Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-04
VOLU ME- 2.
GOV. NEILS MESSAGE.


Neil to the twelfth session Of the Leg tn
;.lature, in pamphlet form, "a pages. al
T. contains many salient suggestions ~
which that body would do well to heed &c
in their enactments the present session. n
He represents an improved condition II
If the finances OF tho Territory s nee II
his message of two years ago. The tax II
able propertyof he Territory he reports P
as 50 los, 45005, the same being an u
increase of S2,7O0,000 within the two St
years last ensuing. The net receipts
during the same period including the
balance on hand up to Oct. l, 1882,
sllS,63s. 80; animated receipts for
quarter ending Dec. 81, 1882, $50, 900.
The disbursements up to Oct, !, 1882,
s76.S2l.42, aimated disbursements
for quarter eding Dec. 81, 1882, 50,
600. The G,sernor thinks that by
the first of DIARY 1883 there will be
100000 surpls in the treasury. The
<bonded inaebta ness of the Territory
due Dec. l, $50 is s22,53354, and
that due Decl, 1891, s46,7l5.96, or
4 a total of $6o.4S6 60. The Governor
recommends sseral important matters
pertaining to o. revenue. He urges
tho importand Of making anp'e pro-
vision for the ,ucation of our children
and youth, am commends B,ise G ty
and Lewiston ,r the wise provision
!. they have ME and are still making
for education. He suggests another
revision of thlaws Of the Territory,
and ample preston for publishing the
decisions of o9Supreme Court. He
suggests anoer apportioument of
members Of o Legislature. He rec
ommends buAu of immigration, and
further imprement of our election
laws. He ur, lberality towards rail
roods traver4 & our Territory. He
commends an'ion to the National
mining expoaons asa valuable means
r. ..s.~a.snvs.isit our great mining re
sources, and c6asssasAd s our >5foad acl
of agricultural lands which are inviti
Immigration. He repeats his form
views regarding the evils Of Polygar
and urges stringent laws against ,
system, and in this connection Gil
the significant expression of the peol
upon the subject at the recent elect
But there is one omission that we
the North do not exactly compreher
There is the message, an entire abser
of any allusion to the significant I
preston of the people of the VIII
Territory upon the question Of segres
ing the Territory and allowing
Northern portion to become attach
to Washington. This significant
preston ofs the people could not hs
teen so soon forgotten by the Govern
but must have been omitted throu
some design and foi purpose.
the question was expected to come
for action in the Assembly at the p1
cnt session and as Congress has no
bill before. that body upon the questl
it was both meet and proper that
Governor should have made allusior
the fact, if nothing more, and part
larly when it is we'll known that
Republican delegate in the
election had been induced to c.
North at his own instance and tina
the Governor and others and secure
nomination of a convention called
gether upon the issue of annexa
alone, by which means the whole l
of the Republicans in the South as
as the disaffec'e ed Democrats ga
& their hope and almost their only
of his election against the domi'
Democratic vote of the South,
hence put forth renewed joint ef
with the North, and won by
majority. Had not North Idaho's
vention endorsed and supported S
User upon the annexation issue a
(for it cannot be claimed that we '
troubled about Mormonis ny he n
could have been elected in the So
and now to claim that this great
umph was solely due to singiser's
Mormon views, and thus to ignore
annexation principle involved is '
We call cheeky in Gov. Neil, and
feel sighted about it, and at
to when We feel the need of all
strength in securing the end for W
The North have strug- led for n
years. We we're promised by the c
man of the Republican Central
mite, that the Republicans OF the s