprises, viii receive your cordial
encouragement, and have suitable ap-
propriatiuns to aid in their construction
Many portions 0. Eastern y as Hn9-
ton are passing rapidly from nomadIc,
pastoral condition into the more advanc-
ed state of agriculture and horticulture,
by reason of the gradual disappearance
of the bunc' 81: IS, VII 'ch IS not repro
duced when once exhausted, the great
increase in population. and the more
profitable practice of producing grams,
vegetables and fruits rs compared with
raising stoc upon the same area OF land.
Common law principle provides that
herdsmen shall cOntine their cattle so
that no injury shall come t. Others by
their trespass upon private domains AT
an early period in the hiJtOry of this
government the principle was reversed
for convenience sake. when grain fields
were scarce, and cattle ranges hmItless;
now that condition Is becoming changed,
and in many States stringent laws are
enforced, even to preventing the use Of
the public highway for pasturage, and
owners are compelled to keep domestic
animals within their own Enclosures, and
incidentally to fence against outside
intrusion. This might operate without
sepecial oppression where large herds
do not exist, where Enclosures are small,
and where fencing material IS che; p aud
can he readily obtained, but with us the
case is different. Large bands of horses
and cattle can demolish any fence, how
ever strongly constructed, and the
scarcity OF lumber III the prairie regions
is prohibitory Of fencing by reason OF
great cost, so that by ranging INTO field
2 e ,f Il
and expense for an entire season may be
ruined in an hour, bringing to the owner
great Inconvenience and loss of property.
which Justice requires to be prevented
1t is, however, impossible to make a
restrictive law for universal, OF even gen
eraI observance on account of the ex-
treme degrees of difference which exist
| in the relative amount of cultivated and
pastoral land in different localities. The
| evil may be partly overcome 10y submit
! ting the question of heTdIng to the local
| option of the counties, or districts, at an
election, when the electors may deter
mine which policy is best adapted to
| their requirements and the preponder-
atinr interest be allowed to prevail
| representing different regions, and be
| ing familiar with local conditions, you
| will be qualified to decide the question
| for your constituents respectively.
| trust to their satisfaction and profit
| The subject is one of great importance
at least prospectively, and l ask for II
| the exercise of your patient and liberal
| Judgment.
After new laws have passed through
the Legislature and received the sigma
| ture of the Governor, no method IS pro
vided for their official transmission to
the office of the Secretary of the Ierrl-
tory for safe keeping.
recommend that it be made lawful
| for the Governor to return new laws to
the Secretary, or Clerk of the House IN
which they originated, and that 1T be
the duty of such officers to forward them
to the Secretary, to be deposited by hlm
in the archives of the Territory.
| recommend earnestly that the vari-
ous departments, il stitutions and COM
missions created by Territorial law shall
report 10 the Governor in ample time for
him to consider their statements for
proper representation to the legislature,
and that the time designated apply uni
formIy TO each one of them
The code of Washington prepared by
your predecessors with as5lduous labor,
and high intelligence, is printed. making
volume of five hundred and eighty
pages, inclu, ing the constitution of tue
United States, and the organic laws OF
the Territory.
1t proves tu be satisfactory to the peo-
ple and the members OF the bar, and re-
fleets great credit upon the interchangeable
and capable gentlemen who effected the
codification with so little draught upon
our treasury A large number of copies
await disposal by your action.
My attention has been called by many
good citizens, from all prevailing re-
ligious denominations, to the taxation
of church property, which, when used
exctusi yely for religious purposes, might
properly be exempted at least to rea-
sonable maximum amount Many of
our congregations are poor; scarcely able
TO sustain church organizations and
preachers. Churches inculcate morality,
obedience to law, and oppose and dis
courage all evil, thereby emiDently con-
serving the public welfare and diminish
ing the costs OF government. They
maintain the precise attitude of school
houses as relating to education, ana
might properly receive at your hands
the same liberal aud benefcent con-
sideratiOn. The sacrifice, II any, would
be inconsiderable, the advantage greet.
Ile several ounuay laws ol INC Cooe
since 1866 are well received and are as
well observed as such enactments are
elsewhere. The exceptions in section
2G67 might properly be extended in some
manifest directions, and more latitude
might be allowed on seaboard and other
places where the daily arrival of people
without homes or food, necesSitates pur-
chases, but the abandonment OF the
upon which these laws are
based would be to retrograde from the
right direction, which would be distaste-
ful to, and opposed by our communities
who variously regard Sunday as day OF
rest, recreation, or worship.
Intemperance in the use OF lntoXlcat-
ing liquors is engaging the attention OF
philanthropists, political economists, de
Iuded votaries, victims and all tax-payIng
Citizens, as a question of the Inquest
magnitude and Importance
The fearful destruction Of property
and happiness which it occasions IN Its |
march OF desolation, disease and death; |
its far-reaching, deteTloratlng conse-
-,,o.,.o- ,,rDp nnhnrn uapprdtIOUS. the |